By Senator Rankin: No. 51, S., A bill to legalize the acts of the Spolicana Fmlau va Kossuthske vzajemne Pajistovaci Jednatz ustanovene pro tawny Gibson, Cooperstown, Franklin a Kossuth v county of Manitowoc, State of Wisconsin. To committee on Finance, Banks and Insurance. A bill to amend section 3318, chapter 153 of the revised statutes of 1878, relating to liens. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Ellis: M. C. No. 2, S., For an appropriation for the harbor at Ahnapee. On motion of Senator Ellis, The rules were suspended, and M. C. No. 2, S., was read a third time and passed. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The committee on Judiciary, to whom was referred No. 20, S., A bill to amend section 2433 of chapter 113 of the revised statutes, entitled "of the circuit courts," No. 28, S., A bill relating to the practice under the civil jurisdiction of the county court of Winnebago county, Have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same back with amendments, and recommend their passage when so amended. No. 45, A., A bill legalizing incorporation of villages, With amendment, with the recommendation that it be concurred in when so amended. No. 6, S., A bill relating to the indebtedness of municipalities, and amendatory of section 960 c of chapter 41, revised statutes. No. 10, S., A bill relating to jurors, and amendatory of section 2849 of the revised statutes. No. 11, S., A bill to legalize the official acts of the board of trustees of the Eau Claire Wesleyan Seminary, of the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, With the recommendation that they do pass. O. B. THOMAS, Chairman. On motion of Senator Quarles, The rules were suspended, and the amendments to No. 45, A., were adopted, and the bill read a third time and concurred in. The joint committee on Claims, to whom was referred A bill to appropriate to G. E. Sutherland, J. B. McGrew and P. H. Smith a certain sum of money therein named, Have had the same under consideration, and instructed me to report the same back with amendments, and recommend its passage when so amended. WM. T. PRICE, On motion of Senator Price, The rules were suspended, and the amendments to Chairman. Were adopted, and the bill read a third time and passed. The ayes and noes being required, it was decided in the affirmative: ayes 27; noes none; not voting 6. The vote was as follows: Ayes - Senators Anderson, Blackstone, Burrows, Carter, Crosby, Ellis, Fifield, Finkelnburg, Griffin, Hamilton, Hunt, Kelly, Kusel, McKeeby, Paul, Phillips, Price, Quarles. Richardson, Ryland, Scott, Thomas, Van Schaick, Weaver, Wiley, Wing and Woodman - 27. Not voting-Senators Delaney, McGrew, Rankin, Simpson, Smith and Sutherland 6. Senators McGrew, Smith and Sutherland were excused from voting. The chief clerk was directed to change the title to correspond with the body of the bill. The committee on Enrolled Bills have examined, and find correctly enrolled, the following bills: No. 9, S., To empower the commissioners of the public lands to extend the time of payment of a school fund loan in the county Dodge. JOHN W. BLACKSTONE, Chairman. The committee on Finance, Banks and Insurance, to whom was referred No. 26, S., A bill to exempt a certain mutual aid society from the provisions of the insurance laws, Report the same back with the recommendation that it be indefinitely postponed. GEO. W. RYLAND, Chairman. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. By J. E. ELDRED, 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. 13, A., Requesting the governor to return senate bill No. 13. Jt. Res. No. 15, A., To appoint a committee to investigate the report of a committee appointed by the governor to investigate the affairs of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane. And has concurred in Jt. Res. No. 7, S., Providing for a joint special committee, consisting of two from the senate and three from the assembly, upon works of internal improvement. Messrs. Atley Peterson, Parry and Sloan were appointed as such committee on the part of the assembly. ASSEMBLY MESSAGE CONSIDERED. Jt. Res. No. 13, A., Was concurred in. On motion of Senator Richardson, The further consideration of Jt. Res. No. 15, A., Was postponed till to-morrow. RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED. Senator Thomas moved that further consideration of Jt. Res. No. 6, S., In relation to the reception of new business, Be postponed for one week. The motion was lost. Senator Rankin offered the following amendment: Strike out all after the resolving clause, and insert the following: That the time for the reception of all new business, except privileged resolutions and bills and resolutions reported by standing or select committees on the subject matter previously referred to them, be fixed for and on February 10, 1881, and that no new business, except as herein provided for, be received after such date. The amendment was adopted, and the resclution as amended was adopted. On motion of Senator Fifield, The senate took a recess until 11:50 o'clock A. M. 11:50 O'CLOCK A. M. The president called the senate to order. