The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-01-25
THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
Senate.


..... Adjourned.
MADISON, January 14.-Many petit
tlons to prevent the sale of Intoxicating
liquors were presented Bills were intro
duced to amend the revised statutes relative
TO religious institutions and to purchase
WeDster's dictionaries for the use of the
schools of the state. Joint resolution
was adopted lnstructing our representatives.
In congress to oppose the army reorganiza-
tlon Dill now pending. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 15.-A resolution
relating to biennial session of the legislature
was introduced. .. Bills introduced !:
Amending section 40, chapter u, revised
statutes, relating to state offices; to appro-
pirate S77,55l to the northern hospital for
the insane, $52, 900 to the industrial school
for boys, $4,000 to the institute for deaf
mutes, $l9 600 to the state asylum for the
insane, and SlS,500 to the institute for the
bllnd; to authorize the maintenance of a
brldge across the Little Aux PLANES river,
and declaring 1t navigable; to regulate the
practice OF dentistry Adjourned
MADISON, January 16.-Resolutions
introduced; To prevent the raising of
wolves as business in order to get boun-
ties; that temperance petitions be referred
to committee of two from the senate and
three from the assembly $3.50. Bills introduced:
10 amend the law relatIngto the survival of
action; to amend the law relating to as
sessment OF taxes: to fix the rate of assess.
ment against railways in case of death at
SZ5 900; appropriating $4,000 to the state
agricultural ty......AdJourned.
MADISON, January 17.-Bills were in
troduced authorizing the construction of a
dam across the Big Aux PLANES river, Mara
thon county, aud providing for state agent
to look after discharged convicts . The
bill legalizing the acts of the board of snper-
vlsors OF Iowa county was concurred in .....
Adjourned.
MADISON, January 18.-BiIls intro
duced: Amending section 1910 of revised
statutes relating to railways; relating to
the preservation OF tsh...... Adjourned until
Tuesday morning.
Assembly
MADISON, January 13.-Bills intro
duced and referred: To regulate time of
holding terms of court in the Eighth judicial
circuit; to allow the city Of Racine to Dor
row money for the support of paupers; to
amend sections 3S7 and 405 of the revised
statues relating to diplomas granted by the
state university and normal schools; to re-
peal section 2,455 of the revised statutes.
Adjourned.
MADISON, January 14.-Papers in the
Eagan-J ohnson election case were presented.
"A resolution to receive no new business
after February l was introduced; also a bill
to suppress vagrancy djourned.
MADISON, January 15.-Resolutions
introduced and referred: Amending the
constitution relative to uniform taxation;
relating to distribution Of the revised stat
utes; relative to pork and beef packing and
The yarding Of stock in the city OF Mliwau-
kee; to legalize the official acts of Thomas
BlenhireOn, justice OF Lafayette county I;
to provide for licensing surveyors; limiting
the number of terms to which persons NAV
| be eligible 10 the office of county treasurer
amending the statute relating to the penalty
! Tor catching fish with nets, spears etc. to
prevent the obstruction of navgable waters
IN the state; repeating certain sections of
the law relating to the city charter of Fond
du Lac; amending the act relating to Gene
! terles; to legalize the acts of the board of
supervisors of Buffalo county; to provide
| for the sale of certain lands in the state: to
| create the county of New and provide for
the organization of the same; to establish a
state road rom Wolf river, Shawano county
10 Wausau, Marathon county; appropriate
ing $685. 900 to the northern hospital for the
lnsane.....A resolution that no new business
be received after February 1st was adopted
.....Ad journed.
MADISON, January 16.-A memorial
to congress urging the appropriation for
Superior harbor and other rivers and har.
bors, and the acceptance of Sault Ste Marie
canal was adopted Joint resolution
ordering distribution OF revised statutes
ameng the clerks of Circuit Courts, and pro.
viding for the sale OF the statutes outside OF
Wisconsin was adopted .... Bills introduced
Relating to taxing railroad, telegraph and
inland navigation companies; relating to
the taxing OF dogs in Door county; limiting
the number of terms person may be elegi.
b to the office or county clerk; providing
! for special terms of the Circuit Court in the
| Seventh judicial circuit; authorizing the
maintenance of dam across Willow river,
POLK county; 10 lay out and establish a state
| road from Hillsboro, Vernon county, to
Union Centre, Juneau county; providing for
biennial sessions; defining vagabondage
| and providing for the punishment there of
| to authorize the commissioner of public
| lands to loan portion of the stat truste fund
to Flower, Portage county petition
was presented amending the constitution
relating to the sale of intoxicants A d.
iourned.
MADISON, January l7.-ResOlutiOns in
troduced: TO amend the constitution in re.
gard to the meetings of the legislature
making them biennial; relating to the paw.
ment by the state of the amount due Mara
thon county for the sale of forfeited lands :
relating to the taxation of dogs relating to
liens on log and timber; authorizing the
town of Luck, Polk county, to borrow
money; relating to liens on crops by farm
laborers and others......Adjourned.
MADISON, January 18.-Joint resolu-
tons were concurred in, relating to the
maintenance of gas works by the state and
relating to the appointment of committe e
to consider constitutional amendment re-
lating to the sale of intoxcants ..... Bills in
troduced: Relating to collection and paw
ment of taxes to county treasurers relating
TO the use aud Improvement of stock
Adjourned until Tuesday morning.
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