The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-09
THE wIsCoNsIN LEe1sLATgTy,1-.

SENATE-0n the 21th ult bills passed-for a
public park in Milwaukee; for the protection
of fish in the lakes around Madison. The me-
mortal TO Congress asking the removal of the
| duty on lumber, was discussed at length and
finally referred to committee
AsSEMBLY-A large number of petitions
we're received asking for ProhibroTy amend
ment. At the evening session a resolution
was offered recalling from the Senate the As
SenDly Dill to confirm a certain grant OF lands
made by Chapter TO- Laws of 1852. The reso-
luton was rejected.
SENATE-0n the 18th ult., among the bills
ordered to third reading was one for the or
ganization of private hospitals for the care of
| the insane Sundry local bills passed.
AssEMBLY--The Senate bill to provide for the
publication of 5000 copies of Prof. Henry's
Agricultural report was concurred in As
sembly bills passed-providing that half
bushel measure be used in testing wheat: re-
lating to the payment of Clerks fees on appeal
from justices Courts in Milwaukee County
etc., etc.
SENATE-On the LIST several bills were
passed. The bill providing for appeals to the
Circuit Court from the decisions of the State
Board of Supervision of Charitable, Reforms
tory and Penal Institutions was killed. The
bill to compromise the claim of the State
against Simon MAls, Treasurer of the State In
sane Asylum. was passed. The bill to raise
the price of State lands to five dollars an acre
was debated and laid over
AssEMBLY-The usual batch of petitions for,
and remonstrances against, prohibitory legis-
lation were presented. A resolution was
adopted to print 5000 copies of the annual re-
port of the Milwaukee Girls Industrial School.
The bill to exempt gymnastic associations
from taxation was killed. bill passed allow
ing laymen Trustees to have equal rights with
| ecelesiastics in the disposition of Roman
Catholic church property. The bill re luiring
pawnbrokers, etc., to report receipts of per
sonal property to police authorities was killed.
SENATE-On the I'd a petition was presented
from the German Political Club of Milwau-
kee, asking that the price of liquor license be
fixed at $780, Bills were passed-authorizing
insurance against lightning. hail, cyclones.
tornadoes and hurricanes; to purchase 1000
copies of Strong's History of Wisconsin. Adj
journed until the evening of the 5th.
,AssEMBLY-A large number of petitions for
the adoption of a Prohibltory amendment to
the Constitution were presented. Several
Senate bills were concurred in.
SENATE-On the evening of the 9Th a batch
of petitions were presented asking for the
Submission Of Prohibitory am andment to
the Constitution. Bills passed-directing the
purchase of sundry maps: approprating 5000
for experiment in the p oduction of sugar
A large numbet of bills were defeated. The
bill 70 create the offices of Dep lty Insurance
and Railroad Commissioners was debated and
postponed. y&f
ts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were presented
against the passage of the bill prohibiting
debtors from preferring creditors Bills
passed-to simplify appeal to the Supreme
Court; to incorporate the City of Edgerton;
authorizing the construction of a bridge
across Wolf River, in Shawano County A
large number of bills were killed. A memo
rial to Congress favoring the pensioning of
Mexican veterans was adopted.