Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-24
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

pension OF rules, the bill legallZing the act o.
Judge II. S. Conger in adjourning the circuit
court of Green county from the regular term un
til March 20, in consequence of the snow blockade
was passed. Assembly bill relating to town In
surance companies, and senate bill entitled o.
town insurance companies were indefinitely post
poned. Bills fixing the terms of circuit courts il
certain counties; relating to loaning of the trus
funds of the state, and 242 and 200. S., were re
considered.
TUESDAY, March 15-AssenaJly Jly-The following
bills was concurred in:
To prevent the obstruction of navigable water.
of the state.
Appropriating $1,000 to the Wisconsin State
Agricultural Society. ayes 65, noes 10.
Amending section 1910, revised statutes relat-
ing to the reassessment of lands for taxation.
Amending section 4731, revised statutes. relat
ing to punishment in state prison.
ApprOpriating $500 to the Wisconsin Horticul.
tural society. Ayes 20, noes s.
Providing for the separate publication of re-
ports of Washburn Observatory and of the de-
partment of agriculture and mechanical arts in
the Wisconsin, university. Ayes rs, noes 3,
Relating to the assessment Of property for tax
alton, and amendatory of section 1164 A. of the
revised statutes.
Appropriating 5000 to the state dairymens as
sOciatiOn. Ayes 56, noes %.
Providing for services of process on guardians
IN the cases therein specified.
Amending section 1880, revised statutes enti-
tied OF roads and bridges, and relating to costs
on appeals.
Amending section 752, revised statutes, relat-
ing to district attorneys.
Bill to legalize the adjournment of the March
term of the circuit court in Greon county.
Bill to amend section 2345 of the revised stat
utes, giving married women the right tie sue and
maintain an action, passed.
"WEDNESDAY March 16--Seaate-Re emonstrances
was offered against the repeal of the oil test law
The following bills passed Relating to
game; relating to the preservation of fish in Polk
county; to protect fish in the waters of Marathon
and Sauk countless relating to weights and meas
ureS: to amend chapter l58 laws of 1880 enti-
tied an act to amend section 1890 revised stat
utes, relating to barbed wire fences; to amend
section 1868, revised statutes entitled of drains
and how maintained; to lez die the survey of a
state road in Oconto county, to amend section
1890, revised statutes, relating to proceedings in
criminal cases.
To authorize loans and the extension of loans
from the trust funds of this state.
Amending section 274S, revised statutes, relat-
ing to attachments
CONQUERED IN.
Relating to a state road in Pepin county.
70 authorize the town of Kewaunee to build a
bridge across the Kewaunee river.
Relating to park in the Seventh ward of Mil
waukee.
To authorize Chippewa county to issue bonds
to fund its Indebtedness.
WEDNESDAY. March 17-Assen,JIy-A bill for
the payment of bounty on wild animals passed.
A bill to repeal certain chapters of the private
and local laws of 1872 and 1877, relating to the
charter of the city of Watertown vas concurred
il under suspension of the rules.
The vote by which joint resolution asking an
amendment to the constitution to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors was
defeated, recently, was recOnsdered but the reso-
luton was again lost by a vote of 81 to &c.
THURSDAY March 17-!Senate-The following
bills was passed: To establish a state road be-
tween Wood and Portage counties.
To provide for opening a state road from Grand
Rapids to Stevens Point
70 amend section 1881 of the revised states, re-
latlng to town insurance companies.
Appropriating 1898 to the Boscobel high
school.
The following assembly bills were concurred
in: To grade Howell avenue or road.
To amend section $3.50 of the revised statutes
of 1873, entitled of oenses against public policy.
10 amend section 54S3, chapter 115 revised
statutes OF 1873, relating to salaries of county
judges.
To amend section 2453 of chapter 113 of the re-
vlsed statutes, entitled of the circuit courts
To amend section S44 of the revised statutes,
relating to constables.
70 amend section 1882 OF the revised statutes
of 1878, entitled of inquests of the dead
To amend section 1862 of the revised statutes,
relating to the keeping of tract index by regis
ter Of deeds
To amend section of the laws of 1879, amend
ing section 49i of the revised statutes in regard
to free high schools.
To amend section l136 of the revised statutes,
in relation to the fees to be collected by county
treasurers and county clerks.
To repeal chapter 24l of the laws of 1879, re-
lating to the bonded Indebtedness of Chippewa
Falls,
A large number of bills were indefinitely post
poned.
The special order being joint resolution No. 13
A., to amend sec. l, art. of the constitution
granting suffrage to women, came up on its en-
grOSSment.
Senator McKeeby spoke in favor and Senator
Burrows against the resolution, which was re-
fused engrossment by vote of Is to IA.
THURsDAx, March 7-Assem5ly.-Bills passed.
Legalizing the acts of the board of supervisors of
Lincoln county in selling tax certificates
and also other acts of said board.
Amending section 1862 chapter 81 revised
statutes. Authorizing the town of Maine, in the
county OF Outagamie, to raise a tax to build a
bridge across Wolf river. Amending section 1924
revised statutes, relating to indictments and in
formations. Providing for fishways in the out
let of Big Green Lake, Green Lake county, and
for the protection of fish and game in the Green
Lake district Providing for the better collection
of statistics. Providing for attachment and levy
upon growing crops and for sale hereunder.
Granting county boards power to grant corporate
powers to villages in relation to building bridges.
Amending section 2lS3, chapter SO, revised stat
uteS, entitled of landlords and tenants. In rela-
ton the settlement of the estates of deceased per-
sons and to amend certain sections of the revised
statutes. Amending section GIL revised statutes.
in relation to the assessment and collection of poll
taxes in villages incorporated under the general
laws. In relation to public printing i'll Portage
county.
E,In.,, NIorob 10 Sonata hill ,oJo+;,r 70
the coat of arms of the state of Wisconsin and
providing for the purchase of great seal of the
State was passed. The following assembly bills
were concurred in: To amend the charter of the
city of Fond du Lac; in relation to public print
ing in Portage county, to provide for a bounty on
wild animals.
AssemlJly.-The following senate bills were con-
Cured in: Amending section 500, revised statutes
relating to Webster's dictionary; authorizing John
Ross ct al, to construct and maintain dams
across and otherwise improve Pine river in Lin
coin county; authorizing J. X. Mansfield ct al.
to construct and maintain boom in Beaver Dam
lake. Dodge county; legalizing the action and
proceedings of the town board of the town OF
Cedar Lake, Barron county, in lay
ing out highway therein
to prevent the spread of contagious, infection:
and pestilential diseases, amending section 1853
revised statutes, relative telegraph lines; reso-
luton from the senate requesting the governor to
return 165, A. and 76 s.; relating to improve
ment Of Thornapple river. Bills passed
Ena bling Caleb VI. Hillard ct al. to run and
maintain ferry across the Mississippi river
from De Soto, Wis, to Lansing, Iowa; amending
section ESQ., revised statutes relating to the audit
ing and payment of the fees of jurors, witnesses
and Interpreters in cases other than in circuit
courts; amending section 2356, revised statutes
relating to divorce from the bond of matrimOny-
ayes 55 noes 81 relating to charter of the city OF
Hudson: to amend the charter of Stevens Point
amending charter of the city of New London
joint resolution to amend constitution in relation
to registraton-7S to q also resolution to provide
for biennial general electiOns-I4 to 4.
SATURDAY, March 19-iSeaate-The following