No. 185, A., A bill to amend section 1319 of the revised statutes, relating to erecting and repairing bridges. No. 145, A., A bill to authorize James and William Johnston to maintain a dam across Willow river, in Polk county, Wisconsin. No. 187, A., A bill to authorize the Knapp, Stout & Co. Company to erect and maintain a dam across Ten Mile creek, in Chippewa county. No. 28, A. A bill to amend section 6 of chapter 259 of the general laws of 1878, entitled an act to lay out and establish a state road from Wolf river, in Shawano county, to Wausau, in Marathon county. No. 387, A., A bill to amend chapter 148, laws of 1873, entitled an act to incorporate the city of Boscobel. No. 330, A., A bill to amend sections 1130, 1131 and 1170 of the revised statutes, relative to printing in certain counties. No. 193, A., A bill to authorize Knapp, Stout & Co. company to erect and maintain a dam across Yellow river, in Barron county. No. 251, A., A bill to authorize George H. Ray, his associates and assigns, to erect and maintain a dam or dams across and make other improvements in Cauley creek, in Clark county. And has amended, and concurred in as amended, No. 38, A., A bill to secure to children the benefits of an elementary education. No. 371, A., A bill to authorize the superintendent of public property to furnish stationery and postage stamps to the employees of the senate and assembly for 1879, and to make an appropriation therefor. No. 237, A., A bill amendatory of chapter 385, laws of Wisconsin for the year 1876, entitled an act to lay out, open and establish a state road from at or near Jenny, in Lincoln county, to Westboro, in Taylor county, and to intersect the new Yellow river road in Chippewa county. And has concurred with the assembly amendment to No. 108, A., A bill to amend section 32 of chapter 171 of the laws of 1878, relating to public schools in the city of Watertown. And has concurred in Jt. Res. No. 21, A., Requesting the governor to return bill No. 86, A., for further consideration. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. By CHAS. E. BROSS, chief clerk thereof. MR. SPEAKER: of I am directed to inform you that the senate requests the return No. 8, S., A bill to provide for the purchase of Webster's unabridged dictionary. To the senate for further consideration. The speaker called Mr. Keogh to the chair. SENATE MESSAGE CONSIDERED. Read first and second times, and referred. Nos. 188 and 25, S., Were laid upon the table. The senate amendments to Nos. 38, 371 and 237, A., Were concurred in. No. 8, S., Was returned to senate. Mr. Carel moved that the vote by which Was indefinitely postponed, be reconsidered. Mr. Simpson moved that the vote by which Was laid upon the table, be reconsidered, and that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. Which motion prevailed. Mr. Kelly asked and obtained leave to introduce Res. No. 50, A., Resolved, That the senate be, and is hereby requested to return to the assembly No. 181, S., for further consideration. Which was adopted. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the Honorable the Assembly: Executive Department, MADISON, February 25, 1879. Complying with the request contained in Jt. Res. No. 19, A., I have the honor to return here with for your consideration, No. 88, A., A bill for the preservation of trout in the waters of Marathon county, Wisconsin. WILLIAM E. SMITH. BILLS REPORTED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CONSIDERED. The ayes and noes being called, the motion was refused. Ayes Messrs. Allen, A. C., Barter, Burdge, Carel, Carter, Coe, DeGroff, Flinn, Hart, Hemmi, Hill, Hutchinson, Lewis, Markham, Pulcifer, Quarles, Raesser, Sanderson, Spence, Steffen, Webster, Withee and Mr. Speaker - 23. Noes- Messrs. Bailey, Bentley, Bullock, Carey, Dewing, Eastman, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Geise, Greening, Keogh, Mason, Masse, Melvin, Muckerheide, Mullowney, Murphy, O'Flaherty, Ostrander, Petersen, J. C., Post, Reynolds, Ringle, Root, Scanlon, Spiering, Thelen, Wall, E. C., Williams