No. 296, A., A bill to appropriate the proceeds of the sale of drainage lands of Lincoln county to the building of roads in said county, No. 297, A., A bill to remove clouds from the title of real estate, by reason of tax deeds erroneously issued, No. 318, A., A bill to authorize John E. Glover to maintain and keep up a dam across a tributary of the Totogatic river, in Burnett county, Wisconsin, No. 320, A., A bill to appropriate a sum of money therein named to the county of Burnett, No. 324, A., A bill to authorize the commissioners of public lands to loan a portion of the trust funds of the state to the county of Brown, No. 334, A., A bill relating to village elections, No. 340, A., A bill relating to the killing of deer in Door county, and amendatory of section 4 of chapter 40 of the laws of 1879, No. 351, A., A bill to legalize the action of the Manitowoc Rapids Mutual Farmer Fire Insurance Company, No. 353, A., A bill to annex certain territory in the town of Jefferson to certain districts in said town, No. 357, A., A bill to amend subdivision c of section 1946 of chapter 89, revised statutes of 1878, entitled of insurance corporations, No. 368, A., A bill for the division of the counties of Burnett, Chippewa and Ashland, and for erecting the county of Sawyer, No. 395, A., A bill relating to the appropriation of money to the state board of immigration, and amendatory of section 7 of chapter 176 of the laws of 1879. M. C. No. 9, A., To the postmaster general to establish a semi-weekly mail in Door county, M. C. No. 12, A., Memorial to congress asking for the passage of a law regulating the sale of patent rights, M. C. No. 14, A., To the postmaster general for an increase of mail service in route No. 25,185, between Muscoda, Grant county, and Viroqua, Vernon county, M. C. No. 15, A., Memorial to congress to authorize the building of a bridge across Sturgeon Bay, in Door county, M. C. No. 16, A., Memorial to congress for a national law to protect the fishing interests in fresh water lakes and their tributaries, Jt. Res. No. 12, A., Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article III of the constitution of Wisconsin, relating to suffrage, M. C. No. 3, S., Memorial to the postmaster general, for the establishment of a daily mail between the villages of Pewaukee and Sussex, in Waukesha county, No. 25, S., A bill to amend chapter 284 of the private and local laws of 1866, entitled an act to incorporate the Eau Claire Lumber Company, No. 26, S., A bill to authorize Jes. Ericksen and E. C. Manger to maintain a boom in Kewaunee river, in Kewaunee county, No. 42, A., A bill to amend section 602 of the revised statutes, relating to the government of the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane, No. 64, A., A bill to authorize the commissioners of school and university lands to loan a portion of the trust funds of the state to the city of Chippewa Falls, No. 92, A., A bill to provide for the erection of an institute for the deaf and dumb, No. 93, A., A bill amending the charter of the Evansville Seminary, and the several acts amendatory thereof, No. 94, A., A bill providing for the disposal of redemption money remaining in the hands of county clerks more than six years, No. 97, A., A bill to create a municipal court for the county of Barron, A bill amendatory of section 4338 of chapter 181 of the revised statutes of 1878, entitled crimes, and the punishment thereof, No. 203, A., A bill to appropriate to the county of Burnett a sum of money therein named, No. 159, A., A bill to amend section 1931 of the revised statutes of 1878, relating to town insurance companies, No. 160, A., A bill to provide for service of process upon transportation companies, and the appointment of an attorney therefor within this state, No. 161, A., A bill to preserve the fish in Elkhart lake, Sheboygan county, No. 162, A., A bill to authorize Louis Vincent and others, their associates and assigns, to build and maintain piers in the Chippewa river, at places therein named, No. 174, A., EA bill to amend sections 1927, 1928 and 1929, chapter 89, revised statutes, relating to town insurance companies, No. 185, A., A bill relating to town insurance companies, No. 188, A., A bill to provide for laying out a state road from town Preble, Brown county, to town of Casco, Kewaunee county, Nɔ. 205, A., A bill to amend chapter 299 of the private and local laws of the year 1870, entitled an act to define several acts and duties of the Beef Slough Manufacturing, Booming, and Log Driving and Transportation Company, No. 208, A., A bill to amend section 1929, chapter 89, laws of 1878, relating to town insurance companies, No. 211, A., A bill to amend section 1926, chapter 89 of the laws of 1878, relating