The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-01
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.


MADISON, February 17.-After the
transaction OF business of no general i'm
portance, the Wisconsin Central railroad
bill came up for final disposition, but on
motion it was postponed until wednesday.
...Adiourned.
MADISON, February 1S.-Several re-
menstrances were presented against the pro-
posed exemption of the Wisconsin Central
railroad company's lands from taxation.....
Bills passed: Making May SOth a legal
holiday; prohibiting school teachers from
holding the Office of school district treas
urer: to encourage good order and ODE.
dience by state prison convicts by reducing
the terms of sentence; to define and limit
the liabilities of counties in respect to lands
not subject to taxation; to provide for the re.
moval of county treasurers for neglect OF
duty, official malfeasance, ETC.; to impose
penalties upon county treasurers and
county clerks for derelictioD of duty in
publishing delinquent tax lists; to reorgan-
ize the Wisconsin state horticultural society;
to divide Chippewa and Lincoln counties
and erect Flambeau county; limiting the
amount of school district tax to 5 per cent.
of the total assessed valuation ......Ad-
journed.
MADISON, February 19.-After two
hours animated debate the Wisconsin
Genital exemption bill was ordered en-
crossed by vote of Is to 5......Adjourned'
MADISON, February 2O.-Numerous
petitions were presented asking for con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting liquor
traffic; also for the repeal of the present
law exempting church property from taxa
ton ...... circumstances were received
against the proposed exemption Of the Wis
consin Central railroad company's lands
from taxation Assembly bills concurred
in: Relating to wolf poisoning, and placing
certain res rictions thereon; to exempt the
Pine River Valley railroad from the opera
ton of the law requiring fencing; restoring
and continuing the board of trustees OF the
soldiers orphans home. The bill to Tx
the measure of damages for the willful cut
ting of timber was indefinitely postponed
ayes %; noes 5......Adjo urned.
MADISON, February 21.-The majority
report of the Joint select committee in favor
of constitutional amendment prohibiting
| traffic in liquor was presented. The sen.
ate joint resolution providing for blennlel
| sessions came up on unanimous recommen-
dation of the judiciary committee that con-
sideration be indefinitely postponed. The
committee report was not concurred in
vote II 10 Is. 1t was then laid aside and the
assembly Joint resolution on the same SUD-
ject taken up, the question first being on
adopting the report of the judiciary CON-
mittee that it, too, be indefinitely postponed.
This was refused by Uird rOce vote. On
the question of concurring with the assem-
bly, in it's passage, the resolution was killed
Dy vote of 16 to 12......The senate bill to
exemptthe Wisconsin Central railroad lands
| from taxation for FIVE years was passed
ayes 20, noes 10..".Adjourned.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 18.-The speaker
announced the death of Hon. Geo. L. Frost,
of Iowa county. The desk of the deceased
member was decorated with flowers and
emblems of mourning. On motion the as
sembly adjourned until nine O'Clock to-
morrow morning, out of respect to his
memory.
MADISON, February 18.-Bills con-
Cured in: Relating to religious societies
to amend the act dividing the counties of
Clark, Marathon, Lincoln and Taylor, and
the erection of New county; to exempt for
ten years the lands of the North Wisconsin
Railway cOmpany.....A bill to regulate the
practice of dentistry by requiring FIVE
years experience or graduation from a
dental college, was indefinitely postponed.
......A substitute to the bill to regulate the
rate of interest, making the rate six per
cent. and eight per cent. was adopted after
a little flibustering, by vote of 4s to AZ.
1t was then ordered engrossed by a vote
of 40 to 40..... Recess till evening ......
At the evening session one or tive state road
bills were passed; also the bill making ex-
Il Governor Washburn an honorary life mem
Der of the board of university regents. go. 1t
being the special order to consider resolu.
tons TO the respect of the late Geo. L. Frost,
member from Iowa county, most of the
evening was devoted to their consideration
Mr.. Hutchinson, Speaker Kelly, J. v
Quarles, F. t. Condit and Thos. w. Spence
spoke of the resolutions tenderly, eloquent
ly and feelingly. The resolutions were
adopted unanimously diourned.
MADISON, February 19.-The sen.
ate bill to amend the revised statutes re
lating to the state university and making
| ex-Gov. Washburn a life member of the
board of regents was concurred in.....As.
sembly bills passed: To suppress vaga
bondage (ayes IS, noes 21); to exempt secret
charitable and benevolent institutions from
the operations of the life insurance laws
changing the name of the state military organ.
ization from Wisconsin state militia to Wis.
consin national guards; to provide that ne
pupils shall be required to attend religious
exercises In the state university, public and
private schools (ayes 81, noes 60 )......A
memorial to congress for an appropriation
to complete breakwater at the harbor OF
refuge IN Sturgeon Bay, was adopted w "A
jointr eselutlon providing for biennial ses.
sions of the legislature was adopted-ayes
70, noes 3d.. Recess until evening. 49,. AT
| the evening session the bill providing local
option in settling the liquor question was
killed. After ordering the bills appro-
priating money to several agricultural So
cieties engrossed, the assembly adjourned.
MADISON, February 2O.-Senate bills
concurred in: Apporpriating $1,000 to the
state agricultural society; appropriations
81 900 to the Northern Wisconsin Agricui.
tural and Mechanical association AT
the evening session a bill was passed pro-
viding for the registry of voters in Milwauk ee
djourned.
MADISON, February 21-Senate bills
cencurred in: To divide Clark and Lin.
coin counties and erect the county of New;
giving the right of suffrage TO the Chippewa
Indians The senate bill for the removal
of county treasurers for incompetence or
malfeasance was indefinitely postponed 49,.
The bill to prohibit the giving of judgment
notes on chattel mortgages by any person
believed to be insolvent, and making all
such instruments void in case suit was
brought by other reditors, was indefinitely
postponed. Recess until evening AT
the evening session batch Of local bills
was passed, and resolution 70 have one