SENATE BILLS.

No. 180. A bill relating to the Home of the Good Shepherd. Senator Van Schaick. To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions,

137. Reported adversely, 373. Reported favorably, 418. Indefinitely postponed, 429.

181. A bill to reorganize the Wisconsin Horticultural Society. Senator Anderson. To committee on Agriculture, 137. Reported with amendments, 185. Amendments adopted, 197. Recommitted to the committee on Claims, 197. Reported favorably, 201. Or dered engrossed and read a third time, 241. Engrossed, 273. Read a third time and passed, 283. Assembly refuses to concur, 382. Assembly concurs, 383. Reported correctly enrolled, 418. Approved, 468. Published as chapter 151.

182. A bill relating to voting aid to railroad companies. Senator Burrows. To committee on Railroads, 137. Reported adversely, 244. Indefinitely postponed, 260.

183. A bill for the improvement of capitol park. Senator Burrows. To committee on State Affairs, 137. Taken from committee on State Affairs, and recommitted to the committee on Claims, 150. Reported with amendment, 250. Adopted, and the bill ordered engrossed and read a third time, 265. Engrossed, 273. Read a third time and passed, 284. Assembly concurs, 398. Correctly engrossed, 417. Approved, 486. Published as chapter 139. 184. A bill limiting the amount of school district tax to be levied in any one year. Senator Price. To committee on Education, 137. Reported favorably, 199. Ordered engrossed and read a third time, 242. Engrossed, 273. Read a third time and passed, 284. Assembly concurs. 357. Enrolled, 373. Approved, 467. Published as chapter 118.

185. A bill relating to Charles May and others. Senator Hyde. To Senator Hyde, 137. Reported with amendment, 204. Recom. mitted to the committee on Claims, 204. Reported adversely, 313. Indefinitely postponed, 365.

186. A bill to appropriate to the state printer a sum of money therein named. Senator Burrows. To committee on Claims, 137. Reported adversely, 244. Indefinitely postponed, 260. Reconsidered and laid over, 266. Recommitted to committee on Claims, 285. Reported with amendment, 302. Laid over, 338. Amended and ordered engrossed and read a third time, 364. Engrossed, 367. Reconsidered, 390. Assembly concurs, 443. Indefinitely postponed, 436.

187. A bill to provide for sanitary and other investigations and making an appropriation therefor. Senator Hathaway. To Senator

Hathaway, 137. Referred to committee on Claims, 279. Re. ported adversely, 313. Indefinitely postponed, 365.

188. A bill to regulate the practice of medicine in the state of Wisconsin. Senator Reynolds. To Senator Reynolds, 137. Recommitted to committee on State Affairs, 156. Reported favorably, 204. Amended and laid over, 239. Laid over, 261. Laid over, 286. Amended and ordered engrossed and read a third time, 326. Engrossed, 344. Read a third time and passed, 361. Assembly laid on the table, 399.

189. A bill to authorize the purchase of sketches of the members of the constitutional conventions of 1846, 1847 and 1848. Senator Bur. rows. To Senator Burrows, 138. Recommitted to the committee on Claims, 200. Reported adversely, 244. Recommitted to the committee on State Affairs, 261. Recommitted to the committee on Legislative Expenditures, 332. Reported without recommendation, 376. Senate refused to order engrossed and read a third time, 429.

190. A bill to appropriate to the St. Michael's orphan asylum of La

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Crosse a certain sum of money. Senator Van Steenwyk. To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions, 138. Reported adversely, 202. Indefinitely postponed, 240.

No. 191. A bill to cheapen the cost of text-books. By committee on Education. Ordered printed and referred to general file, 169. Reported favorably, 174. Laid over, 190. Laid over, 266. Amended and ordered engrossed and read third time. 286. Engrossed, 290. Recommitted to committee on Claims, 297. Reported favorably, 303. Read a third time and passed, 328. Assembly lays on table, 444. Indefinitely postponed, 409.

192. Relating to joint committee on Enrolled Bills. By Committee on Enrolled Bills. To committee on State Affairs, 370. Reported without recommendation, 392.

193.

A bill to classify and fix the compensation of the clerks in and about the state capitol. By committee on State Affairs. To General File, 403. President rules out of order, 483.

194. A bill to authorize the payment of expenses in securing lands to which the state is or may be entitled. By committee on Public Lands. To committee on Claims, 403. Reported favorably, 418. Indefinitely postponed, 468.

195. A bill relating to the election of justices of the peace in the city of Watertown. Senator Bennett. The rules were suspended and the bill read a third time and passed, 403. Assembly has amended, and concurred in as amended, 424. Correctly enrolled, 442. Approved, 468. Published as chapter 140.

