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

Charitable and Penal Institutions-C. W Moors,
George Tarrant, E. P. Matthews G.. D. McDill, John
Ringle.
Printing-John Bradley, T. K Dunn Ed Keoeh
A petition was presented asking for constitu-
tional amendment to prohibit the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors "A bill introduced
resolution was presented calling for the appointment
of committee to investigate the workings of the
law regulating the inspection and sale of Illuminating
oils. Adjourned. E-a
MADISON January 18.-Petitions were presented
asking for a constitutional amendment prohibiting
the liquor traffic; also joint resolution providing
for the election of senators and assemblyInen
tingent on the passage of the biennial sessions
amendment. :. The resolution asking for joint
committee three from the assembly and two from
the senaeto investigate the working of the law gov
ernng the sale and inspection of Illuminating oils
was adopted and the chair appointed on the part of
the assembly, Ephraim Blakesee, of Sauk Burr
Sprague, of Green, and j. E. Darbellay, OF Kewau-
nee, as such committee. The resolution providing
for joint select committee of six from the assem-
bly, and three from the senate to whom shall be
ferred all matters pertaining to re-districung the
state into senate and assembly districts was adopted
The chair reserved the appointments until to-mor-
row. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 19.-Numerous petitions ask
ing 1or constitutional amendment to prevent
the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
resolution asking for the appointment of clerks
Ior Inc committees on lumber and manufactures and
on state affairs, was adopted The joint resolution
providing for the appointment of joint select COM
mittee to redisric the state into assembly and SER
make the committee consist of twenty-forl1 men,
bers, sixteen from the sembly and eight from the
senate, after which it adopted. Bills intro
duced: To appropriate 1898 SO to August Arnet an
ex-soldier; to provide for supplying the library of
the state prison with set of the Supreme Court re-
ports; to authorize the city of Milwaukee to issue
$500, 900 water bonds and 5000 900 sewerage bonds
to amend the revised statutes relative to fees in the
county court of Milwaukee county. ct provides
that the fees paid in the settlement of estates shall
be based on the actual value of the property in
volved, less encumbrances thereon). The senate
bill to extend the time in which the Black River rail
road company could earn certain bonds by COM
pletng the road to Neisvile, concurred in, and
the time extended to June 81 1881 The memorial
to congress asking for mail service between Baraboo
and Kilbourn City was concurred in under suspeE-
sion of the rules. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 2O.-A food of prohibitory
liquor petitions first occupied the attention of the
assembly. "A joint resolution was presented pro-
vding that no business be introduced after Feb
ruary 5th. Bills introduced: Authorizing the city
of Waupaca to raise money for the erection CT
court house; authorizing the council of the
city of Beloit to fund the city's bonded indebted
to reduce the legal rate of interest to 6per
cent. and the contract rate to per cent; for the
payment of a reward for wolf destruction. ..Ad-
journed.
MADISON, January 21.-The memorial to congress
asking for appropriation for q harbor of refuge
at Milwaukee was adopted under suspension Of the
rules The portion Of the governors message re-
latng to residence for the governor referred to
q joint committee consisting Of the committees
OF state affairs of the two houses. "A
ioint resCiution, emanating from the judiciary
committee asking that the superintendent Of public
property be required to deliver to said committee
complete set Of Wisconsin reports, Wisconsin Digest
and other necegsary law book, was introduced. ..
The different portions Of the governors message
referred to appropriate committees. :. A joint
resolution presented, requesting Hon. James
Russell Lowell, minister to Great Britain, to con-
tnue to use his kind offices in securing the valuable
publications of the British Roll office for the State
Historical society Bills we're introduced To re-
peal the law of 1880 requiring to maintain
partial fence providing for wolf bounty repeal
ing the Oil test law; to encourage the raising of i'm
proved stock. ADJ ourned to 1880 Monday evening