The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21

shall pay, and exeml hing their personal prop
! erty from taxation; to further provide for the
care OF thelnsane; to provide for the collection
OF statistics relating to the principal farm pro-
ducts OF the State; incorporating the German.
town Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
parly The Senate bill providing for the APP
pointnIent OF the Commissioners to look into
the school-book matter was passed. The bill re-
iatng to thereglstration of voters was eoncurred
in. The bill relating to q change in the
Assessment law was laid over until tomorrow.
FRIDAY, March 15.-SENATE.- The Looal-9p-
ton License bill for towns and villages was
laid on the table. . The following Assembly
bills were ooncurred in: Relative to the regu-
lation and maintenance of slaughter-houses !;
changing the name of the Norwegian Lutheran
Synod to the Synod of the Norwegian Church
of America to protect laborers and furnishers
of materials in the city of Milwaukee; relative
to certain abstracts of title in Outagamie cOun-
ty; relative to the Milwaukee and Brookfield
Macadamized Turnpike Company amending
the laws relating to organization of bodies
polite; relating to town insurance COM
panies authorizing Henry Jewett, Jr..
and E. Macarthur to construct q
dam across the south fork of Flambeau river
relative to the conveyance and redemption of
land sold for unpaid taxes amending the laws
creating the Wisconsin Odd Fellows Mutual
Life Insurance Company relative to sidewalks
In villages and towns A communication
from the Governor was received. returning
without his signature the Senate bill to ineor-
porate the city of Ahnapee. The question be-
ing on the passage of the BILL Notwithstanding
the Governors objection, all Senators voted
no. ....Senate bills were passed: Appro-
priating 5000 to Green Lake county for the
care of insane persons properly charge
able to the State to declare the intent
and meaning of the proviso in section 10,
chapter 81, laws of 1876: authorizing the cou-
struction of dam across Yellow river, Barron
county authorizing w. j.. Sadler TO erect and
maintain dam across Sucker branch, Polk
county, for log-driying purposes. The As
sembly memorial to Congress asking for prOtec-
ton for wool growers came up and was adopt
ed. -. This evening the tax bills were made the
special order for tomorrow, and the Assembly
resolution, asking Congress to retire the ma
tional-bank notes. indefinitely postponed. . The
clerks of the Senate presented Chief Clerk
Bross with an elegant watch and chain to-day.
AssEMBLY.-The joint resolution relating to
final adjournment came up, and its considera-
ton was postponed until tomorrow morning
....T The resolution granting the hall for q
lecture by Mrs. Abbey Sage Richardson, on
Saturday evening, was laid over till this even
ing A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill providing for an extension Of
the Capitol was laid on the table was made
and the Assembly refused to reconsider. . "A
resolution came in from the Senate referring
the question of revision of the laws for the
assessment and collection Of taxes to the Com
mittee on Revision, to be reported to the adj
jOurned session. An animated discussion
arose on the question of concurrence in
the resolution, and the Assembly refused to
concur by decided vote. Assembly bills
passed: Amending chapter 113, laws of 1877
relating to the towns of Orion and Eagle: to
legalize the official acts of Ira B. Bradford, a
notary public of Eau Claire; to legalze the
acts of the Common Council Of the city of
Chippewa Falls to repeal the laws relating to
costs on writs of certiorari from Justices of the
Peace; to legalize the acts of J. P. Torone, q
notary public to define liabilities in railroad
companies in relation to wages due their en-
ployes; to amend the charter of the city of
WatertoWn; to authorize and require the SUI
pervisors of Hortonia and of MukWa to adjust
certain matters relating to labor; to amend the
laws relating to haWkers and peddlers Sen
ate bill concurred in: TO provide for the pay
ment of certain amount to E. A. Calkins.
| This afternoon there was q good deal of
wranging by members endeaYoring to leave
for home, but the Sergeant-at- Arms was or
dered to prevent any member from leaving.
A great deal of time was spent, and brisk
bill that passed in the morning to settle the
Calkins claim. The bill for more uniform
and accurate system Of bookkeeping Of towns
in this State was indefinitely postponed
-. The joint resolution for the re-
| peal of the National Bank act and
| the substitution of full legal-tender United
| States notes for the present paper cur
rency passed. AT the evening session the
Speaker was presented with an elegant silver
set of eleven pieces, valued at 5000; the Ser
geant-at-Arms with a fine gold-headed cane
the Chief Clerk with q gold watch and chain
| and q set OF silver; the assistant clerk with q
gold watch, and the bookkeeper with silver
set of seven pieces. The Assembly failed tC
recall the Senate bill granting the 3. A. Calk-
| ms claim.
| SATURDAY, March 16.-SENATE.-The joint
Assembly resolution, cutting of all further
claims from E. A. Calkins, Calkins & Proud.
| fit, or Calkins & Webb was, after amendment
concurred in. The State Treasurer, in com
| pliance with the resolution of the Senate, re-
ported the amount of State tax received from
counties since December, 1877, at 1915, 1874
total amount due from counties, $31, 1913.
! Assembly bills concurred in Authorizing G. A.
Ballow and L. G. Stanley to erect anc
maintain dam across Chippewa river
at Eagle Rapids, Chippewa county;
relating to hawkers and peddlers; ap
propriating 800 to the Monroe County Agri
cultural Society. j. The Assembly bill for the
prevention of accidents caused by persons in
terfering with railroad trains while in motion
was indefinitely postponed. . "A substitute fol
the Assembly bill relative to the assessment Of
property and the collection of taxes thereon
came up for consideration, the Assembly hay
ing refused to concur with the Senate in refer
ence to the Committee on Revision. Severa
amendments were adopted, and the bill passed
Adjourned to Monday night.
AssEMBLY.-The Senate bill for levying
State tax of $4O5, 900 was passed. The fol
lowing bills were passed To repeal The law
relating to prisons and common jails; to amend
the laws relating to the Police Court of Eat
Claire: to amend the laws providing for the
government of the Hospital for the Insane
amending the charter of the Madison Relief
Association; to authorize the Red Wing
and Trenton Transit Company to erect
bridge; to appropriate 300 to the Monroe
County Agricultural Society; to authorize the
electors CT the town of Madison to hold cleo
tions in the Fifth ward of the city of Madison
relating to taxing costs in criminal proceedings
before Justices OF the Peace: TO legalize the
acts of the West Alto Cemetery Association
relating to counties and county officers; relat