to fire companies, No. 218, A., A bill to authorize the granting of state certificates to graduates of colleges and universities, No. 223, A., A bill to legalize the acts of the Linden Town Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Iowa county, No. 225, A., A bill to provide for the inspection of grain in the state of Wisconsin, No. 230, A., A bill relating to and amendatory of section 2216 of chapter 100, of revised statutes of 1878, entitled of conveyances, etc., No. 231, A., A bill to appropriate to the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society a sum of money therein named, No. 236, A., A bill to amend section 4270 of the revised statutes, relating to the publication of legal notices, No. 237, A., A bill to repeal so much of section 708 of the revised statutes as authorize county clerks to collect fees for tax certificates in certain cases, No. 248, A., A bill to amend section 1 of chapter 162, laws of 1877, relating to the city limits of the city of New London, No. 261, A., A bill to repeal section 496 of chapter 27 of the revised statutes of 1878, relating to the granting of state aid to high schools, No. 263, A., A bill to authorize C. F. Dawes, his associates and assigns, to build and maintain a dam across and otherwise improve Rocky Run, a tributary of Yellow river, in the county of Wood, Without amendment. No. 148, A., A bill to amend the charter of the city of Ahnapee, Kewaunee county, With amendment. On motion of Mr. Simpson, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1880. 7:30 O'CLOCK P. M. The assembly met. The speaker being absent, the clerk called the assembly to order. The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names: Messrs. Adamson, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Barnes, Bean, Beattie, Bentley, Blanchard, Blakeslee, Boorse, Bosustow, Bradford, Bradley, Brindley, Bullock, Burdge, Cary, Colby, Cox, Craig, Crosse, Darbellay, Eaton, Eckhardt, Fitzgerald, Fontaine, Gillespie, Gilman, Gilson, Gunderson, Haugen, Heimerl, Hemschemeyer, Hill, Joslin, Kelsey, Kennedy, Keogh, Kingston, Klindt, Klotz, Lawrence, Lord, Lowth, McDill, McGinty, McIntyre, McMurdo, Merritty, Minor, Moors, Naber, Packard, Parkinson, Paine, Petersen, J. C., Pfunder, Pierce, Raesser, Ruch, Schmidt, Sedgwick, Sheldon, Simpson, Small, Sprague, Stone, Tierney, Treleven, Troy, Wall, Ware, Watson, Williams, C., Williams, D. C., Wilson and Yakey. Absent Messrs. Case, Fleming, Kenyon, Krueger, Laverrenz, McGilton, Peterson, A., Pritchard, Ringle, Webster, Weil, Wilcox, Withee and Mr. Speaker. Absent with leave Messrs. Freeman, McRae, Phillips, Place, Root, Sherman and Waste. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Was granted to Messrs. Sherman, Fleming and Krueger till to-morrow morning. Mr. Freeman, till Wednesday morning. On motion of Mr. Kingston, The assembly proceeded to the election of speaker pro tempore. Mr. Cary nominated Mr. Keogh, of Milwaukee. Messrs. Adamson, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Barnes, Bean, Beattie, Blanchard, Blakeslee, Boorse, Bosustow, Bradford, Brindley, Bullock, Burdge, Colby, Cox, Crosse, Eaton, Eckhardt, Fontaine, Gillespie, Gilman, Gilson, Gunderson, Haugen, Hemschemeyer, Joslin, Kelsey, Kingston, Klindt, Lawrence, Lord, McDill, McIntyre, Minor, Moors, Paine, Raesser, Ruch, Sedgwick, Sheldon, Simpson, Small, Sprague, Stone, Treleven, Troy, Wall, Ware, Watson, Williams, C., Williams, D. C., Wilson and Yakey — 55, Voted for Mr. Pierce. Messrs. Bentley, Bradley, Cary, Craig, Darbellay, Fitzgerald, Heimerl, Kennedy, Klotz, Lowth, McGinty, Merritty, Parkinson, Petersen, J. C., Pfunder, Place, Ringle and Schmidt Voted for Mr. Keogh. 18, Messrs. Naber and Packard voted for Mr. Bentley -2. Mr. McMurdo voted for Mr. Bradford — 1. Mr. Pierce voted for Mr. Kelsey — 1. Mr. Tierney voted for Mr. Crosse-1. Mr. Keogh voted for Mr. Kennedy - 1. Mr. Pierce having received a majority of all the votes cast, declared elected speaker pro tempore. Messrs. Keogh, Bentley and Kelsey were appointed a committee to escort the speaker pro tem. to the chair. LETTERS, PETITIONS, ETC. Presented and referred. By Mr. Brindley: Pet. No. 240, A., Petition of J. A. Thomas and 87 others, asking that the state pay a reward for the discovery of paying petroleum wells in Grant county. To committee on State Affairs. By Mr. Fitzgerald: Pet. No. 241, A., Remonstrance of Chas. Law and 30 other citizens of Ozaukee county, against the passage of bill No. 253, S., and bill No. 241, A. To committee on Insurance, Banks and Banking. By Mr. Bosustow: Pet. No. 242, A., A remonstrance of J. A. Chamberlain and 49 others from Racine county, against the passage of a law taxing church property. To committee on State Affairs. |