The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-15
THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
Senate.

MADISON, February 3.-Petitions |
We're introduced in favor of the prohibitory
amendment to the constitution w Bills in |
troduced: Relating to school privileges of |
the Chippewa Indians; to prevent the OBJ |
struction of the navi gable parts of the st. |
Crolx river; to regulate the redemption of
land sold under mortgages; to regulate the
election laws; to appropriate $50, 90 for the
construction of al addition to the WiscoD
sin hospital for the insane. Adjourned.
MADISON, February A number { |
prohibitory liquor law petitions were pre-
ser ted also lot protesting aganst prison
labor. Bills introduced: To fix measure
OF damages in willful cutting of timber; re-
lating to grants of land by congress to aid
IN the construction of railroads; to define
and punish crimes committed by tramps; for
the more vigorous enforcement Of insurance
laws; appropriating Sl4,67S TO Morgan L.
Martini Committees were appointed to
inquire into the present system of grading
wheat and the use of the brass kettle tester,
and to Investigate the affairs of the Wiscon-
sin railroad and Farm Mortgage COMA
recess was then taken until evening"
In the evening bills were introduced: To
encourage the organization Of military COM
panies; providing a uniform method OF
grading wheat; to repeal the exemption of
the lands of the North Wisconsin Railway
ties; apprOprialing 5000 to the Home of
the Good Shepherd; TO appropriate 81 goo
annually to the State Horticultural society,"
| limiting the power of counties voting aid
to railroads. .....Adjourned
MADISON, February 5.-The Joint res
olution accepting the Edgewood property
from ex-Gov. Wsshhurn was killed 900. Res
/ buttons ordering investigation of the wolf
raising industry and proposed retrenchment
| III the state department in the matter of
/ employees were adOpted..... Bills passed:
Amending the laws relating TO the relief
and support of the poor; appropriating
| 81 900 to the Northern Wisconsin Agricul-
! tural and Mechanical association; appro-
| priating - 0U0 10 the Wisconsin State Agri-
cultural society; amending the revised
statutes relating to compensation of town
officers abolishing the limit of capital
stock OF corporations......A Adjourned.
MADISON, February 6.-The commit
tee on charitable and penal institutions re-
ported on the bill to abolish prison labor,
recommending indefinite postponement
The bill approprating SIS, 900 to the state
fish commissioners was passed .... Resolu-
lions were passed in respect to Judge Villas,
and the senate adjourned.
MADISON, February 7.-The commit
the passage Of the bill to cheaper the cost of
text books......A special committee reported,
recommending indefinite postponement Of
the matter OF wolf raising and bounty there
on. Bills passed: Appropriating 81 200
to the state board of health providing a
penalty for killing game by nets, traps, etc;
to exempt the lands of the North Wisconsin
railway from taxation, and regulating the
payment of license fee in lieu of taxes
appropriating ST ,G00as a contingent fund to
the governor. Ex-GOv. Washburn was
made life member of the board If regents
of the state university ......Ad iourned until
Monday evening.
Assembly.
/, MADISON, February ga Joint reso
luton was introduced to amend the consti
tuition so as to allow sheriff. attorneys and
coroners to hold Office in consecutive terms
and renew their bonds from time to time 500
An amendment of the constitution wa,
proposed by which the legislature is never
TO permit the sale of liquor, and at any tins
may suppress it =. Bills introduced: To
allow the Chicago and North restern railway
to build bridge across the Wisconsin river
to protect lie and limb against barbed wire
fences; to except the city of Fond du Lac
from the registry land to appropriate II, SOC
to indemnify certain persons for expense OF
competitive in the trial of a steam road
engines; repeating the law granting state
certificates 10 graduates of the state univer-
sity; relating to testing and grading wheat
djourned.
MADISON, February 4.-Petitions,
memorials, etc, presented: Against prison
labor; against the proposed state roads
against the creation of New comfy; relat-
ing to Sturgeon Bay harbor; relating to
taxation OF Incomes. Bills introduced
To prescribe license fees to be paid by in
surance companies; to compel owners of
dams to construct ishways; relating to
| granting aid in the construction of the
Wisconsin Central railroad; to amend the
statutes relating TO the division of towns !:
to amend the laws relating to poisoning of
wolves and other animals; relating
to the construction of drains and
water courses, and the assessment
of benefit; to repeal the law relating to re-
demption of forfeited mortgaged lands; 10
repeal section 1,5iS of the revised statutes
and provide for the incurable insaee; to
amend the revised statutes relating to
railways; relating to aid the North
| Wisconsin railroad; relating to grants
| OF land by congress to aid in
the construction of railroads. The re.
port of the committee on privileges and
elections giving the seat to johnson from
/ the Eleventh Milwaukee district (con-
!
In the evening, bills were introduced: Pro-
viding for a certain standard width of wagon
! trucks; to regulate county printing: to re-
| duce the rate of interest on property sold
! tor unpaid taxes; relating to license fees OF
| life and accidental insurance companies.
.....Ad jOurned.
MADISON, February 5.-The usual
batch Of petitions was presented against
! prison labor; also against taxation of char.
table institutions and the House of the
Good Shepherd...,..The assembly bill abol.
ishing the limit Of capital stock made in the
land regarding stock corporations was
passed Adjourned.
MADISON, February 6.-Petitions
were presented asking for various state
roads in the northern paat Of the state; also
remonstrance against the laying out of
certain state road in Shawano county,,
Sundry remonstrances came in from several
Of the northern counties against bills now
pending in either house authorizing these
counties to make loans. Bills passed: To
restore and continue the board of trustees
of the Soldiers Orphans Home; relating to
fumigating grain THE assembly went
into committee of the whole, went over the
entire file and then adjourned.
MADISON, February 7.-Petitions pre-
sented: For the passage of bill to remedy
the evils consequent upon the destruction
Of the Dodge county records; against the
present system OF grading wheat; for the
appropriation Of $4,000 to the state agricul-
turai society-...The committee on charita-
bic and penal institutions recommended the
indefinite pOstpOnement OF the bill appro-
priating $95, 900 for the erection of addition.
81 wings to the northern insane hospital