Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THELEGEsLATURE
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MADISON, January 29.-Bills introduced:
Appropriating 81, 600 for each of the next two
years to the State horticultural Society; amend
ing the charters Of Green Bay and Portage;
relating to high schools. The assembly
resolution for the appointment Of q special
committee to investigate the Newhall fire was
killed.
MADISON, January 30-A resolution was
adopted asking the commissioners of public
lands to report the number Of acres sold since
January /, and to whom. a bill was passed
allowing circuit judges 10 make commitments
to insane hospitals "A bill was introduced
fixing the saloon license at o minimum of 800
and maximum of $3.50, and druggists liquor
license at q minimum Of $40 and q maximum
of $75.. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 31.-Bills introduced:
Authorizing Hans Johnson to build piers into
| the waters Of Lake 1IiChigan apprOpriating
$4,000 to the Wisconsin Industrial School for
Girls (pas6ed under suspended rules); to in
corporate the city of Black River Falls pro-
ylding for sentences to the state prison with
out liking the time; amendatOry Of the law IN
relation to highways and bridges; appropriate
ing $500 to defray the expenses of the state
institutions visiting committee; providing for
| the payment Of a license fee by the owners of
palace drawing room and sleeping cars; q
memorial for the establishment of q mail-route
between Independence and Chinatown
| (passed under suspension Of rules); a memorial
increasing the pensions Of soldiers disabled in
the Mexican war The governor submitted
a communication relative to the appointment
of Charles Luling, of ManitOwOc, as a member
| of the state board of supervision for the en-
suing fire years =. The assembly joint resolu-
| ton for the withdrawal OF state lands from the
market until the pending bills on the subject
are disposed of, was concurred in. The as
sembly joint resolution in regard to stationery
for members was indefinitely postponed by a
vote Of II to 15.. Adj ourned.
MADISON, February 1.-The nominatio
by Governor Rusk Of Charles Luling, of Mani
| toWoc, as a member of the state board of
| supervision was confined. Bills passed:
Exempting husbands from responsibility for
| the debts of their wives was passed; authoriZ-
| ing the construction of bridge across La
| Belle Lake, OcOnomowOc. Adjourned.
| MADISON, February 2.-Kingston introduced
| memorial to congress for the extension of
| suffrage to women. Reen introduced bill
| for the establishment of boards of health in
| towns and villages. {. A bill as introduced to
| authorize w. Stransky to build and maintain q
| dam across Kewaunee River in Kewaunee
County -. Adjourned till Monday evening.
Assembly,
| MADISON, January 27.--Ihe following bills
! we're introduced: Authorizing All unmarried
/ woman to sue for her own seduction; also,
| making the charge of unchastity aCtiOnahe
without proof Of special damages; also, requir
| ing sleeplng-ca companies IN this state to
procure licenses, and prohibiting railroad COM
panies from running uOn-icensed sleeping
cars on their tracks IN this state; requiring
| owners or occupants of improved lands III
| 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 postponement I'M
OH Y-iO1
relative TO shear booms on the Mississippi was
adopted. Adjourned until Monday evening.
| MADISON, January 29.-Bills introduced:
Relative to the setting OF spring guns-mak-
ing killing by same murder IN the second de-
gree; authorizing ire insurance companies
organized under the state laws to insure prop
erty against lightning, hail, tornado and hurri-
cane; relating to offen5eS against property;
relating to highways and bridges; re-enacting
the law prohibiting the expectation of game
from the state.
MADISON, January 0.-Naber's Joint reso-
luton was passed ordering the department Of
public property to sell stationery to members
at cost price to the value of S., the members to
pay for the 85 cents worth already furnished
| 80. The senate memorial to congress for the
| Improvement of Superior harbor was cOncurred
IN. Bills introduced: Making fraud on hotel
and boarding house keepers misdemeanOr:
making it the duty of the court before which
| the person is convicted of selling liquor IN
| lawfulyto shut up such PERSONS place of bust
| ness as nuisance; authorizing village boards
| to compel lot owners to clear sidewalks Of
| snow and rubbish; exemptin9 from taxation
| corporations for manufacturing zinc out of
native ores of the state; that the tax on mort
| cages be collected from the mortgage instead
| of the mortgagor; providing fee to highway
overseers forikilling noxious weeds, chargeable
| to property owners; general law exemptng
all benevolent life insurance companies from
paying license. Adjourned.
MADISON, January 31-Bishop introduced
| memorial tor an increased appropriation for
pensions for NleXican war soldiers, who were
disabled. Bills introduced Authorizing the
! Waseca Manufacturing Company to build and
maintain dam across KickapoO River, in CraW-
ford County; appropriating $4,000 to the
| Northern Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Association; for q just and equitable equali
cation of all property subj TO taxation; re-
curing railroad companies to employ only such
| persons as are not disqualified for their re-
| spective positions by reason of color blindness
| or other defective sight The senate bill IN
cooperating the City of Black River Falls was
| cOncurred in. The special order Oh the in
terest bill was taken up, and the bill was passed
by vote of 81 to "a. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 1.-The senate resolution
| restricting the introduction of new business to
| February 1st was concurred in. Bills intro
duced; Providing for ascertaining and ASSESS
| ing the lands of the Wisconsin Farm Mortgage
Company; fixing the saloon license at not less
| than $50 nor more than $160, and turning all
license fees into the county teasury; appro-
priating $4,000 to the State Agricultural So
| ciety for each of the years 1882, 1888 and 1884.
| -. "A MAJ ority of the committee on. elections
reported in favor of Geo. o. Spear dem con-
testant in the Spear-L eonhardt contested cleo
ton case. Turner will present a majority re
port in favor of Leonhardt (rep.) the sitting
member. :. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 2. Bills Introduces:
Authorizing the superintendent of public prop
erty to sell stationery at cost to certain
persons; exemptirg property owners from the
| penalties of the game laws when the game is
killed by them on their own premises; to
prevent seine fishing in the lakes, bayous and
sloughs of the Mississippi River; limiting the
value of homestead exemptions to $4,000 in
the county and cities under 5000 inhabitants,
and $4,000 in all other cities; authorizing I.
j. La Flesh and assigns to build and maintain
dams on the east fork of Black River, in
| Wood, Clark, and Jackson Counties. The
| bill incorporating Merrill, Lincoln County, was
passed The bill to increase the pay of mem
bers OF county boards of supervisors from 50