The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

authorizing the maintenance of piers in nd 8
boom across Wisconsin River in Marathon
County The bill providing for al arbitration
OF tax sales ln Waupaca County was concurred
IN. The bin relating to additional power OF
peculiar corporations was indefinitely post.
poned.
MADISON. March 13.-BnlS concurred in
Authorizing Chippewa County to build and
maintain free bridge across the Chippewa
River, and to issue bonds for The payment of
the construction Of said bridge; authorizing the
St. Paul and Eastern GIaud Trunk RAllwa-
Company 10 build, construct and maiuta'r ]
bridge for railway purposes on and across Wolf
River IN Shawano County; author zing Thomas
herns to build dam across Pine Creek, TAYLOR
County. The bill 70 reerganiZe the Agricul-
turai College of Wisconsin, was indefinitely
postponed. =. The governor vetoed the bill in.
troduced by Senator Webb in relation to fixing
the salaries of county officers, on the ground
of uncon5titutiOnallty. Webb made an effort
to carry the bill over the governors head, but
the veto was sustained.
MADISON, March 14.-Comstock's bill in rela
ton to determinations by railways was recon,
sidered, and an amendment expunging the
provision relative to comparative rates from
the first to terminal and functional points was
adopted. The bill was then passed under sus
pension of rules The bin amending the
the power of the common council was passed
The various agricultural society aDpro-
priations were passed in the same shape as il
the assembly . The bill abolishlng the state
park came up. Kingston offered anamendment
to the bill providing that the land shall be
sold at the minimum pnce of 50 per acre.
which was voted down AMI the bill was in-
definitely postponed.
MADISON, March 15.-The memorial to con-
gress for free lumber was ordered engroSsed
and read a third time. The bill relating to
the licensing of express companies was refused
third reading.
MADISON, March 16.-The laborers' exemp-
ton bill was concurred IN. Bills passed un-
der suspended rules: Authorizing Stanton
Bernard to maintain dams and other improve
ments III the Chippewa River for the purpose
of facilitating the asserting and handling OF
logs; authorizing the Minnesota Central Rail
road Company TO build and maintain bridge
across the Mississippi River at or near Red
Wing, Mimi; incorporating the city of Depere.
The bill authorizing Dan F. Smith to main
tain toll dam on the south fork Of Clam
River, Polk County. was iudeti ely postponed.
Bills passed: To authonze certain towns
and villages in Juneau and Adams Counties to
aid in the construction of a bridge across the
Wisconsin River; to incorporate the c ty Of
lltAlStOil. e nc Dlii llS appoint
ment of an assistant district at orney in couu-
ties of 100000 inhabitants was indefinitely
postponed.
Assembly.
MADISON, March 12.-Bnls concured in:
Providing for the sale of the Nicodemls &
Conover map OF Wisconsin; vesting certain
rights in the Improvements of the
Thornapp,e River in Eugene Shaw and
l,ar nth h1
of a dam across Little Eau Claire
River in Marathon County; declaring Little
Leelon River navigable for logs; authorizing a
dam across the Kewaunee River: to donate to
the Counties of Sauk and Columbie the pro-
coeds of the sale Of swamp and overtiowed
lands, legahzing the acts of the Farmers Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company in Oak Grove
authorizing Hans johnson to build piers into
the waters of Lake Michigan: for the preserva.
ton Of fish 10 certain Dane County waters.
MADISON, March 13.-Bills passed. Enab.
ling the Northern Pacific Company to perfect
tue title of certain lands in Douglass County:
authorizing John FuTlong, of Milwaukee, to
build piers into the waters of Lake 1iicl igan
-. .Scheiber's joint resolution amending the
c institution in relation to ouniformity of county
government by e1empting counties containing
cities of more than 100000 inhabitants from
It's provisions was passed by a vote of 70 TO 4
sugar experiments was concun ed IN by vote
of 73 to 4. Tue bill approprlating $4,000 for
the purchase of Strong's History was indetin-
itely postponed by yote of 50 to &c. A mo-
ton to reconsider tie latter bill was tabled
The vote by which the bill Incorporating the
city of Sparta was Indefinitely postponed was
reconsdered and the bill was referred to a
committee of one.
