By Senator Price: No. 7, S., A bill to incorporate the Chippewa 'improvement and boom company. To committee on Incorporations. By Senator Williams: No. 8, S., A bill to incorporate the Wisconsin conference board of trustees. To committee on Incorporations. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Committee on Enrolled Bills have examined No. 1 S., A bill to legalize an adjourned term of the Circuit Court in and for the county of Rock, And find the same correctly enrolled. J. C. HALL, Chairman. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY By E. W. YOUNG, Chief Clerk thereof. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has concurred with the Senate in the passage of No. 1, S. A bill to legalize an adjourned term of the Circuit Court in and for the county of Rock. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. By E. W. YOUNG, Chief Clerk thereof. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to present for your signature No. 1, S., A bill to legalize an adjourned term of the circuit court in and for the county of Rock. Which has been signed by the Speaker. Senator Burchard asked for and obtained leave of absoace for Senator Reed till Friday, 20th January. Senator Strong asked for and obtained leave of absence for Senator Williams till Thursday, 19th January. On motion of Senator Clark, The Senate adjourned till 7 1-2 o'clock Monday evening, 16th January. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1871-7 1-2 P. M. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. In the absence of the Lieutenant-Governor and the President pro tem., Senator Williams, Senator Griswold was, on motion of Senator Burchard, called to the chair. Roll called-quorum present. Reading of the minutes dispensed with. LETTERS, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, ETC.. Presented and referred. By Senator Schmidt: Mem. No. 3, S., The petition of John T. Zimes and others, asking for an increase of the fees of justices of the peace. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Schmidt: Mem. No. 4, S., Petition of E. B. Treat and others, asking for an increase of the fees of justices of the peace. To committee on Judiciary: RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED. Res. No. 1, S., Inviting the resident clergy to open the sessions of the Senate with prayer, Was, on motion of Senator Burchard, Laid aside till Wednesday morning. BILLS INTRODUCED On leave granted, read first and second times and referred. To authorize the Western Union Railroad Company to guarantee the payment of bonds of the Sat ula, Ackley and Dakota Railroad Company, and other companies. To committee on Railroads. By Senator Cameron : No. 10, S, To regulate the time of holding the general terms of the circuit court for the sixth judicial circuit. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Cameron : No. 11, S., To authorize the appointment of phonographic reporters for the circui court of the several counties of the sixth judicial circuit. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Davis: No. 12, S., To authorize and direct the city clerk of the city of Madison to add to the tax roll of 1870, certain special taxes and assessments, and to legalize the relevying of the same, Which was, on motion of Sen tor Davis, A bill relating to the public schools of Manitowoc. Which was, on motion of Senator Schmidt, Ordered printed. To Committee on Education. By Senator Schmidt : No. 14 S., A bill to incorporate the Saint Ambrosius Academy of Saint Naziaus. To Committee on Education. By Senator Little: No, 15 S., A bill to enable the board of supervisors of Iowa county to elect a superintendent of poor. Which was, on motion of Senator Little, Taken up, The rules suspended, and The bill was passed. By Senator Schantz : No. 16 S., A bill to legalize the tax roll of the town of Eriu, in the county of Washington, for the year 1870. Which was, on motion of Senator Schantz, To amend chapter 168, private and iocal laws of 1868, entitled "an act to amend chapter 606, private and local laws of 1867, entitled an act to divide the town cf Armenia, in the county of Juneau,' To committee on Town and County Organization. No. 5, S., BILLS CONSIDERED. A bill o extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Westford and the cast ward of the village of Randolph, in the county of Dodge, and to authorize the clerk of the board of said county to apportion taxes to said town and village, Introduced by Sen. Burchard on Friday, and referred to committee on State Affairs, Was, on motion of Senator Burchard, called from committee and placed on the general file; Then taken up, The rules suspended, and EXECUTIVE MESSAGES. STATE OF WISCONSIN. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable, the Legislature: Madison, January 1, 1871. I deem it proper to communicate to your honorable body the sad intelligence of the death of Hon. Byron Paine, associate justice of the supreme court of this State, who departed this life on the evening of the 13th inst. The loss of such a man to the State is almost irreparable. His eminent ability and valuable survices as a jurist, his stainless integrity and devotion to duty as judge, and his unblemished private life, endeared him to the people. and will cause him to be long remembered as one of the best men of his time in the State. The funeral will take place from his late residence in Madison, tomorrow morning, at eleven o'clock. LUCIUS FAIRCHILD. STATE OF WISCONSIN, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable, the Legislature: As required by section six of article five of the constitution, I hereby communicate to your honorable body the several cases of re prieves, pardons and commutations granted during the year 1870, with the reasons for granting the same, as follows: Statement of Pardons Granted in 1870. FROM COUNTY JAILS. 1. DANIEL BUTLER Convicted before the police court of Madison, Dane county, on the 17th day of November, A D. 1870, of the crime of assault and battery, and thereupon sentenced to pay a fine of thirty dollars and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment committed to the common jail of said county. Pardon granted January 28, 1870, upon recommendation of sheriff of Dane county, and many other worthy citizens of Madison, who state that said Butler is very poor and unable to pay the fine and costs in default of which he was imprisoned. He remained in jail 73 days, which was deemed a sufcient punishment. The offence was committed while the prisoner |