No. 1, A., BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING. A bill to authorize the county of Shawano to borrow money. A bill to authorize the city of Racine to borrow money for the support of paupers. No. 17, A., A bill to legalize the acts of Thomas Blinkiror, of La Fayette county, Wisconsin, a justice of the No. 23, A., peace. A bill to legalize the official acts of David Jenkins, a justice of the peace in Fond du Lac county. No, 22, A., A bill to repeal sections 14 to 23, inclusive, of chapter 160 of the laws of 1877, entitled an act to amend the city charter of the city of Fond du Lac, and to repeal sections 12 to 15 of chapter 5 of chapter 59 of the private and local laws of 1868, chapter 474 of the private and local laws for the year 1871, and acts amendatory thereof, Were severally ordered to a third reading. Senator Sacket offered the following amendment to No. 48, A. Amend by inserting the words "Waushara county" after the word "Wood," where it appears in section 1. Rejected. No. 48, A., A bill to provide for special terms of the circuit court in the 7th judicial circuit, Was ordered to a third reading. BILLS ON THEIR ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING. The amendment reported by the committee on Incorporations to No. 16, S., A bill to authorize Benjamin F. McMillan and Charles S. McMillan to erect and maintain a dam across the Little Eau Plain river, Was adopted, And the bill ordered engrossed and read a third time. No. 17, S., A bill to declare the Little Eau Plain river navigable, Was referred to Senator Kellogg. The amendment reported by the committee on State Affairs to No. 21, S., A bill to appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, Was adopted, and the bill ordered engrossed and read a third time. The amendment reported by the committee on State Affairs, and concurred in by the committee on Claims, to No. 36, S., A bill to appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars to the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechanical Association, Was adopted, and the bill ordered engrossed and read a third time. The amendment reported by the committee on Incorporations to No. 38, S., A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 475 of the private and local laws of 1870, entitled an act to amend section 6 of chapter 65 of the laws of 1849, entitled an act to incorporate the Wisconsin Bridge Company, Was adopted, And the bill ordered engrossed and read a third time. The amendment reported by the committee on Claims to No. 44, S., A bill to appropriate two thousand dollars to the state board of health, Was adopted, And the bill ordered engrossed and read a third time. No. 34, S., A bill to repeal chapter 214, laws of 1860, and chapter 208, laws of 1865, entitled an act to provide for the publication of county treasurer's and clerk's list in certain towns in Sauk county, Was indefinitely postponed. The amendment reported by the Judiciary committee to No. 45, S., A bill to amend section 8 of chapter 178, entitled an act for the division of the counties of Clark, Marathon, Lincoln and Chippewa, and the erection of the county of Taylor, Was adopted, And the bill was ordered engrossed and read a third time. No. 49, S., A bill to amend section 4565 of the revised statutes of 1878, entitled of penalty for killing game by net, trap, etc., No. 24, S., A bill to authorize the construction of a dam across the Big Eau Plain River in Marathon county, No. 55, S., A bill to amend section 1527, chapter 63, of the revised statutes of 1878, entitled of the relief and support of the poor, No. 20, S., A bill to amend sections 850 and 851 of the revised statutes of 1878, entitled of town officers, No. 30, S., A bill to amend chapter 135 of the laws of 1876, entitled an act to revise, consolidate and amend the charter of the city of La Crosse, approved February 19, 1869, and the several acts amendatory thereof, approved March 7, 1876, No. 35, S., A bill to legalize the election of the officers of the Delton Cemetery Association and the acts of the officers so elected, No. 39, S., A bill to legalize the official acts of Wm. McDermott as a notary public for Fond du Lac county, No. 41, S., A bill to establish a municipal court in the city of Wausau and county of Marathon, and to repeal chapter 146, general laws of 1876, No. 53, S., A bill to amend section 2993 of chapter 130 of the revised statutes of 1878, relating to real estate on execution, No. 56, S., A bill to legalize the action, therein set forth, of the Columbus