Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-06

the state prison; repeating the charter
of Manitewoc and Two Rivers plank
road company; amending charter of
the city of Manitowoc. The rest of the
session was consumed in the committee
of the whole on the general file of bills.
FRIDAY, March 1st-Se,,ate- the
senate the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolution relating to the revision OF the
statutes, the printing of the bill reported there.
for, and to provide for the Incorporation of the
general acts Of this session Herewith and TO
prevent conflicting legislation upon the subject
embraced therein. and relating, also, to an adj
iournment of the legislature.
Resotued by the assembly, the Senate concur
ring, That the bill reported by the revisers of
the statutes, entitled a bill to revise the general
statutes, having been printed in pursuance of
the provisions of chapter 29S of the laws of 1877
no printing of the same under the rules is re-
CURED. Amer dments may be offered at any
time in either senate or assembly, and the same
shall, unless different reference be ordered
be referred to the joint committee on
revision The same may be offered as amend
ments, or in the form of resolutions.
directing the said committee 10 amend
That the Joint Committee on the Revision of the
Statutes, together with two of the reviserS to be
selected by said committee, shall incorporate into
and harmonize with said revision, under the prop
er titles and chapters, and properly numbering
the sections, all acts passed at this session which
relate to any subject contained in the revision,
and are of future application. That said com
mlttee shall cause to be reprinted and inserted
into said revision such sheets only may be nee
eSSary to include all amendments alterations,
ard the reprinted sheets shall be inserted in their
proper places in the printed bill reported back by
them; and that the State Printer shall furnish to
each house copies of such reprinted sheets. That
no other engrossment or enrolment of said bin
shall be necessary than to reprint such sheets
as contain amendments or changes, when the
same shall be finally passed. That the said
bill, as reported back by the committee, shall
not be considered in senate and assembly until
all other general bills are disposed of and ali
acts passed at this session which shall be so in
corporated into said revision, either in express
words or in substal &C, shall be included in the
repeating chapter thereof, and thereby. upon
the passage of the revision and It's taking eff
feet, be repealed. That the Legislature shall dis
pose of the business now before it other than
the revision and then adjourn: and that when it
adjourn, it adjourn until the ninth day OF April
next, at 10 O'Clock M. That during such recess,
all clerks and employees of the two houses except
the elected officers thereof. and the clerk of the
committee Oh revision, be deemed discharged and
not entitled to pay. That said committee on re-
vision shall, during such recess, complete their
examination of the revision, and incorporate
therein, in substance, and harmoniZe Herewith
all general laws pessed at this session, and
change the revision, as to give proper effect TO
such general laws. That Immediately on recon
vening said committee report back said bill with
all amendments and changes recommended by
them, or ordered by the legislature, together
with a printed report showing in what manner
they have Incorporated such general laws into
the revision, and such other matters as they deem
1t necessary to report upon. hat at such adj
journed session no business be entertained except
the revision and such legislation NAV be neces-
sary to provide for the publication and distrbu-
ton of the statutes as revised, and necessary
privileged business. That at such adj surned ses-
sion the chief clerk and sergeant-atarms of each
house employ only such assistants as may be
needed for the business then Def re it, TO be de-
termined by each house respectively when recon
vened.
FRIDAY, March l. -Assemby.-In the
Assembly bills passed: To provide for
the improvement Of the streets of
Milwaukee; to repeal section l, chap
ter IA. laws of 1875, relating to
the charter of Milwaukee; to provide
for the payment of labor in the
lawful money of the United States;
joint resolution amending the constitu-
ton, providing for biennial SESSIONS
Senate bills were concurred in: relative
to the disposition of license money in
the town Beewaskum; to authorize the
town of Rashford to borrow money.
Bills were indefinitely postponed: in re-
lation to sewerage in Milwaukee;
amending chapter IA, laws of 1875, of
the charter of Milwaukee; in relation to
the sewerage system in Milwaukee;
amending section 2, chapter 1S4, laws
Of 1874, relating to the charter of Mil
waukee; amending section l, chapter
3344, laws Of 1873, relating to inquest Of
the dead; to revise and consolidate the
charter of the city of Sheboygan.