No. 110, S., A bill to prevent the obstruction of the navigable waters of the St. Croix river in the state of Wisconsin. Was adopted, and the bill ordered engrossed and read a third time. No. 105, S., A bill to ascertain the damages sustained by owners of lands overflowed, injured or taken by the government of the United States for other purposes. Was indefinitely postponed. No. 42, S., A bill to authorize a certain credit to Simeon Mills, late treasurer of the State Hospital for the Insane. On motion of Senator Bailey was laid over until Tuesday. No. 12, S., A bill to appropriate to the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys certain sums of money therein named. No. 13, S., A bill to appropriate to the Wisconsin Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb certain sums of money therein named. No. 15, S., A bill to appropriate to the Wisconsin Institution for the Education of the Blind certain sums of money therein named. No. 33, S., A bill for the relief of Adam Bleser, and to appropriate to him the sum therein named. No. 89, S., A bill to appropriate to Henry Baetz a sum of money therein named. Were severally ordered engrossed and read a third time. On motion of Senator Rankin, The senate adjourned. Senate met. President in the chair. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1879. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Richards. The roll being called the following senators responded to their names: Senators Andrews, Bailey, Burrows, Bennett, Campbell, Chipman, Dering, IIaben, Hathaway, Hudd, Hyde, Kellogg, Loper, McFetridge, Morgan, Paul, Price, Reynolds, Rice, Richardson, Richmond, Sacket, Scott, Swain, Treat, Van Schaick, Van Steen wyk, Welch and Wolf. Journal of yesterday approved. LETTERS, PETITIONS, Erc. Presented and referred. By Senator Reynolds: Pet. No. 212, S., Petition of Timothy Mahoney and 28 other voters of Otto Creek, Eau Claire county, for constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Reynolds: Pet. No. 213, S., Petition of James H. Bedell and 77 others, citizens of Dunn and Louisville, Dunn county, for constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Swain: Pet. No. 214, S., Petition of Edwin Johnson and 39 others, citizens of Franklin, Vernon county, for submission of constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. 23-S. J By Senator Swain: Pet. No. 215, S., Petition of Martin Loftus and 73 others, citicens of De Soto, Vernon county, for submission of constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Hathaway: Pet. No. 216, S., Petition of Nathan Parton and 14 others, citizens of Hickory Grove, Grant county, for constitutional amendment prohibiting liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Reynolds: Pet. No. 217, S., Petition of J. L. Duffin and 22 others, citizens of La Grange, Walworth county, for constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Reynolds: Pet. No. 218, S., Petition of E. B. Thomas and 34 others, citizens of East Troy, Walworth county, for constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator McFetridge: Pet. No. 219, S., Petition of Chas. Burchard and 15 others, voters of Beaver Dam, Dodge county, for constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Price: Pet. No. 220, S., Petition of Ferdinand Schulze and 36 others, voters of Portage, on the subject of the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Price: Pet. No. 221, S., Petition of Emma Goodrich and 52 other citizens of Portage, for constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Campbell: Pet. No. 222, S., Petition of B. Fowler and 15 others, citizens of Henrietta, Richland county, for constitutional amendment touching the liquor traffic. To joint special committee on Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Senator Morgan: Pet. No. 223, S., Remonstrance of "Farm Mortgagors" of Washington county against the passage of No. 107, S. To special committee on Farm Mortgage Land Company. By Senator Paul: Pet. No. 224, S., Remonstrance of physicians of Milwaukee against passage of No. 188, S., Ordered spread on journal. MILWAUKEE, February 24, 1879. To the Wisconsin Legislature - Assembly Chamber: We, the undersigned medical practitioners of the city of Milwaukee, respectfully remonstrate against the passage of a bill "to regulate the practice of medicine in the state of Wisconsin," passed upon under No. 188, S., by the senate, Friday last. As it has been demonstrated extensively by the press, and intimated to the members of the senate, previous to the passage of the bill, by a delegation of prominent gentlemen of the profession, there is no necessity, no demand for special legislation, either from any number of medical practitioners or from any class of the population. We do not advocate any legislation against the wishes of the people, introduced in the interest of a small minority, and shortness of time only prevents us to affix the signatures of a large majority of the physicians of the whole state to this remonstrance. William Fox, M. D. Francis Huebschmann, M. D. A. J. Zinns, M. D. Dr. C. Schuermann, G. D. Ladd, M. D. E. B. Wolcott, M. D. N. Nauman, M. D. By Senator McFetridge: Pet. No. 225, S., Remonstrance of farm mortgagors of Dodge county, against the passage of bill No. 107, S., To special committee on Farm Mortgage Land Company. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Senator Bennett: Res. No. 30, S., Resolved, That the assembly be requested to return No. 180, A., entitled, a bill to distribute more equally the burdens of taxation in certain counties in this state, for further action in the senate. Which was adopted. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The committee on Engrossed Bills have examined and find correctly engrossed No. 89, S., A bill to appropriate to Henry Bætz, late state treasurer, a sum of money therein named. W. E. CHIPMAN, Chairman. The committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred No. 57, A., A bill to authorize the commissioners of public lands to loan a portion of the trust funds of the state to the town of Plover, in Portage county. Have had the same under consideration, and instruct me to report the same back with an amendment, and recommend its concurrence when so amended. O. C. HATHAWAY, Chairman. The committee on Town and County Affairs, to whom was referred No. 139, S., A bill to create the county of New and provide for the organiza tion of the same. No. 173, S., A bill to create the county of Marinette, and provide for the organization of the same. Have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report them back with substitute, and recommend the adoption of substitute. A. CAMPBELL, Chairman. |