Fire Insurance company, No. 65, S., A bill in relation to public notices, Were severally ordered engrossed and read a third time. Senator Treat moved that the vote by which bill No. 44, S. was amended and ordered engrossed and read a third time be reconsidered. Which motion prevailed. Senator Treat offered the following amendment to No. 44, S., Amend substitute for section two by striking out the word " nually." Which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes: an Senators Bailey, Campbell, Chipman, Dering, Haben, Houghton, McFetridge, Price, Richardson, Treat and Van Steenwyk — 11. Noes: Senators Anderson, Burrows, Bennett, Hyde, Kellogg, Loper, Paul, Reynolds, Sacket, Scott and Welch-11. Not voting: Senators Andrews, Grimmer, Hathaway, Hudd, Morgan, Rankin, Rice, Richmond, Swain, Van Schaick and Wolf-11. Senator Richardson moved that further action on bill No. 44, S., be postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 4. Which motion prevailed. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence was granted to Senators Wolf, Dering, Treat, Anderson, Van Steenwyk and Morgan until Monday evening. On motion of Senator Reynolds, The senate adjourned. Senate met. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1879. President pro tem. Price in the chair. The roll being called, the following senators responded to their names: Senators Bailey, Burrows, Campbell, Chipman, Haben, Houghton, Hudd, Hyde, Kellogg, Loper, McFetridge, Paul, Price, Reynolds, Richardson, Sacket, Scott and Welch. Journal of yesterday approved. By Senator Price: Pet. No. 85, S., LETTERS, PETITIONS, ETC. Of Rev. T. W. Fullerton, secretary of the West Wisconsin Annual conference, and of Rev. Henry Sewele, of the Wisconsin Annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, representing a membership of nearly thirty thousand, in favor of the submission of a constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To Joint Special Committee. By Mr. Bailey: Pet. No. 86, S., Of C. C. McCabe and 400 others, asking for legislation in reference to the growing of wheat. (Accompanying Jt. Res. No. 13, S.) To Special Committee consisting of Senator Bailey. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Senator Bailey: Jt. Res. No. 13, S., WHEREAS, There is great complaint made by the farmers in this state who are engaged in wheat growing, that the brass tester commonly called the "brass kettle," in common use by the purchasers of wheat, has been so used as to depreciate the grade of wheat and thereby resulting in great pecuniary loss to the farmers; and, WHEREAS, A large number of the citizens of the state have petitioned the legislature for some relief; therefore be it Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That a committee of five, consisting of two members of the senate and three from the assembly, be appointed to inquire into the cause of complaint, and report by bill a remedy for the same, if found practi cable. Referred to Special Committee consisting of Senator Bailey. By Senator Price: Jt. Res. No. 12, S., Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That joint rules 16 and 17 be and the same are hereby amended so as to read as follows: 16. After a bill has passed both houses, the chief clerk of the house in which it originated shall cause it to be correctly printed upon bond paper of good quality, the size of the sheet and of the printed page to correspond as near as may be with bills as heretofore enrolled, and no other enrolling thereof shall be necessary. 17. When a bill has been printed as provided in the preceding rule, it shall be examined by the committees of the two houses on enrolled bills, acting jointly, who shall carefully compare the printed copy with the engrossed bill as passed in the two houses, and cause any errors that may be discovered therein to be corrected, and a perfect copy to be printed. A perfect printed copy of the bill shall then be by the committee reported to the house in which the bill originated, and shall thenceforth be the enrolled bill. Lies over and ordered printed. By Senator Houghton: Res. No. 19, S., Resolved, That the superintendent of public property be and he is hereby directed to furnish to each of the appointees of the chief clerk and sergeant-at-arms stationery to the amount of five dollars. Lies over. BILLS INTRODUCED. Read first and second times, and referred. By Senator Loper: No. 102, S., A bill to provide a more equitable assessment of property for A bill to restrain the jurisdiction of circuit courts. |