Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-30
WATERFOWL, WIS.
Legislative Summary.

munication from the committee
on revised statutes, presented the re-
port of the revisers, showing the pro-
gress of the revision. About 600 pages
were completed, and the whole would
be ready lii two weeks.
4 memorial was presented relating to
the industrial school at Milwaukee, a
resolution was passed providing for
extra copies of the Legislative Manual.
Bills were introduced: relating to ware
house receipts, and amendatOry Of sec.
1, chapter go, laws of 1867; to provide
for the election of two associate JUS
tees of the supreme court of Wisconsin,;
to regulate the county tax of ShaWano
county; to revise the general statutes.
MONDAY, Jan. 21.-Assn,bly--Bills
were introduced: tC amend revised stat
utes relating to registration of marriages,
births and deaths; to authorize cOun,
ty of Burnett to borrow money; to
amend section 5, chapter 8, general laws
of 1877; to amend law relating to liens,
IN certain cases; to equallze collection
of taxes in town of Armenia, in Juneau
county: to authorize the COVER
nor to purchase the library, etc, of the
late Moses Strong, assistant state geolO-
eist; to authorize the board of Hart
ford, Washington county, to borrow
money; to legalize the building
of bridge on Fourth street, in Racine,
and to provide for the payment Of the
same: for the relief the widow of Mr..
Silverfriend; to amend the act relating
to Wisconsin Odd Fellows Insurance
company; to amend the law re-
lating to executions and proceedings
supplementary thereto; relating to
the improvement of Bruny river
TUESDAY, Jan. 22-.Senote-A mem
mortal and Il petition of citizens of
Waukesha were introduced asking for
the enlargement Of the Hospital for In
sane at Oshkosh. Bills were introduced
for laying out state road from Beaver
Station to Rice Lake, Barron county;
also to authorize Barron county to issue
bonds.
TUESDAY, Jan. 22-4ssembN-The
speaker appointed Messrs. McGinty
and Coe additional members on state
affairs. Bills introduced; relating to
the Charter of Beaver Dam; relating
to the reduction Of swamp and over
flowed lands in Monroe county; to erect
a bureau of labor statistics; to prohi-
bit religious instruction and reading of
Bible in the State University and COM
mon schools; the Senate resolution re-
lating to legislative manual adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25d,-Assenably.-Bills
were introduced to amend section l,
4 e Lot To To,
of interest: to amend section t, chapter
146, laws of 1872, relating to the organ
ization of interpretations to repeal
chapter $40, laws of 1876, relating to
highways and bridges to amend the
act Incorporating the Neshota Home
to amend the charter of Watertown /;
to secure to children the benefits Of an
elementary education to legalize the
action of the Board of Supervisors of
Pierce county to detach territory Of
the city of Oconto, and attach to town
of Oconto to authorize the county OF
Oconto to issue bonds for the con-
struction of a jail to ameud section 2,
chapter 121, laws of 1858, relating to
jurisdiction of justices of the peace
providing for the better supervision Of
iails relating to prisons and common
jails providing for the manner in
which fees of jurors and witnesses
should be paid to amend chapter 81.
r. S., relating to weights and measures;
to refund to the Mineral Point Railroad
Company $2,3S3.49.
Anumber of petitions and memorials
upon local matters were presented.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23d, iSenate.-A pc
tition Of the State Grange was intro
duced asking for an appropriation for
the enlargement of the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane Bills were intro
duced to authorize the commission
ers of School and University lands to
loan portion Of the trust funds to the
city of La Crosse ; to legalize the or
ganization Of school district No. 2, in
jackson county; to appropriate $4,000
to enlarge the Wisconsin Hospital for
Insane; relating to divorce and to
amend chapter Ill of the Revised
Statutes; to appropriate 1912 to the
Wisconsin Hospital for Insane for cur
rent expenses. A long discussion fol-
lowed upon the following resolution
Resolued by the Senate, the assembly con-
curing, That the action of our repre-
sentatives in congress, who voted for
the repeal of the time now fixed by
act of congress for resumption of specie
pawn ents In 1879, meets our APPROVAL
that, in the opinion of this legislature,
it is the desire and expression of a
majority of the citizens of Wis
consin, that specie resumption be
postponed until the commercial and
industrial distress in our country be re-
lieved; and when specie payment be-
comes a fact, by the expanding force
and effect of the laws Of trade, indie
pendent of any contracting statutory
enactment by the congress Of the
United States.
Resohed further, That our senators in
congress from the state of Wisconsin
be requested to give the bill now pend
ing in the senate Of the United States,
for the repeal of the specie resump-
ton i" act, their votes and support
Resolued firth er, That the governor of
this state be requested to forward to our