Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-24
Legislative Summary.

TUESDAY, Jan. 15.-Ser,a!e.-Bills were
introduced to require the commissioners
oe school and university lands to trans
nit certain information to county clerks;
TO ratifv, confirm and make valid the
acts of certain state timber agents; also
memorial asking for an appropriation
70: the enlargement of the Oshkosh hos
pital for insane.
TUESDAY, JAN 15.-ASsembEy-Biils
were introduced: to provide for the
payment of labor in the lawful money
Of the United States; for the division of
the countses of Clark and Marathon and
the erection of the county of Forest;
regulating the publication and revisions
Of city charters; to authorize the drain
age of lead bearing mineral lands; in
relation to the appointment of nOtaries
public; regulating the school month; to
legalize proceedings of the board of SUI
pervisors of Monroe county.
The resolution relating to the enlarge
ment Of the state library and supreme
court room was adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16.-Senate.-The
following was introduced
LA CROSSE. Jan. 16 1873.
To the Honorable, the Legislature Of Wisconsin,: j:
Agreeable to sec. Is, chapter 81, of the general
laws OF 1861, have the honor to transmit here
with statement of the amount of logs scaled and
iumbe- manufactured in this district during the
season OF 1871:
Number of feet of logs scaled at mouth
OF Black river. r....-.................. Sc 434 26o
Number of feet OF lumber manufactured
on Upper Black river. ............. 10, $50 coo
Total product of Black river........ &c. 684 go
Number OF leet of lumber manufactured
La Crosse and Immediate vicinity. ~,
the district. .................... %, OOO, 600
district. is, 900, 600
G. c. HIXON,
Lumber Inspector District No. 2 Wis
Also the following:
Memorial TO congress to promote the deposit Of
savings ana refunding the national debt.
To the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States IN Congress assembled.
Your memorialists, the legislature of the state
81 wSconsin, respectfully represent, that owing
10 tho demonstrated insecurity of many savings
banks repositories for the surplus earnings of
the people, public policy and the general welfare
alike combine to demand that congress should
authorize the issue OF bonds certificates OF de-
posit bearing low rate OF interest not exceeding
four per cent. per annum, in which the indus
trial classes of the country at all times invest
their earnings, making such deposits entirely Sc
cure, and at all times convertible, whenever IN
yestors shall desire. That the bill introduced by
Hon. Hiram Price, of Iowa, into congress, IN
most of its general features, meets the approval
of this legislature; that loans for the payment
or retirement OF national bonds ought hereafter
10 be made until the same have been offered to
the people of the United States to be taken in
small denominations, that every prudent citi-
zen may have an opportunity, according TO his
means, 10 hold portion of the public debt, and
no syndicate ought &c be cOuntenanced transfer
ing said debt abroad until the loan has been
offered in the open market at home through any
designated depository or the moEey-order post
offices of the United States.
Your memoralsts, therefore, earnestly request
hat fha mai tfarS ma hn ri "
and fayorable consideration of congress.
And the following resolution:
ReSohed bu the senate, the assembly con-
SURFING, That the time for the introduce
ton of all new business, except privi-
legged resolutions and bills reported by
standing committees on subject matters
previously referred to them, be fixed
for and on Monday, the 4th day of
February, 1878, and that no new busi-
ness, except as therein stated, be re-
ceive after that date.
Bills were introduced: to enlarge the
Northern hospital for the insane, and
.appropriating $4,000 therefor; also
20 amend the revised statutes, relative
10 constabes fees; also to amend the
laws of 1866, relative to sherifs' costs
and fees; also to amend the laws of
1876, to facilitate artificial propagation
and preservation of fish by the state !;
70 appropriate $936.S1 to the county
Of Dodge, being remittance for the care
ofinsane persons not properly charge
able to the county; to repeal section
l, chapter 2S6, laws of 1877, relative to
the laying out of country roads; also to
provide for the collection of specia
taxes in certain cases; to cheaper tn
cost of supporting the common schools
of the state.
The following message was received
from the governor:
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
ENErIrTINk DEE aHl-MENr