that no new business will be considered after the 18th of February, proximo, and no bill or resolution shall be altered or amended after the 25th of February. Which was laid over. By Senator Little : Res. No. 16 S., Resolved, That the Superintendent of Public Property be, and he is hereby required to furnish a copy of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary for the use of the clerks of the Legislature, the same to be returned to his custody at the close of the session. Which lies over. BILLS INTRODUCED. Read first and second times and referred. By Senator Hazelton : No. 75, S., A bill relating to courts held by justices of the peace and to amend sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 35, 36 and 37 of chapter 120 of the revised statutes, and to repeal section 1 of chapter 30 of the general laws of 1870. A bill to lay out a state road from the village of Avoca, in Iowa county, to the village of Platteville, in rant county. To committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries. By Senator Morgan: No. 77, S., A bill to authorize Julius Sizer and others to build and maintain a dam across Milwaukee river, in the county of Ozaukee To committee on Incorporations. By Senator Foster: No. 7, S., A bill to provide for transcribing dilapidated records in the offices of register of deeds. To committee on State Affairs. By Senator Reed: No. 79, S., A bill to incorporate the Waupaca Agricultural and Mechanical Association. To committee on Agriculture. A bill to appropriate to B. F. Fay a sum of money therein named. To committee on Claims. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries, to whom were referred No. 66 S., A bill to regulate the building of bridges across Manitowoc river, in the city of Manitowoc, Have had the same under consideration, have instructed me to report the same back without amendment, and recommend its passage. S. PRATT, Chairman. The Joint Committee on Committee on Claims have had under consideration the following bills: No. 33, S., A bill to appropriate a sum of money for the expenses of the Hospital for the Insane at Madison, for the year 1871, No. 34, S., A bill to appropriate a sum of money for the expenses of the Institution for the Education of the Blind, for the year 1871, And recommend that they do pass. Also No. 36, S.. A bill to appropriate a sum of money for the expenses of the State Reform School, for the year 1871, With amendment, and when so amended, respect fully recommend its passage. E. S. MINER, Chairman. The committee on Incorporations, to whom were 1eferred, No. 68, S., A bill to incorporate the Tailors' Association, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, No. 71, S., A bill to incorporate the St. John German Roman Catholic Aid. Society, Have had the same under consideration, and respect fully report them back without amendment, and recommend that they do pass. No. 12, A., A bill to amend chapter 53 of the private and local laws of 1867, entitled "an act to incorporate the Hazel Green Mining Company," And report it back with amendment, and recommend its passage as amended. B. U. STRONG, Chairman. The committee on Engrossed Bills have examined and found correctly engrossed, No. 42, S., A bill to consolidate and amend the act to incorporate the city of Beaver Dam, and the several acts amendatory thereof. J. H. JONES, Chairman. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. By E. W. YOUNG, Chief Clerk thereof. MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to present for your signature An act to authorize the city of Appleton to fund its corporate in- An act to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the city of Watertown. Which has been signed by the Speaker. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY. By E. W. YOUNG, Chief Clerk thereof. Mr. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks the concurrence of the Senate in No. 157, A.. A bill to incorporate the Immanuel Church in the city of Racine. No. 5, A., A bill to authorize Albert Wood to keep and maintain a ferry across the Wisconsin river. No. 153, A., A bill to authorize the village of Eau Claire City, Eau Claire county, to issue bonds to aid in the purchase of fire engine, hose, books and ladders and other fire apparatus, and for other purposes. No. 10, A., A bill to amend chapter 470 of the private and local laws of 1870, entitled an act to i corporate the First Sauk County Farmers' Association for the fabrication of sugar from sugar beets. No. 7, A., A bill to provide for the payment of drainage money to the county of Marathon. No. 9 A., A bill to change the name of Alice Marsh to Alice Barber, and to make her the heir-at-law of Joel and Julia L. Barber, of Geneva, Walworth county, Wis. No. 86 A. A bill to repeal chapter 203 of private and local laws of 1863, entitled " an act to incorporate the Grant River and Mississippi Road Company. No. 151 A., A bill to fix the time for holding court in the 11th judicial circuit and to provide for the apportionment of special terms of court, and to dispense with grand and pettit jurors at certain terms. No. 54, A., A bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes, and to change the time for selling lands for the non-payment of taxes, in the county of Clark, for the year 1871. No. 64, A., A bill to provide for an abstract of tax sales in the county of Portage. No. 103, A., A bill authorizing joint school district No. 1, village of Sheboygan Falls, Shebo, gan county, to borrow money. No. 21, A., A bill to incorporate the Spring Grove Union Church Society. No. 52, A., A bill to incorporate the Puddlers' and Boilers' Union, of Bayview, Wisconsin. No. 57, A., A bill to repeal part of sections 10, 11 and 12, of chapter 484 of the private and local laws of 1370, entitled "an act to incorporate the Adams County Collegiate Institute." No. 60, A, A bill to amend section 3 of chapter 89, of the general laws of 1863, entitled an act for the protection of boarding house keepers and livery stable keepers. And No. 18, A., A bill to amend section 1, of chapter 125, general laws of 1868, entitled an act to amend chapter 58, revised statutes, entitled of weights and measures. And has amended and concurred in as amended Jt. Res. No 6 S., Providing for increasing the number of committee for re-dis tricting the state. And has concurred with the Senate in the passage of No. 37, S., A bill to amend chapter 462 of the private and local laws of 1866, entitled an act to incorporate the Wisconsin Union Railroad Company. No. 9, S., A bill to authorize the Western Union railroad company to guarantee the payment of bonds of the Sabula, Ackley & Dakota railroad company and other companies, No 53, S., A bill to amend chapter 172 of the private and local laws of 1870, entitled "an act to incorporate the Baraboo Air Line Railroad Company. And No. 23, S., A bill to appropriate a sum of money for the payment of indebtedness, current expenses and general repairs of the State prison for the year 1871. ASSEMBLY MESSAGE CONSIDERED. No. 151, A., Was referred to the committee on Incorporations. To committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries. The rules were suspended for the consideration of No. 153, A., A bill to authorize the village of Eau Claire City, in Eau Claire county, to issue bonds in the purchase of fire engines, hose, hooks and ladders and other fire apparatus, and for other purposes. And the bill was concurred in, By the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative were Senators Baldwin, Beldin, Burchard, Cameron, Clark Colladay, Deuster, Flint, Foster, Griswold, Hall, Hazelton, Huebschmann, Ives, Jones, Krouskop, Magoon, Miner, Morgan, Pettit, Pratt, Reed, Rice, Schmidt, Strong, Town, Williams and Woodman-28. Those voting in the negative were Senator Little-1. No. 10, A., Was referred to committee on Incorporations. To committee on claims, |