No. 1, S., ASSEMBLY MESSAGE CONSIDERED. The senate refused to concur in the assembly amendments. On motion of Senator Van Steen wyk, Senate met. President in the chair. WEDNESDAY, January 15, 1879. The roll being called, the following senators responded to their names. Senators Anderson, Andrews, Bailey, Campbell, Chipman, Dering, Grimmer, Haben, Hathaway, Houghton, Hudd, Hyde, Kellogg, Loper, McFetridge, Morgan, Paul, Price, Rankin, Reynolds, Richardson, Richmond, Sacket, Scott, Swain, Treat, Van Schaick, Van Steenwyk, Welch and Wolf. The journal of yesterday approved. LETTERS, PETITIONS, ETC. By Senator Welch: Pet. No. 19, S., Petition of J. E. Mosher and 216 others, citizens of Juneau county (60 of the number legal voters), praying for the submission of a constitutional amendment touching the traffic in intoxicating liq ors. To Joint Special committee. By Senator Welch: Pet. No. 20, S., Petition of J. O. Eaton and 668 others, citizens of Sauk county (330 of the number legal voters), praying for the submission of a constitutional amendment prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating liquors except for medicinal and mechanical purposes. To Joint Special committee. RESOLUTIONS. By Senator Welch: Res. No. 8, S., Resolved, That the use of the senate chamber be, and is hereby, granted to the republican members of the legislature, on Thursday evening, January 16, 1879. Adopted. By Senator Price: Res. No. 9, S., Resolved, That the chairman of the committee on Claims be, and is hereby authorized to employ a clerk for said committee. Adopted. By Senator Richardson: Jt. Res. No. 7, S., Proposing an amendment of the constitution of this state, and providing for biennial sessions of the legislature. Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the following amendment to the constitution of this state is hereby proposed and adopted: Amend sections 4, 5, 11 and 21 of article IV of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin so as to read as follows: Section 4. The members of the assembly shall be chosen biennially, by single districts, on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November after the adoption of this amendment, by the qualified electors of the several districts, such districts to be bounded by county precincts, town or ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory and be in as compact form as practicable. Section 5. The senators shall be elected by single districts of convenient contiguous territory, once in four years, at the same time and in the same manner as members of the assembly are required to be chosen, and no assembly district shall be divided in the formation of a senate district. The districts shall be numbered in regular series, and the senators shall be chosen alternately from the odd and even numbered districts. The senators elected next after the adoption of this amendment, shall go out of office at the expiration of three years after their election, and all senators thereafter elected shall hold their office for the term of four years. Section 11. The legislature shall meet at the seat of government at such time as shall be provided by law, once in two years, and not oftener, unless convened by the governor in special session, and when so convened no business shall be transacted except such as shall be necessary to accomplish the special purposes for which it was convened. Section 21. Each member of the legislature shall receive for his services, for and during a regular session, the sum of our hundred dollars, and ten cents for every mile he shall travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the legislature, to be computed on the most usual route. In case of a special session of the legislature, no additional compensation shall be received by or allowed to any member for such session, except for mileage, to be computed at the same rate as a regular session. Ordered printed, And referred to committee on Judiciary. BILLS INTRODUCED. Read first and second times, and referred. By Senator Campbell: No. 9, S., A bill to amend section 170, chapter 12, of the revised statutes of 187, entitled, of salaries and permanent appropriations. To committee on State Affairs. A bill to amend section 762 of chapter 37 of the revised statutes of 1878, entitled, of county officers. To committee on Judiciary. A bill to appropriate to the Northern Hospital for the Insane certain sums of money therein named. To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions. By Senator Richardson: No. 12, S., A bill to appropriate to the Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys certain sums of money therein named. To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions. By Senator Richardson: 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. To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions. By Senator Richardson: No. 14, S., A bill to appropriate to the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane certain sums of money therein named. To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions. A bill to appropriate to the Wisconsin Institution for the Education of the Blind certain sums of money therein named. To committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions. By Senator Kellogg: No. 16, S., A bill to authorize Benjamin F. McMillan and Charles S. McMillan to erect and maintain a dam across the Little Eau Plain river. To committee on Incorporations. By Senator Kellogg: No. 17, S., A bill to declare the Little Eau Plain river navigable. To committee on Incorporations. A bill to regulate the practice of dentistry in the state of Wis consin. To committee on Judiciary. Res. No. 7, S., RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED. Resolved, That the chief clerk of the senate is hereby authorized to employ an additional messenger, at a salary not to exceed two dollars per day. Which was adopted. On motion of Senator Kellogg, The senate adjourned. THURSDAY, January 16, 1879. Senate met. President in the chair. The roll being called, the following senators responded to their names: Senators Anderson, Andrews, Bailey, Campbell, Chipman, Dering, Grimmer, Haben, Hathaway, Houghton, Hudd, Hyde, Kellogg, Loper, McFetridge, Morgan, Paul, Price, Rankin, Reynolds, Richardson, Richmond, Sacket, Scott, Swain, Treat, Van Schaick, Van Steenwyk, Welch and Wolf. The journal of yesterday was approved. RESOLUTIONS. By Senator Hudd: Res. No. 10, S., Resolved, That the superintendent of public property be directed to furnish the lieutenant governor and the chief clerk of the senate with one copy each of the revised statutes of 1878. Adopted. By Senator Treat: Res. No. 11, S., Resolved, That the chirman of the committee on Engrossed Bills be and is hereby authorized to employ a clerk for said committee. Adopted. By Senator Hyde: Res. No. 12, S., Resolved, That the resident clergy of Madison be and they are hereby invited to open the sessions of the senate with prayer. Adopted. By Senator Bailey: Res. No. 13, S., WHEREAS, It appears from the report of the secretary of state that a large sum of money is annually expended in payment of bounties on wolves; and WHEREAS, It appears from said report that some of the oldest settled counties have the most wolves, and that they are constantly increasing in numbers. Now be it Resolved by the senate, That the committee on State Affairs be and are hereby instructed to ascertain if the common wolf has not become so far domesticated as to be harmless to the sheep industry of the state, and also to further ascertain if wolf raising has not become so well established that it no longer needs the protection of the state; and to report the result of their inquiries to the senate by bill or otherwise, as the facts may warrant. Referred to committee on State Affairs. And ordered printed. By Senator Reynolds: Jt. Res. No. 8, S., Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That a joint committee of five, two on the part of the senate and three on the part of the assembly, be appointed, to whom shall be referred all petitions relating to the submission of a constitutional amendment touching the traffic in intoxicating liquors, and any proposed amendment to the excise law. Passed. And Senators Price and Hudd appointed such committee on the part of the senate. |