Charitable and Penal Institutions.- George A. Abert, F. V. Piper, Orrin W. Bow, James J. Rasmussen, C. E. Warner. Printing. Michael P. Walsh, J. R. Hinckley, W. H. Huntington.

The speaker announced that he had received the papers in the contested seat case of Geo. O. Spear vs. Chris. Leonhardt, and referred said papers to the committee on Privileges and Elections.

COMMUNICATIONS.

Report of lumber inspector of district No. 7, for season of 1882, was presented by Mr. Carmichael

EAU CLAIRE, January 12, 1883.

To the Honorable, the Legislature of Wisconsin:

GENTLEMEN: I beg leave to submit the following report of lumber, etc., manufactured in district No. 7 during the sawing season of 1882:

Mr. Tester presented the report of lumber inspector of district No. 9, as follows.

OFFICE OF LUMBER INSPECTOR,

DISTRICT No. 9, ALMA, WIS., January 13, 1883.

To the Honorable, the Legislature, Madison, Wis.:

GENTLEMEN. Herein please find the statement of logs, board measure, scaled under my supervision, during the season of 1882. All of which passed through Beef Slough boom, as follows: 165,031,050 feet.

This does not include the amount scaled by the Mississippi River Logging Company, which was 252,450,250 feet over which I had no jurisdiction, making a total of 417,481,300 feet, which passed through Beef Slough booms during the season of 1882.

The number of logs now in the boom is estimated at 40,000,000 feet.

Respectfully submitted,

D. J. MCKENZIE,
Lumber Inspector, District No. 9.

RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.

By Mr. McBride:

Res. No. 6, A..

Resolved. That the present annual message of his excellency, Governor J. M. Rusk, and the recommendations contained therein, be referred to the several standing committees of the assembly as follows:

So much thereof as relates to finances, insurance, receipts. expenditures, indebtedness, revenues and estimates, to committee on Insurance, Banks and Banking.

So much thereof as relates to the State Board of Charities and Reform. State Historical Society, Capitol extension, State Board of Health, immigration and fish culture,

To the committee on State Affairs.

So much thereof as relates to railroads and to Air Line Railroad laborers,

To committee on Railroads.

So much thereof as relates to charitable and penal institutions.

To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions.

So much thereof as relates to education,

To committee on Education.

So much as relates to the Wisconsin National Guard.
To the committee on Militia.

So much thereof as relates to agriculture and dairying: state agricultural society, and experiments in amber cane, To committee on Agriculture.

So much thereof as relates to pharmacy.

To committee on Medical Societies.

So much thereof as relates to special legislation.
To committee on Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. MacBride,

The rules were suspended and the resolution was adopted.

RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED.

Res. No. 5. A..

Was withdrawn.

Res. No. 4, A., considered.

Mr. Fellenz offered the following amendment.

Amend Res. No. 4. A., by adding to said resolution, provided however, that no appropriation shall be made by this assembly to pay for praying.

The ayes and noes being called for the vote was as follows:

Ayes Messrs. Albers, Bow, Brand, Brazeau, Bruemmer, Cance, Carmichael, Comdohr, Craig, Curley, Dickinson, Esser, Fellenz, Gallagher, Goedjen, Hardgrove. Hooker, Kennedy, Lennon, Kuntz, Leonhardt, Lynch, MacBride, Martin, Miller, Naber, Packard, Pape, Piper, Putnam, Schneider, Sharp, Spiering, Swart, Tanner, Taylor, Tester, Walsh, Warren, Wirth and Speaker-41.

Noes-Messrs. H. C. Adams, M. Adams, Apple, Blyton, Bolender, Britton, Brown, Bugh, Button, Curtis Ellefson, Foster, Friend, Gabriel, Gardner, Grubb, Hawks, Huntington, Huntly, Johnston, Kidd, Lane, McCoy, McKenzie, Macauley, Meissner, Noller. O'Neill, Pederson, Pierce, Pratt, Race, Rasmussen, Regan, Ryan, Scheiber, Stewart, Thomas, Turner, Vredenburgh, Wall, Ware, Warner and Weeden. — 44.

Absent or not voting-Messrs. Abert, Anderson, Bishop, Campion, Champagne. Conley, Dawson. Egan, Everts, Fairchild, Hinckley, Leahy, McDill, Maxwell and Nichols.-15. The amendment was lost.

