The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-07

tions; relating to telegraph companies provid-
ing for tax of per cent. on gross receipts
and limiting their tolls to prevent deceptive
statements OF lire insurance companies ralat-
ing to the cemetery in Elkhorn; for a phono-
graphic reporter in the Circuit Court for Calu-
met county; amending the law relating to Su-
perintendents of the Poor; amending the char
ter of Green Bay "A bill was passed in rela-
ton to the cemetery in Elkhorn.
AssEMBLY.-Four remonstrances against the
bill prohibiting the reading of the Bible in
schools, and petitions in favor of the enlarge
ment OF the Northern Hospital, against the di-
vision of Clark county, and for the establish
ment OF Bureau of Statistics, were presented.
-. The resolution in favor of an amendment
to the constitution relating to taxation was
postponed for one week. :. The resolution re-
lating to the time for the introduction of new
business was referred to the Committee OH Re
vision. Bills were introduced authorizing
village and city authorities to purchase
fire apparatus; for the protection of
game in Jefferson county; relating to the
assessment and collection of taxes relating to
the charter of Eau Claire; for the relief of the
State Prison Warden for the publication of Su-
preme Court decisions, which provides for the
payment to the Supreme Court Reporter of a
salary of 50, 500, and limiting the cost per vol
ume Of the reports to $1.75, and the letting of
the printing to the lowest bidder in regard to
the Oconto bonds relating to tax certificates
relating to duties of town officers relating to
highway and town boundaries: legalizing the
acts of Rocky Mound Grange companies; APP
propriating $500 to st. Luke's Hospital, Ra-
cine. "A bill was passed to authorize the city
of Hudson to issue bonds for the liquidation of
its indebtedness.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30-SENATE. Resolutions
were adopted requesting the Secretary of State
to furnish information as to the number of
Supreme Court reports on hand granting the
use of the hall to the joint Agricultural and
Horticultural Convention next Tuesday after
noon. "A resolution was introduced providing
1000 copies of the constitution of the United
States and this State for use in the common
schools. i. Petitions were introduced for the
passage of constitutional amendment prohib-
iting the liquor traffic. Bills were introduced
relative to hotel fire-escapes to declare the
meaning of the proviso in section
13 relative to litigation against railroads;
appropriating $4,000 to the Mansion Light
Guards, $4,000 to the State Agricultural So
ciety, $1,000 to the Northern Wisconsin Agri-
cultural Society, $18,50O to the Blind Institute,
and 1927, 900 to the Deaf and Dumb instituted
determining the question of the issuing of
liquor licenses; relative to publishing and dis
tributing the geological report. Bills passed.
Authorizing the city of Hudson to issue bonds to
iquidate it's indebtedness; extending the bene-
fits of the Wisconsin Farm-Mortgage Land
Commission. Normal Regents were nominated
as follows: VIM. Starr, Of Ripon; George
Kieppf, of Milwaukee, and Jonathan Starr, of
Platteville.
AssEMBLY.-Remon Instances were presented
Against the passage of the bill against prohib-
iting the reading of the Bible in the schools
against the creation of Flambeau county
against the division of Clark and Marathon
counties. . Resolutions were adopted: Relat-
ing to the Farm-Mortgage Bond Company
calling for the expense items of the State
prison and Northern Hospital for the Insane
Bills were introduced: Amending the law
relating to railroad companies so that roads
shall sell 500-mile tickets for $15 for the pro-
lection of game in the State amending the
law relating to hawkers and peddlers; two
bills repeating certain sections of the laws re-
lating to the codifcation of the Common-School
laws relating to excise and the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors to amend the law so as to sup
ply copy of the Supreme Court reports to
each County Clerk; relating to the time of
holding court in the Fourth Circuit.
THURSDAY, Jan. 3l.-SENATE.- Memorials
were introduced: Requiring the inspection of
steam boilers for a law requiring Assessors to
list COWS separate from other neat cattle for
the passage of prohibition laws: remOnstrat-
ing against the abolition of Bible-reading in
schools. Bills were introduced: To provide
for the inspection of steam boilers and the
licensing of engineers relative to insurance
companies; relative to registration of mar
riages, births and deaths relative to in
surance of property in incorporated vii
lagos relative to Wood county bonds rela-
tive to booms of the Wisconsin river; provid-
mo hn IF iuil in o.,
cases; appropriating $4,000 to the Industrial
School for Boys. The Governor sent in the
name of Hon. A. J. Turner, of Portage, to be
Railroad Commissioner. The nomination was
confirmed by the Senate unanimously. A
joint resolution was passed, granting SIS worth
of stationery and So worth of postage stamps
to legislative employees. Bills were passed
providing for the election of two Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court; authorizing
the county of Barron to issue bonds to settle
its indebtedness.
Editions were presented for the
passage of a bill loaning $4,000 of the trust
fund to Jackson county; against the division of
Clark county; against prohibiting the reading
of the Bible in schools; against steam street
cars in Milwaukee; for the payment of wages in
lawful money; for the erection of additional in.
sane-hospital accommodations. Bills were in
troduced: To repeal the law of 1876 relating
to prisons and jails; abolishing the office of
Railroad Commissioner, by having the Secre-
tary of State perform the duties thereof; pro-
viding for the more efficient governments for hos
pitfalls for insane; making certificates of County
Clerks evidence in certain cases repeating the
act relating to the township system of school
government; limiting and defining
the boundaries of school districts
defining the duties Of towns and town officers
in certain cases in relation to the filing of
estimates and assessments of benefits and dam
ages in Milwaukee; amending the charter of
Milwaukee; relating to the preservation of
game; providing for the auditing of the &C
counts of the several State charitable institu-
tions, and for disbursing the funds of the
same; for the loan of trust funds to Adams
county; fixing the terms of court in the
Eleventh Circuit; authorizing cemetery associ-
ations to erect buildings for burial purposes.
Bills were passed: Relating to transcribing
the Senate and Assembly journals amending
the charter of the Madison Mutual Insurance
Company. striking out the word mutual, y
and inserting the word "fire.". The resolu-
ton amending the constitution so as to provide
for biennial sessions was made the special Or
der for next Thursday, at II o'clock
FRIDAY Feb. 1.-SENATE.-Petitio were in
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