Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-02-08
TUESDAY, JAN. 80.
,Se,1ate-BiIls were introduced az follow

Se7lGt6-Bllls were introduced as follows:
Sen. Carey, to amend section 10 of
| chapter 800. laws of 1882, entitled OF ex-
else and the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Sen. Kingston. 10 amend chapter 81,
revised statutes, entitled of general pro-
visions in aid of agriculture.
Sen. Jonas, relating to the Danish
brotherhood of the United States.
| Sen. Ryland. to facilitate the service of
summons in civil actions; also, to SIM
plify appeals 10 the supreme court.
| Senate resolution asking the commits
sioners of public lands to furnish list of
the names of purchasers and prices paid
| for public lands since Jan. l, 1882, was
adopted
Senate Joint resolution to Withdraw the
public lands from sale until the 31st of
March next, was Indefinitely postponed.
| B IL relative to the commitment of per-
sons to insane hospitals, was passed.
| The speaker transmitted communica-
ton from Director Holden of the Wash
burn observatory to members OF the as
sembly to visit the observatory and look
through the telescope at Saturn and Ju-
piter.
The following bills were introduced:
Kennedy, to encourage the manufac
ture of zinc in this state, from native
ores.
Brown, relative to abstract Of tax sales
in Waupaca county also a petition for
the passage of the same also, au,horiz-
ing the town of Helvetia, Waupaca coun-
ty, to invest its surplus funds.
Scheiber, amending revised statutes,
relative to villages.
Bruemmer, authorizing dam across
Scarboro creek, Kewaunee county.
Mccoy, to define and punish frauds
upon hotel, inn and boarding g-house
keepers.
Champagne, relating to the sale of in
toxicating liquors without a license also
relating to state road from Westboro to
GliddeH.
Meissner, 1.-TWO bilIsl, relating to Of
fenses against the lives and persons of in,
dividuaIs.
Bugh. relating to the prevention of the
spread of noxious weeds.
Vredenburgh, for the relief of taxpayers
owning mortgaQed real estate, and the
collection of taxes on real estate mort
cages.
Ware, punishing minors for misrepre.
lsenting their ages for the purpose of OBJ
tanning liquors.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 81.
,Senate-Bills were introduced as follows
Sen. Reed, to provide for sentences tt
state prison without fixing the term; also
to amend section 1927, revised statutes
entitled of highways and bridges.
Sen. Sherman, to legalize the acts of the
i. Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany of the town of Oak Grove.
J Sen. Minor. to authorize Hans johnson
to build piers in Lake Michigan.
Sen. Webb, changing the time OF hold
ing charter elections in the city of Crane
Rapids; also, to Iegalize the action of ths
board of supervisors of Wood county, ii
regard to salaries of certain county officer
in said county.
Sen. Comstock, to provide for tie pay
ment of license fees by owners of palace
drawing-room and sleeping cars; also g
memorial to congress for the establish
ment of mail route between points II
Trempealeau and Buffalo counties. OI
motion of Sen. CONS took the rules were
s uspended and the memorial was passed
Sen. Mcdonald, memorial to congress
/ for increase of pensions to disabled soldler
of the Mexican war.
The assembly Joint resolution withdraw
ing the state lands from sale was concur
red in.
, Assembly-In the assembly Hon. Mr.
Bishop presented a memorial to congres
for increased pensions to Mexican wa
: veterans.
/ Resolutions considered:
Mr.. Lynch's joint resolution obligini
city charters and amendments there +
; to be adopted by popular vote of the cit
: les concerned, before the legislature ca
o pass upon them, and then that only tn
e amendment proper be printed, came up
Z Mr.. Lynch made an argEment in favor o
: It's adoption. claiming that it cost III
state vast sum yearly to publish re-en
actments of whole city charters, wberea
q lonly the amendment should be printed: b
q argued also for having the people interest
ed act upon them before coming to tn
LEGISLATURE. Mr.. Rasmussen waHte
s post ponement OF consideration for on
) week. This was agreed to.
l. Bills introduced:
= Mr.. Curley. authorizing a loggin
boom on the Kickapoo river. Crawfor
county.
e Walsk, to create bureau of labor stf
# tistics.
d Putnam, relating to license fees on raj