Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-23
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

-.. Senate.
MADISON, March 15.-The following bills passed:
To amend the charter of the city of Prairie du CHEM
to amend the charter of the city of Waterown reat
ing to bond commissioners and to the powers of 9TH
er city officers; to egaze the adjournment of the
Circuit Court for Green county, and to fix the time
for holding the courts in said county; to amend the
charter of the city of GAINESVILLE. The joint resoll-
ton for an amendment of the constitution relating
to the uniformity of taxation and authorizing the
levy of income and special taxes was ordered to be
engrossed and read third time.
| MADISON, March 15.-Petitions were presented
agal1st the repeating of the Illuminating oil law and
the passage of the Industrial school bill . The fol-
| lowing bills were concurred in: To amend the
statute relative to barbed wire fencing; to amend the
statutes relative to weights and measures TO lay out
state road between Pierce and Pepin countless at-
| thorizing Kewaunee to build bridge over Kewau-
nee river; to amend the statute for the preservation
of trout in Marathon county, to amend the statute
concerning drains; authorizing Chippewa county to
fund its floating Indebtedness: to preserve fish in
Lake Ellen, Sheboygan county; to preserve fish in
Polk county. The bills passed were: To cgalize
the survey Of state road in Oconto county, concern
ing criminal proceedings to authorize loans and ex
tensions of loans of state trust funds; to amend the
statutes relating to attachments. The vote the
bill recording certain instruments reconsidered
and the bill referred. At the evening session COM
| mittee reports were received. Adjourned.
| MADISON, March II. Petitions against the In
dustria school bill, the repeal of the oil law and
Waupaca county bridge were presented A resolu-
ton of inquiry into the alleged bribery in the cleo
ton of Senator Angus Cameron laid over till to-
morrow Bills passed. Establishing state road
between Wood and Portage counties; opening a road
| from Grand Rapids to Stevens Point; amending the
town insurance company statute; appropriating 1898
to the Boscobel school; to grade Howell avenue;
amending the public policy offenses statute; relating
to salaries OF county judges; relating to constabes;
concerning inquests; concerning Outagamie county
real estate legazing acts of state road commission
er; amending the free high school statute relating to
fees of county officers; repeating law relative to the
Chippewa Falls Indebtedness. =. Bills postponed:
Concerning criminal proceedings; state certificates
poll taxes: power of towns; obstructng railroads;
tension of tax warrants; advertising real estate for
taxes. The woman suffrage amendment was voted
down. Adjourned. ...a.
| MADISON, March 1S-Several bills and resolutions
were considered and recommitted The senatorial
bribery investigation referred to a special COM
mttee to report if there are sufficient grounds for
investigation. Bills were passed. Relating to a
coat of arms and great seal for the state: amend
ing the Fond du Lac city charter; relating to public
| printing; providing for bounty wild animals.
Several unmportant bills were indefinitely post.
poned. The appropriation for the Delavan institute
was reduced. Adjourned.
MADISON, March ia long debate was had on
the question OF ordering the anti treating bill to
third readii2g. 1t was finally ordered but mo-
ton to pass it failed, owing to failure to
two-thr1s vote bill Of a similar character re-
lating to the sale of liquors to minors was ordered to
third reading. The following Bills were passed:
Relating to the sale of lands for delinquent taxes;
| relating to special powers OF county board: re-
lating to water powers to provide for secretary of
the board of public works of Milwaukee; to amend
the charter OF the city OF Madison The assembly
bill to amend the revised statutes entitled of rail-
roads, concurred in. The assembly bill was in
definitely postponed to amend the revised statutes
relating to the expenditure of highway taxes. Adj
/ journed
Assembly.
MADISON, March 15.-Rewey made personal ex-
PLANTATION regarding his action in the late senatorial
contest Consideration of the resolution oblginp
the standing committees to report by the 18th was
postponed until next Monday The following bills
passed: Appropratng 3d. 900 to the Wisconsin State
consn Horticultural society: amending the statutes
relative to punishment in the state prison appropri-
aing $500 to the State Dairymens association;
amending the statutes relative to the assessment of
property for taxation; providing for services of
process guardians; to legalze the adjournment of
the March term of the Circuit Court in Green county
The bill making INSANITY ground for divorce
was ordered to a third reading. The bill giving
married women the right to and maintain an
action passed. Adjourned.
| MADISON, March 15.-The following bills were
killed: To amend laws for building bridges by vii
Lagos; authorizing Princeton to buy canal stock .
The resolution to amend section 6, article Z of the
constitution killed The bills amending the
statute concerning assessment and collection of
taxes, add relating to the taxation of corporations
were made the special order for Thursday evening"
The bill providing for biennial elections and SEES
slons was read third time. In committee of the
whole large general file was passed upon. AT the
evening session the temperance bill was defeated-5I
to 49,. Adjourned.
MADISON, March 17-Bills passed: Relating to log
driving on Elk and Wolf rivers; circuit COURTS limit
atons courts in Wood county; legalizing acts of
Lincoln county supervisors authorizing bridge tax
in Maine, Outagamie county; relating to indictments
and informations; providing for certa fishways:
collection OF statistics; attachment and levy grow
ing crops; village bridge building; landlords and
tenants; settlement of estates; poll taxes public
printing; relating to dams Bills ordered to third
reading: Relating to protection of farm mortgage
lands and timber; building a dam in Marathon
county; constructing railroad in CLARK county; as
sessment of taxes; Mississippi ferry; insane COM
mitments. The bill changing poll in Price county
! was indefinitely postponed. Adjourned.
MADISON, March 18.-Bils passed: Relating to
Webster's dictionary; dams Pine river booms
in Beaver Dam lake; legalizing town board action;
to prevent the spread of Diseases relative to tele
graph lines; appropriating $1,000 for purchase of
state stationery to improve Taylor creek; relating
books Mississippi ferry fees in circuit courts; d-
vorces: Hudson city, Stevens Point and New Lon
don; registration; providing for biennial general
elections relating to Thornappe river. Indefinite
ly postponed: The bills relative to ens crimes Of
lenses against public policy, railroad rebates and
liquor traffic in Beloit. Adjourned
MADISON, March 19.-The joint resolution to in
yestigate the Madison Mutual Insurance company
was Indefinitely postponed. Bills were passed: To
amend revised statutes entitled of highways amend
ing revised statutes entitled of assessment of taxes
relating to the inspection and measurement of logs
and lumber; authorizing the governor to deliver
patents to the G. ST. P. M. & o. Railroad company;
to prescribe procedure for committing persons to
hospitals in relation to trespass; relating rail-
road laborers liens; reesta blishng the Rock county
Municipal Court. Senate bills indefinitely post
poned: Appropriating $500 for the Home of the
Friendless OF Fond du Lac appropriating S. 900 to
the Oshkosh steam wagon proprietors providing for
the publication and distribution of town laws. :.
Senate bills concurred in: Amending revised stat
utes; revising the Prairie du Chen charter; amend
ing revised statutes entitled general provisions reat
ing to corporations amending revised statutes en-
titled of the construction of statutes amending the
Platteyille charter All of the various bills for the
whole part OF the ST. Croix land grant kill