By Senator Magocn: No. 110, S., An act to authorize court commissioners to solemnize marriage, and to legalize marriages heretofore solemnized by them. To committee on Judiciary. By Senator Schantz : No. 111, S., A bill to repeal sections 8 and 9 of chapter 130, general laws of 1868, entitled "an act to provide for the assessment of property for taxation, and the levy of taxes therec a." To committee on State Affairs. By Senator Miner, from committee on Claims: No. 112, S., A bill to appropriate the sum of $30 to James M. Bull, for services as clerk of committee of state board of equalization for the year 1870. To General File. By Senator Miner, from committee on Claims: No. 113, S., A bill to appropriate the sum of $25.15 to James E. Ingraham, for printing To the General File. By Senator Miner, from committee on Claims: No 114, S., A bill to appropriate the sum of $12 to Charles Vedder, for services as messenger for state board of equalization for the year 1870. To General File. . REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. The committee on Judiciary to which were referred A joint resolution agreeing to an amendment to article 4 of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, Report the same back to the Senate, and recommend that it be adopted. No. 49, S, A bill supplementary to chapter 13 of the revised statutes, entitled "of counties and county officers " Report the same back with the recommendation that it be indefinitely postponed. No. 25 A., A bill to confer certain powers upon the committee of Investigation of certain offices of the county of Manitowoc, Report the same back without amendment, and recommend that it be concurred in. No. 112, A.,. A bill to provide for the payment of fees to the witnesses for the defenda at, in criminal cases, the same as to the witnesses in behalf of the state, Report the same back to the Senate without amendment, with the recommendation that it be concurred in. GEO. C. HAZELTON, Chairman. The committee on Education, to whom the following bills were referred, have had the same under consideration and would report back No. 22, A., A bill to provide for the apportionment of school money in cercain cases, With amendment herewith submitted. No. 13, A. A bill to authorize County Superintendents to issue certificates to other County Superintendents Wita an amendment herewith submitted, and recommend the passage of said bills when so amended. R. E. DAVIS, Chairman. The committee on Town and county Organizations, to whom was referred No. 104, S., A bill to legalize the proceedings of the board of supervisors of the county of Washington, in certain proceedings therein mentioned. Have had the same under consideration, and would respectfully report the same back without amendment, and recommend that it do pass. JAMES H. FOSTER, Chairman. The committee on State Affairs, have had under consi'eration the following bills: No. 76, A., A bill to amend chapter 313 of the private and local laws of 1869, entitled "an act to authorize the use of the money arising from the sale of certain swamp and overflowed lands in the county of Portage, for drainage purposes." No. 97, S, A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town and city of Grand Rapids, and the town of Centralia, in Wood county. No. 87, S., A bill to amend and correct section 1 of chapter 74 of the revised statutes, entitled "Of Free Masons, Odd Fellows, and other similar societies." No. 86, S., A bill to incorporate the Mutual Insurance Company of the order of Hermann's Sons of Wisconsin, And have instructed me to report the same back with the recomendation that they do severally pass. W. M. GRISWOLD, Chairman. The joint committee on Local Legislation, to whom was referred, No. 60, S., A bill to change the name of William Joecke. of the city and county of La Crosse, to that of William Steinlein, No. 208, A., A bill to change the names of Parthena Newman, Rachel Newman and Samuel H. Newman, and to make them and Lovinia Hoskins the heirs of Jackson Von Vronkin and Jane Von Vronkin, No. 9, A., A bill to change the name of Alice Marsh to Alice Barber, and make her the neir-at-law of Joel and Julia L Barber, of Geneva, Walworth county, Wisconsin, Have bad the same under consideration, have instructed me to report the same back and recommend their passage. No. 55, S., A bill to provide for the county printing in the county of Waupaca, Have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same back without recommendation. SAMUEL PRATT, Chairman. To committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred No 119 A., A bill to amend chapter 139 of the general laws of 1867, entitled" an act to reduce the price of swamp and overflowed lands in certain cases,'' Have had the same under consideration, and instructed me to report the same back, with recommendation that said bill do pass. FRANCIS LITTLE, Chairman. The committee on Agriculture to whom was referred A bill to incorporate the Waupaca Agricultural and Mechanical Manufacturing Company, Have considered the same and have instructed me to report it back with an amendment, and recommend its passage when so amended. P. BELDEN, Chairman. 1 The Joint Committee on Claims, have had under consideration the following bills: No. 63, S., A bill to provide for the additional publication of the laws, A bill to provide for the completion of the hospital in the state prison, And have instructed me to report the same back with the recommendation that they be indefinitely postponed. No. 74, S., A bill to appropriate to L. B. Hills a sum of money therein named, And have instructed me to report the same back with amendment, and would respectfully recommend its passage as so amended. No. 24 S., A bill to provide for the completion of new roofs on the south wing of the state prison, and on the female prison at Waupun, And have recommended its passage. Also Account of Charles Vedder, for services as messenger to the State Board of Equalization, And have instruct d me to report thereon the following bill: A bill to appropriate the sum of twe ve dollars to Charles Vedder, for services as messenger before the State Board of Equalization, for the year 1870. Account of James M. Bull, for labor as clerk of committee of State Board of Equalization, And have instructed me to report thereon the following bill: A bill to appropriate the sum of thirty dollars to James M. Bull, for services as clerk on committee of the State Board of Equaliza. tion, for the year 1870. Account of James E. Ingraham, for printing done at Grand Rapids in the year 1868 and 1869, And have instructed me to report thereon the following bill. A bill to appropriate the sum of twenty five and fifteen one hundredths dollars for James E. Ingraham for printing, And have instructed me to report the same back with the recommendation that they do pass. E. S. MINER, Chairman. The committee on Engrossed Bills respectfully report the following correctly engrossed: No. 45, S, A bill to authorize the appointment of a phonographic reporter for the 7th judicial circuit. No. 82, S., A bill to legalize the acts of Bartholomew Ringle, county judge of Marathon county. No. 32, S., A bill to provide for an appropriation for support of the Sol diers' Orphans' Home, for the year 1871. No. 70, S., A bill to appropriate to H. N. Solberg the sum of money therein named. No. 11, S., A bill to authorize the appointment of phonographic reporters for the circuit court of the several counties in the sixth judicial circuit. No. 81, S., A bil' relating to the manner of commencing civil actions, and to repeal chapter 681 of the general laws of 1869, entitled "an act relating to the manner of commencing civil actions, and amendatory of section 9 of chapter 124 of the revised statutes," J. H. JONES, Chairman. The committee on Incorporations, to whom was referred the following bill, have had the same under consideration and report as follows: No. 7, S., A bill to incorporate the Chippewa Improvement and Booming Company. The committee . report that the consideration of said bill involved two questions of law, deemed by the committee to be of great importance, viz.: First. Have the legislature the right to authorize a corporation of the kind contemplated in this bill to erect a dam across a stream conceded to be a navigable stream in the ordinary sense of that term, imposing upon said corporation the duty of constructing sufficient chutes and locks for the passage of boats and other means of water transportation by the same? |