Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-03-17
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

TCEDsAy March s-.Senate.-A bill was intro
duced BY the committee on finance and insurance
relating to evidence from bank books. The fol-
lowing assembly bills were severally read a third
time and concured in: Relating to the distribu-
ton of supreme court reports and amendatory of
section 357 of the r. s To amend see. 45S3
chap 1SS of the r. 5. entitled crimes and the
punishment thereof; Relating TO crimes and the
punishment thereof. Relating to the settlement
of estates of deceased persons To amend section
234j OF the r. $, giving married women the right
to use and maintain action, On motion Of
Sen. Sutherland the senate proceeded TO vote for
United States senator TO succeed Matt. II. Car
penter The following is the vote in detail:
Senators Fiukeh burg Griffin Hamilton Kelly
Richardson Sutherland, Van Setback Wing and
Woodman-9 voced for Angus Cameron.
Senators Anderson, Carter, Delaney, Hunt,
kusel Paul, Rankin, Smiths voted for Col.
VIM I. Villas.
Senator's Crosby, Ellis, McKeeby, Scott Silap-
son, and Wiley, voted for Luther 5. Dixon.
Senators Burrows Blackstone and McGrew-3,
voted for +. W. Reyes
Senator'S Phillips and Quarles-2, voted for
Chas G.. Williams.
SEN Fihed voted for c, l.. Colby.
SEN Price voted for Sen. Scott.
Sem Ryiand voted for Sen. Quarles.
SEN Thomas voted for Geo. c. HaZeton
Sen. Weaver was absent total-35
1sseutbiyA resolution providing Tor the ap-
pointment of a select committee OF five TO take
into consideration the ACCESSIBILITY of calling
constitutional convention, came up and was in
detintly postponed.
Assembly bills passed Authorizing the city of
Waupaca to rinse certain moneys to aid in the
construction of a new court house.
Regulating the rate of interest mt per cent.
legal and per cent. on contract Ayes 81,
noes 81.
Amending section l. chapter 2ll, laws of 1880,
relating to town insurance companies.
Amending chapter a, revised statutes in re-
laton to making returns of elections to county
clerks, and for compensation tor she same.
Authorizing the city of Waupaca to contract
with the county of Waupaca for the purchase OF
court house.
Amending chapter S. laws of 1880, relating to
barbed wire fences.
Providing for the assessment of damages to
lands taken or overlooked by works of improve
nent on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers prosecuted
or maintained by the L. ). government
Authorizing the city Of Columbus to issue bonds
20 build school houses in said city.
Mr.. Ware moved that the assembly now pro-
coed to elect senator in place OF Senator Matt.
II. Carpenter deceased. Carried.
THE VOTE.
The roll being called, members answered to
their choice as follows:
Messrs. Austin, Belts Bowlcs, Bradford Brad
ley, Bronson, Buckstatf Chamberlain, G. H., Cor
bett Ekern, Fuller q ilson. l.. s., Hartman, Her
rick Jess Juye kempter Maxwell, McCord, Me
Din, McFetridge Mengies Miner O'Brien,
Paddock Pierron, Rasmussen Rusk, Wall and
Ware--3O-voted for Angus Cameron.
Messrs. Blakeslee Case chamberlain, A. O..
Dunn, Funke, Gillespie, Howe, Jarvis Kingston,
Lloyd, Luse Moors, Peterson A., Phillips, Rev
ey, Rogers, Roskie, Tarrant Troy-l9-yoted for
+. W. keyes.
Messrs. Estabrook, Field, ellison, F. H., Her.
Ger, Laverrenz, Matthews, Parry, Pierce, Price,
Shepard, Stanley. Troy-l2-yoted tor Luther $.
Dixon
Messrs Bainbridge, Cabanis, Keene Kidd
voted for geo. G. llazelton.
Messrs. Barnes, Fohtaiue, Lins, Pratt, Sage,
Seabold, Smith, l.. j., Sprague-S- voted for
Charles q. Williams.
Mr.. Bullock voted for Lieutenant Governor
Bingham,
Messrs. Briggs, Codwell, Craig Darbellay, Gee,
Gleason, Hoehouse, Humphrey, Keogh, Liscow,
NcMurdo Peterson. c. II. NJ, Ringe, Schwa
bach Selsemeyer Sloan, Smith Ira p, Steele
lS--yoed for VIM. f. Villas.
Absent-Messrs. Brennan Davis, konz, Law
renee. Meadows, Meyer, Taylor and Trips.
WEDNESDAY, Mrrch 9-Senote-A petition
was presented by Sen. Simpson, of citizens of
Milwaukee against repeal Of the oil law also, by
sen. Van Schack, on the same subject. The fol-
lowing bill was introduced Sem Thomas, by
unanimous consent, to amend section of chapter
Is, laws of 1881, entitled an act to amend section
1863, revised statutes, in relation to terms of
county courts. On motion Of Sen. Thomas, the
rules were suspended and the bill was then passed.
SENATORIAL.
At five minutes to twelve a resolution was re-
ceiyed from the assembly that the two houses
meet in JOINT convention at II o'clock, March
9TH, to vote upon the question Of L. 5. senator
to bill the vacancy occasioned by the death of
>e.. Matt. II. Carpenter. The resolution was
adopted. The senate then proceeded to the as
sembly chamber to vote for q senator the result
not differing materially from that of the day pre-
gious as announced elsewhere.
WEDNESDAY, March 9.--AssepJiv, Petitions
were presented for and against prohibition of
alcoholic manufacture, in favor of an appropria-
ion for amber cane culture and against the bill
elating to Wisconsin industrial schools.
Mr.. EStabrook offered joint resolution for
jolnt convention at noon next Wednesday, to take
appropriate action in honor of the memory of
senator Matt. H. Carpenter.
An attempt was made by Mr. Rasmussen to
take the Green Bay and Minnesota railway rcso
ution from the table: but it failed for want of a
two-thirds vote.
The bill to amend the charter of the city Of
Portage passed under suspension of rules,
On motion Of Mr.. Pierce, the chief clerk was
directed to inform the senate that the assembly
vas ready to 90 into JOINT convention, to take
ballot for L. 5. senator
The honorable the 1t Governor and the SEN
ATE appeared few minutes after twelve O'Clock
and took seats.
The 1t. Governor presided and announced the
npJect Of the convention.
The rolls were called by the chief clerks, and
The vote announced as follows
angus Cameron NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Al
E. W. Keyes. Observation-Disclosures. IL
L. 5. Dixon Observation-Disclosures. Is
L.G. Williams. Observation-Disclosures. IL
REQ, {. Ha2eton. Observation-Disclosures. I