The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-09

dustrial School of Milwaukee for the cree
ton OF buildings, etc.; fixing the salary OF
assistant encouragement at $4,000 per an
mum; to authorize the town of Waupaca to
keep an office and hold the election in the
city OF Waupaca; to protect dealers in ale
and beer from losing kegs, bottles, etc.; in
relation to Catfish river in relation to the
district, ward and high schools -. Bills
passed: In relation to persons confined in
Jalls on civil processes; to ratify and make
valid acts OF certain state timber agents;
! appropriating $500. the salary of an expired
term, to the widow of the late Moses Strong,
state geologist.. Adjourned.
Assembly.
| MONDAY, January 28.-Bills were in
! troduced appropriating 81 900 to the Central
! Wisconsin Mechanical Association to regu-
late the rate OF interest; relating to counties
and county officers relating to town treas
urers and their term of office; amending the
law relative to highways and bridges; relat-
ing to the larceny of beasts and birds re-
pealing the law authorizing the improve
ment of streets in the Second ward of Mil
waukee, and authorizing the levy of a
special tax; authorizing a special tax in the
Twelfth ward ofMilwaukee; authorizing the
town supervisors to construct drains in GER
tain eases; to provide for a system of county
bridges; in relation to lands granted by con-
gress for the construction of a state road
from Fort Watkins, Copper Harbor, Mich,
to Green Bay and Fort Howard, Wisconsin.
IA bill apprOpriating $500 to the widow
of the late Moses NJ. Strong, was conquered.
Senate
TUESDAY, January ga message
from the governor withdra wing the name
of Jerry Rusk as railroad commits
sioner was accompanied by a letter
from Rusk go. Memorials, ETC., introduced :
A petition relating to a state road in Barron
county; also a remonstrance against the
same; remonstrance against the bill
abolishing religious instruction in public
schools. Bills introduced: To authorize
the employment of photographic reporter
for the circuit court in Calumet
county; to amend the law relating
to dntes of superintendent of poor
to amend the law relating to consolidating
and amending the charter of Green Bay. =.
The bill relating to the cemetery at Elk
horn, Walworth county, passed under a sus-
pension of rules.,....AdjOurned,
Assembly.
| TUESDAY, January 29.-Memorials,
ETC., presented Several remonstrances
against the passage of the bill prohibiting
the reading of the bible in public schools
several remOnstrances against the division
of Marathon and Clark counties petition
/ for additional rooms at the Oshkosh asylum
THE resolution to amend the state con.
sttution in relation to taxation and the
| burial of the dead was taken up, but
/ further consideration was postponed
until Tuesday next. Bills introduc
ed: For the protection of game
! in Jefferson county; relative to the
charter of Eau Claire city; for the publica.
! ton of supreme court decisions; in regard to
the bonds of Oconto city; to legalize certain
acts of the Rocky Mound Grange company;
to appropriate $500 TO St. Luke's hospital,
Racine. 1.-THE assembly then went into
committee of the whole on the general file,
and after clearing the file reported James
Fairman pay for his pictures " The bill
authorizing the city of Hudson to fund its
Indebtedness was passed, and the assembly
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 30-A resolu-
ton was introduced by Andrews to provide
for the printing of 1000 copies of the con-
stitution of the United States and this state
| for the use of common schools Price pre-
scented petitions for the passage of a consti-
tutiOnal amendment prohibiting the traffic
of liquor. Bills introduced: Relating to
! village cemeteries relative to fire escapes
in inns and hotels; appropriating $500 for
the year 1877 to the Mauston City Guards
| to appropriate $1,000 annually to the
state agricultural society; to appro-
! pirate $1,000 annually to the North
/ ern Wisconsin agricultural society;
/ TO amend the charter of the village of Ge-
neSa; appropriating $4,000 for current ex-
penses and improvements to the institute
/ for the education of the blind appropriate
/ ing S27 900 for current expenses and i'm
provements to the institute for the deaf and
dumb. IAN executive communication was
read nominating as normal school regents
VIM. Starr of Ripon, George Keeper of
Milwaukee and Jonathan Starr, Of Platte
vile. -. Bills passed: Authorizing the city
of Hudson TO issue bonds to iquidate its in
debtedness .....Adj ourned.
Assembly.
WEDNESDAY, January 30.-Remon-
strances presented: Against senate bill No.
/ authorizing the issue of $4,000 county
bonds by Jackson county; several against
taking the Bible from the public schools
against the erection of the county of Flam-
beau; against the erection of the county of
Forest; against the division of Clark coun-
ty; several against the division of Marathon
county...A petition was presented from
citizens of Sank county for the erection of the
office of town auditor. Bills introduced:
For the preservation of fish in Little Lake,
Buttes des MOrtes, and in the Fox river,
between Lake Winnebago and Little Shute
dam; to amend the law incorporating the
cities of Neeneh and Menasha; for the pro-
lection of game in the state; to amend the
charter of Prairie du Chen; relating to
sheriffs fees in Crawford county; to incor-
porate the city of Two Rivers to codify the
laws relating to common schools; relating
to the sale of intoxicating liquors, and for
the codifcatiOn of the laws on the subject; to
legalize the acts of the school board of dis
trict No. |, city of Wausau. The bill last
named was Immediately passed under sus-
ended rules. .....Ad iourned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, January 31.-Petltlons
memorials, ETC., presented: For the passage
of law requiring the inspection OF steam
boilers for an appropriation for bridge
across Buffalo lake, Marquette county; for
a law requiring assessors to list cows; for
the passage of an amendment Tor the pro-
hibition of liquor traffic; against the bill
abolishing the reading OF the bible IN publlc
schools 49,. Bills intl oduced: To improve
Stanley creek, in Door and kewaunee
counties; for the inspection OF boilers and
licensing of engineers; relative to a ferry
across the Mississippi river in Grant county;
relative to dam across Little Wolf river, IN
Waupac. county; relative to the circuit
court of Racine county; approprlatlng 81,
600 for improving the bridge across Buffalo
lake, Marquette county; relative 10 the
town business of Fort Edward, Wood coun-
ty; amending the laws of 1876 relative to
/ the loans to Wood county from the school
and university land commissioners; relating
/ to booms on the Wisconsin river; appropri,
ating $500 to the Waukesha industrial
school for boys. Bills passed: To provide
! for the election of two associate justices OF
the supreme court; to authorize Barron
county to issue bonds to pay its debt;
The nomination of A. ]. Turner for railroad