Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-01
WISCONSIN SOLONS.
Some of the Prominent Measures Passed
Upon observation-disclosures of tho Joint
Select Committee Upon the Delavan
Scandal.

Some of the Prominent Measures Passed
Upon acknowledgement of tho Joint
Select Committee Upon the Delavan
Scandal.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2S-In the Senate, to-day,
the joint select committee on the Delavan
scandal investigation reported at length in
dorsing the report of the board of charities and
reform. The biennial session resolution was
ordered to third reading after being
amended to provide for paying members $50 per
day and mileage for extra session. ayes II, noes
10. Senate bills passed relative to county SUI
perintendents of schools, and authorizing the
superintendent of public instruction to fill va
cancies. Assembly bill was concurred in re-
pealing section 277, revised statutes and pro-
vides for redemption of forfeited mortgaged
bonds, and refundiag of the surplus money
thereon.
Bills reconsidered: The bill relative to fore
closure of tax sale certificate was reeonsidered
and laid over; bill authorizing loan of State
trust funds to Burnett county reconsidered and
referred to a committee.
Senate bills indefinitely postponed Relating
to limitation of actions; to recover lands here
tofore sold for taxes prior to March rs, 1878;
in relation to the Home of the Good Shepherd:
to authorize the purchase of sketches of men,
bers of the constitutional convention of 1916,
lS47 and 1848.
Further consideration of the bill relating to
reduction of salaries of State officials was post
poned until this evening.
Senate resolution providing for final adjourn
ment Tuesday next at IL o'clock coming up, it's
consideration was postponed till afternoon.
Senate bills passed in relation to the distri-
button of the blue book amending the law re-
lating to public printing; to quiet the title to
real estate in certain cases; providing for the
appointment of inspectors IF election and the
registration of voters in cities of over Is, 900
Inhabitants; to establish board of emigration:
to change the boundaries of certain towns in
Lincoln county; to authorize loan from the
trust fund to the county of Wood.
The Senate had a long session tonight and
did a large amount of work. It killed the in
terest bill and passed the blue book bill. 1t
was hoped to stop all business tomorrow but
the legislature cannot adjourn before Wednes-
day.
MADISON, Wis.,. Feb. 28.-Bills passed this
afternoon in the Assembly to publish compi-
lation of the laws relating to town and county
organization and government; to pay the ex-
state treasurer 3d. 400 for expenses of litigation
incurred during his term of Office.
In the Assembly bills passed to amend the
charter of Fond du Lac; to appropriate to
E. @. Wall certain sum of money, and pay
ment of expenses of contested election case.
bill providing for the appointment of in
spectors of election and the registration of
voters in cities of over 10000 inhabitants was
taken up as the special order. The question
was on concurring with the Senate in the pas
sage of the bill. Carried; yeas 81, nays %.
The Assembly e-assembled at $3.50 P. M.
resolution to refuse to entertain further bust
ness after A. N. tomorrow and to adjourn
Tuesday at 10 o'clock, created considerable dis
cussion, and the resolution was laid over No
business of Importance was transacted.