The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-01-27
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


Independence, Trempealeau county, to Gilman
town, Buffalo county. In the Assembly there
vas not quorum present, but the roii-call was
k6sptnded and some business done. ResO-
"a ;oa for prayers in the Assembly
Mr Harrington, of Milwaukee. introduced bin
increasing the penalty for formation to two
years Imprisonment, and 5uve, of Vernon. n
bill reducing the legal rate of interest 10 per
cent end contract rate to 8 per cent. Mr..
Remy introduced a bill to repeal the law passed
last winter making insanity ground for divorce.
The Speaker announced the House standing
committees as follows:
Judiciary-Pierce. McDin, Estabtook, Keves.
Shepard, Winans, Mcbride Harrington, Burehardt.
On Bills on the Third Reading-Keyes, Price,
Shear, Horn, Ninans.
Ways ana aIeans-Cabanis, Buckstaff, Tate,
Federal Relations Parry, williams. washburn,
Ryan, ZONES
Observation-Disclosures, Juye, Bartlett, Gray, Har-
rington.
misunderstanding, Thayer, Stone, Stewart, Bah
cock, Bartlett, Keogh, Haben, Clark.
Insurance, Banks and Banking-McDill, Thayer,
Howell, Moeler. Herchting.
State Afairs-Ostrander, Lindsey Howell, Pooler,
Warner, Kruger, Root.
Privileges and ElectonS-JuYe, Huntley, Wake
Ae1d, Carmichael, Elver.
Interpretations Price, Eyarts. Grubb, Thorp,
Koernis.
Assessment and Collection of Taxes Dewey,
Thorp, Leonardson, NJ. label, Holehouse.
Lumber and Maaufactures-Pooler, Lane, Barber,
Mcdonnell, Clark.
Public mproyements-NcConneT, Bate, Bolen-
DER Proctor Tanner
Militia Mcdowell, Gabriel Pierce, Stanley, Horn.
Agriculture Chamberlain, Dethrick, Beckwith,
Smith, apple.
Town and County Organization Peterson, Delano,
Beckwith Williams, Mcbride.
Roads and Bridges-Conley, Micklejohn, Evarts,
SchsrtZ, Gfllen
State Lands-Davis Marshall, Sangestan, Moran,
Rogers.
Medical societies-Eidemiller sangestau, Parry,
bishop, Gorgier.
Legislative Expenditures Kidd, Boules, Miripen,
ostcander, 0fat
Enrolled Bills - Shea, Phillips, Chamberliu,
Hogan, Pope
Engrossed fiEls-Fingardo, cabanis, LeonsrasOn,
Med )weil, Juye.
Cities-Shepard, Sanger, pethrick, Stevens Bar
ker A bert, Pierce.
Joint Committee on the pari of the Assembly
Claims Stone, Kidd, Bate, Murray, Pierce; Oharita-
be and Penal Institutions, Grub, Bronson, WASH
burn, Mason, Haben; Printing, Yosburg, Rewsy,
Keogh.
Several members of the Legislature think
that the salary amendment adopted last No
vember took immediate effect and claim $500
salary. The Secretary of State will allow them
but $50. To have the point settled, Mr.. Hudd
introduced resolution If the Senate, on the
18Th. requesting the Attorney General to an
sWer the following questions: 1. Whether
the amendment were legally submitted TO
tle people; and have or viii become
put of the constitution of the State by
virtue of the result of the election of Novenl-
Der, 1881, or otherwise} 2. If the c0nstltu-
tioa has been so amended, then what is the
salary or sum each member of the present Leg
islature can legally receive for his serviees for
the present session? If the amendfbeLt to
section 81, article 4, is not now in force, when
will it become operative as to the salary of menl
bers of the Legislature? 3. When will the BIZ
ennial sessions commence if the amendments
are adopted? Is not this the biennial session,
and the general session should occur IN 1884 ,
The appropriation bills for charitable ius5tu-
tion5 were introduced in the Senate by MI.
Richardson State Hospital for the Insane,
$50, 100 ; Northern Insane Hospital, S66, 500;
Industrial School for Boys S41 ,000 Institution
for Deaf and Dumb, 84l, 400; Institution for
the Blind, $1S, 800, State prison, $4,000. Also
for deici, ncies created during the past year rs
follows: State Hospital for Insane, @23, GOO
Northern Insane Hospital, $12, 900; Institute for
Deaf and Dumb, $4,000 State prison, 500.
