The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-02-26
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
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MADISON, February 14.-Owing to the absence NJ
many members who are storm bound in the interior
| no business OF Importance was ATTEMPTED The
biennial sessions resolution which was ON az
calender, was postponed until Tomorrow. tha
resolution requiring the special committee
81 was also laid over. "A resolution was adonta6 an;
thorizing the publication in pamphlet form of oOo
/ copies OF the Wisconsin census returns . Adjourn
MADISON, February 15-The assembly bill fixing
the terms OF court in Lincoln county was CONQUERED
IN iihuer suspension OF the rules. bill amenda-
tory OF the revised statutes relating to corporations
came up LOT engrossment and third reading The
Dill Is intended to facilitate the consolidation of log
glne ana lunoer companies. After considerable
deDate tne measure was referred to the committee on
manufactures and commerce. Adjourned
| MADISON, February 16.-The Joint resolutions
providing for biennial sessions of the legislature
came up, and after preamble and slight amendment
were adopted the resolutions were referred to tbe
committee on state affairs. The bill TO purchase
| four hundred copies of Webster's Unabridged dc
! tionary and the bill appropriatng $1,000 for fab
propagation were passed. Considerable discussion
ensued over the blu appropriating certain sum of
money to pay the extra employees of the Legislature
but it was finally passed. Recess until 1880 in the
evening The senate met, per ad journment in
the evening to consider the female suffrage amend
ment to the constitution. After adopting amend
ment perfecting the form of the measure, further
consideration was postponed until Tuesday, March
l.. .Ad journed.
MADISON, February 1.-THE usual food of petit.
tons, after which resolution was adopted requiring
inst The senate refused to concur in the assembly
resolution giving each member of the legislature
copy of the state geological report. Reports we're
made by the claims committee in favor of appro-
priaon to the Horticultural society, and by the fed
eral relations committee in favor of to be
taken by congress to regulate Interstate comrnuni-
cation The bill to authorize the female citizens of
Wisconsin to decide by ballot whether they desire to
exercise The privilege of suffrage and to take upon
themselves the duties and obligations of male citi-
Zens, up the order for its engrossment and
third reading, and its further consideration was
postponed till Tuesday evening, March l, and made
the special order for that eyening-ayes IT, IA
The rules were suspended and the bin amending
the charter of the St. Paul railway company passed
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 18.-A reso, ution passed under
suspension of the rules directing the superintendent
of public property to remedy the drainage of the
capitol. A joint resolution calling Wisconsin
senators in congress to favor the bin to regulate
interstate commerce referred to the federal
relations committee Several local bills were passed,
mostly applying to numbering districts. The as
semby general resolution providing for the firing of
one hundred guns next Tuesday referred to the
committee military affairs J.. Long debates were
provoked on the measures third readings, and the
senate adjourned until evening AT the evening
session resolution adopted that the legislature
adjonrn over until Wednesday,. memorial to
congress favorng the postal savings bank system
also adopted After passing the employees station
cry appropriation the senate adjourned.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 14.-Forty members being abb
sent on account of interrupted railway traffic, moth
ing done beyond the presentation of prohibtory
liquor and oil law petitions.
MADISON, February 15.-The joint assembly reso-
lut1ons referring to biennial sessions and biennial
elections came up, but consideration thereof was
made the special order for Thursday evening next at
1880 O'Clock. Assembly bills passed: Relating to
the distribution of the Supreme Court reports; al
lowing witnesses 81 per day for each days attend
in courts of record and so cents for each half
day; amending the charter of the city of Jefferson
two BILLS; amending the charter of the city of Bos
cobe; amending The charter of the city of Oshkosh;
to revive act of 1870 authorizing Olaf Irving, his
heirs and assigns, to keep and maintain a ferry
the St. Croix river; authorizing the commits
sioners of public lands to loan portion of tue trust
funds of the state to the town of Weyauwega, Wall
paca county. The assembly then resolved itself
into committee of the whole on the general file Of
bills. After having gone through with most of the
file the committee rose and reported, and obtained
leave to sit again. Assembly bills indefinitely post
ponec: To provide for compensation of additional
employees of the legislature of 1885, to provide an
equitable mode of taxation upon incumbered real
estate. Assembly bill passed: In relation to the
election and classification of railroad directors in
certain cases (under suspension of the rules Adj
journed.
