Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-02
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES.
TUESDAY,, FEB. 81.


amend sec. 425 revised statutes relating to annu-
al school meetings; relating to the discharge of
lnSoyents and proceedings in inSolyency; to
amend sec. 1926 of the revised statutes, reatin 9
to pleadings in courts of justice; to amend sec
776 of the revised statutes in relation to the iab
ties powers and duties of towns; to appropriate to
IL. u. Moulton S26.10, and to A. w. Baldwin 50 50.
to amend section 1888 of the revised statutes, en-
titled of forcble entry and unlawful detainer.
memorial to congress, No. 2, s.. relating to the
establishment of a postal savings department.
A bill to amend the title of sec. /, ch 434. pri-
vate and local laws of 1871 entitled an act to in
corporate the Scandinavian Brother Association.
was concurred IN.
In the evening, the committee on public lands.
on town and county organization, On Judiciary.
on railroads, on roads and bridges the Joint COM
mittee on claims and several special committees.
made reports.
Sen. Adams introduced petition of Geo. Little
and others of Roxbury, Dane county against the
passage of the bill to tax church property.
The senate then adjourned.
As8em6ly-Mr. Estabrook presented remon-
STRANGE against the division of 0conto county: Mr.
Haben, a remonstranee against the bill equalizing
assessments; Mr.. Washburn, a remonstrance
against the oil-test law, and Mr.. Mcbride several
remonstrances against it; Mr. Price, remon-
STRANGE against the taxation of church property
The assembly bill repeating the wild animal
bounty law came up on the question of indefinite
postponement, as recommended by the committee
on agriculture. Messrs. Pope and Ostrander said
the bill should pass for the state was paying about
$40 600 per year for bountieS for scalps and it
was well known that instead of the sheep industry
being aided, the professional wolf raiser was be-
ing encouraged agreat frauds were perpetratei un-
der the law, and the evil was noticeably increaS-
ing with no apparent diminution in the wild
animals for whose scalps bounties were offered.
Messrs. Chamberlain, Price and Kidd we're in
favor of the indefinite postponement of the bill
and the ratantin0 of tho houpfy low
mere buncombe, they said to charge that wolves
were professionally reared. Without this bounty
for the destruction of animals inimical to the
sheep industry, that important branch of agri-
culture would be seriously crippled.
The bill was indefinitely postponed-ayes 40,
noes 81.
The assembly bill relating to exemptions from
taxation, was made special order for P. NJ. Of
WEDNESDAY, FEE. zz.
Senate. "A resolution was offered and adopted,
that all petitions and remonstrances on the ques-
ton of church taxation be referred to the commit
tee on state affairs.
The bill to appropriate to the fish commissioners
the sum of $4,000 came up with an amendment
reducing the sum to 81 900. After short de-
bate, in which some of the senators advocated the
closing out of the fish commission entirely, the
bill was ordered engrossed at ST 900.
A large number of bills were indefinitely post
roned, among which were the following: Requir-
ing nOtlcc 10 De given III cases OF attachment eX-
ecutlOrS and other wrlts; to amend section 1853,
revised statutes, in relation to appeals from JUS
tees courts; to appropriate to the Wisconsin
Dairymen's Association the sum of $780, to ap-
propriate to the Central Wisconsin Agricultural
and Mechanical Association the sum of 81 600; to
amend section 2436, revised statutes, relating to
fees in certain cases; to more clearly define libel
and the proceedings against editors and publish
in cases of alleged criminal libel; to create the
county of Garfield; to amend section 683, revised
statutes, relating to appeals from county boards.
AssembIg-Mr. Rogers presented petition in
favor of woman suffrage.
The following bills were passed:
Providing for the better preservation of the
public health, by establishing local boards of
health relating to ofenses against chastity,
morality and decency and amending section 1880,
revised statutes; repeating chapter 24S laws of
1880; also repeating chapter 296, laws of 1881 ;
amending section 1861, revised statutes, relating
to punishment for drunkenness for the establish
| menf and maintenance of public watering places
apprOpriating $500 to the Unity guards on ac-
count of their having suffered loss by fire in
July last and thus having missed their receipt
of usual annual inspection bounty from the state.
Ayes &c. noes IL.
The following bills were concurrcd in: appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of law books
To-, the state library appropriating S355A5 to
Henry Sherry, for money due on account of GER
tain timber trcspass fines illegally assessed on
him approprating $3.50 TO the senate chief clerk
and S27j to the assembly chief clerk, for respcc-
lively transcribing the senate and assembly
| journals
THURSDAY. Feb. I5.
| Senate-In the senate at the morning session.
Senator McKeeby introduced a petition in favor
| of the retention OF Webster's dictionary in the
| common schools.
Senator Colman, two petitions one against the
passage of 202 and 203, S., and one against the
passage of SO, A., Nos. 202 and 2G3, S.. relates
! to plank road company in Fond du Lac and
| Sheboygan counties and No. 36, A, relates to an
amendment to the charter of Fend du Lac.
| Senator Crosby two petitions in favor of wo-
man suffrage. Bills were concurred in: To ap.
propriate 900 to the governors contingent
| fund; relating to the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Canal company; to appropriated S3Oe
| for armory, and $500 to each of the Unity
Guards, of Unity, Wis; to amend and consolidate
the act to incorporate the city OF Madison.
AsseDs5ly.-In the assembly the usual number
| Of petitions were presented on church taxation
In accordance with resolution offered by Mr.
Cabanis the speaker appointed Mes5rs. hldd
| Stanley, and II. Pierce asj a committee TO Whon
all matters in reference TO illuminating OILS De re-
| ferred.
The assembly indefinitely postponed the bill tG
provide for publishing and distributing copies o.
the blue book of 1892 and refused to concur II
the following senate bills To amend section 1892
| revised statutes as amended by chapter l36, laws
of 1880, relating to the partition OF line fences
Repeating chapter 147, laws 1881, relating to IN.
quests of the dead.
FRIDAY, Feb. a.
iSenate-A large number of bills were reported
back from standing committees. Among tn
bills 60 reported back was No. IS, S.. bill enti
tied of the legislature. The bill is one fixing th
time for first and subsequent sessions of the legs
lature. The change made in the bill by the com
mittee is that making TIE first session in 1888 ant
biennially thereafter.
Senator Rankin moved that the rules be sus
pended and the bill be taken up and put upon 1t
passage. Tbs motion prevailed and the bill wa
taken UP and read at length by the chief cler
two or three times and few words inserted Z
make the bill clear.
The bill then passed as also did the following
To appropriate ST 900 to the commissioner Q
! fisheries to provide for the purchase of Web
sters dictionary, and to amend chapter 1876, OF th
, laws of 1881.
, At the evening session a few reports of com
mittees were received also a message from tn
assembly, and the senate adjourned until "a
: Monday evening.
S Asseuably-The resolution providing for tf
printing Of 1000 copies of the report of the JON