Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-31
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

creek in TAYLOR and Price counties; and to charge
certain log driving and floating tolls. Author
iZing Robert Jackson ct al. to erect and maintain
a dam across fellow river, Chippewa county.
Repeating chapter 3S5, laws of 1876, entitled an
/ act to establish state roads. Relating to the ad-
mission of evidence. Amending section 1903 re-
vised statutes relating to restrictions rates by
certain railroad companies. Amending
section chapter l76, laws of 1879, entitled an
act to establish a board of immigration.
Amending chapter l2O, revised statutes, relative
/ to rivers and floats. Amending section 1926,
chapter 1l3 revised statutes, changing the June
/ term of the circuit court IN Marquette county,
and making the terms of court in any county in
the 9th judicial circuit a special term for the
whole circuit. Amending section 1909, chapter
! 81, revised statutes, relative to highway and
/ bridges. Relating to salaries of clerks
and employees of the legislature. To
gratien-ayes 80; noes, 30. A bill appropriating
900 to the regents of the university was con-
/ CURED in.
/ WEDNESDAY, March 23-Selate-A large num-
ber of committee reports made. The follow
ing bills passed: To amend chapter l45, revised
statutes relating to liens on logs Relating to
the admission of patients to the hospital for the
insane. To amend the charter of the city of La
Crosse.
Several bills were concurred in as follows Lay
ing out highway from DeSOta, Wis, to Lansing
Iowa. To organize Price county for judicial pur-
poses. To pre7ent quacks from deceiving the
public by assuming a professional title. To
enable corporations to organize to build street
railways.
The resolution amending the constitution, Civ
ing woman the right of suffrage, came up on
adoption, and not receiving the constitutional re-
quirement of II votes was lost.
The senate refused No 166, A., the divorce
BILL third reading-ayes IL, noes 13. This is
the old bill granting divorce for insanity and has
been killed at each session of the legislature for
dozen years,
The bill to give Blue Books to editors publish
ing the general laws, which was previously killed
and the vote recOnsidered, came up on ordering it
a third reading, and it was refused a third
reading.
The evening session was mainly devoted to the
discussion of bill No. 1885, S. bill relating to the
charitable, retormatory and penal institutions of
Wisconsin, and to provide for their more efficient
supervision and management.
On motion the subject was laid over until 2'30
7. NJ. of the following day, and mado the special
order at that hour, and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 23-ASsembly- senate
amendments to the anti-treatng bill were concur
rea in, with only fifteen or twenty dissenting
votes.
The following bills passed:
Providing for the election of justices of the
peace and cOnstables, in incorporated villages.
Amending section 1876, chapter 50, revised
statutes, relating to town elections.
Authorizing StaEton Barnard ct al, to main
tain dams and other improvements IN Chippewa
river for facilitating and asserting and handling
Of logs.
Relating to the protection of the lands and
timber therein granted to the Wisconsin Railroad
Farm Mortgage Land Company, and amendatOry
of section 6, chapter 446, local laws of 1868.
To enable the city of Milwaukee to extend the
Seventh ward park.
Making the railroad commissioner and the in
commissioner elective at general elections.
A resolution recalling bill from senate, by which
| $4,000 appropriated to the regents of the
university, was adopted.
THURSDAY March 24-,Senate-A Joint assem-
bly, resolution for an amendment of article 3 of
the constitution providing for the registration of
qualified electors in incorporated cities and for
the enactment of laws to provide against frauds at
elections and to protect the purity of the ballot
box, was amended and ordered third reading.
A bill to amend section 1870, r. S., entitled of
the Wisconsin industrial school for boys, was con-
CURED in.
Assembly bill No. 166, relating to divorce
which refused a third reading a few days
since, was reconsidered and ordered to third
reading by vote of Is to l6 and the president
having the casting vote, voted aye.
Joint resolution No. A. providing for biennial
sessions was concured in by vote of % to
under suspension of rules.
| Bills for appropriations to the state and north
ern hospitals for the insane were taken up and
argued at length, Senator Kelly opposed the
! ti0n of the committee He charged the commit
tee on claims with guessing at the wants of the
hospitals. Sen. Price replied defending the work
! of the committee on claims,
! After debate that lasted until nearly mid
night, the amendments recommended by the com
mittee on claims were adopted, and the bill or
dered engrossed and read third time.
THURSDAY March 24-AsSenJly-A motion to
reconsider the vote whereby senate amendments
to the anti-treating bill were adopted be recon-
sidered, was lost
Senate bills, relating special powers of the
county board, and to revise, consolidate and
amend the charter of the city of Milwaukee and
to provide for secretary of the board of healths
works was cOncurred in.
The following bills were passed: Amending
section 1899, chapter ST. revised statutes, entitled
of railroads. Authorizing the commissioners of
school and university lands to loan portion of
the trust funds to Lincoln county. To amend
section 24S3 chapter l5 revised statutes of 1879
relating te the salary of the county judge of Mil
waukee county To establish state public
/ school for dependent and neglected children, and
to appropriate $50 600 for the same-ayes, 52
noes, 49, To provide for the instruction of deaf
mutes in the city of Milwaukee, and in cities of
! four thousand inhabitants.
FRIDAY, March % !Senote-The following bills
were passed: To provide for the participation by
the state of Wisconsin in the Yorktown ceebra-
| tiOn, and to appropriate 81 800 therefor.
/ Relating to evidence from bank books.
| Assembly bills cOncurred in To amend section
1903, revised statutes relating to restrictions
! rates by certain railroad companies.
/ To appropriate to the state board of immigra-
! tion the sum of 81 000
To amend section 1856 Of the revised statutes
relating to divorce from the bond of matrimony-
ayes II, noes Il, the chair voting aye
To prevent quacks from assuming professional
title.
To make the third Tuesday in May the day for
the county treasurers' sale of land for taxes in
stead of the second as at present.
A bill to regulate the rate of interest was de-
f,ated by a vote OF IL to -.
lisgenlBly-The following bills were passed Re-
latng to the protection of the lands AID timber
thereon granted to the Wisconsin Railroad Farm
Mortgage company, and amendatOry of secticn 6.
chapter 446 local laws of l86S-l4 to Is.
Submitting to the people an amendment Of sec
tions A. s. ii and q, article w.. of the state con-
stitution.
A lively discussion took place over the senate
amendments to the insanity div orce bill and the
house adjourned
SATURDAY March 26-Seaate-The following
bills were cOncurred in: To amend section Gil
revised statutes in relation to the assessment and
collection of poll taxes in villages incorporated
under the general laws.
To amend section 29 chapter ), revised stat
utes, relating to town elections.
To authorize Stanton Barnard his associates
and ssigns, to maintain dams and other i'm
Tovements in the Chippewa river, for the pur-
pose of facilitating the asserting and handling OF
logs.
To amend section 12S, chapter II, revised stat
utes, relating to election Of state officers.
Relating to inspection and measurement OF
, logs, timber and lumber, and amendatory of sec
tiOn 1870, revised statutes.
A bill to provide for the humane care of the
chronic insane not otherwise provided for, passed
The oil test bill after being amended making
the inspectors salary S3 900 was passed under
suspension Of the rules