MADISON, March, 1.-THE bill relating to
L.
was indefinitely postponed. Bills concurred
in: Relating to the exemption of laborers; re-
lating to the employment Of men and women in
factories: prohibiting the use and sale of pis-
tols and revolveTs; providing for locating, es-
tablishlng and opening Of state road from
Westboro, in Taylor County, through Price
County to Glidden, III Ashland County: appro-
priating certain sums to the charitable, re-
formatOry and penal institutiOnsi authorizing
towns to hold elections and transact business IN
villages and cities. . The bill authorizing All
napee to build a bridge was passed -. Hiuck-
ley's bill providing for a uniform course of
study in the common and high schools of the
state was indefinitely postponed on the recon-
mendation of the committee. .. The bills in
cooperating the cities Of NIcoet aud West De
pere was passed under suspension of the rules
Nichols railroad bill was indefinitely post
poned.
MADISON. AldICL lD--IL Lt hdl dldlbJlt NOulltN y
land bill was passed under suspended rules
-. The liquor license bill caused considerable
debate in committee of the whole. The high
license element offered various amendments in
creasing the license, but they were all vosed
dosn. An amendment by Brazeau was adopted
excluding cities and Incorporated villages
whose charter provides for a license fee greater
than $40. The amendments agreed upon II
committee were agreed upon Bills lldef.
nitely postponed: Furnishing minors misrepIe
senting their ages to obtain liqGOr; authorizing
the construction of bridge aero Wolf River
MADISON. March 16.-Bills passed: In rela
tion to swamp lands in Marathon, Clark, Chip
pewa and Shawano Counties; authorizing Louii
Navotney and Joseph Navotney to erect anC
maintain dam in Springbrook, Langlad'
County; auti oriziug L. n. Stafford and VIM. J
Cowan to maintain pier dock and whaTves il
the bay of Superior; approprlating q certain
sum of money to Geo. o. Spear for expenses in
Cured III contesting the seat of Chrs. Leon
hardt; to appropriate certain sum to CHS
Leonhardt for expenses incurred IN the matter
of his contested seat as q member Of the as
semby; authorizing the county Of Lincoln Il
build and maintain a bridge across the WIscOn
sin River; relating to changing the boundary
line between Green Lake and Fond du La
Counties; authorizing Marshall Willis and o
Z. Stanley to maintain a dam across O'Nel
River in Chippewa County: authorizing II. f
Southwell and JEFF H. Heath TO build anC
maintain boom in the waters of Beaver Lake
Barron County; authorizing Eliza Cowsr anC
Mary Stafford 10 construct and maintain pie
docks in Superior Bay: authorizing J. 5. Cowal
to build certain dam; authorizing the tow
of Durand TO issue bonds and borrow none,
to aid in the construction Of a bridge acGos
the Chippewa River; authorizing John E
Glover, L. Z. Jacobs, Wm. johnston, W. z
Jacobs and B. J. Jacobs to improve the navi
CATION Of the Willow River and tributaries 70
log driving purposes. The license question
was again taken up. Nichols offered al
amendment making the minimum license so
and the maximum $500, which was voted down
Wall moved the previous question, which wa
ordered bya vote of "a to 40. The assemb
refused to order the bill to third reading b
a vote of 4s against to As for the bin. McBrid
moved to reconsider the vote, aid that th
motion made by himself be laid upon the table
A call of the house was ordered and tn
friends of the bill fihbustered the remainde
of the day. Calls of the house, motions 70
adjournment ETC., followed each other il
| rapid succession, until a motion to adjour
prevailed by vote Of 81 to 40.
MADISON, March H. Craig, Brand and Gu
| tiss, OF the select committee of five ON prollb
| tory matters, have made majority report r.
commencing the indefinite postponement OF Il