BILLS INTRODUCED. Read first and second times and referred: By Senator Ackley: No. 122, S., A bill to incorporate the city of Waukesha. To special committee consisting of Senator Ackley. Orderec not printed. By Senator Ringle: No. 123, S., A bill to amend section 1079 of the revised statutes of 1878, entitled of the assessment of taxes, and relating to the tax roll. To committee on Assessments and Collection of Taxes. By Senator Warner: No. 124, S., A bill to vest and confirm in Eugiene Shaw and George B. Shaw, heirs at law of Daniel Shaw, all the rights, privileges and franchises granted to or owned or enjoyed by Daniel Shaw under and by virtue of the provisions of chapter 288 of the general laws of the state of Wisconsin for the year 1874, entitled "an act to authorize Daniel Shaw and his associates to improve Thornapple river for log driving purposes," and the several acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. To committee on Incorporations. By Senator Sherman: No. 125, S.. A bill to amend section 1339 of chapter 52 of revised statutes relating to highways and bridges. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Parry: No. 126, S., A bill relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors and amendatory of section 1549 of the revised statutes. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Pingel: No. 127, S., A bill to amend chapter 315 of the laws of 1881, being an act entitled, An act to amend section 1319 of the revised statutes, relating to erecting and repairing of bridges. To committee on Roads and Bridges. By Senator Cottrill: No. 128, S., A bill relating to garnishments in actions before justices of the peace, and amendatory of section 3721 of the revised statutes. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Cottrill: No. 129, S., A bill relating to new trials and amendatory of section 2877 of the revised statutes. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Cottrill: No. 130, S., A bill relating to the reassessment of lands for taxation and amendatory of section 1210 of the revised statutes. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator McDonald: No. 131, S.. A bill to vacate certain addition to the city of La Crosse. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator McDonald: No. 132, S.. A bill providing for the appointment of an assessor in the city of LaCrosse. To committee on Assessment and collection of Taxes. By Senator Warner: No. 133, S., A bill relating to police justices, and amendatory of chapter 25 of the general laws of 1881. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Adams: No. 134, S.. A bill for the preservation of fish in certain lakes and streams of Dane county. To special committee consisting of Senator Adams. By Senator Randall: No. 135, S., A bill to appropriate to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society certain sums of money therein named. To committee on Claims. By Senator Warner: No. 136, S., A bill to amend section 3, of chapter 23, of the laws of 1880, entitled an act to provide for the purchase of Webster's Unabridged Dictionaries. To committee on Education. By Senator Jonas: No. 137, S., A bill to secure the equal distribution of the property of debtors, among their creditors and for the release of debts against debtors. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Adams: No. 138, S., A bill to amend section 4444 of chapter 182, revised statutes, entitled "malicious trespass. To special committee, consisting of Senator Adams. By Senator Hudd: No. 139, S., A bill to amend section 2080 of chapter 96 of revised statutes, entitled "of uses and trusts." To special committee, consisting of Senator Hudd. By Senator Palmetier: No. 140, S., A bill to incorporate the city of Lake Geneva. To special committee consisting of Senator Palmetier. Ordered not printed. By Senator Wall: A bill to revise, consolidate and amend the charter of the city of Neenah, approved March 13, 1873, and the several acts amendatory thereof. To special committee consisting of Senator Wall. By Senator Blake: No. 142, S., A bill to incorporate the city of Hartford. By Senator Lord: No. 143, S., A bill to incorporate the city of Edgerton. To special committee consisting of Senator Lord. By Senator Cottrill: No. 144, S., A bill relating to taking affidavits out of the state and amendatory of section 4203 of the revised statutes. To committee on Judiciary. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The committee on Roads and Bridges, to whom was referred No. 43, S.. A bill relating to the city of Portage, and amendatory of chapter 132, laws of 1882, Have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back with amendments, with the recommendation it do pass when so amended. W. T. PARRY. Chairman. The commmittee on Town and County Organizations, to whom was referred No. 70, S., A bill relating to the organization of towns, and amendatory of section 674, of the revised statutes. Have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report the same back with an amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass when so amended. W. C. MEFFERT, Chairman. The committee on Engrossed Bills have examined and find correctly engrossed, No. 38, S., A bill to provide for the punishment of attempts to commit offenses, No. 39, S., A bill relating to the employment of women and children in factories and amendatory of section 1728 of the revised statutes, No. 50, S., A bill to amend chapter 61 of the revised statutes, entitled of general provisions in aid of agriculture, W. C. MEFFERT. Chairman. The committee on Enrolled Bills have examined and find correctly enrolled, No. 66, S., A bill to incorporate the city of Black River Falls. The committe on State Affairs, to whom was referred the executive communications relative to the appointment of W. W. Daniels, as a member of the State Board of Health, and T. D. Weeks, W. H. Chandler and A. D. Andrews, as members of the Board of Regents of Normal Schools, Have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report them back with the recommendation that the appointments be confirmed. R. J. FLINT, The question being shall the several nominations of His Excellency be confirmed, The nominations were severally confirmed. The ayes and noes being required it was decided in the affirmative, ayes 32, noes 0, not voting, 1. The vote was as follows: Senators Ackley, Adams, Bennett, Blake, Carey. Chase, Colman, Cottrill, Erwin, Flint, Hill, Hudd, Jonas, Kingston, Lord, McDonald, Meffert, Minor, Palmetier, Parry, Pingel, Randall, Reed, Ringle, Ryland, Sherman, Smith, Stanley, Wall. Warner, Webb and Wiley-32. Absent or not voting, Senator Comstock. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. By I. T. CARR, Chief Clerk thereof: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform you that the assembly has adopted and asks the concurrence of the senate in Jt. Res., No. 8, A., In relation to printing as a bill or publishing as a law, city or village charters, And has concurred in M. C. No. 2. S.. For the establishment of a mail route between the village of Esdaile, and the post office of Herbert in the county of Pierce, and the establishing of a tri-weekly mail service thereon. ASSEMBLY MESSAGE CONSIDERED. Jt. Res. No. 8, A.. Was referred to the committee on Judiciary. BILLS READY FOR A THIRD READING. On motion of Senator Adams, No 26, S., A bill to amend section 1038, of chapter 48, revised statutes, entitled, "Of the assessment and collection of taxes." Was indefinitely postponed. BLLS ON THEIR ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING. No. 77, S.. A bill to provide for the sale of the Nicodemus and Conover map of the state of Wisconsin, No. 79. A.. A bill for the better protection of the public health, Were severally recommitted to committee on State Affairs. No. 58, S.. A bill to legalize the acts of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the town of Oak Grove, Dodge county, Wisconsin. |