By Mr. Cox: No. 79, A.,. A bill to amend chapter 141 of the laws of 1879, in relation to the distribution of Blue Books. To committee on Legislative Expenditures. By Mr. Barnes: No. 80, A., A bill to amend section 914 of the revised statutes, relating to taxes levied by village boards. To committee on Judiciary. A bill to amend section 1562 of chapter 66 of the revised statutes of the state of Wisconsin. To committee on Judiciary. By Mr. McRae: No. 82, A., A bill to amend section 4449 of the revised statutes of Wisconsin. To committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Freeman: No. 83, A., A bill to appropriate to Robert May a sum of money therein named. To committee on Claims. By Mr. Eckhardt: No. 84, A., A bill in relation to fees of sheriffs, and amendatory of subdivisions and 33 of section 731 of the revised statutes. To committee on Town and County Organization. By Mr. Colby: No. 85, A., A bill relating to attachments, chattel mortgages, bills of sale and assignments. To committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Brindley: No. 86, A., A bill to amend section 169 of the revised statutes, entitled of the state officers. To committee on Agriculture. By Mr. Brindley: No. 87, A., A bill to amend section 4 and section 16 of chapter 148 of the laws of 1873, entitled an act to incorporate the city of Boscobel, and to repeal section 1, chapter 84 of the laws of 1875, entitled an act to amend chapter 148 of the laws of 1873, entitled an act to incorporate the city of Boscobel. To committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Simpson: No. 88, A., B bill to authorize the levy of a special tax in the tenth ward of the city of Milwaukee. To Milwaukee Delegation. By Mr. Laverrenz: No. 89, A., A bill to legalize the acts of the deputy city clerk of the city of Milwaukee. To committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Bentley: M. C. No. 5, A., Memorial to congress relating to the construction of a harbor of refuge at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To committee on State Affairs. On motion of Mr. Ringle, the assembly resolved itself into a COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, On the general file of bills, Mr. Pierce in the chair. After some time spent therein, the committee rose, and through their chairman, reported as follows: MR. SPEAKER: The assembly, in Committee of the Whole, has had under consideration the general file of bills, has gone through with the same, and has instructed me to report the following bills to the assembly, some with amendment, and some without: No. 6, A., A bill in relation to town insurance companies, and amendatory of section 1928 of chapter 89 of the revised statutes. No. 12, A., A bill to encourage the raising of sheep, and to repeal chapter 254 of the laws of 1879, entitled an act to repeal sections 1626, 1627, 1628 and 1630 of chapter 72 of the revised statutes, entitled of wild animals, and to restore and re-enact sections 1627 and 1628 of the revised statutes. No. 2, A., A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 192, laws of 1879, entitled an act to regulate the sizes of meshes of nets used in the waters of Lake Michigan, and the waters of Green Bay, and the waters of Lake Superior, and for the better enforcement of the fish and game laws of the state, and to repeal section 4563 of the revised statutes. No. 3, A., A bill to repeal sections 1623, 1624 and 1625 of chapter 72 of the revised statutes, entitled of dogs and wild animals. No. 11, A., A bill to authorize the commissioners of the public lands to loan a portion of the trust fund of the state to the town of Kewaunee, in the county of Kewaunee. No. 13, A., A bill to authorize Frederick R. Stees to construct a dam across Vermillion river, in Barron county. No. 21, A., A bill to amend section 3425 of chapter 147, revised statutes of 1879, entitled of the writ of "habeas corpus." No. 27, A., A bill to repeal chapter 188, laws of 1879, entitled an act to suppress vagabondage. No. 28, A., A bill to authorize notaries public to solemnize the marriage con tract. No. 30, A., A bill to repeal sections 6, 7 and 8 of chapter 259, laws of 1878, and chapter 104, laws of 1879, relating to a state road from Wolf river, in Shawano county, to Wausau, in Marathon county. No. 37, A., A bill to amend section 1014 of the revised statutes, relating to statistics. Without amendment. No. 7, A., A bill to amend chapter 72 of the revised statutes of 1878, in relation to dogs and wild animals. With amendment. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CONSIDERED. Nos. 11, 3, 6, 30 and 37, A., Were ordered engrossed and read a third time. No. 7, A., Was amended, ordered engrossed and read a third time. Was referred to committee on State Affairs. Was indefinitely postponed, Be reconsidered, and that further consideration be postponed for three days. Which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Sprague, The assembly met. The speaker in the chair. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1880. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Benson. The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names: Messrs. Adamson, Allen, Anderson, Barnes, Bean, Beattie, Bentley, Blanchard, Blakeslee, Boorse, Bosustow, Bradford, Bradley, Brindley, Bullock, Burdge, Campbell, Cary, Case, Cox, Craig, Darbellay, Eaton, Eckhardt, Fleming, Fontaine, Freeman, Gillespie, Gilman, Gilson, Gunderson, Haugen, Heimerl, Hemschemeyer, Hill, Joslin, Kelsey, Kennedy, Kenyon, Keogh, Kingston, Klindt, Klotz, Krueger, Leverrenz, Lawrence, Lord, Lowth, McDill, McGilton, McGinty, McIntyre, McMurdo, McRae, Merritty, Minor, Moors, Naber, Paine, Peterson, A., Petersen, J. C., Pfunder, Phillips, Pierce, Place, Pritchard, Raesser, Ringle, Root, Ruch, Schmidt, Sedgwick, Sheldon, Sherman, Simpson, Small, Sprague, Stone, Tierney, Treleven, Troy, Ware, Waste, Watson, Webster, Weil, Wilcox, Williams, C., Williams, D. C., Wilson, Withee, Yakey and Mr. Speaker. Absent Messrs. Colby, Crosse, Fitzgerald, Packard and Wall. Absent with leave Messrs. Allison and Parkinson. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Was granted to Mr. Crosse till this afternoon. Mr. Wall till to-morrow morning. Mr. Colby for the remainder of this week. Mr. Fitzgerald indefinitely. LETTERS, PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, ETC. Presented and referred. By Mr. Root: Pet. No. 143, A., Petition of E. S. Sage, Jos. Wedig and 143 other citizens of Sheboygan, asking for a law to prevent unqualified persons from practicing medicine. To committee on Medical Societies. By Mr. Ware: Pet. No. 144, A., Petition of S. S. Bowris and 111 other citizens of Fond du Lac, asking for a law to prevent unqualified persons from practicing medicine. To committee on Medical Societies. By Mr. Ware: Pet. No. 145, A., Petition of Platt Durand and 145 other citizens of Fond du Lac, asking for a law to prevent unqualified persons from practicing medicine. To committee on Medical Societies. By Mr. Root: Pet. No. 146, A., A petition of H. Kurtz and 65 other citizens of Sheboygan, asking for a law to prevent unqualified persons from practicing medicine. To committee on Medical Societies. By Mr. Blakeslee: Pet. No. 147, A., A petition of J. W. Lusk and 44 other citizens of Reedsburg, asking for the passage of a law to prevent unqualified persons from practicing medicine. To committee on Medical Societies. By Mr. Blakeslee: Pet. No. 148, A., A petition of W. G. Blakeslee and 18 other citizens of Ironton, asking for a law to prevent unqualified persons from practicing medicine. To committee on Medical Societies. By Mr. A. Peterson: Pet. No. 149, A., Petition of J. D. June and 21 other citizens of Prairie du Chien, |