Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-31
Legislative Summary.


Waukesha were introduced asking fOI
The enlargement Of the Hospital for In
sane at Oshkosh. Bills were introduced
for laying out state road from Beaver
Station to Rice Lake, Barron county
also to authorize Barron county to issue
bonds
TUESDAY, Jan 22.-Assem5h.-Th
speaker appointed Messrs. McGinty
and Coe additional members on state
affairs. Bills introduced; relating to
the Charter of Beaver Dam; relating
to the reduction Of swamp and over
flowed lands in Monroe county; to erect
a bureau of labor statistics; to prohi-
bit religious instruction and reading OF
Bible in the State University and com
mon schools; the Senate resolution re-
iating to legislative manual adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23d 3d,-Assenab!y.-Bills
were introduced to amend section l,
chapter II, laws of 1876, relative to rate
of interest to amend section 4, chapter
l46, laws of 1872, relating to the organ
ization of interpretations to repeal
chapter 346, laws of 1876, relating to
highways and bridges to amend the
act incorporating the NeshOta Home ;
10 amend the charter Of WatertoWn ;
to secure to children the benefits of an
elementary education to legaIize the
action Of the Board OF Supervisors of
Pierce county to detach territory of
the city of OcOnto, and attach to town
of Oconto to authorize the county of
OcOnto to issue bonds for the con-
struction Of a jail to ameud section 2,
Il, Of o1,t T.,
jurisdiction of justices of the peace /;
providing for the better supervision of
jails relating to prisons and common
jails providing for the manner in
which fees of jurors and witnesses
should be paid to amend chapter 81.
r. S.. relating to weights and measures {;
to refund to the Mineral Point Railroad
Company s., 2,363.49
A number of petitions and memorials
upon local matters were presented.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. ODD, Scnnte.-A pc
tition of the State Grange was intro
duced asking for an appropriation for
the enlargement of the Northern Hos
pital for the Insane. Bills were intro
duced to authorize the commission
ers Of School and University lands to
loan Il portion of the trust funds to the
city of La Crosse to legalize the Or
ganization of school district No. >, in
jackson county; to appropriate $4,000
to enlarge the Wisconsin Hospital for
Insane relating to divorce and to
amend chapter III of the Revised
Statutes to appropriate $685. to the
Wisconsin Hospital for Insane for cur
rent expenses. \ long discussion fol-
lowed upon the following resolution:
ResoIted by the Senate, the assembly con-
curing, That the action of our repre-
SET --ges in congress, who voted for
the repeal of the time now fixed by
act of congress for resumption OF specie
payments in 1879, meets our approval;
that, in the opinion of this Legislature,
ii is the desire and expression of q
majority of the citizens Of Wis
consin, that specie resumption be
postponed until the commercial and
industrial distress in our country be re-
lieved; and when specie payment be-
comes a fact, by the expanding force
and effect of the laws Of trade, indie
pendent of any contracting statutory
enactment by the congress Of the
United States
Res0lred f1tItUer, That our senators in
congress from the state of Wisconsin
be requested to give the bill now pend
ing in the senate of the United States,
for the repeal Of the "specie resump-
ton act, their votes and support.
Resoired fttrt5 cr, That the governor OF
this state berequested to forward to our
representatives and senators in con-
gress, copies of the foregoing resolu-
tions Immediately after their passage.
Senator Hudd spoke at length in
favor of the measure The senate
without coming to test vote, referred
the resolution to the committee on
federal relations.
BILLS PASSED.
Relating to tranScribing of senate
and assembly journals, and repeating
chapter 242, laws of 1876, under sus-
pension of rules; to authorize the
county of jackson to borrow $4,000 of
school and university land commits
sioners; requiring commissioners of
school and university lands to transmit
information to county clerks, relative
to non-taxable lands in said county.
THURSDAY, Jan. 24-ScRatc The
only bill introduced was that relating
TO the publication Of the State His
torical Society's Report The bill for
the relief of the family of the late NJ.
NJ. Strong was ordered to Il third read
ing. A communication was received
from the Governor appointing jeremiah
NJ. Rusk Railroad Commissioners.
THURSDAY, Jan eDabls-Bills
were introduced for the division of the
counties of Clark and Marathon and the
erection of the county of Forest; for
the division of the counties of Chippe-
VA and Lincoln and the erection of the
county of Flambeau; to fix terms of
circuit court in the fourth judicial cir
cult; to prevent the law partner Of the
district attorney to act as district attor-
ney or as justice of the peace; relating
to the jurisdiction of justices of the
peace; to authorize the lOaning of 4
portion of the trust funds to the city OF
ecedah; to appropriate to school dis
trict No. s, town of Highland, Iowa
county, Il sum of money; to authorize
Joseph Harris to erect a pier in Sturgeon
Bav: relating to trials in criminal cases.
A bill passed to regulate the license OF
hawkers and peddlers. The resolution
asking congress to vote for the bill re-
monetizing silver, came up as the special
order and was discussed but no vote was
reached.
FRIDAY, Jan. 25th.-Sendte-A mem
.orial of the Board of Supervisors oi
Door county was introduced asking fol
an appropriation for the enlargement
of the Hospital at Oshkosh. Resolutions
were introduced for an amendment tc
the constitution prohibiting the traffic in
Intoxicating liquors in this State; alsc
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