Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-03-10
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE,

the charter of city of Jefferson Reconsidered
On motion, the vote by which No l29 s., a bill to
collect the archives of Wisconsin passed ut the
last session was reconsidered and the bill was re
| ferred to the committee on claims Adjourned
TUESDAY,, Feb. % Assen,bly.-The following
bills were passed Relating TO the inspection dis
| .rcts, and the examination of teachers etc to
amend revised statutes, relative to towns, duties
and Liabilities of towns relating 10 the settlement
OF estates Of deceased persons; to provide for
the purchase of 1000 copies of Webster's die
tlonary 10 amend sec. 2469 revised statutes re-
lating TO terms Of county courts.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. %. Senate Bills passed
) 4 bill to limit the lien of debts upon the real
estate Of deceased persons, and TO provide for
making record of the descent thereof
a bin TO provide for the separate publication of
reports of Washburn Observatory and Of the de
partment of agriculture and mechanical arts in
the Wisconsin university.
A bill to prevent the obstruction of navigation
of the waters Of the state.
To appropriate 10 the regents of the university
Of Wisconsin, the sum of 5000.
The president announced the following n the
joint committee on apportionment on the part of
the senate viz: Messrs Price Ryland, Scott and
Rankin, Mr. Ryland to be chairman of said COM
mittee.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24-Assernbly-Mr. Keene
moved that the vote whereby the bill to appro-
pirate one hundred dollars to the Wisconsin W DOL
Growers Association was killed be reoousidered
Carried.
The bill was passed. Ayes %. noes 30.
RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED,
/ o refer all railroad tax bills To a special com
mittee of nine There was some discussion when
finally it was adopted.
The speaker appointed the following special
committee under the resolution
Messrs. McFetridge of Dodge Shepard, of
Milwaukee Peterson, Of Crawford Bradley, of
La Crosse Buekstaff, of Winnehago; Herrick,
of st. CroiX Troy, of Green Briggs, Of Iowa :;
Sloan, of Outagulnie.
BILLS PASSED,
To amend section 425, chapter q revised
statutes relative to school meetings.
To repeal chapter 2O9, laws of 1850, relative
to state certificates.
Changing time for holding term OF circuit cour;
IN Marquette county.
To assist laborors and servants in collecting
their earnings.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The chair announced that the special order
was the consideration Of various resolutions re-
atiye to bienial sessions Of the legislature and
elections, The following resolution passed at the
last session of the legislature was taken up, and
after discussion adopted: Joint resolution amend
ing number 4 3, / and q article Of the CON
stltution Of the state of Wisconsin.
Resolrcd BY the assembly the senate concur
ring that section of article of the c6nstitu-
ton of this state, be amended to read rs fol-
lows
Section 1. The members of assembly shall be
chosen biennay by single districts on the Tues
day succeeding the first day Of November, after
the adoption of this amendment, by the qualified
electors Of the several districts; such districts to
be bounded by county, precinct, town or ward
lines, to consist of contiguous territory and be in
rs compact form rs practicable.
| That section Of article Of the constitution
of this state be amended so as to read as fol-
| lows:
| Section 3. The senator's shall be elected by
single districts of convenient and contiguous ter
ritory at the same time and in the same manner
| as members Of the assembly are required 10 be
chosnn, and as no assembly district shall de di-
vided in the formation of u senate district The
| senate districts hall be numbered in the regular
series and the senator shall be chosen alternately
| from the odd and even numbered districts.
! The senators elected or holding over at the
time of the adoption Of this amendment shall
continue in Office till their successors elected
and duly qualified. And after the adoption Of
this amendment, all senators shall be chosen for
| the term of four years.
That section | ] of article Of the constitution
! of this state be amended rs to read as follows
Section ! /. The legislature shall meet at the
seat of government ut such time as shall be pro-
yided by law, once in two years and no ottener,
| unless convened by the governor in special ses-
| sion and when SO convened no business shall be
transacted except as shall be necessary to accom-
plish the special purposes for which 1t was con
| yened.
That section 81 Of article of the constitution
| of this state be amended 50 to read follows
Section 2 Each member of the lie gislature
| shall receive for his services for and during the
| regular session the sum of five hundred dollars
| and ten cents for every mile he shall travel in
! going to and returning from the place Of meeting
! of the legislature on the most usual route. In
case of an extra session of the legislature. no ad
| ditional compensation shall be allowed to any
member thereof either directly or indirectly, ex-
| cent for mileage to be computed at the same rate
| rs for a regular session. No stationery, newspa-
pers, postage or other perqusites, except as sal
| airy and mileage above provided shall be received
| from the state by any member OF the Legislature
for his services, or in any other manner, rs such
| member
THURSDAY, Feb 24-S.oate-At about half past
nine the news Of the death Of Senator Carpenter
reached the senate chamber, and much excite
ment mingled with expressions OF profound sor-
row were seen and heard on all sides At ten
O'Clock the senate was called to order by Lieut.,
GOV. Bingham and Immediately atterroll call, the
senate adjourned until 1870 p. NJ
EVENING SESSION,
A communication was received from the GOV
ernor announcing that the remains of Senator
Carpenter would be deposited in the vault at
Washington and not removed to Milwaukee un-
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The following was also introduced
STATE OF WISCONSIN
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
MADisoS Feb. q.
To the Honorable Senate ond Assembiy:
An official telegram from the vice president
Of the United States confirms the sad ntelli-
ccnce. received earlier in the day that the Hon,
Matthew II. Carpenter, United States senator
from Wisconsin died at twenty-five minutes past
nine o'clock this morning, in the city Of Wash
ington.
the legal profession ha7 lost its brightest orna-
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