The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-18
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

| Bingham .....Afte- swearing In the new sen
etors the election was proceeded with. Fol-
chief clerk, &c. Bross received "a votes
and J. c. Pollard for sergeant-at-arms, q
Ingersoll received % votes and M Resch .
| Senator Price was elected president pro tenn,
receiving 33 votes to Senator Rankin's L..
| The customary Joint resolution was adopted
| and the senate ad journed.
| MADISON, January 9.-The senate met
at the usual hour but without transacting
any business, took recess until II 40 and
then adjourned to the assembly chamber
! for the purpose of receiving the governors
message Adjourned appointments Of
chief clerk Bross: Assistant, W. 5. Rey'
olds bookkeeper, t. 5. Ansley; enrolling
! clerk, A. J. Smith engrossing clerk, j. K
Mitchell; TRANSFERRING clerk, Fred. Richard
son; proof-reader, Thos. A. Dyson. APP
| pointm ents of the sergeantat-arms: AS
| sistant, Vim. Anderson: postmaster, &. nj.
Russell; assistant, A. c. Martin; doorkeepers,
A. Kundson, NJ Simonds, Thos. Hall and
E. T. Langlade.
MADISON, January 10.--The first bust
ness done by the senate was to refer the
various portions of the governors message
requiring official consideration to the proper
committees. "A resolution providing for
! furnishing each member with copy of the
revised statues was passed.....A bill to pro-
| vide for a dam across q small logging
stream, was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges. The resolution eulo-
CYSTIC of the late Senator Phillips and pro-
viding for an adjournment out of respect to
his memory then came up and Senators
Hurd and Burrows spoke Of the many ex-
cellencies of the dead senator. Their re-
marks were listened to with profound SYM
patty The senate then adjourned until
Monday evening.
Following are the standing committees of
the senate:
MANUFACTURES and Commerce-G. w. Swain, Z.
G. McFetridge, Lyman Morgan.
IncorpoTation-C. L. Dering, Thos. b. Scott, Ly-
man Morgan.
Town and County Aftirs-A. Campbell, Geo.
Grimmer, Andrew Haben
Public Lands-A. a. Lopez, W. E. Chapman,
Louis Wolf.
Military Affairs-J. A. Kellogg, George W.
Privileges and Elections-E. Hyde, 81. E.
Houghton, John A. Rice
Judiciary-D. r. Bailey, Il E. Heughton, j. A.
kellogg, T. r. Hudd, Joseph Rankin
State Affairs-O. c. hathaway, A. A. Lopez,
Matt Anderson.
Raroads-Thos. B. Scott, H. $. sacket, L. W.
Van ccbaik, B. o. Reynolds, G. B. Burrows,
Joseph Rankin, George H. Paul. Lyman Morgan,
! {. r. Hudd.
Education-G. B. Burrows, a. D. Andrews, Geo
| II. Paul
| Legislative Expenditures-E. C. McFe fridge Fl
| Richardson, Matt Anderson.
Federal RELATIONSHIP. S. Sackett, l. W. Van
! Schack, T. r. Hudd
! Roads and Bridges-B. o. Reynolds, c. L. Der
| ing, Louis Wolf.
| griculture-George Grimmer, D. E, WEIGH,
| Louis Wolf.
| Insurance Banks and Banking-J. B. Treat, G
| W. Van Steenwyk, John a. Rice.
Engrossed Bills-W. E. Chapman, o. C. Hatha-
Enrolled Bills-G. W. Van steenwyk, W, T
! Price, Andrew Haben
Joint Committee on Claims, on part of Senate
ID. +. WEIGH, j. b. Treat George n. Richmond,
! Charitable and Penal Insttutions-H Richardson,
E. Hyde Andrew Haben.
Printing-A. D. Andrews, a. Campbell George
II. Paul
The following are the pages for the SEN
| ate:
John Barrows, Joseph A. Campbell, Joseph
Gunkle, James w. Welch George Roe q. Her
| monson, Harry Hathaway, Louis Lopez.
