River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-21
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

MONDAY, Feb. Standardization
introduced, for laying out road in Ashland
county; against abolition of religious instruc-
ton in common schools; memorial for con-
tinuance of duty on wool; for equalization of
taxes; for reduction of rate of interest; for re-
lief of Sarah Jane Farr. Bills introduced, rel
! alive to publications of Supreme court de-
cisons; relative to bridge over Ahnapee river;
| authorizing w. III. Horn to build pier into
Lake Michigan; to lay out State road from
Wolf River to Wansan; relative to offenses
against property; to provide for a hospital
or chronic insane at La Crosse, at a cost not
to exceed 5000; to provide for collections of
agricultural statistics; authorizing certain
persons to build dams across Rock river;
Bills passed to prevent deceptive statements
in relation to fire insurance companies.
assembly Petitions, against removing
religious instruction from State University
and common schools; againt using steam
dummies on streets; relating to use of license
money; relating to state road in Pepin, Pierce
and ST. CroiX counties; for repeal of law eX-
empting from taxation lands of Wisconsin
Central railroad Bills introduced, relating to
fees of justices; relating to assessment and
collections of taxes; relating to town insurance
companies; relating to the compensation OF
sealers of weights and measures; relating to
preservation of fish in lake Koshkonon; relat-
ing to city printing of Milwaukee,; relating to
duties of Notaries; relating to the preservation
of game; relating to delinquent taxes; relating
to marriages.
TUESDAY, Feb, I2.-Senate- Petitions
intreduced,S from Sisters of the st. Vicent
Founding Asylum; four petitions for passage
of constitutional amendment prohibiting
liquor traffic; against abolition of religious
instructions in common schools. Bills intro
duced, appropriatlng $4,000 for charitable
purposes; relative to taxes. Bills passed APP
propriating $1,000 to Northern Wisconsin
Agricultural and Mechanical Association;
1900 to State Agricultural Society; author
izing ferry over Mississippi river Grant county.
assembly, A vast number of letters, pc
titions, memorials, bills, etc, among which
the most important are several petitions
against prohibition of religious instruction
in schools; in relation to toll ON the Wiseon-
sin river; relating to tariff on wool; for in
crease of mail service in Door county; relative
to payment of wages in lawful money; in ia
yor of an income tax; providing for the eXhi-
bition of the eagle "0ld Abe, Y at the Paris EX-
hlbiton in 1878; in relation to publication OF
probate notices; relating to crime OF bribery
at elections; to protect depositors in banks;
relating to boom on Menomonie river; for
construction of dam in Barron county; relat-
ing to liens OF met hanics; providing for State
park; relating to hunting deer with hounds;
relating to foreclosures; relating to town in
suranee companies; relating to highways and
bridges relating to propagation of fish; In
relation to the inspection of intoxicating bev-
erages; relating to counties and county off,
GERS.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13.-Senate. Sever
al more petitions were presented for con-
'tutional amendment prohibiting the liquor
traffic. Ten or fifteen unimportsnt bills were
passed, after which the joint resolution for
the repeal Of theresumption acs come up as the
special order. Speeches were made by Sem
ator Bailey and Senator Torrey when the
Senate adjourned until evening, when the de-
bate was continued considerable length.
-1ssemHy.-In this body were offered
many resolutions and petitions of no great
importance. Eighteen or twenty bills were
passed, among which was one providing for
the erection of a monument to the memory of
the late Gov. Harvey, and authorizing the
State of Maryland to convey to the United
States the interest of Wisconsin in the National
Cemetery at Antietan. and reforming IS, 49,
"a tothe Mineral Point Railroad. The assem-
bly, held an evening session Of considerable
length.
THURSDAY, Feb. 14.-.Seaate--A COM
munication was received from the Governor
nominating Carl Doerfiinger Regent of Nor,
nal schools; Howard NJ butchers Director of
State Prison. Among the bills passed was
one TO lay out State road in jackson. Wood
azd Clark counties, and authorizing commits
sioners of school lands to loan a portion Of
trust funds to city OF La Crosse. Joint assem-
bly resolution IN relation To- revision OF
statutes was made special order for Monday
evening, Feb. 18th. The memorial 10 Con-
gress in regard to saving banks came up as the
special order, and senator Burrows made
long and able speech on the question. We re-