The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-03-06
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

the WISCONSIN, National Guard. Adjourned
till Tuesday.
MADISON; February 24.-Thn vote bv which
the assembly bill relating to the special powers
OF county boards was indefinitely postuOned
was reconsidered, and the bill was referred to
the committee on judiciary Bills concurred
III: To restore criminal jurisdiction to the
County Court of Winnebago county: TO create
the Beloit city school district; in relation to the
assessment and collection Of highway taxes; to
fix the salary of the chief of police of Milwaukee
at $4,000 per annum, after April next, inclusive
of all perquisities and to prohibit police officers
from receiving witness fees III cases in which
the city is interested .. The bill providing that
insurance corporations may make assessments
upon all property insured sufficient to pay est
mated loss during the coming year was indeiin-
itely postponed. Adjourned.
i MADISON. February 25.-SeveTal petitions and
circumstances against creating the county of
Webster were presented and referred Bills
passed Providing that it shall be lawful to
klll deer III Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas cOuIl-
ties between August 10 and January /, of any
year; approprahng 1896 TO the Industrial
School for Boys for current expenses; providing
that IN cities having paid fire departments the
duty OF per cent. upon the amount of pre-
miums Of insurance companies shall be paid
into the city treasury: to authorize the cOnstruc-
ton of water works by the city of Eau Claire;
providing for the drainage of overtiowed swamp
lands in Manitowoc and Calumet counties; to
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county; to provide for the better maintenance
of line fences Assembly bills ConcuITed In:
70 authorize county boards to allow bOunties
for the destruction Of wolves. lynXes, wild cats
and foxes; to authorize Outagamle county to
+ borrow money for the purpose Of constructing
a courthouse relating to tax on dogs go. Ad-
journed.
/ MADISON, February 2G.-The Houghton cleo
ton bill as amended was passed by a vote Of -
! ayes TO 10 noes Bills passed: TO provide for
laying out and establishing road from Ailwau-
kee to Port Washington relating to claims
against counties, requiring court officers to GER
tify claims; TO loan portion Of the trust funds
to the county of Lincoln; relating to the board
Of state canvassers, providing that when q
member Of the board Is q candidate the chief
Justice NAV designate another officer to sit IN
his place; allowing a sheriff, for drawing
an inventory, or other paper, except returns
upon summons. subpoena or venire, twenty
five cents per folio; provided, that whenever
several writs of attachment against the same de-
PENDANT are delivered to the sheriff for service
and execution, such sheriff shall be entitled 70
ten cents per fOhO for drawing an inventory on
all writs subsequent to the first writ of attach
ment so executed by him Of any property III
Guided in the first inventory 80 drawn by HIM,
and no more, and five cents per folio for all
copies thereof Assembly bills COncuITed in:
Increasing the penalty for spiking saw-lOgs; to
amend the charter of the city OF WatertOwn; to
authorize the city of Beaver Dam to issue bonds
10 build city hall; to legallZe the acts of the
board of supervisors of Monroe county In pay
ing bounties for the destruction of foxes 10
amend the act incorporating the CITY Of New
London; to amend the charter of the city OF
OcontO; authorizing the city of OcOntO and
Guss Dreutzer tomaintaIn pier III the waters ct
Green Bay .... The biennial sessions resolution
appointed for this evening as the special order
was, by a vote Of 10 to 10, further postponed
till Wednesday evening. Ad jOurned.
NAT Eeir D7 he
amend the chartor of the city OF Portage war
cOncumed in. The bills providing that high
ways may be closed up after four years dlsuse
and for the erection at Portage of another deaf
and dumb asylum, were indefinitey postponed
" The bill approprating $50. 600 to the Wis
consin Industrial School for Girls at Milwaukee
caused some discussion and was finally recon-
mitted to the committee on charitable and pena
institutions Adjourned.
Assembly.
MADISON. February Z1.-Bills passed; Tt
amend the city charter of GAINESVILLE; TO provide
for the individual liability of stockholders il
banks and banhing institutions; relating to fees
of sherifs IN carrying patients to the state III,
sane asylum; authorizing the loan of state trust
funds to the city Of Chippewa Falls; providing
for the disposal of redemption money remain
ing III the hands Of county clerks for more than
six years: to provide for the service of process
upon Transportation companies and the appoint
ment of an attorney therefor within this state
amending the statutes relating TO the municipal
court Of the city and town Of Ripon amending
the statutes relating to proceedings IL garnls h
ment: relating to town insurance companies
Senate bills cOncurred III: To create the Ke
waunee harbor commissions; relating to the salt
of lands bv executors and administrators: L
restore the old law relating t. punishment fOl
larceny; relating to security fOr costs III CT1lnl
nal cases: memorial to congress for nationa
law TO protect the fishing interests IN fresh wa
ter lakes and their tributaries. Adjourned un
til Tuesday
MADISON. February 24.-The debate on ! ord
bill to restore the death penalty occupied thu
forenoon and evening sessions. the latter lasting
until eleven o'clock. At that time keogl
moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed
Simpson moved cali of the house. which wa
lost Gibson made an effort to adjourn. Ih
motion to indefinitely postpone was carried
ayes 46, nays A. An effort was made to recon
slider the vote, but it was defeated, and the as
sembly adjourned
MADISON, February Ex-senator Anderson
bill to provide means for better prevention o
the spread of noxiou. weeds, and bill to ap
proprlate q sum Of money to Geo. w. Perry fo
defending the state were cOncurred III. Ih
I'LL to amend the charter Of Wausau passed.
The Joint resolution proposing constitutions
amendment making sherifTs eligible for re-elec
ton was indefinitely postponed. kingston
Joint resolution providing for the prohibition O
sale OF manufacture of liquor after $780, camt
up for consideration, the question being on en-
grossment and third reading. An amendmen
was offered eXempting native wine and beer
which was adUpted-ayes 80, noes !. heOgl
moved that the resolution be indefinitely post
pOncd. LOst-ayes 81. noes AZ. The bill wa
then ordered TO third reading by n vote of 81
to 81 The assembly bill to re-enact the Law
killed last winter and giving bounty for tn
destruction of wild ANIMALS was indefinitely
postponed Adjourned
MADIsoS. February 26.-The joint resolution
requesting the senator's and members of con
gress from Wisconsin to support measure t
place interstate commerce under the direction
of a board of commissioners was COncurred in
800. Lawrence opened the death penalty question
anew by stating that during the parliamentary
manpuyering on Tuesday Sprague moved to re
consider the vote by which the bill was indetini
tely postponed. Sprague's motion appearing Of
the Journal the assembly reconsidered its actio
in indefinitely pOotponing the bill and II Wi
come up on Its passage Wednesday evenin
next The different interest bills mad
the special order for Monday evening next. .
Bills Indefinitely postponed: To increase she1
IFS fees for transferring patients to insan
asylums to ten cents per mile; TO prohibit tn
hunting Of quail and other small game wit
dogs; to amend the act incorporating the city G
Oconomowoc. .. The act to incorporate the cit
of Platteville was passed Adj ouned.
MADISON, February 27.-Senate bills concur
red in: In relation tO'cOmmitment to industria
schools: authorizing the Iowa county Agricu
tural society to donate certain lands to the Min
eral Point Railroad company; authorizing com
ty judges to employ Photographic reporters
appropriatmg $500, to the superintendent G
public property to purchase stationery for til
Legislature next year; to allow general acclder
insurance companies to do business III this state
80. Senate memorials concurred N: To col