The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-28


Board of Supervisors in fixing the salary Of
District Attorney; Incorporating the city Of
I@o Rivers, lLanitowoc county -. The bill
authorizing the town of RushforC, WinnebagO
| county, to borrow money was passed.
ASSEMBLY Assembly bill to incorporate
the city of Two Rivers was passed. The
resolution for an amendment to the constitu-
ton providing for biennial sessions came ND
| as special order, and was further postponed till
Tuesday. MIR. L. Martins claim against the
State came up, and was discussed at length.
Pending discussion the Assembly adjourned.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUs.-The Democratic legis-
lative caucus to nominate one candidate for
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court was
| held at the Capitol Eight ballots were had
and on the final ballot Harlow S. Orton. Of
Madison, received 26 votes out of 81 votes
| cast, and his nomination was then made unan-
imous amidst great applause.
THURSDAY, Feb. 21.-SENATE.-A bill was in
troduced by the Committee on Finance, Banks
and Insurance, to amend the law for the gov
eminent of fire insurance companies, and or
ganize Commissionership of Insurance.. The
| Assembly bill was coneuTTed in amending the
charter of the city Of Clinton Under sus-
| pension OF the rules a bill was passed amend
| ing the charter of Lawrence University -.
| Under q suspension of the rules, memo
rial to Congress for an income tax on
| all incomes exceeding $4,000 was or
! dered engrossed and read the third
time. The bill limiting the rate OF in
terest to s per cent. and on marine risks to 6
| percent came up on its engrossment and third
reading, the committee In charge having re-
| ported in favor of its indefinite postponement.
Senator Barden spoke at length in favor of
| reduction In the rate of interest, stating that
! labor was hampered by the present high rate.
Senator Wing replied to the effect that to re-
duce the rate would be to drive capital out of
| the State and injure every interest. COMPETE
ton alone should fix the rate. 1t was finally
postponed till Wednesday.
ASSEMBLY following bills were passed ::
For the improvement of streets in the Second
ward of the city of Milwaukee; to prohibit the
employment of children in factories: to levy a
| special tax in the Twelfth ward of Milwaukee :;
| repeating the Dog-Tax law of 1871 to dis
tribute the Supreme Court reports to District
Attorneys to extend the time for the construc-
ton of the Northern Wisconsin railroad; to
divide the town of WrightstOwn and create
the town of Greenleaf to provide for
the construction of viaduct in
the First avenue of the city of
| Milwaukee; amending the act Of 1852 fixing the
salary of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and
of NJ. L. Martin against the State for $40, 900
was discussed at length, and under the opera
| ton Of the previous question, the claim was
kilted-yeas, Is; nays, 70. Mr.. KeOgh offered
| q resolution for q salute in honor of George
| Washington and his birthday Carried -.
Senate bills appropriating to the State Agricul
tural Society 81 ,000 to the Northern Wiscon-
sin Agricultural and Mechanical Association
| 1000, and $4,000 to the Waukesha Indus
trial School for Boys, were concuTred in.
| FRIDAY, Feb. 24.-SENATE.-A bill was passed
authorizing Barron county to issue bonds to
pay outstanding indebtedness. The bill
authorizing the State of Maryland to convey
the interest Wisconsin holds in the national
cemetery at Antietam to the United States
was concurrSd in. "A bill providing for the
| construction Of yiaduot in the First avenue of
the city of Milwaukee was cOncurred in. A
bill to amend section l, chapter 81, of the
private and local laws of 1862, entitled, SAN
act to fix the salary Of the Clerk of the Circuit
and County Courts for the County of Milwau-
kee, was concurred in. Adjourned to Mon
day evening.
AssEMBLY.-A large number of bills were
considered in committee of the whole . The
House passed bills authorizing the Secretary of
State to credit certain expenses of the late
Treasury Agent; relating to town Treasurers;
amending section 88, chapter Is, of the Revised
| Statutes, and to encourage the keeping of stall
IONS Adjourned till Monday night
! MONDAY, Feb. 25.-SENATE.- Petitions were
presented praying for the adoption of the joint
resolution providing for an amendment to the
constitution prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors. -. "Reminiscences were presented
against the passage of any bill changing the
existing laws in relation to the taxation of life
| IyOc NoT1Sa0
State Affairs reported bill providing for the
purchase of the cabinet of Moses ii. Strong,
| ST., at a cost not to exceed 50, 500. A bill
was passed providing for the collection Of sta
tistics in relation to the principal farm products
of the State; also bill relating to the opening
Of streets in the city Of La Crosse, which aU-
thoriZes the Council to settle with parties in
opening streets and remit portion of the
damages if it appears that they are unjust.
ASSEMBLY. were received
against the passage of any bill to remove re-
igious instruction from schools "A petition
for the amendment of the law relating to militia
was presented, as we're remonstrances against
the passage of the bill relating to the Ninth
Judicial Circuit, against the use of steam as
motlve-poWer on streets of Milwaukee, against
the passage Of the bill to exempt the Central
railroad lands from taxation and petitions for
the passage of a bill for the payment of wages
in lawful money, and the creation of bureau
of labor statistics. Bills passed: Relating to
patents for lands granted by the United States
to the State Of Wisconsin; to legalize certain
acts of the Rocky Mound Grange Company;
to amend the act incorporating the city of
Menasha to authorize and empower cemetery
| associations to erect buildings for the purpose
of holding burial service therein to legalize
official acts Of the Board of Trustees Of Ere
mont Cemetery Association in Waupaca coun-
ty; to amend the law relating to the incorpora-
Aaron Dukes to keep and maintain ferry
across the Mississippi river at the village of
Trempealeau; to repeal the law relating to the
town Of La Prairie, in the county of Rock to
amend the law to consolidate and amend the
act to incorporate the city of Kenosha and
several acts amendatory thereof.