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. By J. E. ELDRED, chief clerk thereof. Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform you that the assembly is now ready to receive and meet the senate in joint convention for the purpose of taking such further proceedings, in relation to the election of United Stated senator, as shall appear necessary and proper. The senate then proceeded to the assembly chamber to meet the assembly in JOINT CONVENTION. Lieutenant Governor J. M. Bingham, president of the senate, called the joint convention to order at 12 o'clock M., and announced the object of the joint convention, which was to compare the record of the two houses in the matter of the election had by them respectively for a United States senator to represent the state of Wisconsin in the congress of the United States for six years following the fourth of March next, in place of Hon. Angus Cameron, whose term of office expires at that time. The chief clerk of the senate then read from the senate journal as follows: SENATE CHAMBER, January 25. On motion of Senator Kelly, The senate proceeded to the election of a United States senator to succeed the Hon. Angus Cameron, whose term of office expires on the fourth day of March next. The roll of senators being called, each senator by a viva voce vote named the person for senator of the United States, and said votes and the names of the persons voted for are now here entered upon the senate journal, as follows: Those voting for Hon. Philetus Sawyer were: Senators Blackstone, Burrows, Crosby, Ellis, Fifield, Finkelnburg, Griffin, Hamilton, Kelly, McGrew, McKeeby, Phillips, Price, Quarles, Richardson, Ryland, Scott, Simpson, Sutherland, Thomas, Van Schaick, Wiley, Wing and Woodman. Those voting for Hon. James G. Jenkins were: Senators Carter, Delaney, Hunt, Kusel, Paul, Rankin, Smith and Weaver. Senator Anderson voted for Hon. Chas. D. Parker. Hon. Philetus Sawyer received twenty-four votes. The president announced that Hon. Philetus Sawyer had received twenty-four votes, being a majority of all the votes cast. The chief clerk of the assembly then read from the assembly journal as follows: ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, January 25. Mr. Ware moved that the assembly, in conformity with the laws of congress on the subject, do now proceed to the election of a United States senator to succeed the Hon. Angus Cameron, whose term of office expires on the 4th day of March next. Which motion prevailed. The roll being called, The following gentlemen voted for the Hon. Philetus Sawyer: Messrs. Austin, Bainbridge, Barnes, Bettis, Blakeslee, Bowles, Bradley, Bronson, Buckstaff, Bullock, Cabanis, Chamberlin, G. H., Davis, Dunn, Ekern, Estabrook, Field, Fontaine, Fuller, Funke, Gillespie, Gilson, F. L., Gilson, L. F., Hartmann, Herrick, Herzer, Jarvis, Jess, Juve, Keene, Kempter, Kidd, Kingston, Laverrenz, Lawrence, Lins, Lloyd, Luse, Matthews, McCord, McDill, McFetridge, McMurdo, Meadows, Menzies, Minor, Moors, O'Brien, Paddock, Parry, Peterson, A., Phillips, Pierce, Pierron, Pratt, Price, Rasmussen, Rewey, Rogers, Roskie, Rusk, Sage, Seabold, Shepard, Smith, L. J., Sprague, Stanley, Tarrant, Tripp, Trow, Troy, Wall, Ware and Mr. Speaker -74. The following gentlemen voted for the Hon. James G. Jenkins: Messrs. Brennan, Briggs, Coldwell, Craig, Darbellay, Gee, Gleeson, Holehouse, Humphrey, Keogh, Konz, Liscow, Meyer, Petersen, C. H. M., Ringle, Schwalbach, Selsemeyer, Sloan, Smith, I. P., Steele and Taylor-21. The following gentlemen voted for the Hon. C. C. Washburn: Messrs. Case and Corbett 2. The speaker announced that the Hon. Philetus Sawyer had received a majority of all the votes cast for United States senator in the assembly. The president of the senate said: It appearing from the journals of the senate and assembly, in the matter of the election of United States senator, that Hon. Philetus Sawyer has received a majority of all the votes cast in both houses, and of all the members elect, he is hereby declared duly elected United States senator to congress for the term of six years from the fourth day of March next, in place of Hon. Angus Cameron, whose term of office will then expire. The objects of the joint convention having been accomplished, The president declared the joint convention dissolved. |