The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-01
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

-
one to encourage the same After a recess
the senate proceeded to ballot for United
States senator with the following result:
For Keyes-Bailey, Burrows, Campbell,
Kellogg, McFetredge, Price, Reynolds, Sack
ct, Scott, Treat, Welch-11. For Carpenter
Andrews, Chapman, Hyde, Lopez, Rich
ardsoD, Van Schaick-6. For Howe-Grim-
mer, Houghton, Swain, Van Steenwyk-4.
For Lewis-Derring-1 For Washburn-
Hathaway. For Ryan-Anderson, Ha-
ben, Hudd, Morgan, Paul, Rankin, Rich
mond, Wolf-S......A joint resolution for
joint convention at noon tomorrow was
eoncurred in, and the senate adjourned.
MADISON, January 22-Nothing was
done beyond the introduction of few un.
important measures. "A recess was taken
until IL 30, when the senate proceeded to
the assembly chamber to meet that body in
joint convention for the purpose of electing
U. 5. senator. Upon its return an ad journ-
ment was effected.
MADISON, January 23.-Bills intro
dued: To amend the revised statutes relat.
ing to the state prison; to establish a MI.
nicipal Court in the city of Wausau, Mara
thon county; to amend the revised statutes
relating to excise and liquor traffic; to
amend the law relating to the erection of
Taylor county......Gov. Smith sent the fol-
lowing nominations for regents of the
Normal schools for the term commencing
the first Monday iu February: j. Phillips,
Portage county; S. NJ. Hay, Winnebago
Jas. MacAlister, Milwaukee. Adjourned.
MADISON, January PA memorial
from 5000 Presbyteriaus asking for pro-
hibitory liquor law was handed in...... Bills
introduced: Amending the revised statutes
relating to liens; providing that no child
over five or under sixteen years be sent to
poor house when places can be found for
them in families or orphan asylums. Add
journed.
Assembly.
MADISON, January PA petition
was presented for abolishing prison labor
and its employment on Highways Bills
introduced: To amend section 81, revised
statutes, relating to elections; to amend
section 2, 424 of the revised statutes, and to
provide terms of court in the first judicial
circuit; to amend section 3,774 of revised
statutes, relating to costs and fees; to legally
protect inmates of the insane asylum to
authorize a dam across Little Wolf river,
Waupaca county. assembly took a
recess until 7 80, when joint resolution
for a Joint convention TO vote for L. S.
which a CiUd UOce vote for senator was taken
with the following results: For Carpenter
Allan, Jr., Allen A. c., Ausman, Barter,
Eastman, Field, Fisher, Gardiner, Hart,
Haugen, Hill, johnson, Lovejoy, McRae,
R8sser, Sarnow, Simpson, Spence, Wash
burn, Widule-20. For Howe Bottum,
Bradley, Burdge, Clark, Coe, Eckhardt,
Hemschmeyer, Ingram, Markham, Ma
son, Masse. Mills, Nicholas, Pulciter,
IN
Withee, Kelley-2O. For eyes-Bailey,
Barry, Blackstone, Bullock, Cady, Ellen
wood, Gilbert, Hemmi, Hutchinson, LaDue,
Lewis, McDill, Melvin, Mitchell, Ostrander,
A. Peterson, Thos. Vincent-lS. For Ryan
Bentley, Carele, Cory, Dawson, Fleming,
Finn, Frank, Geise, keogh, Mucker, Heide,
Murphy, O'Flaherty, Post, Ringle, Root,
Spiering, Stefen, Theisen, Thelane, Ed,
Wall, Seouder-2l. For Bouck-T. d
Condit, j. D; Condit,- Ford, Frost, Gray,
Gussing, Mulowney, J. c. Peterson, Rey.
nolds, Scanlon, G. R. Vincent-11. For
Rublee-Cox, Degraf, Dewing-3. Fol-
Lewis-Gillet, Sanderson-2 For Sawyer
Briendley-1. Horn-Fitzgerald- Fol
Washburn-Carter-1. The assembly then
adjourned.
MADISON, January pa memorial
was presented frem the Grand Army of the
holiday ...... Bills were introduced: Author
lzlng loan of the trust fund of Waupaca
relating to the circuit court of WinnebagC
county; for the preservation of trout "A
recess was taken until II 80 when the senat,
filed in and a joint convention wa
organized. The convention then pro
ceeded 10 take a CjUd UOce vot,
| for senator, which resulted as follows
Carpenter "a, Ryan 28, Bouck 10. All tn,
Republicans present voted for Carpenter
Senators Welch and Van Steenwyk and AS
semblymen Bradley and Williams were alb
sent or not voting. A committee of five
was appointed who waited on the Hon
Matt II. Carpenter and informed him of his
election. Senator Carpenter appeared be
fore the convention and returned thanks fol-
honor conferred. He was followed by f
w. Keyes and E. G. Ryan who spoke briefly
..... Immediately after the dissolution of the
convention the assembly adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 23.-Bills intro.
duced: To authorize Green Lake county tc
borrow money; to provide for a stay of exc
cution on judgments rendered in Circuit
Courts to legalize the acts of the board oil
supervisors of Iowa county; to appropriate
| 800 to the Monroe county agricultural
society; to provide for laying out state
road in the counties of Oconto and Sha
wano !; to restore and maintain the soldier
orphans home; to provide a remedy fer
| the destruction of Dodge county records
| to amend the charter of the ferry
company at Union, Buffalo county The
| special committee appointed to report o n
the subject of accepting ex-GOv. Washburn's
| EdgewOed farm reported in favor of accept
| ing it, and submitted communication from
| the Ex-Governor renewing the tender Of
| Edgewood to the state for the purposes OF
an industrial school,. The assembly wen
| into committee of the whole, and much
| business was turned off. The senate bill
| for a loan of trust funds to Mineral Point
and the assembly bill relating TO the fire de
partment of Fond du Lac, were passed
| Adjourned.
MADISON, January PA memoria
to congress relating to harbor improvement
and petitions for change in the law relat
ing to taxation of charitable, benevolen
and fraternal associations were presente,
bills introduced: Relating to civi
rights of discharged convicts; amendin
the city charter of Waterloo; appropriatinj
| $95, 900 for the erection of additional wing
to the northern hospital for the insane
providing for the construction of stat
! fish hatchery at Milwaukee and appropriat
| ing 5000 for the building, the city t.
donate the site; to amend the revised stat
utes relating to excise and the sale of intox
icants......ln committee of the whole tn
| bill relating to biennial sessions was indeffi
nitely postponed. AID jeurned until Mon
day.
An Ancient Relic.