The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-14


ductlon OF the tariff on wool for the increase
OF mail service in Vernon county: for the in
crease OF mall service In Kewaunee and Door
counties; for the equalization of sold,ers'
bounties; for the establishment of q fri
weekly mail route in Crawford and YER
non counties. Bills passed Relating to
steam ferries; to authorize the town
| OF Amherst to build a town hall . IN
relation to Sheriff's fees in Crawford comfy.
| to authorize the Commissioners of School and
| University Lands to loan portion of the trnSt
funds to the county of Adams; authorizing tbe
Commissioners of School and University Lands
to loan portion of the trust funds to Chin
pewa Fais Tor school building purposes; to re-
| peal the laws relating to a certain highway in
Door and Kewaunee counties; relating to the
preservation of game; relating to the reduc-
ton OF the price of swamp lands in Kewau
nee county; to provide for laying out. estab-
fishing and building a State road from the
city of Centralia to Knowlton: authorizing
| the loan OF portion of the trust funds to
stevens Point; to provide for laying out State
| road from Ahnapee to Nasawaupee for the
preservation of trout in the waters of Craw-
| ford county; to prevent the adulteration of
| milk IN butter and cheese factories to Law ont
| State road from Neenah to Tom Finch to
amend the charter of the Wisconsin River I'M
provement Company. .. Bills indefinitely post
poned To repeal section l. chapter 2S6 laws
"a AONt9 AOA6t1lAS OublGS Vi lOWn OTflCSrS IN
certain cases; relating to the rate of interest:
to enable incorporated villages to become sep
arate corporations.
FRIDAY, March 8-SENATE.-A Joint resolu-
ton was passed accepting "Edgwood," the
gift of Gov. Washburn to the State for charita-
BILE purposes "A joint resolution for biennial
sessions was killed, 16 to Is. =. "A bill reducing
the rate OF interest to per cent was indef-
nlte!y postponed. .TheS Senate had an evening
session and passed bills authorizing counties,
cities, villages and towns of this State to
refund their indebtedness to repeal CHAPTER
50 OF the general laws of this State
for the year 1871 as amended by chapter
l36 of the general laws of 1873, and all
laws relating thereto, entitled san act to reg
ulate the keeping Of slaughter houses in this
State;" to provide additional rooms for the ac-
commodatiOn of the Supreme Court and State
Library in the State Capitol; relating to road
taxes IN towns, and amendatory of section %,
| chapter 152 of the general laws of 1869. Bills
were concurred in: To repeal the law entitled
IAN act to exercise the sale or conveyance for
agricultural purposes of certain of the lands
conferred by chapter los on the Sturgeon
Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and Harbor
Company" to authorize the county of Burnett
to borrow money; to amend the laws to author
lze the organization of corporations for other
IMAM manufacturing, mercantile, insurance
banking, transportation or trading purposes
1.-The Senate consumed two hours on calls
for the purpose of keeping members from at
tending the legislative party in the Assembly
Chamber.
AssEMBLY.-Senate bills were passed: To
appropriate $500 for the improvement of a
bridge across Buffalo lake; relating to the pub
hcatlon and sale of reports of the geological
survey. Indefinitely postponed: Relating to
a boulevard in the city of Milwaukes: to create
Bureau OF Statistics. =. Assembly bills passed:
Two bills amending the charter of the CITY of
Milwaukee; to amend the charter of the city of
Menasha; to amend the charter of the city of
Eau Clare; to fix the time of holding
terms OF court; relating to excise and
the sale of intoxicating liquors; amend
ing section l of chapter 179. laws of
1874. The Committee of Revision this fore
noon reported the resolution relating to an adj
| Journed session for the consideration of the
revision of the statutes, with amendments pro-
viding that the Legislature shall adjourn sine
die when its business except the revision is
| completed, and that the commission shall con-
tlnue to act, and when it shall be ready to
make its report to the Legislature it shall no.
| tlfy the Governor of the fact, who shall call an
extra session, to convene at day not earlier
| than the 28th day of May next. At this extra
session no business shall be done except in
| connection with the revision. The resolution
as amended was adopted.
SATURDAY, March 9-SENATE.-The bill
amending the law entitled " An act to regulate
the business of life insurance" came up as the
special order for 1890 o'clock, the question be-
ing on the adoption of the substitute of Sena-
tor Sackett father of the bill. Mr.. Sackett
made an elaborate speech favoring his BILL
and showing why the insurance COM
panies should be taxed. On coming to
vote, MIR. Sacketts amendment was rejected.
and the committees amendment favoring a
lighter tax was adopted, and the bill ordered to
third reading The Assembly bill was con-
CURED in amending the city charter of Eau
| Claire. "A Senate bill was passed to incorpo-
rate the city of Jefferson Adjourned to
Monday night.
ASSEMBLY. Assembly bills were passed To
authorize the Commissioner of School Lands
to extend the time of a certain loan to repeal
an act of 1876 authorizing free bridge across
the ST. Croix river in Burnett county to pro-
vide for the preservation of fish in Coon river ::
to amend the laws relating to the
Peter River Bridge Company relating
to the registration of voters in incor
pOrated cities to amend the laws relating to
the sale Of land for unpaid taxes The fol-
| lowing were indefinitely postponed To incor-
porate the city of Marrillon to amend the laws
| W 16Oo VI 0uSClCSS Vi G10 H6ac0 de-
fine property exempt from seizure in certain
cases; to repeal the laws relating to the extern
sion of the time of the exemption from ASSESS
ment and taxation Of lands belonging to the
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company to pro-
vide for an exhibition of the dairy interest, of
the State at Paris The Senate bill to provide
for the purchase of the library and cabinet of
the late Moses Strong, late Assistant Geelogist,
was passed. Adjourned until Monday even
ing.
MONDAY, March 11.-SENATE.-Bills were
passed For the relief of a. N. Smith, Warden
of the State prison; appropriating to the
Northern Hospital for the Insane $81 $50; pro-
hibiting the employment of children in facto-
ries, and the bill prohibiting the erection of
slaughter-houses on the banks Of streams flow
ing by towns containing more than 200 inhabi-
tants. The Compulsory Education bill was
killed.
AssEMBLY.-The following Senate bills were
concurred in: To remedy the evils consequent
upon the destruction of any public records by
fire or otherwise to provide compensation for
completing and transcribing the journals of
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