Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-28

allow married women to maintain action in
court; to limit the term of county treasurers; to
amend the city charter of Fond du Lac to COM
pei school districts to build fences around school
houses and plant shade trees; to establish
ferry across the Mississippi river at De Soto,
Vernon county; relating to habeas corpus; to
legallZe certain publications of the county
board OF Jefferson county. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 21.-Bills introduced: Re
lative to the establishment of free libraries by
the county boards of supervisors; relative to
assessment and taxation of property; to author
He the board of supervisors of any county to
exempt their counties from the provisions of
the dog tax law; for the appointment of over
seers OF highways; to prevent unqualified per-
sons from practc1ng medicine and surgery in
the state; making stockholders of state banks
personally liable for the debts of their institu-
tons; empowering notaries public to solemnize
the marriage contract; to increase the penalty
for spiking logs; limiting the terms to which
county treasurers shall be eligible to Office to
two. The memorial to congress asking an APP
preparation for the improvement of the harbor
at Port Washington, was passed under a sus-
pension of the rules Kingston presented q
memorial from the board of supervisors of
Juneau county against annual sessions and in
favor of biennial meetings of the legislature :.
Adjourned.
MADISON, January 22.-Troy offered joint
resolution for an amendment to the constitution
of the state 1t provides that assemblymen
shall hold two years and the senators four years.
Referred to committee on state affairs. Eaton
offered joint resolution to amend the constitu-
ton providing that any adult who has resided
in town ten days immediately preceding cleo
ton, and every foreigner who has resided in the
United States one year, and shall have declared
his intention to become citizen ten days be-
fore election; and Indians who have been de-
clared citizens by. congress, and any civilized
person of Indian descent not member of any
tribe, shall be entitled to vote. Bills intro
duced To restore the premium of SIS for every
VOLTS scalp and So for that of wild cat or
lynx; to amend the statutes relating to the gov
eminent of Wisconsin hospitals for the insane.
The bill to authorize Jefferson county to
borrow 81 $50 for the purpose of building
bridge across Rock river at that point was re-
ported back from committee and passed The
memorial to congress asking for aid in the inn
provement of Kewaunee harbor passed under
suspension of the rules Adjourned.
MADISON, January 23.-Memorials, petitions,
etc.: For the repeal of the dog tax: for addi-
tional mail service from Merton, Waukesha
medical bill. Bills introduced and referred:
Providing that the highest legal rate of interest
shall be per cent. instead of To-; another bill
on the same subject making the rate per cent
without express contract and permitting per
cent by contract; to shorten the time days on
pealing all laws authorizing counties to
aid in the building of railroads; to amend
the charter of the city of WatertoWn; relating
to the eligibility of county officers; relating to
the laying of street railways and trarnways to
towns and villages. Bills passed: To loan a
portion of the trust funds of the state to the
city of Wausau; for the laying out of state
road from Lincoln, Kewaunee county to inter-
cept the Green Bay and Sturgeon state road.
The senate bill limiting the time for the recep-
ton of new business to February was con-
CURED in. :. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 26.-Lowth presented
petition for constitutional amendments prohibit
ing the sale of alcoholic liquor. Bills intro
duced: Authorizing villages organized under
the general laws of the state to support Their
own poor; to change the rate of interest on
judgments from 10 to per cent; providing
that any insurance company doing business in
the state shall at any time cancel a policy upon
the request of the holder and return the amount
of premium paid in advance; for the formation
of the Beloit city school district; to loan por-
ton of the trust fund to the city of Chippewa
Falls Adjourned