Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-02-12
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Wisconsin Legislature.

tlOu Ol ChuTcn properly, etc. Among
the bills introduced was one 10 appropri-
ate $4,000 to the Wisconsin Industrial
School for Girls, for additional build
lngs; also to amend the charter of Prai-
rie du Chien; also, to create the 18th iu-
dicial circuit. A bill was passed relating
to bonds of counties, cities, villages or
towns, and amendatory of section $50 of
the revised statutes.
TUESDAY, Feb. 3-Assembly.
were presented for the institution of
wolf bounties; in favor of bien-
NAL sessions; for the passage
was offered directing the superintendent
ofpublic property to sell copies at cost
price, of compilation of town laws.
Among the bills introduced were the
following: To regulate the grading and
weighing of wheat and appointing q
state board of trade; amendatory of laws
relating to the preservation of duck and
other wild fowl; to amend the revised
statutes in relation to town Insurance
companies-providing that the stock
holders may elect at their annual meet
ing their president, secretary and treas
urer, and providing that no director shall
be eligible TO these offices. Several bills
were killed, among them the following:
|
any county to exempt the county from
the provisions Of the dog law to provide
when husband and wife may testify for
and against each other; appropriating
| liquor licenses in villages to The support
of the poor; limiting county treasurers
to two consecutive terms.
| WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4-.Senate- Twenty
eight bills were introduced, among them
the following: To appropriate to the
Northern Wisconsin agricultural society
the sum Of 1000; to amend chapter 299,
acts of 1879, relating to the Beef Slough
| Booming and Transportation Company;
TO provide for the transfer of the Mil
waukee insane asylum to the state and
to establish state hospital for incurable
| insane; to appropriate to the state
agricultural society $4,000 annually;
to provide for the appointment of trustees
for the control of the charitable and re-
| formatory institutions of the state. The
| joint resolution relating to the legal
| tender qualities OF greenbacks was in
definitely postponed. Joint resolution
not to disturb the existing prosperous
condition Of trade and commerce by any
Legislation on financial questions, was
amended and adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4-.AeseDabZy- Six
teen petitions, memorials and resolutions,
and forty-fOur bills were introduced.
There were petitions for and remonstran.
strances against the medical bill, the
hanging bill, for female suffrage etc.
The resolution providing for the sale of
the town laws at cost price was adopted
Among the bills introduced were the
following: To authorize granting of state
| oorti f Gates ate 70 graduates of colleges and
universities; relating to town insurance
companies, providing that the secretaries
thereof shall file detailed reports Of the
companys condition with the town
clerk; to amend private and local laws
Of 1870, in matter Of Beef Slough manu-
featuring, booming log driving and
transportation company; to prohibit un-
authorized agents or companies from
transacting the business of insurance in
this state, and relating to the department
of insurance; TO amend revised statutes
relative to county superintendents Of
schools, providing that such officers
must be practical teachers and hold sec
Ond grade certificates; TO amend revised
statutes in matter of advertisement and
sale of real estate for taxes, and provid.
ing that the same shall be published in
newspaper which has been published
continuously for two years previous for
establishment of state normal school in
the 4th congressional district; to provide
for the care land government of the in
sane in this state, and to amend chapter
80 of the revised statutes to provide for
system of county bridges; to amend
revised statutes so as to legalize the use of
barbed wire fences; to provide for the
inspection of grain in state of Wisconsin.
THURSDAY, Feb. 5-Sendte.-In the SEN
ate 119 bills were introduced, many Of
which are OF q local or private nature.
The important ones were to make sleep.
ing car companies liable for loss of pro-
perty of passengers; to increase license
fees from to 5 per cent. of gross earn
ings of railways; to increase license fees
of insurance companies from 2 to per
cent. of premiums.
THURSDAY, Feb. 5-.1ssem5Ly.-In the
assembly 166 bills we're introduced, in
Guiding the more important of those in
troduced in the senate; and very large
number of local bills, amending charters
Of cities. No bills were acted upon in
either house.
FRIDAY, Feb. 6.-.Sen0te-In the senate
two bills amending city charters passed
and two unimportant bills were in
definitely postponed, and the senate ad-
journed until Monday evening
FRIDAY, Feb. 6-AssembLy-In the as
sembly bills passed amending chapter %,
revised statutes, relative to highways and
bridges; for the preservation of fish in
| Long Lake, Round Lake and Mud Lake,
| in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties;
| Amending section 169, chapter II, re-
vised statutes, by allowing the secre-
| tary of the state agricultural society TO
draw postage stamps for official CORES
| pondence; ayes 80, noes 81. Amending
chapter 80 of the revised statutes, pro-
| viding that members of town insurance
| companies may decide by ballot whether
| business shall be transacted uiUG gOce.
Authorizing a loan Of state trust funds
| to Taylor county Authorizing loan Of
| state trust funds to city of Stevens Point,
| 70 pay off its indebtedness. Authorizing
loan of state trust funds to town Of
Lyndon, Sheboygan county. The ag.
sembly adjourned until Monday evening.
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