Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.


PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
MADISON, February lexington introduced
JOINT resolution to allow him to introduce the
following bills, because be was detained by the
snow blockade last week: To incorporate the
city OF Mansion; authorizing the building of a
bridge across Wisconsin River; authorizing
certain towns and villages in Adams and juneau
Counties to aid in the construction of certain
bridge across the Wisconsin; repeating chapter
259, laws of 1880, entitled All act to authorize
justices of the peace elected in the town of
Lisbon to keep Office and perform duties in
any part of the village of New Lisbon, juneau
County; also a bill legalizing the elections held
in the town of Lincoln on February 7th for
the purpose of authorizing an application to
the public land commissioners and authoriz-
ing said town to donate money so loaned to
Irempealeau County for the purpose OF erect
Tag county buildings in the village of White
hall, in the town Of Lincoln. :. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 13.-Kingston's resolu-
ton allowing him to introduce number of
bills was adopted. :. Bills passed: To simplify
appeals to the supreme court; relating to re-
turned highway taxes and amendatory Of sec
ton ,245 of chapter SO of the revised statutes
memorial to congress for an increase of pension
to soldiers in the Mexican war; memorial to
the postmaster-general for an increase of mail
service on certain routes in Door County ..
Adjourned.
MADISON, February 14.-The assembly joint
resolution to enable Gallagher to introduce a
bill relating to the fish in Iowa and Lafayette
Counties, was concurred IN. The following
bills passed: LegaliZing the acts of the Farm
ers Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Dodge
County; appropriating 50, coo to the governors
contingent fund for the years 1883 and 1884.
80. Mr.. Cottrill announced to the senate the
death of ex-Gov. Smith and moved commit
tee of three be appointed to draft suitable
resolutions. The motion was adopted, and the
chair named Senators Cottrill, Webb, and Flint
as such committee: Adjourned.
MADISON, February 15.-Webb introduced a
bill to authorize the construction Of dam
across Mamokogauko Creek. . Kingston in
troduced the following bills: Incorporating
the city of Mauston; authorizing the building
of bridge across the Wisconsin River; to
authorize certain towns and villages in Adams
and Juneau Counties to aid in the construction
of bridge across the Wisconsin River. The
assembly amendments to the bill incorporating
Black River Falls as a city were concurred in
80. .Cottrill introduced series of resolutions
OF respect to the memory of the late ex-Gov.
Smith. Hudd delivered an eloquent eulogy on
the deceased. The senate then adjourned
till Monday.
Assembly.
MADISON, February J2.-Blvton introduced
resolution recalling the bill Incorporating
Black River Falls from the governor. Several
bly, ad iourned.
MADISON, February 13.-The secretary of
state submitted the report of the Wisconsin
Farm Land Mortgage Company, pursuant to
MIR. McCoy's resolution. Resolutions for
warded by the Wisconsin Agricultural Society
asking for the passage of the bills npropriat-
ing sums to the society were preseH Z. The
bill creating the offices of deputy railroad com
missioner and deputy insurance commissioner
at an annual salary of $1,000 was killed by a
vote of IL to SO. The assembly bill authoriZ-
ing the building of bridge across Rock River
at Beloit was passed. :. The Race bill for the
preservation of game was indefinitely post
poned. :. The assembly went into COM
mttee Of the whole on the general file of bills.
When the committee made their report Curley 3
| stationery bill came up, and after some discus
sion it was killed by vote of 65 to 49,. Ad-
| journed.
MADISON, February IA resolution author
| izing Gallagher to introduce bill was adopted,
| and the senate resolution to allow Kingston to
introduce several bills was concurred in. But
| ton, pursuant to joint resolution, previously
| adopted, introduced a bill to authorize 81. B.
Mills to improve Robinson Greek for log
| driving purposes. Kidd introduced joint
resolution allowing him to introduce a bill
| amendatory of chapter lao, general laws OF
| 1881, relating to circuit courts, filing of de-
| csions and trials in vacation. .Scheiber intro
| duced resolutions announcing the death of ex-
| Gov. VIM. E, Smith, and asking for committee
on resolutions. The speaker announced as the
committee created by the resolutions, Messrs.
Scheiber. Mcbride, Gardner, Ware and Schnei-
| der. :. Under suspension of rules the bill pro
| viding for the alteration Of a state road from
Stockton to Durand, was passed. -. The senate
bill authorizing the construction of certain
dam across Cedar River, in Dunn County, was
concurred in. -. The assembly memorial tC
congress, relating to the Stockbridge tribe OF
| Indians, was passed
MADISON, February Is. The petition fol
the establishment of state road from Stock
| holm to Durand was presented by Putnam.
The special committee appointed for the pur-
pose reported series of resolutions of re-
| spect for the memory of the late ex-Gov. VIM
E. Smith. They were unanimously adopted
80. Pursuant to resolution Gallagher intro
duced bill to provide for passways for fish
in Iowa and Lafayette Counties. The fol
lowing bills passed. Memorial to congress re-
lating to an increase of pension for disabled
soldiers; appropriating 300 to the Lafayette
County Agricultural Society; relating to the
setting of spring guns; providing for life GER
tifcates of teachers in certain classes; to en-
able Isaac Staples to improve Straight River
in Polk County; amending the charter of the
city of Monroe. Adjourned till Monday eve
ming.