The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-22
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

NUMBER OF Dllls were ordered engrOssed ......
The bill relative to the United States coast
survey and the memorial to congress for q
resurvev for Kewaunee harbor were con-
Cured djourned.
MADISON, February 11.-Remon-
strances were presented against the Joint
resolution to tax church property; also q
number of prohibitory liquor law petitions
49, The assembly bill to regulate the use
and improvement of stock was concurred
in......Adjourned.
MADISON, February 12.-The bill ex-
tending the provisions of subdivision 3 of
section l, chapter 81, laws of 1876, to such
railroad companies as are in arrears for
license fees prior to 1876, provided such
arrears are paid before January /, 1880, was
passed.....Ihe governor sent in the names
of }. V. Jones, VIM. Welch and John F.
Antisden as fish commission rs Ad-
journed.
MADISON, February 13.-After the
reference of the usual batch of petitions, the
committee on railroads reported favorably
the bill exempting from taxation for FIVE
years the lands of the Wisconsin Central
a minority protest was also presented 900.
A bill was passed to amend the franchises
and privileges of the Milwaukee and Reloit
Railroad company, unless Is miles of that
road shall he built prior to April /, 1884
Also the bill to extend the right Of suffrage
to the Chippewa Indians 1.-THE bill to ap-
proprlate 100000 for the erection of an
asylum for the chronic insane was indef-
nltely postponed.....The special joint com
mlttee TO whom was referred the matter of
the petitions for a popular vote on con-
shtutonal amendment to prohibit the sale
Of Intoxicating liquors presented a report
IN favor of such project. Messrs. Hudd and
l.. Z. Wall presented adissenting report.
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 1.-The assem-
bly, bill for the preservation of fish and
game was cOncurred in. Bills indefinitely
postponed: To limit the power of counties
In voting aid to railroads; prohibiting the
killing of deer in certain territory; regu-
latlng the charges of railroads, telegraph
and express companies; amending the law
SO as to change the amount of damages to
be awarded in case of death of persons on
railroads, through negligence, from $4,000
to $25, 5000. Adjourned.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 10.-Numerous
remonstrances were introduced against the
passage of the bill requiring foreign insur-
ance companies to certify to having one
hundred thousand dollars reserve security
deposited with the insurance commissioner.
1.-The railroad committee reported favor
ably on the bill exempting the land of the
North Wisconsin railroad for ten years..
Senate bills cOncurred in: To revise the
charter of Chippewa Falls; apPropriating
one thousand dollars to the governor as a
contingent fund: apprOpriating two thou
sand dollars to the state board Of health ....
A bill giving labOrers first lien on farm
crops was killed.....After a short session in
committee of the whole the assembly ad.
journed.
MADISON, February IA large
number of petitions were presented against
the passage of the bill requiring foreign
insurance companies to invest in American
stocks and bonds also for the passage of
the exemption bill Of the North Wisconsin
railway .....S Senate bills cOncurred in: To
encourage the artificial propagation of fish ;
appropriating $4,000 to the commits
sioners of fisheries. Recess till evening
At the evening session action was had on
two bills, one of which authorizing the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad 10 build
81 bridge across Wisconsin river was killed.
and the other, expmpting sucking colts and
mules, was cOncurred in. After the order
of business was completed resolutions to
the respect of John Potter, deceased, lately
member of the assembly, were passed, and
speeches made on the subject by Messrs.
Carter and Spence. ..Ad iOurned,
MADISON, February 12.-Petitions
presented: For the erection of Webster
county out of portions Of Clark and Mara
thon for the North Wisconsin railway ex-
emption THE secretary of state
reported the amount of wolf scalp bounty
paid at 81 .2SS during January and $438 for
the first ten days of February $50. Bills
passed: Making county treasurers, after
serving two terms, ineligible to re-elec.
ton; to repeal the law relating
to the payment of premiums by county
agricultural societies; memorial to con-
gress relative TO harbOr improvement
The bill requiring foreign insurance COM
panies to invest in stocks and bonds te the
amount Of 100000 was recommended for
indefinite postponement by the committee
......Recess till evening AT the evening
session after the passage of a number of
local bills the assembly went into commit
tee of the whole on the tramp bill. The
whipping clause was stricken out by vote
of % TO 25. Wher the committee rose the
assembly adopted the various amendments
proposed, and the substitute as a whole was
adopted. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 13.-BiIls pass
ed: To enable Racine to readjust its cor.
porate debt; TO pay to the counties along
the Wisconsin Central so much of the license
fees or gross earnings heretofore paid into
the state treasury by the Central as shall
amount to sum not exceeding two and a
half cents per acre on lands located in those
cOunties......The whole morning was spent
on bill prohibiting religious exercises in
the university, state normal schools and
public schools. 1t was finally ordered en-
passed to secure to children the benefits of
an elementary education (Which is in fact
compulsory education law, requiring schol-
arS to attend at least Il weeks unless ex-
cused by lllness1; also one amending the
high school law III minor particulars, and
one amending the charter of Racine The
resolution to equaiize taxation and to ex.
empt no species of property except ceme-
teries provoke ed hot skirmish a motion
to engross was lost, that vote reconsidered
and the motion to reconsider tabled, thus
placing the matter beyond resuscitation ....
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 1.-THE bill to
provide for the preservation of fish in GER
tain counties was passed ... Bills Indefinite
~ postponed: Senate bill to provide for
the payment OF county orders when there is
no money in the treasury by having the
orders kept on hle and draw interest; as.
sembly bill relating to the relief of free
high schools; relating to actions against
towns; TO fix uniform rate of compensation
for directors Of all state institutions; to en-
courage the raising of stock; requiring
foreign insurance companies doing business
in the state to invest 100000 in stocks and
bonds. Recess till evening At the eve
ming session, bills were passed: To prohibit
killing all sorts of game with nets. traps,
spring guns, swivel guns and by use of float
or sneak boats: RELEASING the Pine River