Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-01-26
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

COngreES preSented Dv
Senator Woodman, asking for mail service between
Baraboo and Kilbourn City, also bill giving
municipalities power to fund Indebtedness by issu-
ing bonds Of over s10O each after thirty DAYS A
bin was introduced providing for uniform
style Of fire insurance policy, none to be
legal until approved by the insurance commits
sloner. "A series of resolutions were presented
charging fraud, deceit and sharp practice
against the officers of the Madison Mutual Insurance.
company, calling for committee to investigate the
company's affairs and providing for the appoint
ment by the governor of competent assistants TO
the attorney general in prosecuting the case . Ad-
journed,
MADISON, January 18.--After prayer by Prof j.
ID. Butler, Senator /. w. Van Setback who has been
absent on account Of business, was sworn in Pc
htons were presented asking for constitutional
amendment prohibiting the liquor traffic. :. "A bill
extending the time allowed the Black river railway
company for earning the bonds granted in Clark
county passed under suspension of the rules,
the time being extended to June 81, 1881 A bill
was introduced to empower the commissioners Of
public lands to extend the time of payment of school
fund loaned in Dodge county Adjourned.
MADISON, January ia joint resolution was
offered to print 1000 copies of the report of the Mil
waukee industrial school for girls for $780, 5000 cop
les of the report of superintendent and inspectors
OF illuminating oils and 5000 copies of the report of
the committee investigating the insane hospitals.
memorial was presented asking for a law to pro-
tect Sheep also resolution asking for the appoint
ment of committee of five to investigate the subject
of taxation and report by bill or otherwise A bill
to appropriate the sum of $780, Is to pay the ex-
penses of the committee which investigated the state
H..
to endorse the agreement not to consider the
resolution on redistrictng the state until January
~. Adjourned
MADISON, January 2O.-After the presentation of
the usual number of prohibitory liquor memorials,
Joint resolutian was presented providing that
business be introduced in either house after Feb
ruary TO- The assembly resolution to investigate
the workings of the state law regulating the manu-
facture and sale of illuminating ellis up its
concurrence and was defeated by vote of II to 49,
Bills introduced: To limit the lien of debts upon the
dinD or
making record of the dissent thereof; providing
that the testimony given in justice courts by wit
ness subp9naed on part of the state, whose testi-
mony may favor the Defense may be produced by the
defense in the trial in Circuit Court in the wit
ness shall have disappeared or passed beyond the
immediate reach of the defendant. A recess
then taken till II O'Clock to receive the report of the
committee on enrolled bills and the senate i'm
mediately thereafter adjourned.
MADISON, January 2l-A resolution was intro
duced referring the various recommendations in the
governors message to appropriate committees "A
joint resolution providing for the appointment of
special committee Of fve-two from the senate and
three from the assemby-upon works of internal
Improvement, and that much of the governors
message that relates to the action of the legislature
with reference to appropriations for such works by
congress, be referred to such committee with in
structions to report early practicable,
passed under suspension OF the rules Senators
Kelly and Woodman were appointed as such commit
tee the part of the senate bill was introduced
to prevent double assessment upon incumbered real
estate, or to provide an equitable mode of tax for
such property; relating to highways and bridges;
relating to municipal elections. The memorial
to congress for a harbor of refuge at Milwaukee
passed under suspension OF the rules Consid-
Grafton Of the joint resolution setting February 10th
the date for the end of admission of business
set for Wednesday .Adjournedto 1880 Monday
evening.
Assembly.
MADISON, January 1.-THE assembly met at 7
O'Clock, when the speaker announced the following
standing committees
On JUdiciary-s. W. Pierce, of Adams; j. F.
Ware of Fond dill Lac; Burr Sprague, of Green; f.
L. ellison, of Pierce; G. D. McDill, of Polk; G. E.
Estabrook, of Manitowoc; M. u. L. Fuller, Of She
boygan; Fl. G. Sloan, of Outagame: NJ J. Briggs, of
Iowa.
On Ways and Means-N. j. Field, of Racine;
Henry Herzer, of Milwaukee: III. V. Pratt of Rock;
r. r. Kempter, Of Buffalo; G. 81. M. Peterson OF
Calumet.
Federal Eelations-J. D. Bullock, of jefferson; E.
w. Lloyd, of Column ia: J. H. Cabannis, of Grant,
J. A. Lins, of Waukesha; Maurice Brennan, o.
Brown.
On Cities-E p Matthews, of Milwaukee; N, J.
Field of Racine; Geo. FL. Buckstaff, of Winnebaeo;
f. S. Lawrence, of Rock; Louis K, Luce, of Dane;
j. F. Ware, of Fond du Lac: H. c. Sloan, of Outa-
gamie
On State Afairs-E. c. McFettridge, of Dodge; T.
M. Corbett Milwaukee; S. M. Bronson, Winnebago;
L. J. Smith, Walworth; C. f. Roskie Marquette: j.
EducationLW. S. Maxwell, Z. 8. Gibson, r. O.
Jewe, G. E. Estabrook, FL. E. Humphrey.
Railroads H. Mccord, John Bradley, wm
Thomas Bainbridge, Ed. Keogh, Jno. Ringle
Insurance, Banks and Bapking-F. S. Lawrence,
GEO. jess, L. y. Hartman, Merton Herr1ck, Z. 1t.
Meyer.
Privileges and Elecions-E. S. Minor, Thos. Gill
1espie, T. J. Bow]es, A. o. Chamberlain. Fred Kong
Interpretations. T. Kingston, Otto Laverrenz, g.
III. Chamberlain, B. NJ Jarvis, Ira p. Smith
Assessment and Collection of Taxes. w. Rewey,
A. K. Shepard, James Menzies, s. A. Sage, J. w.
Halehouse.
Lumber and Manufactures-A S. Trow, VIM. Wall,
A. Peterson, Merton Herrick, J. Taylor
Public Improvements-Ba Sprague, j. H Case.
VIM. Paddle, j. w. Rewey, Thos. Gleason.
Militia-E. Blakesee, l.. r. KEN pter, B. M Jarvis.
griculture-Cyrus Troy, w. j. Austin, w. Pierroa,
r. FL. Trip, John Steele.
Town and County Organizations. A Phillips,
Ernest Funke, VIM. Meadows, Peter Ecken, S. y.
Caldwell.
Roads and Bridges-Allen Rusk, lei. S. Keene, H..
B. Howe, j. j. Rasmussen, A. Salzmeyer.
State Iands-James McMurdo, d. j. Price, G. A.
Davis J. L. Seabod, J. T. Swalbaeh.
Medical Societies.. E. Geo. It. T. ellison, g. III.
Chamberlain, ID. J. Price, E. Blakeslee.
Legislative Expenditures. f. Ware, Alley Pc
tersen, Otto Laverrenz, Thos. Gillespie, j. E. OAR
belay.
Engrossed Rlls-B. FL. Belts, f. /. Kidd l.. .
Minor, Henry Herzer. S. A. Craig.
Enrolled Bls-L. L. Gibson, John O'Brien, j. T..
Rogers, M. d. L. Fuller, G. G. Meyer.
Assembly Members of Joint Committee on Claims
| ID. B. Barnes, Benjamin Fontaine. Wirth Parry,
j. r. Kingston, Vim. Iyskow.