The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-02-19
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

MADISON, January 31,-A session Of half an hours
duration was held this evening, a large number of
the members being absent without leave. Van
Setback introduced bin detaching las acres from
section 10, town of Lake, Milwaukee county, and
changing the boundaries OF Bay View village TO
form Herewith. The lieutenant governor trans
mtted to the senate the various resolutions adopted
by the state grange against patent right swindlers
discriminating railroads, monied monopolists, etc,
and asking that the legislature memoriaze congress
III the interest OF interstate commerce; also another
grange resolution for appropriation t. make ex-
periments in sugar cane raising at the university
farm. Adjourned.
MADISON February IA communication was SUBJ
mited from the board of trustees of the Wisconsin
state hospital for the insane in which there was q
resolution asking for an appropriation of $4,000 for
artesian wells on the asylum grounds. The resou-
tons passed one year ago providing for an amend
ment to the constitution extending to women the
right of suffrage as well to other persons was in
troduced, and the chair appointed Messrs. Simpson,
Quarles and Anderson a special committee to
whom such constitutional amendments should be
ferred.. The assembly resolution relating to
Wet labor was concurred in, as was also the Joint
resolution providing for the purchase of 500 rail-
road maps. Bills were introduced: For the pre-
Venon OF the spread of infectious and pestentia dis
eases; relating to costs and fees in Circuit Courts.
"A bin to provide the senate and assembly with
two copies each of Webster's dictionary for use in
the enrolling and engrossing rooms, was laid over.
....Adjourned.
MADISON, February "A communication was re-
ceiyed from the survivors of the state constitutional
and pioneer association asking for the publication
OF extra copies of documents furnished to said
vivOrs by an act of 1890 Resolutions presented:
Calling on Wisconsin representatives in congress to
support such measures of legislation will effect
ually regulate interstate commerce and prevent ex-
toronate freight charges; requesting the said men,
bers to support the pending bill in relation to duty
on barley and malt; extending sympathy to the peo
pie of ireland in their present troubles Bills in
troduced For disappointment of state entymolo-
gst; approprlatlng 81, 600 to the state historical
ciety. A message was received from the governor
transmitting documents in connection with the in
vestgation of the Madison insane asylum. also
non nr Soil arlyQ
OF Milwaukee, to be a member of the state board of
health; Jonathan H. Evans, of Grant county, Carl
Dprfinger, OF Milwaukee, and C. A. Hutchins, of
Fond du Lac, to be regents of normal schools, and
c. l.. Valentine, of Rock county, commissioner of
fisheries. On motion, the chair authorized to
appoint the new committee on assessment and taxes
1.-The bill fixing the time of holding the Circuit
Court in the Tenth judicial circuit was concurred
IN under suspension of the rules, also the
sembiy joint resolution the relief of the Stock
bridge and Muncie Indians. The joint resolution
in relation to interstate commerce, the telegraph
and patent laws, was deferred until tomorrow.
MADISON, February IA resolution instructinp
the committee on charitable and penal institutions to
ascertain whether the shortages to the Madison in
sane asylum fund had been made good, was laid
over, and resolution instructing the attorney-gen-
era to begin suit against the official bond of Steward
Gardner, of the institution for shortages in his
accounts, referred to the committee on charitable
and penal institutions. Bills introduced: To ap-
propriate to b. B. Hunting the sum of $500 on &C
count of service in the army to egaize the acts of
the town board Cedar Lake, Barron county: to ap-
propriate $4,000 to the Northern Wisconsin Agri-
cultural society and 5000 to the State horticultural
society; to authorize village boards to levy village
taxes After protracted debate the Joint resol-
ton introduced by Senator Andrews asking congress
to levy special duty on barley malt referred to
the committee federal relations by a vote of ayes
16, nays Is. The joint resolution asking congress
to Yotefor the Reagan bill was referred to the comt-
tee on federal relations The joint resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with the suffering people of Ire
land, was adopted, as was also the constitutional
amendment relating to the liquor traffic to a special
committee Adjourned.
MADISON, February 4.-Petitions were presented
for prohlbitory liquor amendment, and to protect
sheep against dogs. resOlusion offered pro-
Vid1nS for a constitutional amendment giving the
legislature power to enact laws governing the regis
Uahon of qualified votes and to protect the purity
OF the ballot box....A resolution authorizing the
governor to send agents to Washington to secure an
appropriation for the Fox and Wisconsin river i'm
provement provoked considerable debate, when fur
Their consideration of the matter was postponed until
tuesday next A bill requiring the settlement OF
all printing claims for the years 1858-60 accom-
panied by a memorial by S. ID. Carpenter, setting
forth the justice of his claim wss referred to the
joint committee on printing Bills introduced To
regulate and punish the adulteration of food drugs
etc. fixing the fees of clerks of courts for making
reports of statistics at $500, to be allowed by the
board OF supervisors. The recent nominations by
the governor for member of the state board of
health, for regents Of the normal schools for COM
missioners of fisheries, and for state supervisor
of oil inspectors unanimously confirmed
The amendments of the assembly to the joint
resolution relating to the legislative redisricting Of
TIE state was reconcurred IN. lDe joint resolution
instructing the committee charitable and penal
institutions to inquire whether the shortages in the
accounts Of the officers of the state hospital had
been made good was adopted The bill to furnish
Webster's unabridged dictionaries WAS indefinitely
postponed. Adjourned till Monday evening.
Assembly.
MADISON, January 31.-Numerous petitions for
the repeal of the law regulating the use OF Iiumn-
ating oils, and for prohibitory liquor amendment
to the constitution presented. Troy intro
duced the resolutions adopted by the state grange
urging the legislature to make appropriations for
scientific experiments in raising sugar and sugar
cane Bills introduced: Amending the revised
statutes relating TO insurance corporations; to au-
thorze Oconto county to issue bonds to fund the in
debtedness; appropriating Sl3633 to Mary Downy,
for the service of her in the war; amending the
revised statutes relating to railroads; to amend the
revised statutes relating to liens upon logs and tim
Der. Adjourned
MADISON, February Fifteen petitions, agSre-
eating 129 names, praying for prohibitory liquor
provision in the constitution, were presented. "A
resolution introduced requesting the state treas
to report all monies received from counties SINCE
1870 account of fines imposed by Justices OF the
peace. The resolution to provide each member
with copy of the recent compilation OF town laws
came up and after being amended so as to require
the members to pay for the books at their cost price
han