Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-21
VOL. XXI.
Legislative Summary.

companies; to appropriate to Robert
Parker Il sum of money therein named;
to amend an act relating to corpora
tioEs; No. 163. s., as amended, taxing
life insurance companies; No. 211, s.,
to establish the office Of insurance com
missioner. On this bill the following is
the vote:
AyeS Senators Albert, andrews Bailey, Zones
Burrows, GTimmer, Hathaway, Price, Rice.
Richardson, Richmond, Schneider, Scott, Swain
Torrey, NanSchaick, WEIGH and Wing-l8
NOeS-SenatOrs Anderson. Arnold, Barden
Hudd, Loper, Mumbrue, Paul, Reed and VIII
iams-9.
Bills were concurred in: Relating to
the preservation of game, and amenda-
tory of section l chapter 329 of the laws
Of 1874, and to repeal chapter 121 Of the
laws Of 1874, entitled "an act for the
preservation Of game in the counties of
Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Trem-
pealeau, Buffalo and Pepin," and to re-
peal chapter 200 of the laws of 1877, en-
titled IAN act for the preservation of
game, and amendatory of section / of
chapter 121 of the laws Of 1874" to re-
peal chapter 244 of the laws of Wiscon-
sin for 1874, entitled an act to declare q
certain highway III Door and Kewau-
nee counties a state road, and all acts
amendatory thereof; to amend section
of chapter VII of chapter 164 Of tine
laws of 1873, entitled ''an act te incOr-
pOrate the city of Fort HOward;" to
amend section 43 Of chapter 155 Of the
general laws of 1868, entitled "an act
to cOdify the laws Of this state relating
to common schools; to repeal chapter
277 Of the laws Of 1877, entitled 'an act
relating to Il dam on Little Wolf river,
in Waupaca county" and amendatory
of section t, chapter 159 Of the laws of
Wisconsin for 1879; to amend section l
of chapter 210 of the laws Of 1875, relat-
ing to the business of breeding and
rearing furred animals to authorize
the town of Plymouth, in the county of
ShebOygan, to hold its election and
transact its business in the city of Ply
mouth; to amend chapter 275 of the
private and local laws Of 1870 entitled
IN act 20 incorporate the city of Mani
towoc; for the relief Of III. n. Smith,
warden of the state prison; to reduce
the price of swamp and overflowed
lands in La Crosse county; relating to
sheriil7s fees in Crawford county. Bills
chapter, 333 laws of Wisconsin of 1861
entitled an act to amend an act entitled
an act to authorize Clouder StOughtOn
and Luke Stouohton to build and main
tain Il dam across Rock river, and
also TO authorize Arson w. Pope and
Virgil Pope to build and maintain u
dam across said stream; relating to
time sentences relating to MORTGAGES
by the following vote:
Ayes-Senators Albert, Andrews, Arnold,
Rdiley, Burrows, Grimmer, hathaway, Hudd,
Paul, Rankin, Reynolds, Rice. Richardson. hich-
mond, Swain Treat, Van Schaick and Wing-lS
NoeS-Senators Anderson Barden, Loper,
Mumbrue, Price, Torrey, Welch, Williams and
WOlf-9.
TUESDAY, March 12.-1SsemJiy.-n
the assembly very little business was
transacted out of the committee Of the
whole. The resolution providing for
the acceptance of the Edgewood prop
erty, the proposed Gift of eX Gov Wash
burn, came up for consideration, and
was concurred in. Assembly bills
passed to amend the charter of Racine,
and to change the boundary between
the cities of Neenah and Manasha
WEDNESDAY, March 13.-Sendte.-In
the senate bills were cOncurred in: To
amend the charter of the city of Ra-
cine; also to amend the charter of Fond
du Lac; also to lay out and establish 4
state road from the city of Centralia, in
Wood county, to knoWltOn. III Mara
thon county; also to lay out state road
from Necedah, Juneau county, to
TOmah, Monroe county. Bills passed:
To provide for representation of the
state at the in ernatianOl prison con
gress, and to appropriate $lS 800 to the
institution for the blind for current eX-
penses Bills were indefinitely post
poned: To authorize the loaning of 4
portion of the trust funds of the state to
the city of Stevens Point; to authorize
the several towns of Portage county to
appropriate and use rs general funds
al monies paid into the several town
treasurers as license money; to author
ize the loaning ola portion ofthe trust
funds to the city of Chippewa Falls fol
school building purposes; to provide fol
more etiectually obtaining reports from
banks, bankers, and banking assOcia
tiOns in this state; and TO provide for
the erection of buildings for the chronic
insane The substitute for No II, S.
the school textbook bill, came up as {
special order. 1t was ordered to a thirC
reading, all senators voting for it ex
cept Senator Richardson, Of GAINESVILLE
The following Is the text of the bill
which passed the senate Of1S77:
Section /. The superintendent of public in
struction, r. Z. Davis of Dane county, Geo II
l..
Wnnebago county. and John B. Qumby. o
Sauk county, are hereby appointed ana constItut
ed a board of text book commissioners, for thu
performance OF the duties hereinafter specified
in this act
Section ,. As soon as practicable after tn,
passage and publication of this act, the board o
commissioners constituted as provided in tn,
first section of this act, shall assemble at sucl
time and place rs shall be designated by tn,
superintendent of public instruction, and wheI
so assembled, said hoard shalt proceed to take
into consideration the various proposition.
which have been hitherto submitted TO the legis
lature of Wisconsin relating to uniformity il
text books for the public schools OF this state
and the cost of such books, together with sucl
other propositions may be submitted TO o.
uniformity and cost of textbooks for the public
schools ofthis state: and it shall be the furthe
duty of said board TO inquire and determine
from existing facts and the experience of othe
states. whether in the opinion of said board, an,
economical, practicable and expedient method o
plan can be adopted by such legislature for pro
noting the uniformity. lesSeniIg the number, o
cheapenng the cost of such textbooks to tn
people this state
Section 8. 1t shall be the further duty of sal,
board to inquire and determine whether any O
the proposed reforms in English orthocraphy
now under consideration by legislative bodies
or in practice in any public schools, or com
mended and approved by associations of Scho
ars and experienced teachers in thiS country 0
Europe can be properly and expeditiously adopte
or otherwise encouraged anG promoted, IN IN
public schools as in the publication OF In
official documents of this state or otherwise.
Section 4. For the purpose of this act, sal