Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-03-06
LEGISLATIVE summary.

MONDAY, Feb 24-1ssemuy-A large
number of senate bills were concurred
in. The most important woe: relating
to common schools; limitingthe amount
of school district tax to be ltyied in any
one year; relating to the divisions of
corporations; relating to offHses against
lives and persons of individuals. After
a long debate the interest 1il, fixing the
legal rate at 6 per cent. was Indefinitely
postponed by the following yot:
Ay6s-Messrs. j. Allen, A. c. Aim, Barter
Bentley, Blackstone Bradley, Brindby, Burdge,
Carey, Carter, Coe, F. t. Condit. pedof, Field,
Fischer, Gilbert, Gray, Hart, Haugdl, Hemmi,
IlemSchenmeyer, Hill, Hutchinsor Ingram,
Vincent, E. 9. Wall, VI. Wall, WasEblrn, Widulc
and Mr.. speaker-i0 30.
N0eS-Messrs. Ausman. Bailey, B,ry, 3ottum,
Cady, Clark, Cox, Dawson, Eastman. Edhardt.
Ellinwood Fitzgerald, Fleming, Finn Ford,
Frank, Gallttt, Geise, Greening, M&se, McDil,
Melvin, Mills, Mitchell, MuckerheiG, Murphy,
o'Flaherty, j. G: Peterson, Reynolds,Roo, Scan
lon, Spiering, Steffen. Theisen. 1hIen, G. R.
Vincent, Webster and Zander-39.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Feb. 25-Senate.-A large
mum Ger of petitions in favor ola prohib-
itory amendment were presentd. After
a long discussion the bill to ope the field
for competition between WOrctteTs and
Webster's dictionaries in thiState was
passed. Bills passed: to provie for dis
charged convicts and the appointment of
4. state agent FOR LnaG purpose; tsegrlate
of voters in citieSf over
$25, 900 inhabitants; to regulate e prac-
tice of medicine. Bills concued in
were: to secure to children the enefts
of an elementary education-ayes0, noes
7; relating to public printing n new
counties. Indefinitely postpoled to au
thorize certain credit to Simon Mills as
late treasurer of the state hopitd for in
sane; to appropriate sum mpney for
the erection Of wings to the tehospital |
for the insane; to provideOr sanitary |
and other investigations. evening
session was held and the II to create |
the county OF New was passe The spe- |
cial order for the evening IS the joint |
resolution to submit 10 thpeople the
question of an amendment the consti-
tuition prohibiting the liquoraffic Sen.
Price made long argumenin favor of
the bill and was opposedy Senators
Kellogg, Hyde, Hudd and hnett. The
resolution was ndefnitelyostponed by
vote of 20 to II. Adjourn.
TUESDAY, Feb. 25-An6Zy.-The
bills to create the county oNebster and
for the relief of the Wiscsin Central
railroad, were indefinite, postponed.
Bills passed: to appropri $4,000 to
the parties who constructethe Oshkosh
steam wagon; joint resolDn requiring
the attorney general to fire a law for
the incorporation of cite The bill to
regulate the practice of meine was in
definitely postponed. Adjrned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26-Ste-A reso-
luton to adjourn sine die -rch 4th was
offered. The dictionary bigith amend
ments was laid upon thable. Bills
passed: appropriating $775. SO to the
northern hospital for the hne; appro-
priating $4,000 to the bconsin in
dustrial school for boys; propriating
$4,000 to the Wisconsin titution for
the education of the deaf adumb; ap-
propriating $93,747.97 to WISCONSIN
state hospital for insane; aropriating
$16,500 to the Wisconsin iitution for
the education of the blin, The bill
appropriating S1,417.56 to nry Baetz
for expenses in defending hinI Ilagainst
a suit to recover $4,000, brolt by the
state, passed. Bills indefinite postpon-
ed: appropriating $1,000 to tiCentral
Wisconsin Agricultural socie; to sup
press vagrancy; appropriatina1 900 to
the state horticultural society hthoriz- .
ing commissioners of school lato loan
a portion Of the trust funds ohe state {
to school district No. of Juneeounty;
to the fumigation of lin. At
the afternoon session bill pad appro-
priating $500 to the state prir for al Z
legged breach of contract. I
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26-ASSeg.-T
bill to create the counties ofarinette :.
and New passed. The Cent Wiscon- a
sin railroad relief bill was an defeat I
ed by vote of 47 to 49, Thesolution fl
providing for an inyestigat of the
Sturgeon bay ship canal coany's af.
fairs created long discussiand was
postponed. Adi0ed
THURSDAY, Feb. 27-Ses.-A bill t
was introduced by consent regulate
the pay of employees aboutE capitol. c,
The resolution providing ffira1 ad- r
journment March 4th was aded. The D.
following bills were concul in: to al
suppress vagabondage; to aorize the
city Of Jefferson to borr money;
of section 1912, p. 80, re-
lating to insurance companiO lay out 4
a state road from Chippewa Is to the
village of Colby. A large nun of bills II
were Indefinitely postponed riding the4 !
following: In relation TO rebus exer- tn
cises in the public schools; provide Gu
for sentences to the state pri without u
regard to time; to provide' the re- fc
demption of forfeited lands,1 the re-
funding surplus money; tovide for
the further education of deautes; to =
tax life insurance companies, ,journed. =
THURSDAY. Feb. 27-Asgy-The TT
Wisconsin Central relief bihs again
laid on the table. The inter bill was :
reconsidered and passed by 40, noes tn tn
21. The appropriation b for the g:
charitable and penal instins were -