Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13


to the Milwaukee industrial school for
girls; relating to the cemetery grounds
in the village of Elkhorn; to protect the
state capital from fire; to provide for
the removals of civil actions in certain
cases; to authorize the loanlng of a
portion of the trust funds to the county
OF Wood; relating to county officers: to
authorize Brown county to exchange
bonds with certain bondholders: to
authorize the judge of the 18th judicial
circuit to appoint a court commissioner
for the county of Chippewa; to enable
the governor to execute deeds of quit
claim IN certain cases; relating to GER
tain railway bonds; to provide for the
purchase of 200 copies of Webster's
Dictionary for the use of the common
schools. Assembly bills passed: to
amend the act incorporating the Me
nomonle river manufacturing company;
to authorize the town of Two Rivers in
Manitowoc county to hold it's elections
IN the city Of Two Rivers; to amend
the charter Of Stevens Point; to author
lie the governor to investigate the
claims of the state to swamp lands living
In the state; to reduce the price of
swamp and overlooked lands in La
Crosse county; to authorize the several
towns of Portage county to appropriate
as general funds all license money paid
in said towns; relating to and protecting
furred animals; to protect game
In st. Crolx county; to appropriate
to the northern hospital for insane
$SS, 900 for current expenses; to secure
to children the benefits Of an elemen-
tarv education; (this last bill is mod
crate compulsory education billy; reat-
ing to steam ferries; to provide for the
/ erection of a monument to the late
Governor Harvey; relating to sheriffs
fees in Crawford county; to authorize
the loan of a portion of the trust funds
to Adams county; to loan a portion of
the trust funds to the city of Chippewa
Falls; to repeal the law to declare a GER
tain highway in Door ana Kewaunee
counties a state road; relating to game:
to reduce the price Of swamp and over
flowed lands in Kewaunee county: to
provide for laying out state road from
the city of Centralia in Wood county to
Knowlton in Marathon county; relating
to the geological survey; to authorize
the loan of a portion of the trust funds
to the city of Stevens Point, Portage
county; to lay out a state road from
Ahnapee, Kewaunee county, to inter-
sect the Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay
state road at Nasawonpee, Door coun-
tv: for the preservation of trout in the
waters of Crawford county; to prevent
the adulteration of milk; to lay out a
state road from the village of Necedah.
Juneau county, to the village Of Tom
hinah, Monroe comfy; to amend the
charter of the Wisconsin river improve
ment company. Bills were indefinitely
postponed: to limit the rate of interest;
to regulate the rate Of interest
FRIDAY, March Sth-Senate. In the
senate large number of circumstances
against the further taxation of life in
surance companies, were introduced by
sundrv senators.
Senator Treat introduced the follow
ing Joint resolutions:
ResolUed by the senate, the assembly con-
curing. That the gift Of Ex-Governor c.
G. Washburn, of his residence at Edge
wood for an industrial school for girls.
be accepted by the state, and the prop
erty shall be used for the purpose men
toned in his communication to Gov.
Smith, of January II, 1878, or for such
other purposes of like nature, as may
| be approved by the donor.
ResOlued, further that the governor be
authorized and directed to take such
formal action as may be necessary to
secure the title to the state, of the
property mentioned for the purpose au-
thorized by this resolution
The resolution was adopted by the
following vote:
/ Barden, Bones, Burrows, Campbell, Grimmer.
Hathaway, Lopez, :Mumbrue, Paul. Rankin, Reed.
Riehmond; d, Scott. swain, Torrey, Treat, Van
| Setback, WEIGH and Wing-22.
| Noes Senators Albert Arnold, Hudd, Price,
Reynolds Rice, Richardson, Saeket, Schneider
| and Wolf-10
absent or not uoting-senator Wilams-1
The assembly resolution to amend
the constitution, relative to biennial ses-
sions of the legislature, was lost. The
| bill to fix the rate Of interest at eight
per cent. was lost. Assembly bills were
concurred in authorizing the committee
on school and university lands to loan a
portion Of the trust funds to Princeton,
Green Lake county; under suspension
of the rules; amending city charter of
Menasha; under suspension.
FRIDAY, March S.-Assembh.-Bills
passed: To appropriate $500 for i'm
provement Of a bridge across Buffalo
Lake; relating to publication and sale
Of reports Of the geological survey
ayes Is; noes IS. Bills were Indefinite
ly postponed relating to the boulevard
in the city of Milwaukee; to create
bureau of statistics Assembly bills
passed: To amend charter Of city of
Eau Claire; to fix time for holding
terms of court in 9Th judicial circuit;
relating to excise and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, amending section 1 of chap
ter 179, laws Of 1874-ayes 81; noes %.
The committee Of revision this forenoon
reported the resolution, relating to an
adjourned session for the consideration
of the revision of the statutes, with
amendments, providing that the legisla-
ture shall adjourn sine die, when its bus
mess, except the revision is completed,
and that the commission shall continue
| to act, and when it shall be ready TO