The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-03-10

An uninteresting session Of the Legislature
was held on the 9th inst. But little businessof
importance was disposed of in either house In
the Senate, Wings bin providing that N actions
brought on account of nuisance wherein the
damages do not compensate for the injury
done, an action in equity may he brought and
maintained. and the bill to abolish the Office OF
County Surveyor. were passed. Assembly bills
concurred in Authorizing the constTnc-
ton Of several piers in the waters o. Green
bay, Door county; authorizing Columbia
county to vote TO rebuild bridges washed away
by the overflow of the Wisconsin river author
lzng the Chippewa Valley and Superior Rail-
way Company to erect bridges across the
Chippewa river in the city of Eau Claire. across
Beef slough, and across Cedar river in Dunn
county, requiring sehool-distriet clerks tn
make reports 10 the State Superintendent be-
tween the LIST and 18th of june. The bill to
prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors was killed.
In the Assembly the following bulls were
passed: Authorizing the levy of an additional
tax when necessary to keep highways in good
condition; authorizing the incorporation of
villages containing not less than 200 population
within one-half square mile of area apDr0pIi-
ating $500 to the WISCONSIN Dsirymen's As
ISOLATION requiring the Inspector of Lumber
District No. to mark with private mark all logs
scaled by him.
Senator Rankin stirred up \ great sensation
in the Senate on the 9TH inst, when the bill to
settle the war debt OF the State was under con-
sideration. 1t was charged by the Republicans
that the Democrats were partisan in opposing
the bull on constitutional grounds, and fayoriny
direct tax instead of borrowing from
the trust funds. Stung at this, Senator Ran
kin threw out an insinuation of malfeaSanes
IN Office on the part of the Republicans
having charge of these trust funds for The
four years prior to 1882. He made no direct
charges, but said be had been informed on
credible authority, and believed that it had
been the practice to deceive the Legislature as
to the manner of investigating those funds
that the commissioners would buy Government
bonds just before the session opened aud sell
them when the Legislature adjourned deposit
the proceeds in banks, and appropriate the m
terest thereon to their cwn use. Thus WAS en-
tlrely unexpected, and created excitement that
preclpltated an adjournment until evening,
whena special session was held and two hours
debate had. Mr.. Burrows demanded thauNlr.
Rankin produce proof of hls charges The
latter denied that he had made any charges,
and denied the right to call him 10 answer be-
fore the bar of the Senate for anything except
dlscourteous conduct Senators Wing, Bur-
rows aud Finkelnburg on the Republican side,
and Delaney Rankin and Hudd then engaged
i'll an animated personal and partisan dis
and the question before the Senate was lost 81 Sht
of in restricting the record of the two parties.
Finally at 10 o'clock the debate ceased ana tho
ill was passed bya strict party yote-yeas. 80;
nays 8. The Rewey bill, repeating the law
making insanity ground FOR divorce was
passed after an exciting debate lasting two
hours. The vote on the passage was: Yeas,
81; nays, %. The Assembly bill reducing tho
legal and contract rates at which money may be
loaned was laid upon the table by vote of %
to Z, which effectualy kills it. The Senate also
killed the ILL making County TreasureIs IN
eligible for reelection, and another increas-
ing the penalty for habitual drunkenness. the
Assembly the Judiciary Committee recommend
ed that the resolution amending the constitu-
ton, so that the Associate Justice longest in
service could be ex-officio Chief Justice of the
Supreme bench, be indefinitely postponed.
Asoemblyman Clarkes resolution, 10 remove
the constitutional restriction of the right OF
suffrage to male persons, was ruled out of
order. Mr.. Horn offered a resolution in the
Assembly for sine die adjournment OF the
Legislature March 81