The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-01-31
LEGISLATIVE,
Senate.

MADISON, Jan. l9.-Only short evening ses-
sion was held A memorial to Congress was
introduced and adopted calling upon Wisconsin
members to support the bill for the purchase
OF the Portage Lake and Lake Superior ship
canal by the general government. Wechse-
berg introduced bill for the esta tabishment of
deaf mute schools IN Incorporated villages and
cities.
MADISON, Jan. 2O.-The sessions of the
Senate were taken up by discussion of the
usual resolution inviting the resident clergy to
open the sessions with PRAYER. The resolution
was finally passed. The evening session was
devoted to the consideration of resolutions of
respect to the memory Of the late James Nj
Bingham Tributes were made by Senators
Ginty, Hudd and Cottrill.
MADISON, Jan. 2l.-Bills introduced-By
Hudd, to amend section 693 of the revised
statutes SO as to provide for a separate depos-
ltory in which bonds and other securities may
be pla ced for safety, the pace of such deposit
to be fixed by the county board; TO amend the
revised statutes go as to permit the employment
of additional clerks, ETC., by the Senate and
Assembly. The JOINT resolution of the Assem-
bly,, asking Congress for an increase of the
pensions OF one-armed ard one-legged soldiers
was unanimously concurred in.
MADISON, Jan. 22.-Senator Warner intro
duced bill providing that ballots cast at
general elections be preserved for SIX months ;
Senator Ginty, bill for the appointment of
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by the difficulties between ]. |. Case, of Ra-
ciDe, and the employees of the insolvent firm
of Fish Bros. were introduced, one giving
priority to the wages due employees, and the
other making all liens, mortgages, executions.
judgments or seizures, within sixty DAYS prior
to the failure, void.
MADISON, Jan. 23.-Five bills were intro
duced by Senator Warner, authorizing the
Chicago, Freeport Il ST. Paul Railway Com
panY to proceed with the work Of Construct
ing line of railroad from Chicago to st. Paul.
Adjourned to Monday.
Assembly.
MADISON, Jan. 19.-Only an evening session
was held. Speaker FaiIcaild announced his
committees for the session, making Pliny Nor
cross chairman of the judiciary committee A
memorial to Congress was introduced and
passed, under suspension of the rules, asking
for an increase of pension for soldiers who lost
an arm or leg IN the late war.
MADISON. Jan. 20.-Hooker introduced bill
requiring inns and hotels TO provide means of
escape IN cases of fire and also making pro-
visions for the prevention of fires Pierce in
troduced bill giving the diplomas of graduates
of the Milwaukee Normal School, under certain
conditions and when signed by the state super-
lntendent, the force and effect of unlimited
stste certificates. The first Of series of claims
against the state growing out of the capitol
disaster made its appearance III the assembly
rich, Milwaukee mason, who sustained bodily
injuries which incapac1tate him for work
MADISON, Jan. 21.-Field, of Watertown in
troduced bill to authorize the Common Coun-
ell OF that city to levy special tax for the
purpose of building city hail. The first blll
passed was the one relative to terms of oourt in
the Seventh judicial circuit. A large number
of members put themselves on record as op-
posed to the prayer resolution. Aseemblyman
Pierce received the draft of bill having for its
object the exemption from taxation of property
owned by the Milwaubee Exposition Associa-
ton. A bill was introduced to prevent des Iers
IN oleomargsrine from selling their product
under the name of butter; also to ado the order
of the Red Cross to the list Of charitable insti-
tutions.
MADISON, Jan. 22.-Assemblyman Hazen in
troduced bill to improve the manner of Sc.
Letting jurors, all educational qualification be-
ing provided; Mr.. Estabrook a bill for the
creation of a commission Of FIVE persons to be
selected by the justices Of the supreme court.
for the examination of applicants for admis-
sion to the bar; MIR. Cox. bill to purchase 8 600
copies OF Moses NJ. Strong's History of the
'errltory of Wisconsin" at IS per COPY: Mr..
flas, bill giving $500 to Daniel Delaney. who
.ost one Of his eyes while working upon the
boilers in the capitol building in 1867 Gov.
Rusk sent two messages TO the Assembly. one
urging an appropriation to combat the spres d
of cholera, If found necessary, and the other
providing for the publication of the report of
the State Medical Society as separate doom
ments.
MADISON, Jan. 23.-Two bills OF general
nature, but which are designed for the special
benefit of Bay View, were presented by Assem-
blynan Lemont. One OF them is to provide a
water works system for the village. The other
blll provides that authority be conferred upon
boards Of trustees OF villages to license dogs.
and to destroy dogs whose owners do not pPo,
cure licenses for them. The Assembly ad-
journed to Mondsv.