Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-03-14

Manitowoc county to hold its elections
in the city of Two Rivers: to amend
the charter of Stevens Point; to author
ize the governor to investigate the
claims of the state to swamp lands living
in the state; to reduce the price of
swamp and overfiowed lands in La
Crosse county; to authorize the several
towns of Portage county to appropriate
as general funds all license money paid
in said towns; relating to and project
ing furred animals; to protect game
in st. CrOiX county; to appropriate
to the nothern hospital for insane $SS,-
600 for current expenses; to secure to
children the benefits of an elementary
education; (this last bill is a moderate
compulsory education bill; relating to
steam ferries; to provide for the cree
ton of a monument to the late Cover
nor Harvey; relating to sheriffs' fees in
Crawford county; to authorize the loan
of a portion of the trust funds to
Adams county; to loan a portion of the
the trust funds to city of Chippewa
Falls; to repeal the law to declare a GER
tain highway in Door and Kewaunee
counties state road; relating to game;
to reduce the price of swamp and over
flowed lands in Kewaunee county: to
provide for laying out a state road from
the city of Centralia in Wood county to
KnOwltOn in Marathon comfy; relating
to the geological survey; to authorize
the loan of portion of the trust funds
to the city of Stevens Point, Portage
county; to lay out state road from
Ahnapee, KeWaunee county, to inter
sect the Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay
state road at Nasawonpee, Door county;
for the preservation of trout in the
waters Of Crawford county; to prevent
the adulteratiOn of milk; to lay out a
state road from the village Of Necedah.
Juneau county, to the village of Tom
hinah, Monroe county; to amend the
charter of the Wisconsin river improve
ment company. Bills were indefinitely
postponed: to limit the rate of interest;
to regulate the rate of interest.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9th-Senate- the
senate large number of circumstances
against the further taxation of life in
surance companies were introduced by
sundry senators.
Senator Treat introduced the follow
ing joint resolutions:
RESOLVED by the senate the assembly con-
curing, That the gift of Ex-Governor c..
G. Washburn, of his residence at Edge
wood for an industrial school for girls,
be accepted by the state, and the prop
erty shall be used for the purpose men
toned in his communication to Gov.
Smith, of January II, 1873, or for such
other purposes of like nature, as may
be approved by the donor
Resolved, further, that the governor be
authorized and directed to take such
formal action as may be necessary to
secure the title to the state, of the
property mentioned for the purpose
authorized by this resolution.
The resolution was adopted by the
following vote:
4yeS Senators Anderson. andrews. Bailey,
Barden Bones. Burrows Campbell Grimmer,
Hathaway, Loper, Mumbrue, Paul, Rankin, Reed,
Richmond, Scott, Swain, TOrrey, Treat, Van
Schaick, Wech and Wing-22.
NOeS-SenatOrs Albert. Arnold, Hudd, Price,
Reynolds, Rice, Richardson, Sacket, Schneider
and WOlf-10
i6Sent or not r0Hng-senator Williams-1.
The assembly resolution to amend
the constitution, relative to biennial ses-
sions of the legislature, was lost. The
bill to fix the rate of interest at eight
per cent. was lost. Assembly bills were
concurred in authorizing the committee
! on school and university lands to loan a
portion of the trust funds to Princeton
Green Lake county: under suspension
of the rules; amending city charter Of
Menasha; under suspension.
FRIDAY, March 8.-AssemJly-BiIls
passed: To appropriate $500 for i'm
provement of bridge across Buffalo
Lake; relating to publication and sale
of reports of the geological survey
ayes rs; noes 49, Bills were indefinite
ly postponed relating to the boulevard
in the city of Milwaukee; to create q
bureau of statistics. Assembly bills
passed: To amend charter Of city o
Eau Claire; to fix time for holding
terms of court in Sth judicial circuit
relating to excise and sale Of intoXicat
ing liquors, amending section of chap
ter 179, laws of 1S74-ayes 81; noes 2S
The committee OfrevisiOn this forenoon
reported the resolution, relating to al
i. adjourned session for the consideration
of the revision of the statutes, will
amendments, providing that the legisla
, ture shall adjourn sine die, when its bus
mess, except the revision, is completed
and that the commission shall continu
, to act, and when it shall be ready t,
| make its report to the legislature,
; shall notify the governor of the fact
; who shall call an extra session, to cor
vene at day not earlier than the 2St1
] day of Nav next. At this extra sesSiO
5 no business shall be done except i
e connection with therevisiOn. The resC
luton, as amended, was adopted
! SATURDAY, March 9.-Sendte-The Us
" ual batch of remonstrances against tn
!, taxation Of life insurance companie
were presented by sundry senators.
i Sundry standing and special commi
tees reported relative to business seve
: ally referred to them.
Substitute for bill No. 16S S, amend
! ing section 27, chapter SO, of the law
! of 1870, entitled an An act to regulat
; the business of life insurance" came u
as special order for 1870 o'clock, tn
question being on the adoption of tn
: substitute.
, Senator Sacket offered an amenC
ment to the substitute which amenC
ment was the original bill. II
= amendment was lost by the followir
: vote:
ayes Senators Barden, Mumbrue, Sacket, al
Il WOlf-14.
Z Noes-Senators Albert, Andrews, BurroU
- Hathaway, Hudd. Paul. Price, Rankin, Rec
e Rice, Richardson. Richmond, Schneider, TorTe
II Van Schaick, and Wing-16
n SEN Rankin moved that the origin
q bill and substitute be indefinitely pos
,Nr,,pl L Nv 4loo fNlIOu-,,oc.
5; iyes-Senators Albert. Hudd Paul Ranki
70 Richmond. Swain. Van Schaick and Wins