The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-23
THE WISCONSIN LEGIsIaTInr.


SENATE-On the 18th the action of the Gov.
arnor, in returning without his signature the
bill to legalize the action of the Board of SUI
pervisors of Wood County regulating the sal
airy of carta n C lunty oaIcers, was sustained.
Bills pasScd-authoriZing the city of Milwau-
kee to issue bonds; relating to special powers
OF County Boards. The bill to rsor ganize the
State Agricultural College was indefinitely
postponed.
ASSEMBLY bills passed-allowing the Mil
waukee Gas Light Company TO increase its
capital to $l,50O,O10; enabling the Northern
Pacifc Railroad to perfect its title to lands in
Douglas County. The resolution for Con sri-
tutonal Amendment exempting Milwaukee
County II ON the Constitutional provision re-
cunning uniformity in county government
passed. The sc a'e bill to purchase 1000
copies of st. ong's History of Wisconsin Ter
ritory for educat onaI Iur2oseS was def at
ed. In evening twenty-m'nute session
was he d at which reports of standing commits
tees were rece we'd.
SENATF--On the 14th bills passed-to apprc
priate $500 TO the Southwestern Wisconsin In
dustr.al Association; to appropriate $500 to the
Central Wisconsin Ayr cultural and Mechan-
zeal Association; appropratng $1,000 to the
No! thcrn Wi consin Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association; appropriating $3.50 to the
State agricultural Society; apprOpriat;ng
ST. to the Wisconsin Wool-GrowerS and
Sheep-Breedcrs Association.
A ssEMBLY-The joint resolution fixing the
day of final adjournment on the 2Ist was
taken up, and, after debate, was postponed
until the 18th. Several local bills we've passed
and sundry Senate bills concurred in.
SENATE Ga the 18th the greater part of the
forenoon was taken up with discussion on the
memorial to Congress asking for the repeal of
the duty on lumbrr The memorial was final.
ly orde, e to- thi d reading The bill to tax
express companies also precipitated a discus
sion which was MT finished until after a four
tours evening session The bill was finally
killed.
AssEMBLY-The question of final adjourn.
ment was taken up After some discussion,
further consideration was postponed until the
goth. In the evening there was a lengthy fight
over the bill to increase the price of liquor
licenses. Without reaching vote the Assem-
bly, adjourned at midnight
SENATE-On the 10th a few bills local in
their nature, were passed. Bills were fndef1-
nitely providing more efficient
supervision and management for charitable,
refol matory and panaI institutions of the
State; pertaining 10 the disposition of trust
funds; providing for the purchase of Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionaries: to establish q
State ST hool for feeblemind ID children.
AssEMBLY-Bil passed-relating to attach
ments in certain cases; pertaining to lands
sold for taxes; regarding the powers and du-
ties OF Court Commiss .oners; relating to special
terms of Circuit Courts; creating Bureau of
Lapor Statistics. The b Il FIXING saloon Ii
censes at $40 minimum and $500 maximum.
not disposed of on the evening of the 18th,
came up. and the previous question was inn
mediately novel. The bill was refused a
third READINGS to A. 1t was moved to re-
consider and lay that motion on the table. A
call OF the House was ordered, the contention
waxed hot, and motion followed motion in
rapid order. The tight was continued until four
p. M, when an adjournment until the 10Th was
effected. f-.u
SENATEv-On the 10Th the standing commit
tees made their final reports. By consent the
Committee on Public Lands introduced bill
perfecting the title to certain lands sold by
the State in Marathon County, and the Com
nlittee on Charitable and Penal Institutions
introduced bill to repeal the law under
which the Milwaukee and other insane asy-
lums were built Bills were concurred in-ai-
lowing the Milwaukee Gas Light Company to
increase its capital stock to $1,300000; incor-
porating the city of Sparta; enabling the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company to per
feet its title to lands in Douglas County.
AssEMBLY-The evening was spent in killing
large number of bills.