Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-07


dam on Little Wolf river in Waupaca
county; to codify the laws relating to
common schools; for the preservation
of brook trout in Monroe county; to
authorize the county Of Burnett to bor-
row money; relating to game
in the county Of Eau Claire,
Chippewa, Dunn, Trempealeau,
Buffalo and Pepin and to repeal chapter
200, laws of 1877, relating to game; to
provide for the preservation of fish in
Pardee's and Ashley's mill pond in Col
umbia county; to lay out a state road
from the town of Marshfeld in Wood
county, through Wood and Marathon
counties, via the postoffice of Royelville
to Hutchinson's Switch in Marathon
county; to appropriate to Hugh Lewis
a sum Of money; to legalize the acts of
X. w. Button, Il notary in Shawano
county; to authorize the sale or con-
veyance for agricultural purposes GER
tain lands Of Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan ship canal and harbor COM
pany; to provide for laying out state
road from L incoln, Kewaunee county,
to intersect the Green Bay and Stur-
geon Bay state road at Green Bay; to
amend the charter of Manitowoc; re-
lating to the preservation of fish in
Dates mill pond; to authorize Angus
tus Larose to maintain Il dam across
Drywood creek in Chippewa county;
for the preservation of trout in the
waters of st. Croix county.
THURSDAY, Feb. 26.-iSendte the
senate numerous remOnstrances were
introduced against the passage of No.
163, S., bill to fix the license fees of
life Insurance companies. Bills passed
authorizing the purchase of 200 of
Webster's dictionaries for the public
schools; to authorize the formation of
manufacturers and miners insurance
companies; to authorize the sale of
reports of the supreme court now
owned by the state; relating to the
drainage fund in the several towns.
Assembly bills were concurred in. to
provide for the free navigation of the
kickapOO river; relating to the third
trial of Offenses upon information; to
authorize Joseph Harris to build and
maintain pier and dock IN Sturgeon
Bay and to codify the laws relating to
town insurance companies. The bill to
encourage the keeping of stations in
this state was indefinitely postponed.
The senate took a recess until 7:30 P. NJ.
FRIDAY, March 1st.-Senate In the
senate the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolution relating to the revision of the stat
uteS, the printing of the bill reported therefor,
and to provide foe the incorporation of the gen.
eral acts Of this session herewith and to prevent
pf lnr Hot n
therein, and relating, also, to an adjournment OF
the Legislature.
ReS0E0ed by the assembly, tie Senate con-
curing, That the bill reported by the revisers
OF the statutes, entitled bill to revise the gen.
eral statutes having been printed in pursuance of
the provisions of chapter 29S of the laws of 1877,
no printing Of the same under the rules is re-
quIred. Amendments may be offered at any time
in either senate or ASSEMBLY,, and the same shall,
unless different reference be ordered be referred
to the Joint committee on revision. The same
may be offered as amendments, or in the form of
resolutions, directing the said committee to
amend. That the joint committee Oh The revision
of the statutes, together with two OF the reViserS
to be selected by said committee, shall incorpor-
ate iIrte ard harmonize with said revision. under
the proper titles and chapters, and properly num-
bering the sections, all acts passed at this session
which relate to any subject contained in the re-
vision, and are of future application. That said
committee shall cause to he reprinted and insert
ed into said revision such sheets only as NAV be
necessary to include all amendments or altera-
tionS, and the reprinted sheets shall be inserted
in their proper places in the printed b II reported
hack by them and that the state printer
shall furnish to each honse copies of such
reprinted sheets That no other engroSS-
ment or enrolment of said bill shall
as contain amendments or changes, when the
same shall be finally passed. That the SAID bill
as reported back by the committee, shall not be
considered in the senate and assembly until all
other general bills are disposed of: and all acts
passed at this session which shall be 20 incor-
pOrated into said revision, either in express
repeating chapter thereof, ard thereby, upon the
passage of the revision and its taking effect, be
repealed. That the legislature shall dispose of
the business now before it other than the reviS-
ion, and then adjourn; and that when it adjourn,
il adjourn until the ninth day of April next, at
10 o'clock A NJ. That during such recess, all
clerks and employees of the two houses, except
the elected officers thereof and the clerk of the
committee on revision, be deemed discharged
aud not entitled to pay. That said committee on
revision shall, during such recess complete their
examination of the revision, and incorporate
therein, in substance and harmonlZe Herewith
all general laws passed at this session, and so
change the revision, as to give proper effect to
such general laws. That immediately on recon-
vening, said committee report back said bill with
all amendments and changes recommended by
them, ordered by the legislature together with
printed report showing in what manner they
have Incorporated such general laws into the re-
vision, and such other matters as they deem 1t
necessary to report upon. That at such adjourn
ed session no business be entertained except the
revision and such legislation as may be necessa-
ry to provide for the publication and distribution
of the statutes as revised, aud necessary privil-
eyed business That at such adjourned session
the chief clerk and sergeant t-at-armS of each
house employ only such assistants as may be
needed for the business then before it, to be de-
termined by each house respectively when re-
convened.
FRIDAY, March 1-AssembH-In the
assembly bills passed: TO provide for
the improvement of the streets of
Milwaukee; to repeal section l, chap
ter IA, laws of 1875, relating to the
charter Of Milwaukee; to provide for
the payment of labor in the lawful
money of the United States; joint res
olution amending the constitution, pro-
viding for BIENNIAL sessions. Senate
bills were concurred in: Relating to
the disposition of license money in the
town of Beewaskum: to authorize the
town of Rushford to borrow money.
Bills were indefinitely postponed: In re-
lation TO sewerage in Milwaukee;
amending chapter IA, laws of 1875, Of
the charter of Milwaukee, in relation to
the sewerage system in Milwaukee
amending section 2, chapter 1S4, laws
of 1874, relating to the charter of Mil
waukee; amending section l, chapter
344, laws of 1875, relating to inquest ol
the dead; to revise and consolidate the
charter of the city of Sheboygan.
SATURDAY, March 2.-Senate- the
Senate large number Of remonstrance:
were introduced against the passage o
No. 163, s., taxing life insurance com
panies. Joint resolution, No. Is, S., tC
amend the constitution so as to prohibi
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors came
up for consideration. On this resolu
ton its passage would require a major
ity of all Senators elected, and it wa: