Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-01-31
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE


Senate.
, MADISON, January ga resolution was in
PRODUCED restricting the Introduction of new
business after February g.. The memorial to
congress for the establishment Of a mail route
between Esdale and Hubert was adopted
Bills were introduced relating to railroads and
relating to changes of venue. COttril's bill in
relatlon to the restricting of Milwaukee into
Judicial districts indefinitely postponed
| -. .Ad jOurneG.
MADISON, January 21.-Bils introduced:
helatlng to highway taxes and amendatory Of
Sectlon ,245, of the revised statutes, entitled
OF highways and bridges; relating to a register
OF probate In La Crosse County; appropriating
| certain sums for the various charitable, re-
tormatory and penal institutions of the state
80. Ihe memorial to congress relative to the
! increase OF pensions for one armed and one
| legged soldiers was passed Jonas bill re-
| latmg to lnquests of the dead in Racine County,
came up on It's third reading, and was passed.
.-.Cottr1los bill relating to garnishnent also
passed. .CottrllPs bill providing punishment
for fraudulently removing or embezzling
| goods leased or subject to contracts or pur-
chase, was indefinitely postponed Ad-
| journed.
MADISON, January 25.-Adams introduced a
DI TO d1scharge Judgment against Simeon
| Mills, late treasurer of the state insane hospi-
| tall who lost 3d. 900 of the states mOnev bv
| the breaking Of the Dane County Bank in 1878
| on payment of 80 cents OF the dollar interest
| and costs. Blake introduced a memorial to
| congress for the Improvement of Port Wash
ingtOn harbor, and it was adopted under sus-
pended rules. "A bill was passed granting
power to circuit judges to commit persons to
| insane hospitals. The bill to increase the
price of public lands to So. 90 per acre was sent
| back to committee after animated discussion
-. The memorial, asking congress for increase
OF pensions for soldiers who have lost a limb,
was adopted. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 26-Palmeter offered a
resolution that state lands be withdrawn from
| the market until after March 31st Parry intro
duced resolution that the commissioner Of
public lands furnish the senate with detailed
statement of the lands sold during the past
| year. line following bills were introduced:
That the Grand Army Of the Republic be in
GUIDED IN the law exempting certain societies
OF The state from the insurance law; relating to
the employment of children in factories; ap-
proprlatlng $4,000 to the fish commission for
1883, and the same sum for 1884. w. ".
Daniels was confirmed member of the state
board of health and vital statistics as Der ap-
pointment of Gov. Rusk The resolution
from the assembly for a memorial to congress
asking pension increase for soldiers who lost
the use of any Of their limbs, was concurred in.
....JOnas' debtors bill passed, as also me-
mortal for mail route between Esdaile and
Herbert, in Pierce County. A resolution was
adopted restricting the introduction of new
business after February 9th. The senate ad-
journed until Monday evening.
Assembly.
MADISON, January 23.-Schneider, of Wash
ington, withdrew his resolution requiring the
Judiciary committee to draw bill providing
for better fire escape facilities in hotels, the
matter having been covered by previously
adopted resolution. Bills we're introducedto
repeal the act authorizing Wolf Bros. to build
and maintain bridge across Wolf River, Ere
mont, Waupaca County; revising. codifying
and amending the charter of the City of Column
bus; enlarging and extending the corporate
limits of the city of Milwaukee The Lake
Superior harbor memorial to congress was re-
ferred to the committee on federal affairs
Adjourned.
MADISON January 21.-Bills introduce d:
Relative to advertising of lands sold for tax es;
amending the act to provide for life certiica tes
of teachers in certain CASES. relating to the
taking OF inquests in Columbia County: re lat
ing to security for costs IN Justices courts re-
lating to the collection of judgments aga inst
towns in certain cases; Ielatng to special te rms
OF the circuit court in the Seventh Judi cial
District; to provide for the appraisement of
exempt property in certain cases; relating to
executors, administrators, guardians and tie ia
mentary trustees and the enforcement of h cir
obligations; authorizing Jerome Petty to build
and maintain pier in the waters of Gre en-
Bay; restoring certain territory in the town of
Campbell, La Crosse County; relating to he
testing and grading OF wheat; an act to for m
and establish the county Of Keeps. and to pr o.
. vide for its organization, repeating chapter 7,
: general laws. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 25.-Carmichael intro =
} duced resolution for the appointment of a
special committee of five to Investigate in to
the causes of the frequent timber confagr a.
tions to be reported back by bill for their Or e.
vention. =. Bills introduced: To provide fl re
escapes for hotels; making murder in the fir st
degree punishable by either death impri S.
onment, the jury to fix the punishment in ca Sc
of conviction, and the judge the penalty VIII en-
oYNloo of
mute schools in Incorporated cities and villag es
under state supervision and encouragement t;
amending the laws Of 1880 authorizing AlV er
and John Anderson to construct and mainta in
a draw across Poplar River, Florence Count Y,
for logging purposes; authorizing the mant e.
nance of bridge across Rock River, III Belo it
....Adjourned
MADISON, January 26.-Hinkley introduced
joint resolution suspending the sales of
state lands until after the disposition of bills
bearing on their price. "A resolution by Car
michael for investigation into forest fires wa
adopted. Bills introduced: Iransferrin
| milwaukee, County insane asylum to the state
to secure the speedy, just and sufficient pun
| ishment of those convicted of murder an q
manslaughter, and to restrict the pardonin &
power as lodged in the governor; proyidin g
for the preservation of game; relating to til e
bounty on wild animals; appropriating none V
tn the Lafayette County agricultural Society
=. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 27.-The following bills
were introduced: Authorizing an unmarried
woman to sue for her own seduction; also,
making the charge of unchastity actionable
without proof of special damages; Also requir-
ing sleeping-car companies in this state to
procure licenses, and prohibiting railroad com
panies from running non-licensed sleeping
cars on their tracks IN this state; requiring
owners or occupants Of improved lands in
Vernon County to fence said lands: amend
ing the revised statutes relating to rates of
toll for grinding; amending the revised stat
utes in relation to villages; in relation to tres
pass The memorial to congress relative to
an appropriation for Superior City harbor
being taken up for consideration, lengthy
debate ensued, resulting in postponem ent IN
| til next Tuesday McDonald's memorial
relative TO shear booms on the Mississippi was
adopted. Adjourned until Monday ev ening.
ACoIorado Editors vaIedictory.
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