The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08
TIE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

MADISON, February Z4.-1he memo
rial to congress relating to harbor improve
ments was concurred in ...... The immigration
bureau bill and the bill for compulsory
education were ordered to third reading.
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 25.-A large
number of petitions were presented re-
lating TO the liquor traffic. Bills passed:
To provide for discharged convicts from the
state prison and Milwaukee house OF correc-
ton, and to appoint state agent to 1ur-
nish such convicts with certain necessities
to enable them to enter npon employment
to regulate the practice of medicine III WIS
consin 49,. Bills indefinitely postponed: To
define and punish otfenses committed
by tramps; authorizing Simeon Mills,
tie treasurer of the state insane hospital,
to credit his account with SIC, 000......The
bill reconstructing Oconto county and
erecting the county OF New was passed I'M
der suspended rules AFTER debate, the
prohibition bill was indefinitely postponed
by vote of 30 to 11......AdJourned.
MADISON, February 26.-Bills passed:
Appropriating $7S,577.SS to the Northern
insane hospital, $4,000 to the deaf and
dumb institute, S3,747.87 to the state insane
asylum, and SIS, SEQ to the bind institute;
requiring the fencing of railroads; provid-
ance companies to the amount OF two per
cent. appropriating $1,4l776 to Henry
BaetZ, late state treasurer, Ior costs ana eX-
penses in the suit brought against him,
which resulted in his fayor;-t provide tor
more vigorous enforcement of life insur-
ance laws......The assembly bill relating to
game and fish was indefinitely postponed......
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 27.-The biennia
the bill to establish board of immigration
passed by vote of 20 to The bill
raising the tax on the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Co. was indefinitely post
poned .... The bill regarding the salaries of
supreme judges, circuit Judges and other
state officers and employees was discussed,
but no action was reached. adjourned.
MADISON, February 28.-The joint
special committee on the Delavan deaf
and dumb institute investigation reported
endorsing the report. joint resolu-
ton for biennial sessions was ordered en-
crossed by d vote OF II ayes to IL Noes
Five bills taxing mortgages and bill relat'
ing to the limitation of actions to recover
lands old for taxes were Indefinitely post
poned ....T Two hours discussion was had
over the bill to reduce ssl uies. An amend
ment was adopted, placing the salaries OF
Supreme Court judges as at present, BY a
vote of % to the senate refused TO kill the
bill, after which it took a recess till evening
AFTER recess a large amount of work.
was DONE. The interest bill was killed..
The amount of work on the clerks desk
precludes all possibility of an adjournment
before Wednesday.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 25.-Senate bills
concurred in: Authorizing the construction
of ~ no ~ -
limiting the an count of school district-tax
to be levied to per cent. of the assessed
valuation 1.-The bill recognizing the state
horticultural society was lost......Ihe inter
est bill reducing the rate to per cent in
actions and per cent. in contracts was,
after discussion, kill ed by vote OF 40 to
3S.. Other bills killed: The bill to pro-
vide sentences to state prison without fix
ing limit, IN order that under encourag-
| ing treatment and tuition persons may
| form and be set at liberty, was killed; the
original tramp bill; to regulate the taxation
of palace car companies: regulating the tax
on express companies......Adjo
MADISON, February 25.-The bill to
create the county of New was indefinitely
postponed (ayes AZ, nays 19) as was also the
| bill to exempt the Wisconsin Central rail.
road lands from taxation (ayes As, nays 400
.. The steam road wagon bill was ordered
|
making the award $4,000 instead of $4,000.
MADISON, February 26.-Petitions for
and Inconsistencies against the passage of
the senate bill to divide the counties of
Shawano and OcOnto and to erect the coun-
ties OF New and Marnette were presented
after which the bill was taken up and con-
! CURED in under suspension of rules. .....
Senate bills cOncurred in To reOrganize
the state horticultural society, and to
appropriate $1,000 annually for its
maintenance; imposing penalties upon
| county treasurers and county clerks
for neglect of certain duties; making Nav
30th legal holiday. The special order, a
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
assembly indefinitely postponed the Wis.
consin Central exemption bill led to an ex-
citing discussion. A motion to lay the mo-.
ton to reconsider on the table was defeated
by vote of As to 47and the assembly took
ecess.....After rece the Sturgeon Bay
canal investigation came ny as a special
order and occupied nearly all the afternoon.
Finally the resolution for investigation was
indefinitely postponed together with the
! bill appropriating for the expenses of the
investigation. The Wisconsin Central
exemption question came up again, but
action thereon was defeated by an adjourn
ment.
MADISON, February 27.-The assem-
! bly, spent most of the forenoon session in
discovering whether the motion to recon
| slider the vote by which the Wisconsin Cen
| trn, exemption was killed, was yet in order
| Finally Washburn called for vote by ayes
| and noes on his motion to reconsider. Car
| ter moved that the motion Law on the table
which was done by 80 to AZ, and the Central
exemption was knocked out of time for the
rest OF the session .... After some skirmish-
ing the motion to reconsider tke vote on the
interest bill prevailed, and the bill passed
1.-The senate's text book bill was tabled,
and the various appropriation bills from the
senate concurred in without amendment...
The bills to suppress Yagabondage and to
amend section 1872 revised statutes relating
10 insurance companies, were cOncurred in
Assembly bills indeti nitely postponed:
Amending section 81 revised statutes re.
lating to elections; relating to religious ex-
erclses IN schools; to provide for sentences
to state prison without fixing time. In
the afternoon the assembly concurred in the
senate bill making the 30th Of May legal
holiday, and passed bills TO secure the
completion OF the Sturgeon Bay canal, and
requiring town, village, city and county
clerl to keep cancellation books..Ad-
journed
MADISON, February 23.-The assembly
bill to regulate the appointment OF inspec-
tor OF election and reQisGra i On of electors in
cities of over twenty-five thousand inbabi-
tants was passed-ayes 81, nays % ...eSH2te
bills coneurred in: To establish a beard of
immigration and apprOpriating s., 800 for
detraylDg its actual expenses; relating to
taxation of railroad, telegraph, fire, inland
navigation aud fire insurance companies.
and amendatory of chapter 81, revised