The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-04-01
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


of the State Hospital for the Insane, came up
for consideration, and was laid over till Friday
morning. Bills passed To amend section $50
Revised Statutes, Resting to the admission of
patients to the Hospital for the ms ne to
amend the charter Of the city of La Crosse to
amend Section 1862 Revised Statutes. relating
TO corporate MS operating street RAILWAYS; to
prevent quacks from deceiving the people by
assuming professional titles. The Senate in a
very quiet and summary manner killed the SEN
ate JOINT resolution providing for woman suf-
frage. The Assembly bill making in
sanity for five consecutive years a cause
for divorce was refused n third reading
Bills were killed relating to registry in M.lwa1-
kee, also relating to an excise law. The Edu-
catlonal Committee recommended the con-
struchon of q new building for st lie Hi+
torical Building In the evening there were
lengthy discussions on the bill aiming to place
alt State charitable institutions under one
board. Final action was deferred till to-mor-
row.
ASSEMBLY The following bills passed: Re
lating to the protection of the lands and timber
therein granted to the Wisconsin railroad from
the Mortgage Land Company. and amendatory
of section 6, chapter 446, local laws of 1868; to
enable the city of Milwaukee to extend the
Seventh ward park; changing the time of sale
insurance Commissioners elective offices;
snls evening the bill TO establish a State pnblie
school for dependent children, and to appro-
pirate S3O, coo for the same was sent to a third
readlng by almost an unanimous vote. A hill
10 assess telegraph companies at their cash yalne
came up and was smothered at once.
THURSDAY, March 24.-SENArE.-Fhe Joint
Assembly resolution for an amendment OF srti-
Gle Of the constitution, providing for the req
istration of qualified electors in incorporated
cities, and for the enactment OF laws to provide
against frauds at elections, and to protect the
purity OF the ballot-box, was taken up and the
question was on the adoption of the amendment
made by the Judiciary Committee. After
some motions it was ordered to third reading
motion to reconsider the vote by which the A.
sembly bill relating to divorce on the ground
of insanity was refused q third reading having
been made, and, the question being on the re-
consideration of said vote, Mr.. Wing called
the attention of the Senate to the provisions of
the Revised Statutes in relation to divorce, and
advocated the provisions of the bill, and, the
question being taken, the vote was reconsidered
by ayes, IS noes, H. resolution for an
amendment to the constitution providing for
biennial sessions of the Legislature was co
sIdered in the Senate this forenoon and adopted
4ueIe WAS Ill ANIMATED HSnl III the senate To-
night over approprlatlng money to the two Hos
pitfalls for the Insane, the Deaf and Dumb In
stitu,e and the School for Boys. The aggre-
gate amount was cut do yn $50, 900. The sum
asked for by the asylum at Madison was
$100,00S, and it was cut down to 500, 900, ter
rible slaughter.
ASSEMBLY. attempt was made on the
part of the Milwaukee members to recall the
Ant-Treating bill for the purpose of killing it.
A joint resolution for adjournment April l
was offered and laid over. This evening
bills passed to consolidate and amend
the charter of the city of Milwaukee.
and to provide for a Secretary of the Board
of Public Works relating to the salary of the
Judge of Milwaukee county; to establish o
State Public School for dependent and neglect
ed children, and to appropriate 500, 900 for the
same; to provide for the instruction of deaf
mutes in the city Of Milwaukee and in ii les of
1900 inhabitants. The bill appropriates 500
a head to these mutes. a..
FRIDAY, March 25.-SESATE.-A bi passed
to provide for the participation by the State of
Wisconsin in the Yorktown centennial celebra-
ton and to appropriate $4,000 therefor. The
following Assembly bill were concuTed in
To appropriate to the State Board of Emigra-
ton $40 0 to grant divorce on the ground
of insanty-fivc years insane and two years
treatment; to prevent quack5 from deceiNilg
the people by assuming professional title
The Senate this evening killed the new In
terest bill; also the Lii for bui ding
gubernatoral mansion. The ill for
the building of library room was
referred to the Committee on Education.
Tue bill providing for State Public School for
Dependent Children was concurred i'll. A bill
passed making certified copies of bank-5ooks
evidence. Assembly bills were concurred in
authorizing imprisonment for non-payment of
poll-tax.
AssEMBLY.-The resolution to adjourn on the
LIST of April was defeated. There was an ami
mated fight over the passage Of the bill relating
to the protection of lands and timber thereon
granted to the Wisconsin railway from the
Mortgage Land Company. 1t finally passed
A grist of bills met with sudden death. Bills
passed allowing the Farm Mortgage Company
to name timber police, and submitting the Dl-
ennial election amendment to the people. The
bill limiting Town Insurance Companies to
business in their own towns was concured IN.
SATURDAY, March 6.-SENATE.-The Senate
committee appointed to revise the bill relative
to paid board to manage the insane asylums
of this State report a printed bill. The bill
providing for the care of chronic insane Ter
sons passed the Senate this morning also the
making Railroad and Insurance Commissioners
elective officers.
AssEMBLY.--The bill making insanity ground
for divorce was laid over till Wednesday.
Eulogies on the late Senator Carpenter will be
delivered Wednesday evening next. The lii
extending the time to the third Monday in
May for the sale of delinquent taxes has passed
both houses and will be signed by the Cover
nor. A message from the Governor was re-
MONDAY, March 28.-SENATE.-This evening
ILL to prevent County Treasurers from being
eligible for more than one term passed.
AssEMBLY.-The Assembly was in session an
hour. A bill to make Railroad and Insurance
Commissioners elective was postponed till
Tuesday. The Oi-Test law, as amended, was
concurred in. The Governor has signed the
Anti-Treating bill.
TUESDAY, March 29.-SENATE.- Bills passed {:
To appropriate to the Wisconsin Institution for
the Education of the Deaf and Dumb for cur
rent expenses $28,0O0 for special purposes
S., 818.65; to appropriate to the Wisconsin In
dustrial School for Boys for c7lIIent expenses
$38, $751; for special purposes $40, 400; to ap-
propriate to the State Hospital for the Insane
for current expenses $53, 32O.74, for special
purposes $4,000 to appropriate to the
Northern Hospital for the Insane for
current expenses $55, 980.39, for special
purposes $4,000 to admit the students
OF the Wisconsin University to membership in
the Wisconsin National Guard. The bill passed
abolishing the Board of Trustees OF the Wis
consin State Hospital forthe Insane, the Board
of Trustees of the Northern Hospital for the
Insane, the Board of Directors Of the Wiscon-
sin State prison, the Board Of Managers of the
Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys, the
Board Of Trustees of the Wisconsin Institute
for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and
of the Blind. said boards to go out Of Office sixty
days after the passage and publication of the act.
The Governor, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall appoint five persons,
no two of whom shall be residents Of the same
Congressional district, as State Board of Su-
pervisors of Wisconsin Charitable, ReforIna-
tory and Penal Institutions, to exercise all the
functions of the several boards abolished.
The Board shall devote its entire time to the
State, and each member shall receive q COM
pensation Of $4,000 per annum. A very strin-
gent Game law was enacted. 1t prohibits
the shooting Of ducks in spring time,
and the shooting of quail and grouse
at all seasons Of the year for three years.
The Committee on AppOrtioument reported a