Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-15

MADISON.
The Work Of the Legislative So;oas for the
Meek Past.

The Work OF the Legislative So;oaS for the
Week Past.
The bill taxing the Express Com
panies, doing business in this State
two per cen of their gross earnings,
passed the assembly. only one negative
vote being castagainst it, that OF a Mil
wallkee member.
Numerous bills are making their APP
pearance dealing with state lands.
Among important bills introduced is one
making owners OF dams personally res
ponsible for any damages which NAV
result to overlooked lands.
GAINESVILLE and Chicago physicians are
e~ndeavoring to secure legislation for
the establishment of a private insane
asylum somewhere in the State. They
wish to swap exemption from taxation
for supervision by the state board of
supervision
Gov. and Mrs. Rusk gave their second
reception which was more brilliant
and enjoyable than the one inaugural
ing the season. ''Deadhead'' bills are
multiplying.
A bill is about to be introduced to
regulate the freight rates of railroads
in the state, and is the Potter law over
again with variations. 1t will cause a
lively fight if it ever fairly gets the
floor.
The Door County contest still hangs
fire but is likely to explode at any
moment.
The annual statement of the Lake
Shore & Western road has been handed
to the State Treasurer and shows the
total earnings of the road for the year
past 10 have been 1906, 318.75. The
gross earnings Of the Milwaukee &
Northern Tor the same period are
$37G, 1881.
The convict labor bill, providing for
the branding uf all convict work, has
not been reported back from the Judi
ciary committee. 1t Will be amended
considerably before it gets before the
house. The legislature will grapple
with the problem Of regulating the milk
dealers.
''Dead-head5' continue 10 have The
floor by a large majority.
Last day for the introduction of new
business and the flood came. One
hundred and tifty-two bills were intro
duced in the assembly the greater por-
ton being dead heads.n Speaker an
nouneed the committee of FIVE called
for by the assembly to whom the mat
ter of fire escapes should be referred.
In the Senate the influx of new bills
was not quite so alarming as that which
deluged the assembly. Petition pre-
sented by supervisors Of Dane county
asking that the state reimburse the
county for a portion of the cost of the
county insane asylum. Mr.. Ryland
presented a bill to amend sections 400,
1872, 493, 494 and 496, of Revised stat
utes in relation to free high schools.
Mr.. Jonas presented a joint resolu-
ton to amend the constitution as
follows:
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assem-
bly, concurring, That Section 5 of Arti-
Gle | of the Constitution of the State
Of Wisconsin be amended as follows:
Sec. 5. The right of trial bv jury shall
remain i~nviolate, and shall extend to
all eases at law without regard to the
amount of controversy, but Il jury trial
may be waived by the parties in all
cases in the manner prescribed by law,
and in all eases a verdict concurrcd in
by three fourths of the jury shall be
sufficient.
A bill has been presented fixing Il tax
alton of two dollars per mile on each
wire operated by the telegraph COM
panies in the state. This Increases the
present tax one hundred and fifty per
cent.
Governor Rusk receives his first bill
TO sign, a city charter. Members re-
member Virgins and refuse to pro-
pheSy the end of the session. Clerical
force in the assembly is charged with
slowness. Evidently working by the
day.
The customary resolution for sub
hitting the question of prohibition to
the people has been introduced and
sleeps the sleep Of the Just, in the cool
recesses of n committee room pigeon
hole. There win be q strong endeavor
made to revise Section 1910 of Chapter
1917 of the Revised statutes so any mag
istrate a issue warrants upon com
plant made by oath to search for liq-
uors kept for sale Illegally.
In the Leonhart-Spear contested case
the former continues to hold down the
seat and his opponent has to be con-
tented with q bountiful appropriation
for expenses,
Adjourned to Monday for relaxation
A scheme is on foot 70 change the
boundaries of Milwaukee county By
making the county and city identical
and anneNing the outlying towns to
Waukeslia County.
Insurance companies are taking a
lively interest in prospective wrath to
come in the shape Of legislation for the
uniformity Of insurance policies.
Convention of officers Of the National
guard IS To be held in the city Feb. II.
The bill for the purchase of Moses
Nj. Strong's history of early Wisconsin
for the public schools has been sat down
on and n modified one appears. This
seems likely to meet the same fate.
The Governor has appointed A. G.
Collin county judge of Pepn County,
vice A. ID. Gray resigned.
Short sessions were held in both
branches Of the legislature with very
little work done in either. The Mil
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