Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-02-05
Wisconsin Legislature.

dog. law, for biennial sessions, and
cheaper railroad transportation. Among
the bills introduced were the following !:
to amend the fish and game Law; relating
to the acquisition Of land by eminent
domain; 10 annex Bay View to Mil.
waukee; to protect brook trout and
deer. A communication from His Ex.
cellency, Gov. Smith, in relation to the
number of executive pardons during the
year, was read by the clerk. The mum.
Der of convicts pardoned from the state
prison was ten; from the house of cor
rection, nine; and from county jails,
ten.
TUESDAY, Jan. 27-Assem5zy.-A re-
mOnstrance signed by 1000 physicians
and druggists against the passage of the
medical bill was presented. Among the
bills introduced were the following: To
regulate the rate of Understanding
legal rate per cent, and contract per
cent. providing that saloon licenses be
used to support the local poor. The bill
to repeal the tramp law of 1879, was
killed.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 9-Senate.-PetE.
rions were presented for the taxation of
church property and the repeal of the
dog law. A resolution was introduced
directing the railroad committee to in
quire into the complaints of freight dis
examinations made by the Dairymen's AS
sociation, and to report by bill or other
wise. The following bills were intro
duced: Relating TO writs of mandamus
and prohibition; also to amend chapter
10 of the revised statutes, entitled of the
Legislature; to provide for the inspection
and sale Of illuminating oils manufac-
tured from petroleum; to appropriate to
the institution; for the deaf and dumb
$4,000 for current expenses; also to ap-
propriate to the blind institution the suTl
of $4,000 for current expenses ($1S,000
improvements, etc); to protect certain
game birds in this state; to amend arti.
cles of association Of the Milwaukee and
st. Paul r. r. Co.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29-Assem6ly-A
large Dumber of remonstrances against
the medical bill were presented; also Pc
titions calling for an investigation of
freight charges; also for biennial ses-
eions. a resolution was introduced in
structing the state board of charities to
furnish 70 the legislature statement of
the amount of property at Delavan be-
longing to the late institute for the deaf
and dumb, and how much can be real
lied from the same in applying it to the
construction of a new building, at Dela-
van or elsewhere. Bills were introduced /:
Relative to assessment and collection of
highway taxes relative to insurance cor,
porations; to provide for the erection of
an institute for the deaf and dumb, and
for the appointment of commission by
the governor, to take in charge the selec'
ton of site, ETC.; relative to county
boards and county judges; to authorize
the loan of a portion OF the trust funds
TO the town of Lynde, Sheboygan coun-
ty; to create municipal court in the
county of Barron; aud fixing salary of
district attorney of that county; to limit
the number Of terms 10 which person
may be eligible to the cffice of county
treasurer; to loan a portion of the trust
funds to Taylor county.
THURSDAY, y an. 29-iSenate Bills were
introduced, to regulate the size Of mesh
cs in fish nets; to regulate sale of illumi-
mating oils: to authorize the towns of
Sigel and Fiambeau, in Chippewa coun-
ty, to levy special tax. A memorial to
congress for a daily mail between Pc.
waukee and Sussex, in Waukesha coun-
ty, was passed. The bill authorizing q
loan Of tho trust funds to the city of Wau.
sau was passed. A joint resolution pro-
viding for biennial sessions was intro
duced and referred to the committee on
state affairs. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 20-Assembly-A lar ge
number of remonstrances against the
medical bill were presented. a mem O.
rial from the secretaries of the state pio-
neers association, as king the state to pub
lish brief biographies of the members of
the constitutional conventions, was pre-
sented and referred. Among the Iesolu-
tions introduced was one directing
that the committee on charitable
and penal institutions report rela-
tive to the incurable insane
of the state, with suggestions as to their
proper care; also, joint resolution
directing that the state board of health
enquire into tt subject of medical legis-
latioI, and report by bill or otherwise to
the next Legislature. A resolution was
adopted requesting the state board OF
charities to report relative to the condi-
ton of state property at the deaf mute
Institution at Delavan, with comparative
estimates as to the reconstruction of the
Institution, there or elsewhere; large
number of bills were introduced, among
them the following: To restore capital
punishment; fixing the salaries of coun-
ty officers as follows Treasurer, 81 600;
clerk, 5000; clerk of court $500; dis
trict attorney, $500; county judge, ST.
COO; to change the name of New county
to Langlade. Bills were passed: To
loan portion of the trust funds to the
city of Wausau; also to the city of Ber-
lin. Among the bills killed was one to
limit the term Of county officers.
FRIDAY, Jan. 30-.Se7ldte-The follow
ing joint resolutions were offered: Re
questing the United States ministers to
England and Spain to use their good Of
fees to obtain certain valuable publica-
ton for the state historical society; also,
-"that our representatives in congress are
requested, and our senators instructed, TO
do all in their power to procure such leg
islation as will protect the people from
extortionate rates of freight, and to es-
tablish uniform maximum rate; also to
favor the appointment of a board
of commissioners 10 regulate
and control interstate commerce. -
Among the bills introduced were the fol
lowing: To provide for the education
of deaf and dumb by the articulate or
or chronological methods; to provide for
discharged convicts and the appointment
of state agent for that purpose; to pro-
mote good order and suppress crime +;
also, relating to the procedure of com
mitting persons to the insane asylum.
The following executive communica-
ton was received from the governor:
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
MADISON, JAN 80, 1880. J
To the Honorable, the Senate:
/ have the honor to report the following ap-
pointments made, during the recess of the legfs-