Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-26
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

uoIto equity. dis passed ana concur
red In: to provide maps of Wisconsin
for public use In certain cases; to amend
| charters OF Neenah and Watertown;
and several private bills. Bills indefi-
nltely postponed were: to regulate tar
ifs Of railway, telegraph and express
companies; to appropriate to the state
| printer a sum OF money for alleged
damages afterwards reconsidered and
laid over); to limit the power of coun-
ties to vote aid to railroads; to mend
the charter of the Chicago & North
western railway company, relating to
the election Of directors; to amend the
revised statutes relating to the assess
ment and collection of taxes; to make a
railroad company liable for 1926, 900 in
stead Of $1,000 IN case Of death caused
by railroad accident. The bill to pur-
chase dictionaries for the use of the
state YVES, after discussion, so amended
as to authorize the purchase Of either
Webster's or Worcesters, preference
to be given to the book that could be
obtained for the least cost. After a
short evening session the senate ad-
journed until Monday evening.
FRIDAY, Feb, 14-AssemebN.- "A large
number of senate bills passed and were
concurred in. Those of general ma
ture were: to lay out state road from
Chippewa Falls TO Colby; to encourage
the raising Of improved stocks; to regu-
late the publication Of county advertis
ing; relating to duties Of assessors; relat-
ing to the poisoning of wolves and other
animals. Adjourned after evening ses-
sion to P. M. Monday. .@'.-
MONDAY, Feb. 17-,Senate An even
ing session only was held. Several as
sembly bills of a local nature were con-
Cured IN. The more important ones
were: 70 authorize Barron county to
borrow money; to regulate time for
holding court in the eighth circuit; alter
ing time of holding the fall term of
court IN Grant county. The bill to fix
boundary lines between the towns of
Star Prairie and New Richmond, in st.
Croix county, was Indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned. A.f.fi- l's.'A -
g MONDAY, Feb. 17-AssenNv.- The as
sembly met IN the evening and imme-
dlately adjourned in memory of Hon.
Geo. L. Frost, deceased. 5dF
TUESDAY, Feb. 19-Senote. Bills pass
ed: to appropriate money for the pur-
chase ofstationary for the state; to make
May 3Oth a legal holiday; to incorporate
the city Of Ahnapee: to authorize the
laying out of state road from Grand
Rapids to Stevens Point; relating to
common schools; to promote good order
and suppress crime; relating to county
treasurers; relating to religious socie-
ties; to reorganize the state horticultu-
raj society; to limit the amount of
school district tax to be levied in any
one year. The school textbook bill re-
ported by the textbook commission,
was ordered to a third reading. The
bill to divide Chippewa and Lincoln
counties and erect the county of Flam-
beau, passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY. Feb. 18-A assembly, Bills
concurred in: relating to religious So
cletles; to settle railway license fees in
certain cases. Several purely local bills
passed. The bill to regulate the prac-
t-tlce of dentistry was indefinitely post
poned. The interest bill created long
discussion. As finally ordered to a
third reaking this bill fixes the legal rate
OF interest at six per cent. but allows
contracts of eight per cent. to be made.
In the evening the senate bill to make
Ex-Gov. @. G. Washburn a life regent of
the university was ordered to a third
reading. The special order, being
memorial services in honor of the late
Hon. Geo. L. Frost, occupied the re-
ma1nder OF the evening session. APP
propriate resolutions were adopted, and
eulogles upon deceased pronounced by
many members. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,. Feb. .19-Senate. few
| local bills We're concurred in when the
Wisconsin Central railroad bill came
up. This bill as amended proposes to
tax the company's lands at the rate of
one dollar for each forty acres. After
long discussion the bill with amend
mentswas ordered to third reading by
vote Of sixteen to five. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19-Assenabk. Bills
were passed; to suppress vagabondage;
relating to charitable, benevolent and
fraternal societies and associations; to
change the name, of the military organl-
/ cation of the state; to regulate the size
of the mesh of nets used in Lake Michi-
gan, Green Bay, ETC.; amending stat
utes. relating tc. certificates and exami-
nation Of teachers; making attendance
upon religious exercises in the normal
schools and university elective with the
student; appropriating $4,000 to the
state agricultural society and $1,000 to
the northern agricultural and mechani-
cal society. The bill to change the tax
alton of railroad, telegraph, fire and life
insurance companies was indefinitely
postponed; also joint resolution relat-
ing to the manner OF settling the licens-
ing and sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Adjourned. 5 iaa
THURSDAY, Feb. 20-Senote. -Numer-
Gus petitions for a prohibitory constitu-
tlonal amendment were presented. The
number of petitioners now reach nearly
10000, of whom $4,000 are legal voters.
An effort to have the textbook bill re-
ferred to the committee on claims was
defeated. Bills concurred in were: re-
| latlng to the apportionmento of state tax
es and amending the revised statutes
relating thereto; relating to poisoning