The question being on the original resolution, the yeas and nays were called for, and the resolution adopted by the following vote.

Ayes-Messrs. H. C. Adams, M. Adams, Apple, Blyton, Bolender, Britton, Brown, Bugh, Button, Cance, Carmichael, Curtis, Dickinson, Ellefson, Foster, Gardner, Grubb, Hardgrove, Hawks, Hooker, Huntington, Huntly, Johnston, Kidd, Lane, Lynch, MacBride, McCoy, McKenzie Macauley, Meissner, Noller, O'Neill, Pederson, Pratt, Race, Rasmussen, Regan, Ryan, Scheiber, Stewart, Thomas, Turner, Vredenburg, Wall, Ware, Warner, Weeden and Mr. Speaker.-50. Noes-Messrs. Albers, Bow, Brand, Brazeau, Bruemmer, Comdohr, Craig, Curley, Eesser, Fellenz, Friend, Gallagher, Goedjen. Kennedy, Kuntz, Lennon, Leonhardt, Martin, Miller, Naber, Packard Pape, Piper, Putnam, Schneider, Sharp, Spiering, Swart, Tanner, Taylor, Tester, Walsh, Warren and Wirth.-34.

Absent or not voting, Messrs. Abert, Anderson, Bishop, Campion, Champagne, Conley, Dawson, Egan, Everts, Fairchild, Gabriel, Hinckley, Leahy, McDill, Maxwell and Nichols.-15.

By Mr. Walsh:

No. 1, A.,

BILLS INTRODUCED.

A bill to require all goods manufactured or made, being the product of prison, to be designated as such.

To committee on Judiciary.

By Mr. Naber:

No. 2. A..

A bill to re-establish the original boundary lines between the counties of Shawano and Langlade.

To committee on Town and County Organization.

A bill to amend section 3584, revised statutes, entitled the liabilities of justices of the peace,

To committee on Judiciary.

By Mr. Huntington:

No. 4, A.,

A bill to amend section 3609, Revised Statutes, entitled service of summons in justice court.

To committe on Judiciary.

By Mr. Hooker:

No. 5, A..

A bill to protect life and property from destruction by fire. To committee on Cities.

By Mr. Macauley:

No. 6, A..

A bill relating to the discharge of mortgages, and amendatory of section 2256 of chapter 100 of the revised statutes. To committee on Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Schneider,
The assembly adjourned.

The assembly met.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1883.

The speaker in the chair.

Prayer by Rev. Mr. Eaton.

10:00 O'CLOCK A. M.

The roll was called and the following members answered to their names:

Messrs. Geo. A. Abert, H. C. Adams, Michael Adams. Albers, Apple, Bishop, Blyton. Bolender, Bow, Brand. Brazeau, Britton, Brown, Bruemmer, Bugh, Button, Cance. Carmichael, Champagne. Comdohr, Conley. Craig. Curley, Curtis, Dawson, Dickinson, Egan, Ellefson, Esser. Fellenz, Foster, Friend, Gabriel, Gallagher, Gardner, Goedjen, Grubb, Hardgrove, Hawks, Hooker, Huntington. Huntly, Johnston, Kennedy, Kidd, Kuntz, Lane, Leahy, Lennon, Leonhardt, Lynch, MacBride, McCoy, McDill. McKenzie, Macauley, Martin, Meissner, Miller, Naber, Noller, O'Neill, Packard, Pape, Pederson, Pierce, Piper, Pratt, Putnam, Race, Rasmussen, Regan, Ryan, Scheiber, Schneider, Sharp, Spiering, Stewart, Swart, Tanner, Taylor, Tester, Thomas, Turner, Vredenburgh, Wall, Walsh, Ware, Warren, Weeden, Wirth and Mr. Speaker.—92.

Absent Messrs. Anderson, Everts and Warner-3.

Absent with leave-Messrs. Campion, Fairchild, Hinckley, Maxwell and Nichols - 5.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Was granted Messrs. Anderson and Warren until tomorrow morning.

By Mr. McDill:

LETTERS, PETITIONS, ETC.

Mem., No. 1, A.,

Memorial of county board of Polk county in relation to public printing,

To committee on Printing.

3-A. J.