Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-04-06
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Tuesday March IS.

! Senate-Ihe congressional apportiorment bin
! came up and on motion of Senator Scott the
senate agreed to the assembly amendment placing
| Clark county in the Sth district. This completes
the apportionment bin and now both apportion-
ment bills go to the governor for his approval.
| Dill to provide for the payment of 50 900 to
the widow of Charles G.. Coleman of Durand.
WIS, vas ordered engroSSed and read third
son named in this bill is the widow of the deputy
| sheriff who was killed by the Maxwell outlaws in
| Dunn county last July.
A bill to appropriate to the widow and children
of Joseph Fl. Baker 81 500. This bill is similar
to As A., being bill 10 appropriate to the widow
of skerif who was killed in the discharge of
his duty. The bill was ordered engrossed by
vote OF IL ayes to noes, and was then con-
Cured in.
The labor bill, providing for the exemption of
three months wages of the laboring man from
execution, also an exemption of $500 from seizure
or sale IN lieu of a homestead of any married man
who supports family within the state, came up
on its passage and passed by vote of Is to IL
The telegraph bill making the tax 81 per mile
Tor the first wire and % cents per mile for each
additional wire, was passed.
AsSemJty-The following bills were concurred
IN: Amending the revised statutes in the matter
OF the change of county seats; ceding to the
United States the right to overflow certain lands
of the state. and reliuquishng the claims of the
state to damages occasloned thereby relating to
the assessment of personal property for taxation:
providing tor returning to market certain lands
mentioned in chapter 3l6, laws of 1880; in re-
lation to the trial of civil actions in courts of
record.
At the evening session the town liquor bill was
caledup. The bill fixed the license at 5000; sev-
eral amendments were offered, reducing the
amount, and were discussed.
A motion to defeat the amendment, so as to de-
feat the bill, was lOst-ayes 40; noes 46.
On motion of Mr.. Price an amendment making
the minimum 800 was offered, and was lost
An amendment proposed by the standing COM
mlttee making the minimum sum SIS was adopted
ayes, so; noes, 80.
The question On sending the bill to third read
On motion of Mr.. Price the rules were sus-
pended and the bill passed
WEDNESDAY, March 90.
SenGte.-By the committee on finance, banks
and insurance, the state tax of $500 900 to be
levied for the year 1882.
On motion of Sen. Finkelnburg the rules were
suspended for the consideration of the bill now,
and 1t was read three several times and passed.
The amendment proposed by Sen. Wing to the
assembly bill, relating to the admission of attor-
neys to practice, was laid on the table, carrying
the bill with it.
The following bills were concurred in To
amend the revised statutes relating to forcible en-
try and detainer To amend section 635, revised
statutes, relating to the Wisconsin National
Guard. To amend chap. sc of revised statutes
relating to the sale OF intoxicating liquors, To
appropriate SIS, 500 to the industrial school for
girls. To amend chap. 12l, laws of 1879, entitled
an act to to children the benefits of an ee-
mentary education To provide for acquiring
land by the right of eminent domain The bill
has reference to a dam on the Chippewa river
The bill for the exemption of the wages of labor
ers came up on agreeing to an amendment made
by the assembly fixing the time when the bill
shall take effect.
After long debate the bill was passed.
At the evening session the assembly resolution
sympathizng with the Irish people came up on
its adoption.
Nearly every senator had to make speech on
the resolution. The senate refused to concur in
the resolution by vote of Is tot
Assembly iy-JOint senate resolution relating to
civil service reform was concurred in-ayes, TO-
noes 19.
Joint senate resolution providing for final ad-
journment the 3lst inst. was after the reiec-
ton of several proposed amendments, con-
CURED in.
Joint assembly for a commission to examine
and report on all claims against the state, known
as war Indebtedness, was adopted.
The senate bill levying tax for the year 1882
was referred to select committee-Messr5. Price,
EstabroOk and Ii. Pierce.
The following bills were concurred in: Relat-
ing to taxes upon logs, timber and lumber, and
amending chap. $50, laws of 1881; in relation to
the distribution of the geological survey.
Assembly bills were passed: For the projection
OF the people against imposition and fraud in the
practice of medicine and surgery; appropriating
SIS to each minister who has served as chaplain
during the session.
THURSDAY MARCH 80.
Nothing was done in either house but to re-
ceive messages from the governor and clean up
generally. The legislature adjourns sine die to-
morrow.
FRIDAY, March 81.
tSendte-The Wisconsin legislature of 1882 ad-
Ourned sine die at II NJ. The senate was ad-
ourned by the president pro tenn, who made few
remarks. There were five senrtors present at the
final adjournment.
AssenbLy-In the assembly quite a number of
members were present At u o'clock Speaker
Gibson made an eloquent speech and declared the
assembly adjourned.
The session lasted eighty days, and the number
of acts being laws will be about the same as last
year.