RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. By Senator Baxter: Res. No. 14, S., Resolved, That the use of the senate chamber be granted to the committee on Claims on Thursday evening, Febru ary 7th, for the purpose of hearing arguments on bill No. 81, S., to provide for the appointment of a deep channels commissioner, and make an appropriation therefor. Which was adopted. BILLS INTRODUCED. Read first and second times and referred. By Senator Spensley: No. 132, S., A bill to amend sections 768, 771 and 772 of the revised statutes, relating to the action of surveyors. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Phalen: No 133, S., A bill to prevent the insurance of property situated in the state of Wisconsin, in and by any person, company, corporation or association, not licensed to do business in this state, and to repeal chapter 230 of the laws of 1893. To committee on Banks and Insurance. By Senator Austin: No. 134, S., A bill to establish a police court in the city of Mil waukee. To Milwaukee Delegation. By Senator Austin: No. 135, S., A bill to amend sections 2499, 2505, 2506, 2507, 2509. 2511 and 2513, revised statutes, and to repeal 2501, revised statutes, and chapter, 228, 265, 294 and 338, laws of 1891, chapter 257, laws of 1893, all relating to municipal court for Milwaukee county. To Milwaukee Delegation. By Senator Austin: No. 136, S., A bill to establish and permanently fix the height of the water in Okauchee lake, and to punish any person lowering the height of the dam in said lake. To committee on State Affairs. By Senator Austin: No. 137, S., A bill authorizing cities of the first and second class to set aside certain streets therein as boulevards or pleasure ways and to regulate the use of the same. To committee on Incorporations. By Senator Austin: No. 138, S., A bill to amend chapter 116 of the revised statutes. entitled. Of jurors. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Davis: No. 139, S., A bill to amend sub-division 3 of section 1038 of revised statutes, relating to the taxation of property owned by religious associations. To committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The committee on Engrossed Bills, to whom was referred: No. 15, S., A bill to direct the state treasurer to refund certain money, paid as a penalty, to Washburn county, Wisconsin, No. 33, S., A bill to amend section 2537 of the revised statutes of the state of Wisconsin, in relation to special venires for jurors. No. 43, S., A bill in relation to the judges of the supreme court, A bill to amend section 4 of chapter 291 of the laws of 1889, entitled. An act to provide for a register of probate in the county of Walworth, Have had the same under consideration, and report the same back as correctly engrossed. W. F. CONGER, Chairman. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION CONSIDERED. The communication of his excellency, the governor, appointing Solon Marks, of Milwaukee, a member of the state board of health, Was taken up. 1895.1 THE SENATE. The question being on the confirmation of the appoint- Noes-None. Absent or not voting-Senators Altpeter, Brown, Burke, ' and Withee-4. RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED. Senator Spensley offered the following substitute to Resolved, That a new standing rule of the senate be adopted which shall be numbered 51 A., and shall read as follows: 51 A. All nominations sent to the senate by the governor for confirmation shall be referred to an appropriate committee and lie over at least one day before being acted upon by the senate, Which was adopted. Res. No. 12, S.. Was then adopted by the following vote: Ayes-Senators Austin, Bashford, Baxter, Conger, Davis, Fisher, Kennedy, Kruszka, Martin, Mayer, McGeehan, McGillivray, McMullen, Mills, Officer, Peirce, Phillips, Putnam, Solliday. Spensley, Stebbins, Stout, Timme, Thayer, Weeks, Wescott, Woodworth and Youmans-28. Noes-None. Absent or not voting-Senators Altpeter, Brown, Burke, Phalen and Withee-5. BILLS READY FOR THEIR THIRD READING. Senator Austin offered an amendment to No. 8, S., A bill to amend chapter 227 of the laws of 1885, as amended by chapter 389 of the laws of 1891, as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of 1893, relating to the distribution of the state school tax. Amend by striking out section 6 and re-numbering section 7 as section 6, Which was adopted. The bill was then read a third time and passed by the following vote: Ayes-Senators Austin, Bashford, Baxter, Conger, Davis, Fisher, Kennedy, Kruszka, Martin, Mayer, McGeehan, McGillivray, McMullen, Mills, Officer, Peirce, Phillips, Putnam, Solliday, Spensley, Stebbins, Stout, Timme, Thayer, Weeks, Wescott, Woodworth and Youmans-28. Noes-None. Absent or not voting-Senators Altpeter, Brown, Burke, Phalen and Withee-5. ADJOURNMENT. On motion of Senator McGeehan, The senate adjourned. The senate met. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1895. The president pro tem. in the chair. 10 O'CLOCK A. M. The roll was called and the following senators answered to their names: Senators Altpeter, Austin, Bashford, Baxter, Brown, Conger, Davis. Fisher, Kennedy. Kruszka, Martin, Mayer, McGeehan, McGillivray, McMullen, Milis, Officer, Phalen, Peirce, Phillips, Putnam, Solliday, Spensley. Stebbins, Stout, Timme. Thayer, Weeks, Wescott, Woodworth and Youmans-31. Absent-Senators Burke and Withee-2. Pe Petition of Aug. Wallschlager and 23 others, praying for the passage of bill No. 109, S., relating to fish and game. To committee on Fish and Game. |