Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-02-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE,
TUESDAY, Feb Ia

ator Flint against the passage of the act relatin.
to state road. The president of the senate pre-
sented petition against church taxation. sen.
ator Adams presented petition on the same sub
/ ject.
| The following bills were passed:
| 10 amend the charter of the city of Waupun:
to amend section 1888 of the revised statutes rel
ative to the time of assessment of real property
for taxation-ayes u, noes u.
The special order being the bill to restore capi
| tai punishment in this state, came up on its mas
| sage.
| Sen. Hudd took the floor in. opposition to the
passage of the bill, and addressed the senate al
length. The speech was first against the genera
principles embodied in the bill and secondly
against she senate.
| Sen. Wing followed Sen. Hudd in favor of tbe
bill. He did not object to any amendment, made
with view of perfecting the bill. He had CON-
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 60 to
a committee, however, in order that it might be
as perfect possible
On motion of Sen. Hamilton, the bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. Adjourned.
ASSembty.-The land grant bill was the special
order for this morning at ii O'clock and prior to
that time only routine and unimportant business
was transacted. Several amendments to the
above mentioned bills were 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 indemnify and save harmless the
state against all liability and expenses incurred in
feeding the laborers hereinafter mentioned should
the sum (S7S ,O0O) named in section hereof prove
inadequate for the purpose"
WEDNESDAY, FEB. Is.
Senate.-The resolution providing for joint
of tha, No.f ~ &ho
senate and eleven on the part of the assembly, on
the matter OF apportiOnment; also joint resolu-
tien No. 20, s., being the 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
deSffg6 Sfe 6 t. t9 tpsga asgdats ts sale 81 %
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 a vote of 81 to II. Messrs. Ed
enmiller, Elver, Mcdonnell and Schatz not voting.
Twenty-three remonstrances were presented
during the day against the taxation of church
property. A resolution was offered ON the
question of the taxation of church pro
party and referred to the judiciary
ring it to the people to be decided by popular
vote. The conference committee reported in favor
of having the joint committee consist of eighteen
members, eleven from the house and seven from
the senate. The report adopted.
The bill, to change the size of grain testers
from two quarts to half a bushel, came up,
on the recommendation of the committee on state
affairs that it be Indefinitely postponed. The
committee on agriculture had previously reported
in favor of it. After debate the assembly ordered
the bill to third reading by vote of 81 to Al.
THURSDAY, FEB. Is
Senate-A motion was made and agreed that
the vote by which the consideration of the bill to
provide for the first biennial session of the legisla
ture was postponed till the first of March be re-
considered, which motion shall be pending, and
subject at any time to be called up.
The joint resolution Tor 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 ot % to 8.
as amended by the judiciary committee. came up.
The question being on the passage of the bill, it
was passed by vote of 20 to Z.
Assembly.-The morning session was almost
wholly taken up in the discussion of the bill ap-
propratlng $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 IS to II.
A few petitions against the taxation of church
property were presented, ami the attempt to get
the matter referred tc popular vote for decision
was defeated. The attempt to reconsider the
vote whereby the resolution appropristing $3.50
for the purchase of the portrait of the Hon Matt
| Carpenter was lost. was also defeated.
| The senate bill amending the city charter oi
| Green Bay, was concurred in, and the following
| assembly bills were passed: Incorporating the
city of Port Washington, Ozaukee county
amending revised statutes in relation to the juris
diction of county judges; amending the city char
| ter of Fond du Lac.
FRIDAY, Feb. IL.
| .Senate-A petition was introduced for the pas
sage of the bill to organize the county of Gar
| field, and two petitions were introduced agains
| the same.
The following bills We're concurred in
| To grant certain lands to the Northwestern
railway company, for depot grounds, at the
Northern Hospital for the Insane.
| Resolution No. 19 S. relating to taxing churcf
property, was indefinitely postponed.
Resolution No. 20 s., relating to apportion
ment of the state, was indefinitely postponed.
The senate adjourned until Monday, 7:3O p. NJ
AssembIy.-At the morning session only routine
| business was transacted final action not being
| taken on a single bill. Messrs. Huchting, Noel
Ter and ElYer presented relnOnStrdnceo dRalns
the taxation Of church property, and Mr. Grubt
a remonstrance againt change in the oil-tes
law. Twenty eight leaves of absence were grant
ed. The joint resolution providing for specia
committee to which should be referred all mat
ters in reference to the chronic insane, was in
definitely postponed.
At the evening session Mr.. Ostrander, chairman
! Of the committee on state affairs. reported bach
the bill providing for the erection OF building
for the state historical society with two amend
Inends; one to provide for room, unqualifedly
for the academy of arts and sciences, and an
other allowing the commission TO locate the build
! ing at their discretion.
/ The following bills passed: Regulating
the rate of interest; for the preservation of fish
in the county of Monroe; for the protection OF
brook trout in the state of Wisconsin; To amend
section 1854 of the revised statutes relating to
spendthrifts, and who may forbid dealers to fur
nish the liquor to facilitate election in towns; tc
punish the mutilatien and destruction of public
records.
MONDAY, Feb. 20.
Isenate.-SenatorK Kingston introduced a petition
of Mrs. Morse and thirty-fve others in favor o
woman suffrage.
| The following bills were concurred In To In
corporate the city of Port Washington to amend