REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The committee on Education to whom was referred No. 89, S., A bill to authorize school district No. 6, in the town of Shullsburg, county of La Fayette, to borrow a sum of money, And No. 90, S., A bill to authorize school district No. 5, in the town of Belmont, county of La Fayette, to borrow a sum of money, Have had the same under consideration, and report the same back to the Senate and recommend that they do pass. R. E. DAVIS, Chairman. The committee on enrolled bills have examined and find correctly enrolled -No. 23, S., A bill to appropriate a sum of money for the payment of the indebtedness, current expenses, and general repairs of the state prison for the year 1871. No. 57, S., A bill providing for the collection of certain taxes in the city of Kenosha, and extending the time for collecting the same. No. 15, S., A bill for an act to enable the board of supervisors of Iowa county to elect a superintendent of the poor. No. 37, S., A bill to amend chapter 462 of the private and local laws of 1866, entitled an act to incorporate the Wisconsin Union Railroad Company No. 9, S., A bill for an act to authorize the Western Union railroad company to guarantee the payment of bonds of the Sabula, Ackley and Dakota railroad company, and other companies. And No. 53, S., A bill to amend chapter 172, of the local laws of 1870, entitled an act to incorporate the Baraboo Air Line Railroad Company." J. C, HALL, Chairman. The committee on State Affairs to whom was referred, No. 84, S., A bill to authorize Union school district No. 1 of the town of Geneva, in the county of Green, to borrow a certain sum of money therein named, Have had the same under consideration, and herewith report said bill back, with the recommendation that it do pass. W. M. GRISWOLD, Chairman The committee on Incorporations to whom was referred A bill to amend chapter 470 of the private and local laws of 1870, entitled "an act to incorporate the First Sauk County Fart ers As sociation for the fabrication of sugar from sugar beets. No. 77, S., A bill to authorize Julius Sizer and others to build and maintain a dam across Milwaukee river, in the county of Ozaukee. No. 96, A., A bill to extend and continue the provisions and the rights and privileges of chapter 337 of the private and local laws of 1866, entitled an act to incorporate the Central Wisconsin Peat Company, until the first day of January, 1875. No. 63 A., A bill to incorporate the Wisconsin Brown Stone Company. A bill to incorporate "Immanuel Church," in the city of Racine. A bill to incorporate the Spring Grove Union Church society. A bill to incorporate the Puddlers and Boilers Union of Bayview Wisconsin, Have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report them back, without amendment, and passage recommend зd. No. 122 A., A bill to incorporate the Madison Woolen Mill, With amendment, and recommend passage when amended. Chairman. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES. STATE OF WISCONSIN, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, MADISON, Jan. 31, 1871. To the Honorable the Senate: I hereby nominate and appoint, subject to the approval of your honorable body, the following named Regents of Normal Schools: Willard H. Chandler, Dane county. T. D. Weeks, Walworth county. A. H. Weld, Pierce county. The terms of office of said Regents to commence on the first day of February, A. D. 1871, and continue until others are appointed and confirmed, as required by law. On motion of Senator Griswoid, The message was referred To the committee on Education. LUCIUS FAIRCHILD: STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the honorable, the Senate: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, In compliance with Senate resolution No. 15, I herewith transmit to your honoreble body copies of all papers received at this department, giving any information in regard to any alleged vacancies in the office of Senator from the 20th and 26th Senatorial districts, for the session of 1871. No action has been taken by the Executive in regard to filling such alleged vacancies, for the reason that I did not deem it the province of the Executive to act in the remises until notified by the Senate that vacancies existed therein. The Senate being the sole judge of the qualifications of its members, I could but regard it as the only power which could authoritatively inquire into, and find, the facts alleged as creating vacancies in said districts and decide their legal effect. I was sustained in this view of the case by the opinion of the Attorney-General. On motion of Senator Town, Said message was referred LUCIUS FAIRCHILD. To committee on Privileges and Elections. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. By E. W. YOUNG, Chief Clerk thereof. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to present you for signature: No. 54, A., A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes, and to change the time for selling lands for the non-payment of taxes, in the county of Clark, for the year 1871. And A bill to legalize the official acts of Aaron J. Brown as treasurer of the town of Mackford, in Green Lake county. No. 53, S., A bill to amend chapter 172 of the local laws of 1870, entitled an act to incorporate the Baraboo Air Line Railroad Company. No. 57, S., A bill providing for the collection of certain taxes in the city of Kenosha, and extending the time for collecting the same. No. 9, S., A bill to authorize the Western Uzion Railroad Company to guarantee the payment of bonds of the Sabula, Ackley & Dakota Railroad Company and other companies. No. 37, S., A bill to amend chapter 462 of the private and local laws of 1866, entitled "an act to incorporate the Wisconsin Union Railroad. Also to inform you that the Assembly has concurred in the Sen ate amendment to No. 103, A., A bill to authorize joint school district No. 1, of the village of Sheboygan Falls, in the county of Sheboygan, to borrow money. Which have been signed by the Speaker. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS. Senator Jones called from the table the motion by Senator Cameron last night, to reconsider, and to postpone to 11 o'clock this morning the motion to reconsider, the vote by which No. 103, A., A bill to authorize joint school district No. 1, of the village of Sheboygan Falls, to borrow money, Was concurred in by the Senate on Saturday, And said vote was reconsidered. Senator Jones then moved that said bill be referred to select committee consisting of the Senator from the 1st district, And the bill was so referred. REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE. The Select committee, to whom was referred No. 103, A., A bill to authorize joint school district No. 1, of the village of Sheboygan Falls, to borrow money, Respectfully report the same back with amendinent, and recommend its passage when so amended. On motion of Senator Jones, J. H. JONES, Committee. The rules were suspended for the consideration of No. 103, A., And said bill, as amended, was concurred in By the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative were Senators Belden, Burchard, Cameron, Colladay, Davis, Flint, Foster, Griswold, Hall, Hazelton, Huebschmann, Ives, Jones, Krouskop, Little. Magoon, Miner, Morgan, Pettit, Pratt, Reed. Rice, Schantz, Schmidt, Strong, Town, Walker, Williams and • Woodman-29. None voting in the negative. RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED. Res. No, 16, S., Providing a dictionary for the use of the clerks of the Senate, Was called up by Senator Hazelton. Senator Little moved to amend so as to read as follows: Resolved by the Senate, That the Chief Clerk be instructed to procure from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a copy of Webster's Dictionary for the use of the Clerks of the Senate du ring the Session of the Legislature, the same to be returned at the close of the Session. Senator Strong moved an amendment to the amendment, by striking out the words "the same to be returned at the close of the session," The motion to amend the amendment was lost, And the amendment by Senator Little prevailed, And the resolution as thus amended. Was adopted. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Senator Pettit : Jt. Res. No. 8, S., Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That the secretary of state be directed to purchase for the use of the legislature 1,200 copies of the Legislative Manual for 1871, and to distribute them as follows: 10 copies to each state officer; 20 copies to the state historical society, for distribution; 30 copies to the |