The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-16
SATITRnAN
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
MONDAY, January 21.-The revisers
of the statutes reported progress, accom-
panying which were forty-five copies of the
revision partly completed, with the promise
of the full report soOn......A jeint resolution
was passed, for extra copies OF the blue DOCK
for state officers, members, ofhcers ana re.
porters of the legislature, and officers OF
various state institutions Bills were intro
duced relating to warehouse receipts, and
amending the law governing the same; to
provide for the election of two additional
Supreme Court judges; to regulate the
amount of county tax in Shawano county;
to revise the general statutes. Adjourned
Assembly.
MONDAY, January 21.-The commit
tee from the revisers of the statutes submit
ted 10 copies of parts one and two of the
revision 49, Resolutions and bills were in
troduced and referred to appropriate COM
mittees asfollows To refund to the Mineral
Point railroad certain monies; to authorize
Burnett county to borrow money; to legalize
tax collections of the town of Armenia,
Juneau county, in 1877; to authorize the
governor to purchase the library, cabinet
and scientific instruments of Moses Strong;
authorizing the town of Hartford, Washing
ton bounty, to borrow money; to improve
the Bruney river. "A resolution in favor OF
the reconciliation of silver, and instructing
the congressional delegation to favor legisla-
ton to that end, was laid over. djourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, January 22.-Rice present
ed a memorial from Waukesha county for
the enlargement of the Northern insane hos
pital IA bill was introduced by Bailey for
a state road from Beaver Dam lake, Barron
I,r%% tot, hlnra Il
county; also bill authorizing the county
of Barron to issue bonds to pay outstanding
indebtedness Adjourned.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, January 22.-Burns pre-
scented remonstrance from citizens of
Wrightstown against the division of that
village .. Pope introduced joint resolu-
ton approving the southern policy of Pres
ident Hayes. Bills presented: To consoi-
date and amend the charter of Beaver Dam
to amend the laws relating to the improve
ment of the Embarass river; relating to the
reduction in the price of swamp lands in
Monroe county; to prohibit religious in
struction, prayers and reading of the Bible
in universities and public schools; to pro-
vide punishment&for the common law of
Tense of champerty The assembly then
went into committee of the whole on the
general file, and a number of important bills
were considered, after which the committee
rose...... Adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 23.-Bills we're
introduced: Appropriating $4,000 to build
wings on the Madison insane asylam :;
amending the law so as to make constant
insanity for eight years ground for divorce !;
appropriating $S9, 372 for payment of current
expenses of the Madison insane asylum
III lIa1 for no oil nrlo
anti-resumption resolution. After an hours
debate it was referred to the committee on
banks and banking by a vote of Is to ID.
Adjourned.
Assembly.
| WEDNESDAY, January EXPEDITIONS
presented: Five for the division of Clark
and Marathon counties; a remonstrance
from the county board of Clark county
against the division of the county; for the
| division of Chippewa and Lincoln counties
and the erection of Flambeau county
Bills introduced: To incorporate Neshota
| Home; 10 amend the law relating to
town; to legalize the action of
the board of supervisors of Pierce county
to detach territory from the city OF Oconto
and attach the same to the town of Oconto ;
TO authorize the county of Oconto to issue
bonds..to build a county jail; ts refund to
Mineral Point certain money THE SEN
ate bill TO amend the law relating to the
county court of Dodge county was concur
red in.
THURSDAY, January PA message
from the governor nominating Hon. Jere
Rusk as railroad commissioner for the term
commencing February Is, 1873 was read
and referred to the committee on railroads
but that committee declined the reference
and on motion the nomination was referred
TO the committee Oh state affairs go. Ad-
journed.
Assembly.
THURSDAY, January 24-Memorials
presented: For the division of Clark and
Marathon counties for the division of Lin
coin and Chippewa countless to reduce
legal rate OF interest to seven per cent
Bills introduced: Authorizing the loan of
trust funds to the city of New London; to
amend the laws relating to terms Of the cir
cult court OF the Fourteenth circuit: author
izing a loan of trust funds to Necedah; legal
izlng the acts of the supervisors of Walworth
county; amending the charter Of the Madison
Mutual insurance company; to legalize pro-
ceedings of the Fountain City Fire insurance
company; TO authorize Joseph Harris to
maintain pier and dock at Sturgeon Bay.
.....The senate resolutions for the remone-
order. substitute was offered by Jonas,
and the resolutions With the substitute were
referred to the committee on federal rela-
tons. iourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, January 25.--Resolutions
were introduced, requesting the secretary
of state to furnish an account OF the supreme
court reports, and the number of volumes
on hand also to prohibit the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquor bills were introduced:
Completing the payment of E. A. Calkins'
claim of four or five thousand dollars
claimed to be unpaid from the award
of 1874 providing for transfer and
assignment of stock by giving notice to the
company, without actual change in certif-
cate; authorizing the state board of health
to make an annual report 10 the governor
and increasing the number of copies of the
report to eight thousand; to abolish
time sentences to prisOn......The committee
on railroad commissioner did not report.
..Ad iourned till Monday.
Assembly.
FRIDAY, January 25.-Resolutions
were introduced: Asking for the refunding
to Marathon county of 100000 state tax rem
dered illegal by the entdecision Of Judge
RYAN relating to tax deeds; instructing
our representatives in congress to support
the measures paying the treasury all profits
arising from coinage; lnstructing the Judici-
airy committee to report whether the pro-
fessional tramp nuisance can be abolished.
49,. The joint resolution relating to placing
laws as passed into the general revision,
to prevent conflicting legislation, was
made the special order for Tuesday 1900 Bills
were introduced providing for a monument
to the late Gov. Harvey and appropriating
81 500 therefor; providing for the construc-
ton of bridge over the ravine on Reservoir