196. A bill relating to grain testers. By Jt. Select Committee on Res. No. 13, S. To General File, 403. Amendments offered and adopted, ordered engrossed and read a third time, 428. Correctly engrossed, 440. Rules suspended and passed, 437. As sembly concurs, 464. Correctly enrolled, 471. Approved, 487. Published as chapter 174.

197. A bill to amend section 967 of revised statutes, to authorize the state superintendent to fill vacancies in the office of county superintendent. Rules suspended and passed, 417. Correctly enrolled, 471. Approved, 487. Published as chapter 178.

BILLS-ASSEMBLY.

No. 1. A bill to authorize the county of Shawano to borrow money. Received from assembly, 97. To committee on State Affairs, 98. Reported favorably, 103. Ordered to third reading, 109. Read a third time and concurred in, 116. Published as chapter 5. 3. A bill to provide relief for certain free high schools, and to authorize the secretary of state to draw warrants for the disbursement of the free high school fund of 1878. Received from assembly, 122. To committee on Education, 122. Reported favorably, 199. Ordered engrossed and read a third time, 240. The rules were suspended and the bill read a third time and concurred in, 251. Published as chapter 26.

4. A bill to authorize the county of Brown to borrow money. Received from assembly, 115. To committee on State Affairs, 115. Reported favorably, 243. Ordered to a third reading, 258. Read a third time and concurred in, 276. Published as chapter 49. 5. A bill relating to the operation of the United States coast_survey, 88. Referred to committee on Federal Relations, 88. Reported favorably, 153. Ordered to a third reading. Read a third time and concurred in, 188. Published as chapter 38.

6. A bill to authorize the committee appointed by the justices of the supreme court to revise rules of practice in the circuit and county courts to employ a clerk. Received from assembly, 88. To committee on Judiciary, 88. Referred to committee on Claims, 104. Reported favorably, 151. Rules suspended. The bill amended. Senate concurs, 159. Assembly concurs in amendment, 178. Published as chapter 6.

7. A bill to regulate the rate of interest. Received from assembly, 406. To Judiciary committee, 407. Indefinitely postponed, 438. S. A bill to regulate the time of holding the terms of general and special courts in the 8th judicial district, and to authorize the circuit judge of said court to appoint special terms thereof. Received from assembly. To committee on Judiciary, 186. Reported favorably, 216. Ordered to a third reading, 257. Read a third time and concurred in, 276. Published as chapter 52. 9. A bill to authorize the city of Racine to borrow money for the sup. port of paupers, 88. To committee on State Affairs, 88. Reported favorably, 97. Ordered to a third reading, 109. Read a third time and concurred in, 116. Published as chapter 62. 12. A bill to legalize the action therein set forth of the board of supervisors of the town of Arena, in the county of Iowa. Received from assembly, 52. The rules were suspended, the bill read a third time and concurred in, 52. Published as chapter 2. 13. A bill to suppress vagrancy. Received from assembly. To committee on Judiciary, 305. Reported with amendment, 333. Laid over, 349. Amended and ordered printed, 349. Adopted and ordered to a third reading, 387. Read a third time and concurred in, 408. Reconsidered, amendments offered, adopted, concurred in, 414. Assembly concurs in amendment, 423. Published as chapter 188.

14. A bill to regulate the time of holding the circuit court in Juneau county. Received from assembly. To committee on Judiciary,

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347. Reported favorably, 371. Ordered to a third reading, 410. Read a third time and concurred in, 449. Published as chapter

206.

No. 15. A bill to prohibit the killing of deer in Door county for shipping outside of Door county. Received from assembly. To committee on State Affairs, 187. Reported favorably, 203. Ordered engrossed and read a third time; concurred in, 240. Published as chapter 40.

17. A bill to legalize the acts of Thomas Blinkiron, of Lafayette county, Wisconsin, a justice of the peace. Received from the assembly, 88. To committee on Judiciary, 88. Reported favorably, 103. Ordered to a third reading, 109. Read a third time and concurred in, 116. Published as chapter 37.

19. A bill to limit the number of terms to which a person may be eligi ble to the office of county treasurer. Received from assembly. To committee on Judiciary, 236. Reported favorably, 371. Laid over, 409. Indefinitely postponed, 434. Published as chapter 205.

22. 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 for the year 1868, chapter 474 of the private and local laws for the year 1871, and acts amendatory thereof. From assembly. To committee on Incorporations, 82. Reported favorably, 97. Ordered to a third reading, 109. Read a third time and concurred in, 116. Published as chapter 36.

23. A bill to legalize the official acts of David Jenkins, a justice of the peace in Fond du Lac county. Received from the assembly, 88. To committee on Judiciary, 88. Reported favorably, 103. Ordered to a third reading, 109. Read a third time and concurred, in, 116. Published as chapter 8.

