River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY Frn. is.

MONDAY, FEB. Is.
Senate. Senator Adams presented two petit
tions, one against the passage of Nos. and IL
assem- ly, being the bills TO tax church property.
The annual appropriation bin for the state in
Wisconsin State Hospital. ............S6 sos, 600
Industrial School for Boys. -. ........ al, 900
Institute for Deaf and Dumb. ......... Al. 400
institute Tor Bind ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. is, 500
State Prison. Observation-Disclosures Is 900
The following bills were passed:
Relating 70 the public library in the city of
Milwaukee; to enable the city of Watertown to
construct iron bridges TO provide for registers in
probate; to extend the time 10 entitle free high
schools to share in the state aid; to appropriate
S359.45 to III. Shery-being money paid into the
treasury by mistake; to incorporate the ST. Claire
female academy; to appropriate money to pay
for stationery and postage stamps for messengers
Of the legislature-ayeS IL, noes ).
Hssembiy-The session of the assembly was
brief as it did not convene till o'clock p. IN.
Eleven circumstances were presented against the
passage of any bills taxing church property and
two circumstances against the passage of the
land grant bill. The land grant bill was made
the special order for tomorrow at eleven o'clock,
and the resolution directing the committee on
state affairs IN connection with the subject OF
taxation of church property, to inquire whether
1898 of the revised statutes, do exempt ought to
be taxed and to report thereon by bill or other
wise. To incorporate the Lawrence Institute of
| Wisconsin. To amend the charter of the Peshtigo
| lumber company.
The following bills passed: Relative to allowing
stock to run at large in Vernon county; relative
20 the sale of intoxicating drinks; relating to
weights and measures; for the protection of life
and property while crossing Sturgeon Bay; to
amend the act incorporating the Scandinavian
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Waukesha from the second judicial circuit, and
to attach the same to the thirteenth judicial cir
cult: amendatory OF section 2423 of the revised
statutes of 1878, and also amendatory of chapter
81 of the laws of 1881.
TUESDAY, Feb. Ii.
iSendte-A remonstrance was presented by SEN
ator Flint against the passage of the act relating
to state road. The president of the senate pre-
sented petition against church taxation. Sem
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 1888 of the revised statutes rel
alive to the time of assessment of real property
for taxatien-ayes IL, noes H.
The special order being the bill to restore CAPT.
tai punishment in this state, came up on its pas
sage
passage of the bill, and addressed the senate at
length The speech was first against the general
principles embodied in the bill and secondly
against the senate.
Sen. Wing followed Sen. Hudd in favor of the
bill. lie did not object to any amendment, made
with view of perfecting the bill. He 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
a committee, however, in order that it might be
as perfect possible.
On motion Of Sen. Hamilton, the bill was re-
he india Al
Assenbly.-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 10 a third reading: Amend
sec. by inserting after the word dollars" where
the same occurs in the fourth line of the printed
BILL land 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 000) named in section hereof prove
inadequate for the purpose"
WEDNESDAY, FEE. Is.
Senate-The resolution providing for a joint
committee, consisting of seven on the part of the
senate and eleven on the part of the assembly, on
the matter of apportionment; also joint resolu-
tien No. 90, 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
descent; to amend CHI. 306, laws 1881, relating to
| fshways; to amend sec. 1929, R. s.. of the com
mencement of actions, and pleadings and proceed
ings therein before trial.
The bill to regulate the sale of malt spirituous
and vnous 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 IL. Messrs. Ed
enmiller, Elver Mcdonnell and Schatz not voting.
Twenty three remonstranees were presented
during the day against the taxation Of church
property. resolution was offered on the
question of the taxation of church pro
party and referred to the judiciary
committee with instructions to submit bill refer
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 was 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 "a to Al.
THURSDAY, FEn. 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 legsla
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
futto arA nd cd ha
Of 1881, relating to suffrage was adopted by a
vote Of 90 to 8.
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, it
was passed by avote of 20 to Z.
AssemJly.-The morning session was almost
wholly taken up in the discussion of the bill ap-
propriatlng $4,000 for the erection of q leyee in
the valley of the Fox river to prevent overflow
age. 1t was finally sent to engrossment by vote
of rs to II.
few petitions against the taxation Of church
property were presented ana the attempt to get
the matter referred to popular vote for decision
was defeated. The attempt to reconsider the
vote whereby the resolution appropriating $500
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 eoncurred 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. H.
.Seaate-A petition was introduced for the pas
sage of the bill to organize the county Of Gar
field, and two petitions were introduced against
the same.
The following bills were concurred in
To grant certain lands to the Northwestern
railway company, for depot grounds, at the
NorS1ern Hospital for the Insane.
Resolution No. 10 S relating to taxing church
was indefinitely postponed.
Resolution No. 20 S., relating to apportion-
ment of the state, was indefinitely postponed.
The senate adjourned until Monday, 1870 p. NJ;
Asse1lJIg. At the morning session only routine
business was transacted. final action not being
taken on a single bill. Messrs. Huchting, Noel
Ter and Elver presented reinonstranees against
the taxation Of church property, and Mr. Grubb
a remonstranee againt change in the oii-test
law. Twenty eight leaves Of absence we're grant
ed. The joint resolution providing for special
committee to which should be referred all mat
ters in reference to the chronic insane, was in
definitely postponed.
Al the evening session Mr. 0strander chairman
of the committee on state affairs, reported back
the bin providing for the erection OF building
for the state historical society with two amend
mends: one to provide for room, unqualihedly,
for the academy Of arts and sciei.ces, and an
Other allowing the commission 70 locate the build
ing at their discretion.
The following bills were 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 |