The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-02-25
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

MADISON February 13.-Bills passed: To APP
proprlate 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-
liminaries a petition was received from 251
citizens of Pepln County, demonstrating against
the repeal of certain laws relating to roads. -.
The bill to amend the city charter Of Waupun
was passed; also q bill relative to the time of
assessment of taxes. =. Under the special order
on Wings capital punishment bill, Hudd made
a 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, aud the senate adjourned.
MADISON, February 15.-The senate adopted
a resolution for joint committee on appor-
tlonment of seven from the senate and eleven
from the assembly. "A Joint resolution ratify-
ing the joint resolution of that session for q
constitutional amendment providing for beR
NAL elections was adopted-ayes %, noes s..
Bills passed: Amending the law relating to the
title of real property by descent; repeating the
law of 1881, relating to fshways: the biennial
election bill-ayes II, noes 5. The biennial
sessions bill making biennial sessions begin in
1883 was after debate postponed until March
1st 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 appropriatinR $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
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the claim or 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-
peallng the anti-treat law was adopted with but
one dissenting vote. The bill detaching
Waukesha County from the second Judiciary
dlstrlctsand making it a part of the thirteenth
was passed under suspension of the rules
MADISON, February 14.-Remonstrances were
receiN ed against church taxation and petition
asking for it. The resolution of McDIll relat-
" d lnOCOuSu UDe criminal
code was referred to the Judiciary committee
-. The assembly bill authorizing Chas. H.
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 communica-
ton relating to the amount of money in the St.
Croix Railroad trespass fund the assembly took
recess until II o'clock, the time set for the
consideration of the railroad bill. At this time
the Omaha transfer bill was brought up and
without much debate was ordered to a third
reading Adjourned.
MADISON, February 15-Petitions for and
against the re-esta bGshment of the former
boundaries between Lanelade and Shawano
Counties were received; also the usual number
regarding the church taxation question to the
people. The land grant bill was passed-ayes
81, noes 49,. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 16.-The customary batch
Of remonstrances against church taxation WAS
presented =. The resolution Ipstructing 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.
An animated debate was had on the bill for
the relief of sufferers by the Fox River mum
dalton by appropriatIng Sc, GOO for the erection
Of levee to keep the waters of the Wisconsin
from back-setting into the Fox. twas ordered
to third reading by vote of IS to IT. Ad-
journed
MADISON, February 1.-THE speaker appoint
ed McDill, Rewey, Stevens, Mcbride and Albert,
a select committee to investigate the causes Of
the Fox River over1o v last fall, with power to
send for persons and papers and report by bill
or otherwise. =. Bills passed: Permitting a
division OF town casting over one thousand
votes into two or more election districts; pun
ishing 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 8 instead Of 10 per
cent. :. The bill to punish train wreckers by
death was indefinitely postponed.