Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-02-02
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY,, JAN. "a.

Senote-Bills were introduced:
To appropriate $500 to the legislative visiting
committee.
To limit the lien of debts on the estates of de-
ceased persons, and to provide for the descent
thereof
To erect an insane hospital at La Crosse
To amend chapter 102, R, S., relating to the
title to real property by descent.
To amend chapter lG7, r. S., relating to loans
from the trust fund.
An executive message was brought in by the
governors private secretary which was the report
of Prof. Henry, on amber cane and ensilage. and
also the report of the Wisconsin industrial school
for girls. They were ordered to be spread upon
the record of proceedings.
A telegram being read announcing the death OF
Judge Henry d. Barren of St. CrOx Falls the
senate adjourned until Tomorrow morning, out OF
respect.
Assem6y.-The assembly declined to concur in
the senate joint resolution providing that all new
business be cut off February Z. The resolution
calling for certain information from the commits
sioners of the farm mortgage company was
adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
Appropriating $50 to William Craven and
Riley Fry, as state bounty on wild animals
Amending laws of 1881 relating to certain
dam across Wedges creek, Clark county: to ap-
propriate Sl00 to the Clark County Agricultural
society; to amend the laws of 1880 and 1881 and
H.
spectiOn of Illuminating oils
For the exemption OF a homestead and setting
off the same. In this state, at present, there is
no limit to the value of homestead exempt from
execution. In Illinois, the value limit to home
stead exemption is 81 900, in Minnesota 81, 500
and in Iowa 50 800. This bill seeks to fix the
Wisconsin limit at S5 600.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. %.
Seaate.-A number of resolutions was intro
duced and referred. The usual number of bills
were introduced. On reading the report of the
committee on charitable and penal institutions
recommending the confirmation of the board of
control, the roll was called and the following
named persons were confirmed as said board
MesSrs. Delaney and Hunt only voting in the
negative: Charles Luling, James Bintliff Charles
ID. Parker, Geo. W Burchard and Lewis A. Proc
tor The resolution to provide for pensions by an
adequate act of congress, for surviving union
soldiers IN the war of the rebellion came up for
consideration, and after short discussion was
indefinitely postponed by a vote of % to 9.
| AssemUy.-0utside of the introduction of few
resolutions and bills of minor Importance. but lit
tie business was done IN the assembly. The mem
bers have just commenced to get in their work II
goood shape the introduction of bills. and
soon everything will be booming
THURSDAY. JAN. 26.
Senate.-In the senate President pro tenn. Bur-
rows called the senate to order A communica-
tion was read from the attorney general giving
his opinion on the conSttutionality of the bien-
NAL amendment The opinion reaches the con-
clusion that the amendment was properly sub
mitted and voted upon and carried and is a part
of the constitution, and that this legislature can
only draw $3.50, being elected before the amend
ment was adopted and so proclaimed by the gov
error.
| The following bills were introduced To amend
sec. 439S, r. S.of oenses against lives and persons