The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


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against any bill exempting railroad lands
from taxation; against change or the laws
relating to the interest on money loaned;
Tor extending the time for the completion
OF the North Wisconsin railroad. .... Bills
passed: Exempting from taxation the lands
of the North Wisconsin railroad; making
the appropriation of marks fer logs larceny;
requiring hotel and inn keepers to furnish
means of escape in case of tire......The as
sembly bill authorizing Watertown to levy
tax to compromise its railroad indebted
ness was concurred in.
Assembly.
MONDAY, March 4.-Numerous re-
monstrances in behalfof life insurance CON-
panies were received. The assembly bill
authorizing Manitowoc 10 issue bonds, as
amended by the senate, was concurred in !;
also the senate bill amending the charter of
Columbus. Bills were passed: For the
preservation of game by imposing fine of
$40 on all persons, railroad and express
companies for exporting from the state any
game birds; for laying out state road in
Brown and Oconto countless. The Joint
resolution recommending. to our congress
men the abolishing of the bankrupt law,
asking congress to provide for survey of
the head waters of the st. Croix river, and
asking congressman to urge the passage of
law for an income tax were passed.
Senate.
TUESDAY, March 5.-Price's liquor
prohibition resolution came up as special
order, the question being whether the vote
by which it was elected should be reconsid-
cred. The motion was carried. Price and
Reynolds spoke in favor of the resolution
Anderson and Wing in opposition, after
which vote was taken resulting as follows:
Ayes-Andrews, Bailey Bones Campbell, Hatha-
way, Lopez, Price, Reynolds, Scott, Swain, Torrey
Nags-A bert, Anderson, Arnold, Barden Grim
mer, Mumbrue, Paul, Reed Rice, Richardson Rich
mond, Sackett, Schneider, Wing-14.
Senate bills passed: The local option
| liquor law for villages and towns; providing
for an exhibition Of Wisconsin dairy pro-
ducts ut Paris; laying out state road from
the Wolf river, Shawano county to Wausau
Marathon county,. Assembly bills con-
Cured in: For the preservation of brook
trout in Monroe county; for the relief of
Haratio n. Smith, warden of the state
prison, for moneys lost to the amount of
| $4,000 in the Corn Exchange bank, Wau-
| pun; tor the preservation of trout in st
! Crolx county......I In the evening, in commit
tee of the whole. the bill for the establish
ment OF state institution for the insane
was indefinitely postponed.
Assembly.
TUESDAY, March 5.-The assembly
began with the usual deluge of insurance
remonstrances... 49,. Assembly bill in relation
to the publication of the city charters
! passed......The senate bill to incorporate
/ the city of Ahnapee was concurred in
The registry law also came with amendments
| to do away with the law in villages or cities
of less than 5000 inha bitants an amend
ment making the limit 10000 was lost, and
the original bill went to third reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6.-The vote by
which the bill providing for capital punish
ment for murder in the first degree was re-
| jected was reconSidered by a vote of IS
yeas to II nays, and the bill was ordered
| placed on the general file. The Joint reso-
| luton relative to adjournment came up as
special order and was referred to the Judi
| ciary committee, as was also the Joint reso-
! luton den0ancing the bankrupt ct...The
bill for a county system for caring for the
| insane came up as a special order and was
| amended by striking out the words and
| inebriates," and the words estate board of
charities and reform" wherever they occur,
| and ma king the governor sole referee, after
! which the bill was laid over until tomorrow
and ordered printed......A bill was passed
relating to making out insurance policies
and furnishing duplicate copies to policy
holders. !. Adjourned.
Assembly.
! WEDNESDAY, March Ga substitute
for theIIndian Ford Dam repeal bill, intro
duced by the committee on interpretations,
was ordered printed and referred to the
| judiciary committee The senate bill to
revise and consolidate the charter of Green
Bay was concurred in; also Joint resolu-
ton recommending the passage of law for
an income tax. The bill to settle the claim
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and finally ordered engrossed by a vote of
AZ to A. Bills indefinitely postponed: To
provide Tor the construction of fshwavs in
dams on The BaraboO river and its tributaries;
to repeal the act to organize the state board
! of charities and reform; relating TO the
preservation of game; to exempt Clark
county from the laws of 1876 relating to the
publication of delinquent tax lists Ad-
journed
THURSDAY, March THE bill for the
creation Of the Office of insurance commits
sioner came up and was amended by making
the salary of the clerk 81 800, and referred.
1.-The county insane bill came up as a
special order and was ordered engrossed by
a vote Of to TO- Prices bill to make
liquor dealers responsible for selling to
minors, and bills for capital punishment
and steam boiler inspection, were killed 49,.
Assembly bills were concurred in: Amend
| ing the charters of Neenah and Menasha:
amending the act Incorporating the Nasho-
| tab home.
Assembly.
| THURSDAY, March THE railroad
! COMMITTEE reported adversely on the bill to
repeal the Wisconsin Central exemption
act. Senate bills concurred in: To appro-
/ pirate $4,000 to build an industrial school
! tor girls in Milwaukee whenever that city
shall donate grounds, to be owned in fee
! simple by the state; to authorize the APP
| P0lntment OF Photographic reporter for
| the circuit court of Calumet county; to au-
! thorlze the governor to execute deeds of
! quit claim and release cases to the United
| States for lands erroneously conveyed to the
state. Assembly bills passed: To reduce
! the price of swamp and overlooked lands
IN La Crosse county; TO authorize all
towns IN Portage county to use
as the general fund all money re-
| celved for licenses; TO appropriate to the
Northern hospital for the insane $S1, $50.
Senn's bill to secure TO children the benefit
of an elementary education, came up for
passage aud elected earnest debate. 1t was
hnally passed by vote or 81 to 40. 49,. Bills
were also passed to preserve game to reduce
the price of swamp lands in various counties;
to prevent adulteration of milk in butter
| and cheese factories. Memorials to congress
were passed relating to the proposed reduc-
ton OF the tariff on wool; for increase of
mail service in Vernon, Kewaunee and Door
counties; for equalization of soldiers
! Dountles; for establishment of a mail route
IN Crawford and Vernon counties. The
Dill relating to the rate of interest was in
dehnately postponed. Adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, March S.-After warm de-