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

egraDh companies: appropriating a sum
Of money to the Clark county zouaves;
incorporating the Carlton literary assO-
citation; to detach certain territories
from Vernon county and attach the
same to La Crosse county; relating to
highways; relating to agricultural stat
istics relating to the publication Oflocal
laws; 4 bill passed amending the char
ter of the city Of Eau Claire.
SATURDAY, March 9.-ASsembLy-In
the assembly bills passed: To authorize
the commissioner of school lands to eX-
tend the time Of certain loan; to re-
peal an act Of 1876, authorizing a free
bridge across the st. Croix river in
Burnett county; to provide for the pres
ervation of fish in Coon river; to amend
chapter 800, laws of 1877, relating to
the Peter Well bridge company; relat-
ing to the registration of voters in in
cOrporated cities: to amend chapter
18S, laws of 1861, relating to the sale Of
land for unpaid taxes. Bills were in
definitely postponed: To incorporate
the city of Merrillon; to amend chapter
81, laws of 1871, relating to fees Of JUS
ticeS of the peace; to define the proper
ty exempt from seizure in certain cases;
to repeal chapter q, laws of 1877, re
lating to the extension of time of ex-
emption from assessment and taxation
of lands belonging to the Wisconsin
Central railroad company; to provide
for an exhibition Of dairy interests of
the state at Paris. A senate bill was
concurred in providing for the purchase
of the library and cabinet Of the late
Moses Strong, assistant geologist.
MONDAY, March 11-Senate. the
senate a Joint resolution was concurred
III asking our representatives in con-
gress to vote for a bill providing an
income tax. Bills passed relating to
the historical society; to provide fora
city superintendent Of schools in the
city Of Ripon. Assembly bills were
concurred in to appropriate to the
Northern Hospital for Insane $4,000
for current expenses; to codify the
laws relating to common schools; to
amend the charter Of the city of Me-
nasha; to amend the charter of the
city of WatertOwn; to incorporate the
Manitowoc Ond Two Rivers Plank Road
company; relating to the employment of
children under Il years Of age in the
factories and workshops of this state
Bills were indefinitely postponed: Re
lating to the keeping and maintaining of
slaughter houses; to secure the children
in this state the benefits Of an elemen-
tary education (the compulsory educa-
ton bilD; relating TO patents for lands
granted by the United States to the state
Of Wisconsin, for the construction of
military road from Ft. Wilkins. Copper
Harb OIL KeWenaw county, Michigan, to
Ft Howard, Groom Bay, IN the state of
Wisconsin.
MONDAY, March 11th.-ASsembh,-I
the assembly bills were concured i'll to
remedy the evils consequent upon the
destruction of any public records by
fire or otherwise; to provide compensa-
ton for completing the transcribing of
the journals OF the senate and assembly;
amending an act incorporating the city
of Berlin; to provide for the election
of district attorney for Brown county.
Bills passed to authorize Albert Wen
dorf to build and maintain dam across
Little Rill river, IN Marathon county;
To authorize the construction of a
dam across Quaker's creek in Barron
county To authorize the construction
of dam across Yellow river, Barron
county For the preservation Of cram
berries. To appropriate money to pro-
vide for postage stamps for employees.
To provide for the transfer of the nor
NAL schools fund income to the treas
urer of the board Of regents Of normal
schools. To legalize the official acts of
Abram Kuntz, a justice Of the peace of
Wood county. To legalize the annual
town meeting of the town
Of Liberty, Outagamie county.
To extend time for the construction
and completion of the railway of the
Chicago, Portage & Superior railway
company; to declare the true intent
and meaning of language used in sec
ton 80 of chapter 151 of the general
laws of 1860, entitled an act to codily
the laws relating to normal schools,
and to amend chapter "a of the general
laws of 1859, and chapter 116 Of the
| general laws OF 1866, and of simula1
language used in other statutes of the
state; to legalize the official acts of the
town clerk ofthe town of Liberty. Out
agamie county.