Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

constitution prohibiting the liquor traf
tic. Bills were introduced: to establish
a board ofimmigration; to appropriate
to Henry BaetZ, late state treasurer
ST. Az. ST as costs of the state suit against
him on his official bond; relating to IL
cense fee paid by railroads. The bill to
encourage the artificial propagation of
fish passed. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 31-Assenaby. p Petitions
in favor of a prohibitory amendme nt
were presented. The contested election
of Egan VS.. Johnson, in the 18th Mil
waukee district, was brought before the
assembly and long debate followed.
The matter was finally postponed for
one week. Bills were introduced: to
appropriate $263 SO to James Dawson
to REIN burse him Tor money spent in
contested election case, and $3.50 for
same purpose to Fl. W. Hildebrand; to
appropriate sum of money to Geo.
Perry for attorney services in the case
of the state of Wisconsin vs. Duluth; to
authorize county of Tfempealeau to
borrow money; to lease convict labor
to the U. s. government. The Joint
resolution to cut off new business after
Feb. 18th was adopted. The bill for the
improvement Of stock passed. A large
number of bills were Indefinitely post
poned. In the evening another batch
of bills was introduced. Adjourned
until $50 A. M. Saturday. - .. +.
SATURDAY, Feb. 1-Sendte.- A petition
for an amendment prohibiting the
liquor traffic from the Methodist con-
ference representing $4,000 members
was presented. A petition in reference
to grading wheat was also presented. A
resolution was introduced asking the
appointment of a committee to inves-
tigate the subject of grading wheat.
| Bills were introduced: to secure more
equitable assessment of property for
taxation; to promote good order and
suppress crime. Bills were passed: to
authorize Shawano county and the city
of Racine to borrow money; to provide
for special terms of the circuit court
in the 9TH judicial district. Adjourned
till 7 80 p. m. Monday. .,....
SATURDAY, Feb. 1-Asssaaby.-
bills were introduced: to preserve fish
in the lakes and rivers in Wisconsin;
TO appropriate to Frank Shomer, E. E.
Gallagher, j. F. Moore, M. 7. Battle
and A. w. Farrand the sum of $4,000
! in payment for the invention of steam
road wagon and its successful operation.
A bill was passed to authorize the coun-
| ty of Barron to borrow money. Adj
journed till 730 p. M. Monday.
MONDAY, Feb. 3-Senate.- Petitions
were presented relating to prohibiting
the liquor traffic; to benevolent socie-
| ties. and to the slaughter Of game. A
resolution was introduced asking that
a committee of three senators be ap-
pointed to investigate the affairs Of the
Farm mortgage company; relating to
Chippewa Indians as voters; to regulate
redemption of land sold for taxes to
appropriate $4,000 for the erection of
wings to the state hospital for insane.
Adjourned. sass.s
MONDAY, Feb. 3-Assemby.-Resolu-
tons were introduced to amend the
state constitution in relation to election
Of sheriffs, and to regulate the manu-
| facture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
| A large number of bills of q private or
local nature were introduced Among
| those of a general nature were the fol-
| lowing: relating to sentences to state
prison; 10 amend constitution in rela-
ton to reports of school districts; relat-
| ing to proceedings in insolvency; to en-
courage the erection of sign boards; re-
lating to testing and grading OF. wheat.
| Adjourned. e1
number of petitions were presented in
favor of a prohibitory amendment to
the constitution. This being the last
day for the int, oduction of bills an i'm
mense number were presented. The
senate had two sessions. The follow
| ing are the most important bills: To
appropriate 81 900 to the Central Wis
consin Mechanical association at Wa
tertown; to create the county of New;
to punish tramps; to provide public
schools with historical atlas of Wis
consin; to appropriate to M. L. Martin
| 4,67S Sc; TO tax life insurance COM
panies; to impose certain penalties on
| county officers for violation of law in
certain cases; to appropriate 800 to
the Beaver Dam agricultural society;
to provide uniform method of grading
| wheat; to create the county OF Mari
| nette; to appropriate $4,000 to the
Home of the Good Shepherd; to ex-
Gill pt Lu0 ld1uS OI Iuta NOTtIl0rn w lSCOu-
sin railroad from taxation; to reorgan-
ize the State Horticultural society; to
regulate the practice of medicine; to
appropriate to the St. Michael asylum
of La Crosse $500. The joint resolu-
ton for committee of investigation
into the manner of grading wheat by
the "brass kettle" tester, adopted ;also the
resolution providing for committee to
investigate the affairs of the Farm
Mortgage company. The supreme
court having decided, in effect, that the
assessment law of 1878 was unconstltu-
| tional, a committee was appointed to
investigate the subject and report by
bill or otherwise.
TUESDAY, Feb. 4-Assenably.-There
were scores of bills introduced, many
Of them being known as "dead-heads."
Among the important ones were: To
compel owners of dams to maintain
| fshways; to appropriate money to pay
expenses of the committee to investi-