Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-07
VOL XXI.
Legislative Summary.


ernor Withdrawing the nomination of
Gen. Rusk as railroad commissioner.
Two petitions were introduced in favor
of the bill laying out state road IN
Barron county, and one remOnstrance
against the same. A AremOnstrance was
introduced against the bill relating to
religious services in the university and
normal schools. Bills were introduced:
to regulate banking associations; relat-
ing to telegraph companies; to prevent
the making and publication of decep-
tive statements in reference to fire in
surance companies; to provide for a
photographic reporter for the circuit
court of Calumet county.
TUESDAY, Ixnas2. 2.<4ssenuby.-A re-
monstance was introduced against the
passage of the bill prohibiting Bible
reading in the university and other
public schools; also one against the di-
vision of Clark and Marathon counties
Bills were introduced to authorize city
and village officers to purchase fire ap-
paratus; for the protection of game in
Jefferson county; relative to the assess
ment and collection of taxes; to amend
the charter of the city of Eau Claire;
for the relief of the State Prison COM
missioners; relating to the publication
of the Supreme Court reports; relating
TO the debt Of the city of Oconto; in
relation to the duty of town officers in
certain cases; in relation to highways;
to legalize certain acts of Rocky Mound
Grange; to appropriate $500 to st. Lukes
Hospital at Racine.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3O.-Senate.-
resolution was adopted calling upon
the State Librarian to report to the
Senate the number of volumes of the
Reports of the Supreme Court on hand
and the number not required by law
for the use of the State; Bills were in
troduced relating to county seats; to
provide for printing 1000 copies Of the
constitution of the United States and
of the constitution of this State for the
use of the common schools; relating
to village cemeteries; to appropriate
$500 to the Clark county Zouaves; to
appropriate annually $1,000 to the
State Agricultural Society and 81 900 to
tine Northern Wisconsin Agricultural
Association; to regulate the licensing
of the sale of intoxicating liquors; to
provide for the publication of $500 cop
les of the legislative manual; to regu-
late the practice of dentristry i'll this
State; relating to the preparation, pub
lication and distribution of the Geo
logical Survey; to appropriate $1S,5O0
to the Institution for the Blind; and
SOS, 900 to the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb.
A message was received from the
governor nominating William Star of
Ripon, Geo. Koeppen Of Milwaukee
and Jonathan Evans of Platterville to
be regents of the Normal Schools for
the term beginning Feb 1st 1873.
Bills passed, to authorize the City of
Hudson to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 to liquidate its indebted
ness; requiring the Farm Mortgage
Land Company to extend the benefits
thereof to certain other parties equit-
ably entitled thereto. The bill relating
to divorce was passed to q third read
ng.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. O.-Assembu-
Remonstrances were presented; of cit
liens of jackson county against the
bill TO loan that county portion of
the trust funds; also of citizens of Wis
consin against the bill prohibiting the
reading of the Bible in the university
and public schools; also against the
bill for the erection of the County of
Flam5eau; also against the division of
Clark county; also against the division
of Marathon county. A resolution was
adopted inquiring into the condition of
the Farm Mortgage Land Company.
Bills were introduced relative to rail-
road, express, and telegraph companies;
for the preservation of fish in Fox
river; to prevent usury; for the pro-
lection of game; to amend the charter
of the city of Prairie du Chen; to fix
Sheriff's fees in Circuit Courts; relating
to hawkers and peddlers: to codify the
laws relating to public schools; to regu-
late tie sale of intoxicating liquors; to
incorporate the Apple river log driving
company; to supply district attorneys
with copies of the revised Statutes; to
fix terms of court In 4th Judicial Cir
cult A bill passed; to legalize the
official acts of officers of school district
No. 1, Wausau.
THURSDAY, Jan. 31.-Sendte.-FOur
petitions were presented in favor of the
passage of the bill prohibiting the sale
of Intoxicating liquors; also a memo
rial of the State Dairymens Association
for law requiring assessors to list the
number of COWS; also a remonstrance
against the passage of the bill prohibit
ing the reading of the Bible in public
schools. Bills were introduced; to inn
prove Stony Creek in Door and Ke-
waunee counties; to provide for the
inspection of boilers and the licensing
of LIQUORS; TO authorize the maiuten-
ance of a ferry across the Mississippi
river in Grant county; to repeal chap.
25S laws of 1877 in relation to dam
across Little Wolf river; to amend the
Revised Statutes in relation to mar
riages and deaths; relating TO insurance
in incorporated villages; to appropri-
ate 81 900 to improve bridge across
Buffalo Lake; relating to town business
in Port Edward, Wood county; relating
to Booms on the Wisconsin river: re
lating to insurance companies; to pro-
vide for the removal of civil actions in
certain cases; to appropriate $4,000 to
the Industrial School for boys. The
Senate confirmed VIM. Starr, Geo.
Koeppen and Jonathan Evans as re-
gents of the Normal Schools. The
governor sent in a message nominating
A. ]. Turner to be railroad commits
sioner, which nomination was con-
firmed. Bills passed to provide for the
election of additional Supreme Judges;
to authorize Barron county to issue
bonds to = .uidate its Indebtedness.
Thu DAY, Jan. 31.-ASsembly.-Re-