The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-03-21
Lake Winnebago, Buttes des Morris and
other smaller lakes was passed.
Senate.

Lake Ninnebago, Buttes des Morris anG
other smaller lakes was passed.
Senate.
THURSDAY, March 1.-THE committee
on finance, banks and banking reported the
annual budget providing for a levy of $405,
coo for current expenses for the fiscal year
The rules were suspended and a bill author
lzlng the levy of that amount in addition to
the amounts already authorized, was passed
......Bllls concurred in: To protect fish in
Fox river and tributaries: to extend the
time for the construction of the North Wis.
consin railroad to codify the liquor laws
to extend the time for the completion OF
the Chicago, Portage and Superior railroad
for the preservation of fish in Crawford
county; to authorize the city of Wausau to
fund its Indebtedness; to suthorize the COM
missioners of school university lands to loan
trust funds to Juneau county.....In the
evening the text book commission bill was
passed under suspended rules. sees. The regis
try law, as amended, was then passed 49,.
Calkins' claim came up with favorable
recommendation from the committee on
claims. Welsh and Treat offered a minority
report against the claim. The bill finally
passed by vote of 10 to s.
Assembly.
THURSDAY, March IA remon-
STRANGE came in from citizens of Ripon pro-
testing against their having the Office of
superintendent of public instruction made
for them. Bills concurred in: To lay out
and establish a state road from Wolf river in
Shawano county, to Wausau in Marathon
county; to allow villages to pay up or retire
their bonded Indebtedness by issuing new
bonds at rate of interest not exceeding
that of the bonds retired to legalize the
acts of the common council of Chippewa
Falls. Bills passed: An act to amend the
charter of the BrooEfeld MacAdamized
Turnpike company, requiring the company
to extend their road to exempt from tax
alton lands in custody of the law; to pre-.
vent town officers from disbursing funds
until such monies have been authorized by
vote of electors of such towns; to repeal the
act incorporating the Milwaukee and Green
Bay Plankroad company; to amend the
registry law relating to booms in Chippewa
river; amending the charter of Portage;
authorizing county insane asylums-55 to S8.
Senate.
FRIDAY, March 15.-The resolution to
refer taxation bills to the committee on re-
vision, to report at the special session, was
adopted-ayes IA, nays H.. Bills passed ::
Relating to sidewalks in villages; relating to
town insurance companies; providing for
clearer and easier title to lands sold for
taxes; appropriating 5000 to Green Lake
county for the care of insane not properly
chargeable to the state e.....The assembly
memorial for more protection of the wool
interest was stretched out to cover lumber
and passed The local option license bill
and Jonas bill TO make all wages payable in
lawful money were killed. IA message was
read from the governor announcing his veto
of the bill incorporating Ahnapee as city.
Assembly.
FRIDAY, March 15.-Calkins' claim
bill was taken up and a motion to table lost,
42 to A, and another to indefinitely post
house the bill was concurred in-yeas A,
nays a.. The joint resolution asking for a
repeal of the national bank act and the sub.
stitution of full legal tender United States
notes for the present paper currency was
passed......In the evening a resolution was
passed declaring the bill allowing the Cal
kins claim should be interpreted as final
and in full of all demands. A communica.
ton from Calkins was read declaring that
this was positively his last appearance.
The assembly then took a recess of 40 min.
utes, during which fine silver tea set was
presented by McFetridge in behalf of the
members to Speaker Barrows; Chief Clerk
Hunter received a large silver ice pitcher
and goblet, Assistant Clerk Ryan a gold
watch, Roger Spooner a beautiful silver
table set, and Sergeant. alarms Kraus gold
headed ebony cane After recess consider
able time was spent in discussing the repea
of the charter of the Portage Plankroad com
pany. The repeal was killed by vote of Al
to %.
SATURDAY, March 16.-A resolution
was passed cutting off all further claims, from
E. A. Calkins, Calkins & Proudfit or Cal
kins & Webb. Bills concurred in: Au
thorizing c. A. Ballou and L. c. Stanley tc
erect and maintain a dam across the Chip
pewa''river at Eagle river, Chippewa county
appropriating 500 to the Manitowoc county
agricultural society THE substitute fol
the assembly bill relative to assessment o.
property and collection of taxes thereon
came up for consideration, the assembly
having refused to concur with the senate ir
reference to the committee on revision
After considerable debate the substitute,
was amended, ordered to a third reading
and then.passed under suspended rules.
Adjourned.
Assembly.
SATURDAY, March 16.-The state tai
budget amounting to $405, 900 was reported
upon favorably by the ways and means com
mittee and passed .... Assembly bills were
passed To appropriate 800 to the Monroe
county agricultural society; relating to i'm
provements on the Eau Claire river; t.
provide for the compilation, publication
and distribution of town laws of the state.
...... Bills indefinitely postponed: To ex
empt the city of Appleton from the pr owls
ions of chapter 152, laws of 1872; providing
for the appointment of a city superntend
hibit the reading Of the bible in the uni
versities and public schools was aid on tn,
table. .Adj journed.
senate.
MONDAY, March 18.-The secretary O.
state was instructed to furnish the senate
with the amount of bonded Indebtedness o
each village, town and city of the state.....
Bills concurred in: Regarding hawkers ant
peddlers; legalizing the acts Of the common
council OF Chippewa Falls.
Assembly.
MONDAY, March 1S.-A resolution re
lating to the Calkins claim came in from
the senate with an amendment which de
clares it the meaning and intent of the leg
islature, not only that the s., ,242 AZ claimed
with interest from April 4, 1874, be paid
but that it be in full of all demands o
Calkins, Calkins d Webb, Calkins & Proud
fit, or the assignee or representative of an,
or all of them.....The bill appropriatin,
| s. 900 for the completion of the state geo
| logical survey by the end of the year 1877
was passed almost unanimously. .... !
bill was passed appropriating $500
to the Janesville Blind asylum "A mes
! sage was received from the governor vetoin
| the bill to repeal the charter of the Milwau
/ kee and Two Rivers Plankroad company
| The veto was sustained. After extende
! discussion the bill was passed to make
| state park out of all lands belonging to tn
/ state of Wisconsin lying in townships Al
/ 42, 43, A, north of ranges 4, 5, 6, Z and 8 o
the fourth principal meridian.