Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-03-04

| lous weeds was concurred in. A bill
passed authorizing and allowing horses,
mules, cattle and sheep to run at large
upon uninclosed lands in county Of Yer
non. The following were indefinitely post
poned: Relating to attachments, chattel
mortgages, bills Of sale and assignments
Joint resolution for an amendment of the
constitution relative TO the election of
sheriffs. Relating to town insurance
companies. Joint assembly resolution
(No. 16) providing for a constitutional
amendment for the total prohibition of
the manufacture and sale Of intoxicating
liquors after January 1st, 1890, except for
mechanical and medicinal purposes,
| came up for consideration, and after be-
ing amended so as to exempt native
wine and beer, was ordered to a third
reading by ayes so, noes 81, absent 13.
THURSDAY, Feb. 90 -Senate.-The man.
damus bill, providing that the supreme
court may decide in contested election
cases, was passed by party vote, Sena-
tors Sacket and Van Schaick voting with
the democrats in the ;negative. Bills
passed and concurred in: To amend sec
ton $50 Of the revised statutes, relating
to claims against counties; to amend the
charter of the city of WatertOwn; to au-
thoriZe the city of Beaver Dam to issue
bonds to build city hall; TO legalize
the acts of the supervisors of Monroe
county in paying bounties for the des-
tructiOn of foxes; relating to the board
OF state canVaSsers, and ameudatory of
section So of chapter of the revised stat
utes of 1878; to amend section 131 of the
revised tatutes, relating to sheriffs' fees,
THURSDAY Feb. 6-AsSembH-The
vote by which the bill to restore capital
punishment was Indefinitely postponed,
Tuesday, was recOnsidered, so to A, and
the bill made special order for Wed
nesday next. A bill relating to the
pied a large portion of the day and
evening session, and finally passed. Bills
were Indefinitely postponed: The bill
conveying persons to the insane asylum.
birds with dogs.
FRIDAY, Feb. 27.-S6ndte-The bien-
NAL session resolution was again post
poned, until Thursday evening next. A
few local bills were passed. The bill
regulating the inspection and sale of il,
Illuminating oils was killed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 27.-ASsembly. Senate
bills were concurred in: Relating to in
dustrial schools and commitments there
to; to authorize the Iowa county agri-
cultural society to donate to the Mineral
Point railway company piece Of land;
to appropriate to the superintendent of
public property $500 to purchase the
necessary stationery for the use of the
legislature and state offices for the ensu-
ing year; to allow general accident insur-
ance companies to do business in this
state. A memorial to congress for
modification ofthe eX sting laws respect
ing the payment of pensions to disabled
ex-soldiers and sailors, was adopted. To
limit the number of terms to which a
person may be eligible to the office of
county treasurer forbidding two consecu
tive terms-ayes 90, noes 36. Amending
revised statutes, relating to dispositions
taken without the state. Providing for
laying out and establishing
state road from the village of Cumber-
land, in Baron county to the vii
lage of Deer Park, in st. Croix coun-
ty; amending city chart4r of Chippewa
Falls; extending the time for filing
claims against the Wisconsin Farm
Mortgage Land company, till Oct. l.,
1880; prohibiting unauthorized com,
panies and agents from transac' ing the
business of insurance in this state; Joint
assembly resolution mo. 12) providing
for female suffrage in this state.
Bills indefinitely postponed, were: Con-
ferring the power to fix aud collect dog
licenses upon boards of supervisors !;
amending the revised statutes in the mat
ter of foreclosures of mortg gages-cut-
ting down the interest collectable on
judgments, from ten per cent. to seven
increasing taxation of railroad COM
panies