The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-02-14

ment against the liquor traffic; for the de-
tachment of Ashland and Bayfield, counties
4 from the eleventh judicial circuit and attach
ment to the seventh. Several remon-
strances against the abolition of religious
reading from schools were presented.
Bills introduced: For the preservation of
hsh IN the waters of La Crosse county: a
memorial TO congress for harbor at Kewau-
nee; TO incorporate the city of Ahnapee......
The committee considering Washburn's
gift OF the Edgewood property for an indus
trial school for girls reported at length,
recognizing the iiberality of the donor, but
stating that as there exists at present no
necessity for such an institution, it recon-
mends that the gift be declined, and that
all communication on the subject be indefi-
nltely postponed.
Assembly.
THURSDAY, February 7.--Petitions,
etc, presented: For an amendment to the
constitution relative to the liquor traffic;
for the repeal of the exemption of Wiscon-
sin Central lands; against taking the Bible
from the public schools......T The resolution
relating To illegal assessment of taxes in
Marathon county was indefinitely post
poned......Bills introduced To vacate and
discontinue portion of the state road from
Portage City TO La Crosse, in Monroe coun-
ty; to lay out a state road from Marshtield,
counties, to Hutchinson, Marathon county;
to authorize the towns of Portage county to
use all the money paid in on licences; to
appropriate 800 to the eastern Monroe
county agricultural society; to reduce the
price of swamp lands in La Crosse county;
relating to the terms of court in the sixth
and thirteenth judicial circuits; authorizing
the building of a bridge across the Missis-
Sippi in Pierce county by the same county;
to incorporate the city of Naupun The
senate bill authorizing the board of super
visorS OF Walworth county to sell a portion
Of the cemetery grounds was concurred in.
...... The bin fixing the terms of the circuit
court in the eleventh judiciary circuit was
passed.....The bill To authorize village
trustees and city councils TO purchase fire
apparatus was indefinitely postpone ned......
The assembly then went into committee OF
the whole on the general file, and afterwards
adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February S.-Bills intro
duced; Appropriating $4,000 to fish COM
missioner Arnold; repeating the law pro-
viding for mile limit to iails TO put on the
market $4,000 volumes of supreme court re-
ports at 1925 per copy: to amend the charter
of Lawrence university; relating to the
foreclosure of mortgages w The bill reor-
ganizing the sixth and eighth judicial cir
cults was passed. The governor sent in
the names of DR.. Strong, of Beloit, as men,
ber of the state board of health Andrew +.
Elmore, of Fort Howarl and Wm. W. Reed,
of Jefferson, to the state board of charities
and reforms; J. G. Gregory, of Madison, and
I. d. Steele of Sparta, regents of the state
university ..-., The senate then adjourned
until Monday morning.
Assembly.
FRIDAY, February S.-Dick intro
duced resolution asking that the verdict
OF ten or eleven jurors out of twelve be suf
icient to make verdict valid...... Bills in
troduced: Recognizing the sixth and
eighth judicial circuits; authorizing the
building of a bridge at Fourth street.
Racine; allowing any wOmanpossessing the
qualification of an eleCtor, except seX to be
commissioned notary public c...... Bills passed.
Relating to the navigation of the west
branch of the kickapoo river; relating to
the issue OF bonds by Barron county for in
debtedness......The motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill to buy the library of
the late Moses Strong, jr., was indefinitely
postponed, was lost-50 to 3.....Pump
Carpenters claim was recommended to be
Indefinitely postponed ......Adj jOurned until
Monday evening.
Assembly.
MONDAY, February 11.-Remon-
strances were presented from various parts
Of the state against removingthe bible from
the public schools. ...... Petitions were pre-
sented for the repeal of last winters laws
exemptiug the Wisconsin central lands from
taxation ......A Joint resolution was offered
by the speaker asking Wisconsin senators
and representatives to secure legislation for
the survey of the head waters of the st.
Croix river. Bills introduced: To instruct
the governor TO inquire into the claim of the
state to swamp lands in Wisconsin author
Hingnotaries to legalize marriages to appro-
pirate 81 ,000to the Home for the Friendless,
Milwaukee; for a commission to prepare
laws relating to town organizations......A Ad
journed.