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


petition for the regula ton OF railroad passen-
ger and freight traffic. Lord introduced
resolution to allow bim to introduce bill APP
propriating 5000 to the Hood sufferers IN
Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky. Bills were
passed to authorize towns 10 hold elections and
transact business in villages and cltlesi appeo-
priatng 800 for expenses 10 Legislative coni-
mlttee visiting state institutions.
MADISON. February 20.-Cottrill, presented
a petition of citizens of Milwaukee, for the
passage of the bill designed to prevent ecu
lation in grain for future delivery. Inc Joilt
resolution of Lord to permit him TO introduce
bill for the relief OF the Ohio sufferers by the
floods, was lost. -. The following bltS were
passed: Amendatory of the charter OF ihe
city of Portage; changing the time OF hoidihS
eectlons in the city of Grand RapIds; 10 au-
thorZe Hans Johnson to build piers INTO tn1
waters of Lake Michigan The assembly Ell
to authorize Thomas ]. La F.esh and others 10
build and maintain certain dams on the easl
fork of Black River, IN the counties OF Ciark'
Jackson and Wood, was concurred ln
MADISON. February 21-Lord submitted
remonstrance against the bill to incorporate
Edgerton AZ a city. Cottrill's bill prohibiting
the sale and use of pistols 20 minors was passed
by vote of 19 to IL The bull pToUdlnP lor
safety air cushions and non-intiammable eie'a-
tors IN hotels was passed
MADISON, February pa memorial TO con-
gress asking for 8 repeal of tie outy Oh
matches was coucurred in. . The bill appro-
priating s1OO to the Lafayette County Agr1cui-
tural ociety was passed. -. be bil reiatlng 70
the clam of Simeon Mills was lndehhltey
postponed, after debate, by a vote OF II 10 10.
The vote was reconsidered and he bill recon-
mitted TO the judiciary committee
MADISON. February 23.--A bill was passed
appropriating $500 TO the Wisconsin Hortcut-
tural Society for each of the years 1883 and
1884 Assembly measures were concurIed IN:
Relating to the setting of spring guns; author-
lZing Nelson Lawson J. Ii. McCouTt ct al. 10
maintain a dam across and otherwise improve
Straight River IN Polk County; memorlal TO
congress for the immediate relief or the olock-
bridge Indians . The bill TO provide that all
easements, right of way, franchise grades or
other work belonging to railroad corporations
shall forfeit to the state In certain cases, was
indefinitely post tponed Adjourned tli Mon
day evening.
Assembly.
MADISON, February 19.-CampiOn presented
petition for less burdensome bounty law
-. Taylor presented petition of $50 residents
for division of Burnett County The bill
relating 20 a dam in the east fork of the Black
River was passed under suspended rules.
The bill providing for the equalization OF all
property subjected to taxation IN Wisconsin
was indefinitely postponed.
MADISON, tGDfudTN zU.-ttunIty piebtutSu
apetiton for a prohibitory amendment. The
following bills were indefinitely postpo ned:
Authorizing an unmarried woman to sue Tor
her own seduction making the charge of un-
chasteness aCtionable without proof OF special
damages; punishing an assault with danger
Gus weapon with intent to do bodily harm, by
Imprisonment ia the state prison not more than
three years nor less than one year; making
language of provoking or abusive character
mitigation of punishment for assault.
MADISON, February 21.-ADderson presented
remonstrance from the county board of Bar
ron County against a division of the county.
go. The bill incorporating the city of Portage
was passed under suspended rules The bill
appropriating $500 to Amos Mott, who was
crippled while hunting the Williams brothers,
near Durand, Pepin County, was indefinitely
postponed.
MADISON. February 22.-The bill amending
charter Of Nausau was passed under suspended
rules. The senate bill granting Walter L.
Peck the right TO build and maintain bridge
across Lake La Belle In Naukasha County was
concurred in; also. the memorial to congress
asking for 4 mail route between Gllm antown
and Independence IN Irempealeau County. ....
Bills were passee providing for an abstract of
tax sales in Waupaca County; incorporating the
CITY of BaraboO; regulating the rate of interest
and providing for a bounty on wild animals
The bill Incorporating the city of Amigo,
| Langlade County, vas killed by vote of 40 to
| II after some sharp discussion. The assem-
/ bly, bin increasing the salary of county super
/ ylsOTs was indefinitely postponed a rgsolu-
| tion by Hawks instructing the committee on
state affairs to investigate into the alleged
| charges made by the Juneau Telephone
| against the administrators of the affairs of the
| Wisconsin Farm Mortgage Land Company was
| adopted.
MADISON. February 23.-The bill TO prohibit
the bringing of suits to recover license moneys
| from villages or towns after said moneys had
been expended by the villages or towns was
killed.
MADISON, February PA flood Of petitions
| asking for a prohibitory amendment to the
| constitution was received, and Johnston moved
for the appointment Of a special committee of
five to have charge of all petitions relating 10
| the subject and OF the prohiDltoTy amendment
now pending. A large number of bills we're
ordered TO a third reading.