Senator Wilson introduced joint resolution re-
questing the Wisconsin delegation IN Congress
to labor for the passage Of bill making ades
quate compensation for soldiers services III the.
late war Senator Simpson offered bill author
izing the Sisters of NOtre Dame to remove the
bodies from the old cemetery in the Fourth
ward of Milwaukee. and TO sell the property.
couple of important bills were introduced In
the Assembly by MIR. Bate of h1sWau~
kee. The first provides for the re-
peal of section 1,038 Revised Stat
utes, so that property of religious and
benevolent societies, railroad and insurance
corporations. and personal property of individ-
uals now exempt, can be assessed and taxed.
B P tiHE il S SGfNp 6 not GEeA pS9peEs
stOuuuo VI FroPUA " vi Eiraforp' Tic vLilef DIE
is to be held III reserve Intilthe fate of the first
is determined. Ifdefeated, the second bill, which
sxempts only the property of railroad and
insurance corporations, will be press ed for pass
age. Assemblyman Horn, of 0zaukee. offered
o resolution for the appointment of a committee
to apportion the State into Legislative districts.
Ex-Gov. Smith sent in q communication report
ing his pardons and combinations IN 1881.
The Legislature was in session but an hour
or two on the 18th. bill was introduced by
Mfr. kingstone in the Senate, which reads as
follows If any father or husband shall will
fully abandon his child or children, leaving
them in a destitute condition, or shall abandon
His wife without Just cause such father OF nus
hand shall be deemed guilty OF mlsdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be punished as
provided In section 4, 42a OF the Revised stat
I1tes: Provided. The wife shall be a competent
witness in all such cases, as provided by law, 10
testify for or against her husband. Sen
ator Thompson presented the report Vi
committee on charitable institutions, which
claims that the condition of the institutions
mas been vastly improved under the new sys-
tenn. Senator Hudd offered a resolution ;e-
nf1esting ottr Congressman to support the
measure for the election of the Supreme Court
M fine limited States. resolution was adopt
ed for the appointment OF JOINT selecI commit
tee Of eleven, consisting OF four from the SEE
ate and seven from the Assembly, to which
shall be referred all matters pertain
mo To redistricting the State into Con
gressional, Senate and Assembly districts;
The report of the committee appointed 10 WISH
fine State institutions was submitted by oehatoF
Sinnson. A message from the Governor pre-
sented the names of the present state Boa[d VI
Control for confirmation. Referred TO the Com
mittee on State Affairs. In the Assembly
the question of appointment OF an
Apportionment Committee came up, and
after discussion it was referred.
In the Senate, on Friday, Jan. 90 Mr..
Simpson introduced bill repeating the Anti
Treating law. Dir. Flinton introduced a bill
giving the State Treasury Agent Is per cent. OF
hawkers' and peddlers' licenses III full for all
fees for himself and deputies IN
IT ed Of 80 per cent. as now. The Conn
miltce on Charitable and Penal Institutions
IL ported favorabiy on the appropriations
for State institutions In the Assembly, the
Srtak T announced the following Committee
on LegIslat VIC ReapFortionmeht Of the State
Frot Cistnct, Conley; Second district. Reyes I;
/ iri district, Washburn; Fourth district
ItaDlty; fifth strict Estabrook Sixth dig
.ict, Price; Eighth district, S. A. Pierce; at
are, w mans, BcOgh and Mcbride. Bills were
Introduce q: 81 AIf. Stanley, repeating the
Anti-1r atng law by Mr. Murray. grant
ng s 900 to the widow Of ex-Sherin Cole
nan. Of PoDin county, who was mur-
lered by the Williams brothers Lass
July; by Mr. Dorttrick, to define the liabilities
OF railroad companies toward employees by Mr..
L nc TO make the standard weight Of bushei
Of onions fifty pounds by Dir. Mcdowell, pro-
tibit ne Clcult Court Clerks from pEscilclng
law in any court il this state ; by Mr.. Kidd,
amending the wild-9Dm7l bounty law, by maxi
ing it NECESSARY to remove the scalp IN thepres-
enee of the County Clerk by Mr.. Dorthy,
making railroad companies liable for all aeci~
dents to empoges duurg the hours of labor.
Both houses adjourned till Monday, 23d.
Both houses OF the Legislature were in ses-
sion. on Jan. %. The Senate did nothing of
any account. In the Assembly a resolution was
introduced requiring the Wisconsin Farm Mort
gage Land Company to report the number Oh
acres received from the United States, now
many acres of land sold, etc, and whether any
;.-s,,.Esa.' ba douo m farm fT0aQOf6