Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-20

to amend an act relating to corpora
lions; No. 1853 S. as amended, taxing
life insurance companies; No. 211 s., to
establish the office of insurance COM
On this bill the following is
the vote:
.4yes. Senators Albert, Andrews, Bailey,
Bones, Burrows, Grimmer, Hathaway, Price,
Rice Richardson, Richmond, Schneider, Scott,
Swain, Torrey, Va. Schaick, WEIGH and Wng-1s.
NOes--Senators Anderson. Arnold. Barden,
Hudd, Lopez, Mumbrue, Paul, heed and Will
liams-9.
Bills were concurred in: relating to
the preservation of game, and amenda
tory of section l chapter 500 of the laws
Of 1874 and to repeal chapter III of the
laws of 1874, entitled ''an act for the
preservation of game in the counties of
Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, .Trem-
pealeau, Buffalo and Pepin," and to re-
peal chapter 200 of the laws Of 1877, en-
titled "an act for the preservation of
game, and amendatory Of section l OF
chapter 121 of the laws Of 1874" to re-
peal chapter 244 Of the laws of Wiscon-
sin for 1874, entitled an act to declare a
certain highway in Door and Kewaunee
counties a state road, and all acts
amendatory thereof; to amend section
of chapter VII of chapter 164 of the
laws of 1873, entitled "an act to incor-
porate the city Of Fort Howard" to
amend section As of chapter 155 of the
general laws of 1868, entitled an act
to codifv the laws of this state relating
to common schools; to repeal chapter
257 of the laws of 1877, entitled can act
relating to dam on Little Wolf river,
in Waupacca county," and amendatory
Of section 4, chapter 1863 of the laws of
Wisconsin for 1915; to amend section l
of chapter 90 of the laws of 1875, re-
lating to the business of breeding and
rearing furred animals; to authorize
the town Of Plymouth, in the county Of
Sheboygan, to hold its elections and
transact its business in the city Of Ply
mouth; to amend chapter 275 of the
private and local laws Of 1870, entitled
IAN act to incorporate the city of Mani
towoc; for the relief of H. n. Smith,
warden of the state; to reduce the price
of swamp and overfiowed lands in La
Crosse county; relating to sheriff7s fees
in Crawford county.
Bills were indefinitely postponed: to
repeal chapter, 333, laws of wisconsin of
1851 entitled an act to amend an act to
entitled an act to authorize ClOuder
Stoughton and Luke Stoughton to build
and maintain dam across Rock river,
and also to authorize Arson w. Pope
and Virgil Pope to build and maintain
dam across said stream; relating to
time sentences. relating to taxing
mortgages by the following vote:
4yes-Senators Albert, Andrews, Arnold. Bailey,
Burrows, Drummer Hathaway, Hudd, Paul, Ran
kin. Reynolds. Rice, Richardson, Richmond,
Swain. Treat, Van Setback and Wing-1S
Noes-senators Anderson, Barden, Lopez.
Mumbrue. Price, Torrey, WEIGH, Williams and
Wolf-9
TUESDAY, March 12th-Assen,bly.-
In tt assembly very little business was
transacted out of the committee Of the
whole.
The resolution providing for the ac-
ceptance Of the Edgewood property, the
proposed gift of ex-Gov Washburn,
came up for consideration, and was
concurred in.
Assembly bills passed to amend the
charter of Racine, and to change the
boundary between the cities of Neenah
and Menasha.
WEDNESDAY, March 13.-Se,eote-
the senate bills were cOncurred IN: To
amend the charter of the city of Ra-
cine; also to amend the charter Of Fond
du Lac; also to lay out and establish a
state road from the city Of Centralia, in
Wood county, to Knowlton, in Mara
thon county; also to lay out a state
DAD from Necedah, Juneau county, to
Tomah, Monroe county. Bills passed:
To provide for representation Of the
state at the international prison con-
gress, and to appropriate S1S,5OO to the
institution for the blind for current ex-
penses. Bills were indefinitely post
poned To authorize the lOaning Of a
portion of the trust funds of the state to
the city Of Stevens Point; to authorize
the several towns of Portage county to
appropriate and use as general funds all
moneys paid into the several town
treasures as license money; to author
ize the loaning of a portion of the trust
funds to the city of Chippewa Falls for
school building purposes; to provide for
more effectually obtaining reports from
| banks, bankers, and banking associa-
tons in this state: and to provide for
the erection Of buildings for the chronic
insane. The substitute for No. IA. S.,
the school textbook bill, came up as a
| special order It was ordered to a third
reading, all senators voting for it EXCEPT
Senator Richardson, Of GAINESVILLE. The
following is the text of the bill which is
substituted for the bill which passed the
senate Of 1877:
Section1;. The superintendent of public instruc-
| ton. r. E. Davis Of Dane county. Geo. H. Paul,
| of Milwaukee county. Geo. S. Albee, Of Winnie
bago county, and John 3. Quimby, Of Sank
| county, are hereby appointed and constituted a
! board Of text book commissioners, for the per-
Torrance Of the duties hereinafter specified in
| this act.
Section ?. AS soon as practicable after the pas
sage and publication Of this act, the board of
commissioners constituted as provided in the first
section Of this act, shall assemble at such time
and place as shall be designated by the superin-
tendent of public instruction. and when SO as
sembled, said board shall proceed TO take into
consideration the various propositions which have
been hitherto submitted to the legislature of Wis
consin relating TO uniformity in textbooks for
the public schools of this state. and the cost of
such books, together with such other propositions
as NAV be submitted to Or originate with such
board, having reference uniformity and cost OF
textbooks for the public schools of this state !;
and it shall be the further duty of said board to
inquire and determine, from existing facts and
the experience Of other states, whether, in the
opinion of said board, any economical practical
bic and eXpedient method or plan can he adonted