Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Feb. IA.

ator Flint against the passage Of the act relating
to state road The president of the senate pre-
seut ed a petition against church taxation, Sen
ator Adams presented petition on the same sub
jeet.
The following bills were passed:
To amend the charter of the city of Waupun;
to amend section 1893 of the revised statutes rel
atiyc to the timo of assessment of real property
for taxation-pyes L, noes H.
The special .rder beng the bill to restore CAPT
tai punishment in this state, came up on its pas
sage.
Sen. Hudd, took the floor in opposition to the
passage of the bill, and addressed the senate at
length. The speech first against the general
principles embodied in the bill and secondly
against tue senate.
Sen. Wing followed Sen IIudd in favor OF the
bill. He did not object to any amendment, made
with view of perfecting the bill. lie had com
pared it with the Indiana and Illinois law, and
believed it as well guarded as the laws OF those
states He was willing that the bill should go to
committee, however, in order that 1t might be
us perfect possible.
On motion of SEN Hamilton. the bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. Adjourned.
Assen,bly--The land grant bill was the special
order for this morning at II o'clock, and prior to
that lime only routine and unimportant bus mess
was transacted. Several amendments to the
aforementioned bill We're offered and all voted
down except the following, which was adopted,
and the bill ordered to a third reading; Amend
sec by inserting after the word dollars where
the same occurs in the fourth line of the printed
bill "and give such security as the governor shall
require, to fully indemnity and save harmless the
state against all liability and expenses incurred in
feeding the laberers hereinafter mentioned should
the sum (S7S 900 named ID section hereof prove
inadequate for the purpose
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. Is
Seaate--The resolution providing for joint
onmttee consisting Of seven on the part Of the
senate and eleven on the part Of the assembly, on
the matter of apportonment; also joint resolution
No. 90. s., being tho same as adopted by the
legislature of 1881, and providing for biennial
elections, were adopted.
The following bills were passed:
Relating to the titles to real estate property by
descent; to amend CHI, 800. laws 1881 relating to
fishways; to amend sec. 1929, Il. s.. of the com
mencement of actions, and pleadings and pro-
ceedings therein before trial.
The bill to regulate the sale of malt, spirituous
and vinous liquors, being that to make licenses
$500 and upwards, came up, and was indefinitely
postponed.
House-The important work of the day was
the passage of the land grant bill, comforting the
st. Croix land grant upon the Omaha company
The bill was passed at the evening session, and
went through by vote of "a to H. Messrs Ed
enmiller, Elver, Mcdonnell and Schatz not
voting.
Twenty-three remonstrances were presented
during the day against thu taxation of church
property.
A resolution was offered on the question
of the taxation of church properly and
referred TO the judiciary committee
with instructions to submit bill re-
ferring it to the people to be decided by popular
vote. The conference committee reported in IA
vor of having the joint committee consist OF
eighteen members, eleven from the house and
seven from the senate. The report was adopted.
The bill to change the size of grain testers
from two quarts to half bushe, came up, on the
recommendation of the committee on state affairs
that it be indefinitely postponed. The commit
tee on agriculture had previously reported in IA
vor of it. After debate the assembly ordered the
bill to a third reading by vote of 81 to A.
THURSDAY, FEB. l6.
.Senate-A motion was made and agreed tina
the vote by which the consideration of the bill to
provide for the first biennial session of the legis-
lature was postponed till the first of March, be
reconsidered, which motion shall be pending, and
subject at any time to be called up.
The Joint resolution for the amendment of the
constitution making the judiciary appointive, in
stead of elective, was indefinitely postponed The
Joint resolution agreeing to the amendment Of the
constitution proposed and adopted at the session
of 1881, relating to suffrage, was adopted by a
vote of % to s.
The bill for the restoration of the death penalty
as amended by the Judiciary committee, came up.
The question being on the passage of the bill, 1t
was passed by vote of 20 to l.
Assem6ty.-The morning session was almost
wholly taken up in the discussion of the bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the erection of a levee in
the valley of the Fox river to prevent overflow
age. 1t was finally sent to engrossment by vote
of rs to Il.
few petitions against the taxation OF church
I'd aud tha nnt fn
the matter referred to popular vote for decision
was defeated The attempt to reconsider the
vote whereby the resolution appropriatlng s5oo
for the purchase of the portrait OF the Hon. Matt
Carpenter was lost, was also defeated.
The senate bill amending the city charter OF
Green Bay was concsrred in, AMI the following
assembly bills were Passed Incorporating the
city of Port Washington, 0zaukee county
amending revised statutes in relation to the juris-
dction of county judges; amending the city char
ter of Fsnd du Lac.
FRIDAY. Feb. II.
.Senate-A petition was introduced for the pas
sage of the bill to organize the county OF Gar
field, and the two petitions were introduced
against the same.
The following bills were concurred in
To authorize the Merchants and Mechanics
Savings Bank, of the city OF GAINESVILLE, to re-
duce its capital sto ok from $500 600 to 500 900.
To grant certain lands to the Northwestern rail-
way company, for depot grounds. at the Northern
Hospital for the Insane.
Resolution No. 10 s., relating TO taxing church
property. was indefinitely postponed.
Resolution Ne. 30 s., relating to apportlon-
ment of the state, was indefinitely postponed.
The senate adjourned until Monday 1880 T. NJ.
Assemblg.-At the morning session only reu-
tine business was transacted maj action not
being taken on single bill. Messrs Huchhng,
Moeler and Elver presented remonstranees
against the taxation of church property, and Mr..
Grubb a remonstrsnce against change in the OIL
test law Twenty eight leaves OF absence were
granted. The joint resolution providing Tor a
special committee to which should be re'erred an
matters in reference to the chronic insane was in
definitely postponed. :,
AT the evening session Mr.. Ostrander, chair,
man of the committee on state affairs, reported
back the bill providing for erection OF building
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