The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-31
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reduction of the rate of interest; relating to
| the heshena improvement Company; five pc
| titlons Tor the creation of Forest county; re-
monstrance against the division of Clark coun-
| ty; for the creation of the county of Flambeau:
and III relation to plank roads. Resolutions
were introduced: Relating to the expediency
of increasing the number of legislative manuals
by law granting the use of the hall to Mr..
| Schllling for an address on finance. on Tues
day evening, Jan. 3d. providing for biep
NAL sessions, and granting the use of fha
hall for an annual address before fbe
Historical Society by NJ. NJ. Strong, on Tuesday
evening next. RESOLUTIONS were adopted re-
; Eating to the temperature of the Assembly
Chamber, and relating to the expenses of the
Board of Charities. Bills were introduced
amending the law relating to the rate of in
terest, fixing it at Z per cent; amer ding the
law relating to incorporation torepeal the laws
relating to highways and bridges AMENDING
the law relating to jurisdiction of Justices of
the Peace providing for better supervision of
Jalls relating to prisons and common tails:
i providing for the manner in which fees of
Jurors and witnesses should be paid amending
the Revised Statutes relating to weights and
i measures. and to refund to the Mineral Point
Railroad Company 1898, $40 :. Bills were
passed to establish and maintain public
library in Milwaukee, and relating to the Coup-
ty Court of Dodge county.
THURSDAY, Jan. 24.-SENATE.- bill was in
PRODUCED providing for the publication of the
State Historical Society reports. Bills were
passed For the relief of the widow and fam
lily of the late Moses Strong, Assistant State
Geologist and relative to the relief of persons
confined in Jail on civil process. An execu-
tive message was received and referred. .non1i-
mating Gen. Perry NJ. Rusk, of Viroqua for
Railroad Commissioner.
ASSEMBLY. Numerous petitions were pre-
sented in favor of the creation of the county of
Forest and the county of F1ambeau, and one
| In favor of reduction of the rate of interest
Bills were introduced: Relating to trusts Gre
| ated by will relating toholding terms of court
| IN the Fourth Circuit; amending the laws re-
lating to towns and town officers: amending
the laws preventing law partners of District
Attorneys from acting as Justices of the Peace
| amending the statutes relating to towns and
town officers relating to evidence and compe-
tency OF witnesses IN certain cases amending
the statutes relating to Justices criminal cases;
authorizing the loan of trust funds to Necedah
for the protection of rabbits, and amending the
statutes in relation to trials in criminal cases.
=. "A bill passed authorizing the Supervisors
OF towns to regulate the license of haWkers and
peddlers in certain cases. The silver resolu-
tons were referred to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations.
FRIDAY, Jan. 25.-SENATE.- the Senate
memorials were introduced for increased room
at the Northern Hospital for the Insane, and
relating to a change in the Registry law. A
joint resolution was introduced proposing an
additional article to the constitution prohibits
ing traffic in intoxicating liquors Bills were
introduced relating to the publication of local
| laws; to complete the payment of the award on
adjusted accounts relating to the transfer
and assignment of stock in Incorporated COM
panles to print additional copies of it's rep0rt
to provide for sentences to State prison without
fixing time. Adjourned until Monday night.
ASSEMBLY, the Assembly, resolutions we're
introduced to refund to Marathon county $780,
600 State taxes rendered illegal by the decision
of Judge Ryan; instructing tho Judiciary
COMMITTEE to report whether the professional
tramp nuisance can be abolished. Bills vvarn
introduced providing for the erection of :. rae1,-
ument to the late Gov. Harvey. and anprorr;-
ating Sl, 50O appropriating $50, 600 to the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum for current exnensea .
empowering security for loss by FIRE in Beloit
relating to the poor of Watertown Adj
journed until Monday night.
MONDAY, Jan. -SENArE.-Bills were in
troduced Appropriating 1926, 900 to the Indus
trial School for girls, at Milwaukee, for the
erection Of building, etc.; fixing the salary of
tue Attorney General at So, GOO per annum: TO
bottles, ETC.; in relation to Catfish river: and IN
TeiStlon TO district ward and high schools
bills We're passed In relation to persons CON
nneo IN Jalls on civil processes; to ratifv and
make valid acts of certain State Tim
Der Agents; appropriating $780, salary
1or the unexplred term, to the widow
or the late Moses Strong, State Geolooist
After adjournment of the Senate TONIGHT
the Republican Senators held a. ca1Icus To take
into consideration the question of the eonfirma
ton OF Gen. Rusk's appointment as Railroad
Commissioners. Mr.. Rusk sent in word by Chief
Clerk turner that, If majority of the Repub-
lcans were against him, he yould withdraw
A vote was then taken, resulting s for confirma-
ton and II against, five Senators being absent
The names OF the Republican Senators voting
for Gen. Rusk in the caucus were: Andrew
Borden, Swain, Bones and Scott. Senator
Price made an extended speech opposing the
nomination on political grounds, saying that
Mr. husks appointment would go far to dis
rupt the Republican party in the State Mr.
Rusk subsequently addressed the following note
to Gov Smith, declining the appointment:
MADISON, Wis, Jan. %, 1878.
To His Excelency William e Smith:
On Thursday last, when leaving Washington for
my home, learned unofficalIy that Won had been
pleased to nominate me for the office of Railway
Commissioner. This to me q complete
surprise, for, as you well know, I had not
been in any way applicant or candidate
Tor the office. Indeed, the report that had
Deen nominated was the first intimation to
me that my name had ever been mentioned or con-
sidered in connection with the position. I appre-
ciate fully the manifestation of your confidence to
me, and assure you that for the compliment your
action involves, am profoundly grateful. have,
however, at no time desired the position, nor do
now desire it. and have, therefore, respectfully to
request the withdrawal of my nomination. I
have the honor to be, yours very truly,
j. RUsx.
ASSEMBLY. were introduced Appro-
priating 1000 to the Central Wisconsin Me-
chanicaI Association; to regulate the rate of
interest; relating to town and county officers;
relating to town Treasurers and other town
officers; amending the law relating to high
ways and bridges; relating to the larceny Of
beasts and birds; in relation to the es-
tablishment of q Firemen's Relief Fund
in Milwaukee; in relation to repre-
sentation of the several wards of Milwaukee
in the Common Council and Board of Super
visors; authorizing Town Supervisors to con-
struct drains in certain cases; to provide for
system of county bridges; in relation to lands
granted by Congress for construction of the
State road from Fort Wilkin, Copper Harbor,