Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-22


commissioners to loan portion OF trust
funds to Wood county; TO provide for
removals Of civil actions, IN certain
cases; approprlating $4,000 to Indus
trial school for boys Of Waukesha; ayes
20; noes, none; to provide for construc-
ton of iish-ways in outlet of Green Lake;
authorizing county Of Brown to ex-
change bonds v It'll certain bond holders;
authorizing appointment of addition
al court commissioners III Chippewa
county; curtailing tax exemption OF
property of Lake Geneva seminary;
for The preservation oftish in waters Of
La Crosse county Senator Hudd's Joint
resolution ~ amended, requesting our
senators in congress to vote for the re-
peal of resumption act, came up, as
special order for II o'clock; the
amended resolution read as follows:
Resoirtd by the Senate, NE iSscmbty concur.
ring, That In the opinion OF the Legislature OF
this state II IL tho desire Of the people Of Wiscon-
sin that 20 much Of the act Of congrens, com
monty known m the resumption act, ~ author
Ices or may be construed to authorize this can
| collation. or retirement from circulation of any
portion OF tho existing volume Of United States
treasury notes or "greenbacks, be repealed
After good deal ofdiscuSsion the re-
solution was laid on the table by the
following vote
! dyea--Andrews, Arnold, Bailey, Barden, Bones,
burrows, Campbell, Grimmcr, hathaway Lopez.
! Reynolds, Richardson, swain, Treat Van Shack
and Wing-l6.
V0ss-An anderson, IIndd. Mumbruc, Paul, Price.
Rankin, Reed X CO, Richmond, Schneider,
scott Torrey, Wslch. Williams and Wolf Is
Senator Torrey called up joint re4olu-
ton No. 20. S., another silver measure
which after n good deal Of fllibustcring
was adopted hy vote Of "a ayes, to 2
Nos.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13th--Assembiu In
tho assembly resolution was adopted
relating to the licensing OF the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. Bills passed. Amending and
consolidating the charter Of the city Of
Beaver Dam; relating TO the poor, and
amcndatory Of the charter Of the city Of
| Watertown; to authorize the county of
Oconto to issue bonds, to provide for
construction Of q county Jail; To author
ize the loan of trust funds to the town
of Princeton; respecting trusts created
by will and repeating a law Of 1874;
Providing for the erection of monument
To tho memory Of the late Governor
Harvey; for the relief Of Barbcrra Sill
verfrend; to empower the com
mon council Of Beloit to pro
vide security against loss by fire;
amending chapter 40, revised statutes,
relating to appeals from courts: amend
ing chapter %, revised statutes, relating
to town and town officers; amending
law Of 1877, relating to tho salary Of the
county Judge Of Milwaukee; appropri-
ating 500 to the Manitowoc county ag-
ricultural society; amending section 4,
chapter lac, laws Of 1872, relating to
organization of corporations, authoriz-
ing the state Of Maryland to convey to
the United States, the interest of Wis
consin in the national cemetery Mt An
tietam; to lcgnlizo the action of the
board Of supervisors OF fierce county;
to provide for the punishment Of the
common law otlense of champerty; to
refund To the Mineral Point railroad,
81, 43l7I; memorial to congress for II
light house on Grand Marias Bay, in
Minnesota.
THURSDAY, Feb 14.-Saate Bills
were passed amending charter of city
Of Beaver Dam; memorial to congress,
praying for appropriation for Kewau-
nee harbor; to lay out state road III
jackson, Wood and Clnrk counties; III
relation to Catfish river, i'll county of
Dane; authorizing governor to execute
deeds Of quit claim and release III Ger
tain eases, to lcgalize organization of
school district No. ., i'll Millston, Jack
son county; to discontinue portion Of
Token Creek and Fort Winnebago ter
ritorinl road, in Columbia county; au-
thori1ing exchange Of natural history
and prehistoric specimens between
state historical society and state uniyor-
sity; authorizing commissioners OF
school lands to loan portion of trust
fund 10 city Of l.a Crosse. Assembly
bills concurrcd III: Regulating salary Of
Judge md court clerk of Milwaukee
county; under suspension of rules; en-
PIONEERING the common council of Bclot
to- provide security against loss by fire
III said city; under suspension; author
ling the common council Of Milwaukee
to extend 2lst street from State 10 Cedar
street, iii tho second ward Of said city;
authorizing the city of Milwaukee to
raise special Tux in the south sewer
nge district a communication from
the governor read, nominating Carl
Doerllmger Of Milwaukee, TO he regent
Of normal schools Tor term commence
ing February |, 1873, vice Geo. Keep
pen, resigned. Also nominating How
ard NJ. Kutchin, Of Fond du lac, To bc
u director Of the state prison at Wmi
pun, for term commencing january |,
1873. vice William +. Smith, term ex-
pired
The following memorial to Congress
was discussed ut length and ordered