Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

amend the statutes In relation to the recording
OF conveyances, etc.; appropr1ating $4,000 for
rebuilding the deaf and dumb ASYLUM at Della
van In accordance with plans to be adopted by
the senate committee ON charitable and penal
institutions; to appropriate the customary
amounts to the state institutions under the care
OF the board Of charities and reforms: to pro-
vide Tor proper proportion of payment for sur
veys made by county surveyors or deputies by
all land owners in the section. Adjourned.
MADISON February 3.-Bllls introduced Re-
latlng to constable fees; to amend the city char
ter of Prairie du Chem; to authorize the st.
Paul and Chicago Short Line Railway company
to construct q bridge over Lake st. Croix at or
near Prescott, provided that it shall contain
span OF at least $50 feet in the clear for the
passage of vessels and RATS; authorizing the
docketing Of judgments of the Supreme Court
III the Circuit Court in the same manner rs
Judgments are docketed in the latter court; to
reorganize the the Third Fourth and Tenth
judicial circuits, and to create the Thirteenth
circuit. The last named bill provides for the
detachment of Dodge, Washington and Ozaukee
counties from the Third circuit, and to attach
the latter two to the Fourth; to detach Mamto-
woo, Sheboygan, Kewaunee from the Fourth,
| and attach the latter to the Third; to detach
Door county from the Tenth and to create the
Thirteenth, composed of Ozaukee, Sheboygan,
! Man1towOc, Kewaunee and Door counties. 1t
provides for the appointment by the governor
OF judge of the new circuit, and specifies dates
cults. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 4.-Bills introduced: To
lay out state road from Milwaukee to Port
Washington by way of Whitefsh bay; to author
ize the city of Eau Claire to construct water
works; to appropriate $4,000 to the State Agri-
cultural society annually; to appropriate 81, 900
to the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural society.
-. The memorial to congress for the construc-
ton of harbor of refuge at Milwaukee WAS
concurred in. .Ryland's joint resolution in
regard to the withdrawal of the legal tender
character of United States notes was indefinitely
postponed. The joint resolution not to dis
turb the existing prosperous condition of trade
and commerce by any legislation on financial
questions was adopted. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 5.-Bills introduced: TO
equalize assessments; to appropriate $94, 889 to
the Northern Hospital for the Insane; to fix the
salaries of sheriffs; to erect a deaf and dumb
asylum at Portage; for the division of Clark and
Marathon counties and the erection of the
county of Webster; to allow general accident
insurance companies to do business in the
state; to authorize the st. Paul and Minnesota
| Short-Line railway to abandon that portion of
the line running from North Wisconsin junction
to st. CrOix lake; to provide for the sentencing
of girls within certain ages to the Milwaukee
Industrial school for girls; to loan portion of
the trust fund, not exceeding $4,000, to Lin
coin county; providing for the drainage of wet
or swampy land, and lead or coal mines to re-
strict the pardoning powers by providing that
pardons shall only emanate from council, or
be issued from the Supreme Court after judicial
the license Of the Northwestern Life
Insurance company from 2 to 5 per cent; to
authorize the st. Paul and Chicago
| Short-I,ine railway to bridge the Chippewa
and Wisconsin rivers on the line of its survey;
to confer certain police powers upon agents of
the WISCONSIN Humane society; to appropriate
1865, 900 for deaf and dumb institute In Brown
county; to appropriate 5000 to the State Agri-
cultural society; to permit the Mutual Hail asso-
Citations of other states to do business in Wis
consin. "A memorial 70 congress was presented
! for the improvement OF the harbor at Green
Bav; also for the sale of part of the Menomome
Indian reservation. "A joint resolution was
| offered to accept Ex-Governor Washburns resi-
dence for home for INDECENT children. The
bill amending the charter of Eau Claire was
passed, and the bill amending the charter of
Fond du Lac was concurred in. Adjourned.
MADISON, February GA few dummy bills
were referred to those who introduced them for
perfection and several bills were advanced to
third reading. This was about all the important
business transacted in the senate. Adjourned
till Monday night.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 2.-Petitions were pre-
,ented in relation to church taxation, the sale of
liquors and medical legislation. "A joint reso-
as to prohibit the manufacture and sale of liquor
as beverage. Bills introduced: To exempt
justices of the peace from juries; providing
that when court case is placed on the calendar
it shall remain until disposed of, and may be
brought to trial at any term without further no.
tice; to provide that judge may certify that he
is prejudiced against parties to an action; that
any convict in the state prison or the Nlilwau-
kee house of correction who shall attempt to es-
cape, or assault any officer of the prison, may
ten years, and also of solitary confinement of
not more than one year, and if life prisoner,
! he shall be punished by solitary confinement
under the direction of the court; to author
ize the common council of Ahnapee to
to incorporate the city of Menasha
| to authorize the county of Outagamie to borrow
money Of the trust fund, not exceeding $780,
600; to divide Fort Howard and Lawrence and
erect the town of Ashmanbenon; providing that
if jury is not demanded upon cases being
called in the County Court it shall be deemed to
have been waved and the case shall be tried by
the court; to assess personal property In the
district in which the owner lives Bills passed:
To repeal the sections of the revised statutes
entitled "of dogs and wild anirnals;" comforting
police powers on conductors and agents in GER
tain cases. Adjourned.
MADISON. February S-Bills introduced: To
regulate the grading and weighing of wheat and
appointing a board of trade in this state; to
protect duck and other wild fowl; to authorize
the city of Neenah to borrow money; to amend
the act incorporating the city OF Oconomowoc; |
to amend the charter of Wausau; also of Chip |
pewa Falls; in regard to the discontinuance of
highways when repairs on the same are neglect |
ed :. The following bills indefinitely post
poned: Relating to the license and keeping of
dogs; to provide when husband and wife may
testify against each other; to limit the number
of terms to which a person may be eligible to
the office of county of treasurer; relative to the
disposition and expenditure of license money in
the village OF Newburg, town of Trenton, Wash
ington county; to amend statutes relating to
election of county judges. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 4.-Bills introduced: To
amend the charter of Racine; to establish Mu- |
nicipal Court in Rock county; to authorize the
city of Racine to borrow money Tor the sup
port of its poor; to authorize Racine to purchase
additional cemetery grounds; to authorize
Depere to build a bridge across Fox river; to |
amend the charter of the village of Omro; to |
provide for q system of county bridges; author
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