Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-22
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

MADISON, February 13.-Bis passed: To ap-
| propr1ate necessary money TO state charitable
and penal institutions for current expenses
during 1882: to extend the time within which
! certain free high schools shall be entitled to
state aid now provided by law.
MADISON, February 14-After the usual pre-
| Hnlnalles petition was received from $50
| citizens Of Pepin County, demonstrating against
! the repeal of certain laws relating to roads 90
The bill to amend the city charter of Waupun
was passed; also bill relative to the time of
! assessment OF taxes. Under the special order
On Wings capital punishment bill, Hudd made
! o strong argument showing what he deemed
the inconsistencies OF the bill. Wing answered
Senator Hudd's objections. The bill was re-
referred to the Judiciary committee for perfec-
ton, and the senate adjourned.
MADISON, February 15.-The senate adopted
resolution for q joint committee on appor-
| tionment of seven from the senate and eleven
from the assembly. "A joint resolution ratifv-
ing the joint resolution of that session for a
constitutional amendment providing for ben
NAL elections was adopted-ayes "a, noes g..
| Bills passed: Amending the law relating to the
title of real property by descent; repeating the
| law of 1881, relating to fishways: the biennial
| election bill-ayes ~, noes s.. The biennial
sessions bill making biennial sessions begin in
1888 was after debate postponed until March
lst, to allow the supreme court to decide on the
| question.
MADISON, February 16.-The capital punish
| ment bill was passed-ayes 20, noes Z: also bills
providing chief clerk for the superintendent
| OF public instruction and appropriating $4,000
for the ensuing year. The capital punishment
| bill provides for death for murder in the first
degree or imprisonment for life, the penalty to
! be fixed by the jury except in case of plea of
guilty when the court will prescribe the penalty
The executions shall be private and shall be
within not less than one month nor more than
one year from date of sentence. -. The print
ing claim of Pump Carpenter was killed; also
the claim Of the owners of the Oshkosh steam
wagon. The bill comforting grant of lands
upon the Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway Company was concurred in
The joint resolution for constitutional amend
ment in relation to suffrage, providing for
registration and qualification of voters was
passed.
MADISON, February 17.-Nothing important
was done. Two local bills were concurred in,
and the rest of the calendar laid over Ad-
journed till Monday evening.
| Assembly.
MADISON, February 13-The senate bill re-
pealing the anti-treat law was adopted with but
one dissenting vote. The bill detaching
Waukesha County from the second judiciary
districtsand making it a part of the thirteenth
was passed under suspension Of the rules.
MADISON February 14.-Remonstrances were
receiy ed against church taxation and petition
! asking for it. The resolution of McDlll relat-
|
| code was referred to the judiciary committee.
1.-The assembly bill authorizing Chas. III.
Moss, his associates and assigns, to erect and
maintain dam and boom and otherwise i'm
prove the Black River in Taylor County was
passed. After the reading of a communica-
ton relating to the amount Of money in the st.
| Croix Railroad trespass fund the assembly took
a recess until IL o'clock, the time set for the
consideration of the railroad bill. At this time
the Omaha transfer bill was brought up and
| with 70
reading. Adjourned.
| MADISON, February I5.-PetitiOns for and
against the re-establishment of the former
| boundaries between Langlade and Shawano
! Counties were received; also the usual number
regarding the church taxation question to the
! people. The land grant bill was passed-ayes
80, noes 10. Adjourned.
| MADISON February 16.-The customary batch
| Of circumstances against church taxation was
presented. The resolution lpstructiDg the
| judiciary committee to report bill submitting
the question of church taxation to popular vote
was killed. BY decisive vote reconsidera-
! ton was refused the bill passed to incorporate
the city of Port Washington, Ozaukee County.
80. An animated debate was had on the bill for
| the relief of sufferers by the Fox River inun-
! daton by appropriatlng Sc, 900 for the erection
of a levee to keep the waters of the Wisconsin
from back-setting into the Fox. 1t was ordered
to third reading by vote of 70 to H.. ~Ad-
! jOurned.
MADISON, February 1.-THE speaker appoint
ed McDill, Rewey, Stevens, Mcbride and Albert,
q select committee to investigate the causes of
the Fox River overflow last fall. with power to
send for personsand papers and report by bill
or otherwise. Bills passed: Permitting q
division Of town casting over one thousand
votes into two Or more election districts: pun
ighing by fine and Imprisonment mutilation
and destruction of public records; increasing
the time by two months during which it will be
unlawful to catch brook trout by any device in
the brooks and streams of Wisconsin; relating
to spendthrifts and giving town officers author
ity to forbid the sale of intoxicating liquors to
them preventing quacks from deceiving peo-
pie by assuming professional title and in other
ways; changing legal interest from to per
cent, and making limit instead Of 10 per
cent. The bill to punish train wreckers by
death was indefinitely postponed.