Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-01
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

MADISON January pa resolution was in
troduced by Senator Kingston to appropriate
$4,000 to the fish commission. . After a small
amount of routine business the senate ad-
journed
MADISON, January 24.-BilIs introduced: APP
propriating $500 for the expenses of the legis-
lature committee to visit charitable and penal
institutions; for the erection at La Crosse of a
state hospital for chronic insane with capacity
of 500 inmates to cost $3.50, 900; providing that
the property of an adopted child shall descend
to the relatives of the child instead of the heirs
of the parent; that thesexpenses attending the
care of bridge partly in town and partly in
city shall be borne equally; authorizing the
loaning of state trust-funds at five per cent. -.
Burrows read telegram announcing the death
of Judge Henry D. Barron of Taylor's Falls,
and offered appropriate resolutions, which were
adopted. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 25.-Delaney offered
resolution recommending that at the next legis-
lative election the people vote for or against
the calling of conventions to change or revise
the constitution of the state. Referred to the
committee on judiciary :. Bills introduced
Allowing assignees to represent the rights and
interests Of the creditors Of debtor making
assignment as against fraudulent transfers or
conveyances: transferring the franchises of the
Chicago, Portage and Superior Road to the
Chicago st. Paul and OMAHA line; making al
pay license fee of fifteen cents per thousand
for said logs. "A joint resolution favoring a
United States court Of appeals was adopted. -.
Adjourned.
MADISON. January 26.-Attorney General
Frisby's opinion against the claim that the $500
salary fixed by the biennial amendment was due
the present legislature was read. Bills intro
duced: Placing state roads under the super
vision of the proper town authorities, the same
as other roaos; to license druggists. The de-
fciency bill appropriating $4,000 to the State
Hospital for the Insane, $12, 900 to the North
ern Hospital for the Insane, $4,000 to the
Deaf and Dumb Institute, and $4,000 to the
state prison was passed. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 27.-Petihons were pre-
sented for woman suffrage and liquor prohlbl-
ton. Bills introduced: Providing a remedy
when treasury tax certificate is lost; appro-
priating $500 to the State Historical Society;
for the re-enactment of the capital punishment
law. ct is based on Illinois and Indiana laws
partially combined. If the accused is found
guilty by jury, they shall fix the punishment
either at hanging or life imprisonment. If the
accused pleads guilty punishment shall be fixed
by the court. Executions are to be private,
by the sheriff, witnessed by the judge and clerk
of the court and twelve men to be by him
designated.) -. The assembly joint anti-polyg-
amy resolution was concurred in. The senate
bill passed in relation to partition and line
fences Adjourned till $50 P. M. of Monday.
Assembly,
MADISON, January 23.-The St. Croix land
grant bill was introduced by McD1ll, and, con-
trary to expectations, no opposition was made
to its reference to the railroad committee.
Plerce's biennial election bill was then INTRO
duced. Prices congressional apportionment
bill was introduced and referred to the special
assembly appOrtlOnment committee Business
of routine nature followed, at the conclusion of
which the assembly adjourned
MADISON, January 24.-Zabel introduced a
joint resolution submitting the tax exemption
question to popular vote. "A resolution was
passed requesting the farm mortgage law COM
mission to furnish detailed information con-
corning its affairs. Bills introduced: 10 IN
crease the test of the standard of Illuminating
oils from 100 to 100; fixing So, 900 as the limit
of value to which homestead shall be exempt,
making it an offense punishableby $50 fine and
costs for each offense for any candidate for
office to treat a voter to liquor between the
days of nomination and election; forbidding
certain ice companies from cutting ice on Stur-
geon Bay, and thereby weakening the ice
bridge between Bay View and Sturgeon Bay.
.. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 25.--Joint resolutions in
troduced: Making justices of the peace cleo
tive for four years; for building state asy-
lum for chronic insane at Fort Winnebago;
abolishing the constitutional clause obiglng
counties to pay all criminal fines into the state
school fund; favoring the abolition of pOlyga-
my. :. Bills introduced: Making it incumbent
upon railroad companies to build necessary
street improvements across their yards; limit
ing the wages clause in the present garnishee
law to twenty days for persons supporting fami-
lies; exempting farm machinery and utensils
from execution. . The assembly bin passed
fixing the terms CT court in the tenth judicial
circuit. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 26.-Price offered o mem
orial of the State Prohibitory Association in
favor of submitting the liquor question to the
people. . The joint resolution fayoring the
movement was unanimously
adopted The JOINT resolution limiting the
reception Of new business to February 9TH was
referred to the committee on state affairs.
Bills introduced: Appropriating $500 to the
State Dalrymans Association; obliging county
district schools to hold for six months instead
of five to entite them to their share of the
school fund; providing for the exemption of
personal property from execution of attach
menu and punishment: for the more efficient
preservation of game. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 27.-Petitions were pre-
sented for woman suffrage and uniform taxa
ton. :. Bills introduced: Forbidding the publ
cation of jury lists before term of court; CIV
ing the court privilege to revise the list OF
sheriffs deputies: repeating the law giving
bounty for the scalps of wild ANIMALS; mcreas-
ing the powers of the insurance commissioner
to punish violation of the insurance laws on the
part of companies; allowing towns of ], coo in
habitants or over to divide into two or more
mills to grind for farmers ON demand regard
less of interfering outside contracts; fixing
heavy penalties for mutilating or destroying
public records. :. Adjourned till O'Clock Mon
day evening.