MADISON. February 16-McCord presented the
statement of the secretary of state transmitting the
governors official statement of the population of
Wisconsin. 1t was ordered spread upon the journal
The joint senate resolution providing for the
publication of 1000 copies of the United States
sus report of Wisconsin up and was concurred
in. After concurring in several senate bills the
assembly resolved itself into committee of the whole
on the general file The joint assembly resolution
taxing all property except that owned by the govern
ment came up on the order Of ordering it to third
reading. Several amendments exempting church
property to certain amounts voted down, when
further consideration thereof made the special
order for Wednesday evening, the oath, at 1880
O'Clock Adjourned
MADISON, February 17.-Petitions were intro
duced For a prohibitory amendment; for the re-
peal of the oil test law for better accommodations in
railway depots. joint resolution inquiring into
certain shortages in the insane asylum concur
red in Bills prohibiting members accepting rail-
road passes, and for laying roads in Milwaukee
county were referred. bill to provide pay for
ira employees passed under suspension of the rules
Assembly bills passed. Requiring road overseers to
pay all funds TO the town treasurer; allowing
Chippewa city to issue bonds; providing fees for
county treasrers and Clerks for the preservation of
fish around Oshkosh; to authorize certain parties to
maintain piers, docks and hatch houses in Hicks
lake, Waupaca county; to prevent suit on town or
municipal orders until after the first of April follow
ing their date. bill changing the boundaries of
Shawano, Oconto and Langlade counties was taken
up under suspension of the rules amended and pass
ed. The bill relating to the form of election
turns was amended and returned to third reading,
as was also the bill to prohibit quacks using profess
siona titles. motion to recommit the last bill
pealing the oil Law lost The resolution pro-
viding for woman suffrage made the special or
der for the evening of Thursday the oath. The as
sembly then resolved itself into committee of the
whole and after having disposed of sundry .unim-
poltant measures adjourned until evening At the
evening session the biennial sessions bill passed last
year together with the amendment providing for
biennial elections was taken up. A lively debate
ensued, which was brought to a close by postponipg
the entire matter until next Wednesday. . Adj
jcurned.
MADISON, February 1S.-Twenty-five leaves of
absence were granted. The speaker announced a
Republican caucus fo- the First, Second, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth cong :essonal districts to select each
member of the reapportionment committee; also
that the Democrats should select two names. A
resolution was offered that the speaker appoint a
committee OF five to consider the question of
stltutonal convention "A resolution providing for
asalute OF one hundred guns on Washingtons birth
day was adopted unuer suspension of the rules, as
was also the bin amending the charter of Patteville
Bills relating to the assessment of taxes and liens
on vessels were passed. The bill relating to poll
tax was referred to the judiciary committee, after
debate on the consttutionality of the tax. Kings
TONS bill appropriatng Sc, 200 for sugar manufacture
was amended to read 81, 900 and ordered to third
reading. "A resolution for select railroad commit
tee OF nine was laid over until Wednesday, the 23d
...Twentysix agricultural society appropriation
bills were indefinitely postponed. Two thousand
dollars voted to the governors contingent fund
.Slxty-three bills were then considered in com
mttee of the whole, after which adjournment was
had until evening. At the evening session the sen.
| ate resolution providing for adjournment til
Wednesday, killed, and the senate Joint resou
ton relating to the passage by of the Reagan
/ bill, amended to include only that portion
respecting the control of interstate commerce. wa
concurred in....A large number of bills were ad
vanced to third reading and eleven bills were in
definitely postponed. Adjourned.
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