Assembly.
MADISON, January 8.-The assembly
was called to order at u o'clock sharp. The
members signed the roll and were sworn in
by Chief Justice Ryan, after which the work
OF organization began. For speaker, D. NJ
Kelly received 66 votes, Keogh 81. and
Milan Ford 9. On motion the election of
Kelly was made unanimous. For clerk,
Jno. f. Eldred received GA votes and Roger
Spooner 3d. For sergeant.at-arms, Miletus
Knight received 66 votes and Neal Diamond
81. a resolution notifying the governor
that the assembly was ready for business was
passed and the assembly ad journ ed. $500 Chief
Clerk Eldred has appointed w. NJ. Fogo
first assistant clerk; s. L. Perrine second
| assistant; f. n. Rogers transcribing clerk !;
0. A. SOuthmayd bookkeeper; +. S. Law
! renee enrolling clerk; T. j. Vaughn engross-
ing clerk ii. o. Fiield proof reader.
MADISON, January "a resolution
was adopted to provide members with a
copy of the revised statutes and of the as
sembly and senate journal of last session,
to be returned at the close of the session.
..... Papers were served on the speaker in
two contested election cases, Eagan
against Johnson in the Eleventh Milwaukee
district, and Hildebrand against Dawson in
the Waupun district: Both were referred
to the proper committee. The assembly
then adjourned until IL o'clock, when the
senate filed In and formed Joint conven-
ton to hear the reading of the governor s
message, which occupied an hour and half
in delivery Adjourned. Appointments
OF the sergeant-at-arms Assistant, VIM.
Leamans; postmaster, Jay Gibbs; assistant,
VIM. Stanton; doorkeepers, J. i. Bernard,
j. L. Johnson, c. E. Webster, j. B. Me-
Miller, Fred. Oelhefer; gallery attendants,
.
MADISON, January 10.-A memorial
to congress requesting a survey of Kewau-
nee harbor was referred to the committee
on state affairs. .... Bills introduced and re-
ferred: To authorize Shawan0 county to
borrow money; to provide relief for certain
free high schools, and regarding the distri-
button of the free high school fund; to au-
thorize Barron county to borrow money
to regulate the rate OF interest; to authorize
the committee appointed by the Supreme
Court to revise the rules of practice in Cir
cult and County courts. Adjourned until
Monday evening.
Following are the standing committees in
the assembly:
Judciary-Carter, Mills, Spence, Quarles, Black
stone, Potter and Frost.
Ways and Means-Field, Ladue, Hunt Bentley
and Ford.
Federal Relations-spenee, Cady, Baxter, John
son and J. d. Condit.
Educaton-Bailey, Haugen, Brindley, Nichols
and Fleming.
Rsiroads0Pulcifer, Bradley, Ostrauder, Quarles,
Sarnow, VIM. Wall, Keogh, Steffen and Reynolds.
Insurance, Banks and Banking Hutchinson,
Masse, Ga'lett, NJ Rae and Gare
State Affirs-Coe, Ostrander, Fischer, Lewis, E.
c. Wall, Ringle and Finn.
Privileges and Elections Nichols, Eastman,
Hill, b adley and ]. d. Condrt
interpretations Bullock, Gardin r, Cox, Root
and Potter.
Assessment and Collection of Taxes Loveioy,
Hemmi, Raesser, w. J. Vincent and Gray:
Lumber and Manufactmes-Clark, Withie, Nc
Dill, Frank and Greening
Public Improvements-Simpso BuTdge, Will
hams, Melvin and J. c. Petersen.
Militia-A. c. Allen, Sanderson, Washburn,
lander and Ford.
Agricalture-MitcheI, Webster, A. Peterson,
Thelsen and Muckerheid.
Town and County Organization Gilbert, But
tom, Eckhardt Scanlon aud O'Flaherty.
Roads and Bridges-Thomas, Barry, Mason, Finn
and Mullowney.
State Lands-Ellnweod, Ausman, Thelan, Ad-
land and Fitzgerald