and Zander 30. Absent or not voting -Messrs. Allan, J., Ausman, Barry, Blackstone, Bottum, Bradley, Brindley, Cady, Clark, Condit, F. T., Condit, J. D., Cox, Davison, Eckhardt, Ellinwood, Field, Fischer, Ford, Frank, Gallett, Gardiner, Gilbert, Gray, Haugen, Hemschemeyer, Ingram, Johnson, Lovejoy, La Due, McDill, McRae, Mills, Mitchell, Nichols, Peterson, A., Šarnow, Simpson, Theisen, Thomas, Vincent, G. R., Vincent, W. J., Wall, W., Washburn and Widule- 44. When the bill was ordered to a third reading. No. 131, S., Was indefinitely postponed on call of the ayes and noes. The vote being Ayes-Messrs. Allen, A. C., Bentley, Fischer, Hart, Keogh, Raesser, Sarnow, Wall, E. C., and Widule 9. Noes-Messrs. Bailey, Brindley, Mason, Ringle, Simpson, Spence and Thelen-7. Absent or not voting-Messrs. Allan, J., Ausman, Barry, Barter, Blackstone, Bottum, Bradley, Bullock, Burdge, Cady, Carel, Carey, Carter, Clark, Coe, Condit, F. T., Condit, J. D., Cox, Davison, DeGroff, Dewing, Eastman, Eckhardt, Ellinwood, Field, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Flinn, Ford, Frank, Gallett, Gardiner, Geise, Gilbert, Gray, Greening, Haugen, Hemmi, Hemschemeyer, Hill, Hutchinson, Ingram, Johnson, La Due, Lewis, Lovejoy, Markham, Masse, Mc Dill, McRae, Melvin, Mills, Mitchell, Muckerheide, Mullowney, Murphy, Nichols, O'Flaherty, Ostrander, Petersen, J. C., Peterson, A., Post, Pulcifer, Quarles, Reynolds, Root, Sanderson, Scanlon, Spiering, Steffen, Theisen, Thomas, Vincent, G. R., Vincent, W. J., Wall, W., Washburn, Webster, Williams, Withee, Zander and Mr. Speaker -81. Mr. Melvin moved that the assembly do now adjourn, On motion of Mr. Spence, The assembly resolved itself into a COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, On the general file of bills, Mr. Thomas in the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their chairman reported as follows: Mr. SPEAKER: The assembly, in committee of the Whole, has had under consideration the general file of bills; gone through with the same, and has instructed me to report sundry bills to the assembly for consideration. No. 100, A., A bill to remedy the evils consequent upon the destruction of public records of Dodge county, by fire. No. 407, A., A bill to amend chapter 48 of the revised statutes, relating to the assessment of taxes, and chapter 49 of the revised statutes, relating to the collection of taxes, and chapter 50 of the revised statutes, relating to lands sold for taxes. Without amendment. BILLS REPORTED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, CONSIDERED. No. 100, A., Was amended, and ordered engrossed and read a third time. Was laid aside till to-morrow at 11 o'clock. On motion of Mr. Brindley, The assembly adjourned. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1879. The assembly met. The speaker in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Benson. The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names: Messrs. Allan, J., Allen, A. C., Ausman, Bailey, Barry, Barter, Bentley, Blackstone, Bradley, Brindley, Burdge, Cady, Carel, Carey, Carter,,Clark, Coe, Cox, Davison, DeGroff, Dewing, Eastman, Eckhardt, Ellinwood, Field, Fischer, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Flinn, Frank, Gallett, Gardiner, Geise, Gilbert, Gray, Greening, Hart, Haugen, Hemmi, Hemschemeyer, Hill, Hutchinson, Ingram, Johnson, Keogh, Lewis, Lovejoy, Markham, Mason, Masse, McDill, McRae, Melvin, Mills, Mitchell, Muckerheide, Mullowney, Murphy, Nichols, O'Flaherty, Ostrander, Petersen, J. C., Peterson, A., Post, Pulcifer, Quarles, Raesser, Reynolds, Ringle, Root, Sanderson, Sarnow, Scanlon, Simpson, Spence, Spiering, Steffen, Theisen, Thelen, Vincent, G. R., Vincent, W. J., Wall, W., Washburn, Webster, Widule, Williams, Withee, Zander and Mr. Speaker. Absent Messrs. Bottum, Bullock, Condit, F. T., Ford, La Due, Thomas and Wall, E. C. Absent with leave Mr. J. D. Condit. Leaves of absence were granted to Mr. Spence after morning session till 4 o'clock. To Mr. La Due indefinitely. |