24. A bill relating to secret, beneficiary, charitable and benevolent orders. Received from assembly. To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions, 305. Reported with amendment, 372. Adopted, and the bill ordered to a third reading, 408. Read a third time and concurred in, 449. Published as chapter 204.

28. A bill to lay out a state road in Shawano and Marathon counties. Received from assembly. To committee on Roads and Bridges, 305. Reported favorably, 332. Ordered to a third reading, 350. Read a third time and concurred in, 363. Published as chapter 104.

38. A bill to secure to children the benefits of an elementary education. Received from assembly. To committee on Education, 254. Reported adversely, 302. Laid over, 337. Amended, 378. Ordered to a third reading, 349. Read a third time and concurred in, 361. Assembly concurs in amendment, 383. Published as chapter 121. 44. A bill to legalize the action of the county board of supervisors of Waushara county in vacating a certain piece of road at their annual session in the year 1877. Received from assembly, 179. To committee on Judiciary, 180. Reported favorably, 216. Ordered to a third reading, 257. Read a third time and concurred in, 275. Published as chapter 48.

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46. A bill to provide for the purchase of certain digests of Wisconsin reports, 345. Received from assembly. To committee on Judiciary, 345. Reporte i favorably, 371. Ordered to a third reading, 410. Recommitted to committee on Claims, 449. suspended, concurred in, 459. Published as chapter 203. 47. A bill relating to dams across the Court Oreille river in Chippewa county. Received from assembly. To committee on Incorpo

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rations, 186. Reported favorably, 203. Ordered engrossed and read a third time, 240. Read a third time and concurred in, 257. Published as chapter 21.

No. 48. A bill to provide for special terms of the circuit court in the 7th judicial district. Received from the assembly, 88. To committee on Judiciary, 88. Reported favorably, 103. Ordered to a third reading, 109. Read a third time and concurred in, 116. Published as chapter 9.

50. A bill to authorize the erection of a dam across the Willow river in Polk county. Received from assembly. To committee on Incorporations, 305. Reported favorably, 314. Ordered to a third reading, 350. Read a third time and concurred in, 363. Published as chapter 112.

51. A bill to lay out and establish a state road in the counties of Vernon and Juneau. Received from assembly. To committee on Roads and Bridges, 236. Reported with amendment, 288. Adopted and the bill ordered to a third reading, 208. Read a third time and concurred in, 336. Assembly concurs in amendment, 357. Published as chapter 123.

52. A bill relating to the foreclosure of tax-sale certificates and sale of lands therein mentioned. Received from assembly. To committee on Judiciary, 347. Reported adversely, 370. Indefinitely postponed, 410. Reconsidered. Laid over, 427. Recalled from assembly, 428. Returned from assembly, 445. Returned to assembly without further action, 446.

57. A bill to authorize the loan of a portion of the trust funds of the state to the town of Plover. Received from Assembly. To committee on State Affairs, 236. Reported with amendment, 356. Adopted, and ordered to a third reading, 387. Read a third time and concurred in, 408. Assembly concurs in senate amendments, 423. Published as chapter 185.

63. A bill relating to the taxation of dogs, and amendatory of section 1624 of chapter 72, revised statutes of 1878. Received from assembly. To general file, 445. Rults suspended, concurred in,

459.

65. A bill to authorize the town of Luck to borrow money. Received from assembly, 179. To committee on Judiciary, 180. Referred to committee on State Affairs, 253. Reported favorably, 287. Ordered to a third reading, 308. Read a third time and concurred in, 336. Published as chapter 109.

72. A bill relating to the collection and payment of taxes. Received from assembly. To committee on Judiciary, 187. Reported with amendment, 372. Laid over, 409. Amendments adopted, ordered to third reading, 435. Read a third time and concurred in, 456. Assembly refuses to concur in senate amendments, 464. Senate recedes from its amendments; read a third time and concurred in, 476. Published as chapter 202.

73. A bill regulating the use and improvement of stock. Received from assembly, 115. To committee on Agriculture, 116. Reported favorably, 171. Ordered to a third reading, 188. Read a third time and concurred in, 196. Published as chapter 35.

75. A bill relating to elections. Received from assembly. To committee on Judiciary, 347. Reported adversely, 370. Indefinitely post. poned, 409. 76. A bill to provide for the terms of the circuit court in the first judicial district, and to provide for special terms thereof. Received from assembly, 187. To committee on Judiciary, 187. Concurrence recommended, 194. The rules were suspended, the bill read a third time and concurred in, 195. Published as chapter 32. 80. A bill to authorize G. E. More and E. G. More to build and maintain a dam across Little Wolf river, in Waupaca county, Wisconsin.