The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-01-29
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


MADISON, January 1.-THE senate met at 7:3O F.
M. memorial to congress was presented by
Senator Woodman, asking for mail service between
Baraboo and Kllbourn City, also a bill giving
municipalities power to fund Indebtedness by issrl-
ing bonds of 500 each after thirty DAYS
bin introduced providing for a uniform
style of fire insurance policy, rome to be
legal until approved by the insurance commits
sioner. "A series of resolutions presented
charging fraud deceit and sharp practice
against the officers OF the Madison Mutual insurance
company calling for a committee 10 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 Adj
journed,
ID. Butler, Senator l. W. Van Schaick- who has been
absent on account of business, sworn br.s: Pc
ttlons were presented asking for a 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 was passed under suspension of the rules
the time being extended to June 81, 1881 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 NE
waukee industrial school for girls for 1887 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.
A 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
to appropriate the sum of 1880 Is to pay the exa
penses of the committee which investigated the state
insane asylum was introduced. The senate voted
to endorse the caucus agreement not to consider the
resolution on re-dstrcting the state llptil January
a.. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 2O.-After the presentation of
the usual number Of prohibitory liquor memorials,
Joint resoutian presented providing that no
business be introduced in either house after Feb
ruary 10. The assembly resolution to investigate
the workings of the state law regulating the manu-
factJre and sale OF Illuminating ellis came up on its
concurrence and defeated by vote of IL to Is.
Bills introduced: To limit the lien of debts upon the
real ESTATE of deceased persons and providing for
making a record of the dissent thereof; providing
that the testimony given in justice courts by wit
ness subpnnaed 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 was
then taken till IL O'Clock to receive the report of the
committee 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 90 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
structlOns to report as early as practicable, was
passed under suspension OF the rules. Senators
Kelly and Woodman were appointed as such commit
tee on the part OF the senate bill was introduced
to prevent double assessment upon ncunlbered real
estate, or to provide equitable mode of tax for
such property; relating to highways and bridges;
relating to municipal elections. The memorial
to congress for harbor Of refuge at Milwaukee
was passed under suspension of the rules Consid-
Grafton of the joint resolution setting February 10th
as the date for the end Of admission of new business