Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY %.

IL. III.
A large number OF bills were reported
back from committees and placed upon
the calendars, A few bills were order
ed engrossed but none passed.
HouSe.-Mr. Darbellay made a minor
lty report against the passage of No. 81,
A, bill 70 establish an agricultural col
lege. The report is as follows:
I beg leave to dissent from the report of the ma
Jorlty OF the committee, and my reasons for dis
sentng are based as follows:
lst. That such colleges have proven q failure
III nearly every state whore tried.
"a We now have we'll endowed agricultural
college, where the farmers son can be educated
IN general knowledge while pursuing his agricul-
tural studies.
Sd. If general education and comminglng with
other students be not COON for the farmers sons
separate the agricultural college farm from the
university, sell the experimental farm, and from
these funds can 8 separate agricultural college be
endowed without imposing additional burdens
upon the tax payers of this state. But doubt
very much of the ACCESSIBILITY of separate agri-
cultural college, because the farmers of this
state do not want this species of narrow possibili-
ties for their children, but prefer that they have
liberal education, for advancement in the scien-
tlc and professional world will be equal 10 Others
and the fact is very we'll established, and can be
substanciated that fully seventy per cent of the
students which attend the university emanate
from the farm.
The legislature has provided for agricultural
Institutes WHICH VIII undoubtedly prove Walt able
educators TO the practical farmers in each county
and this method should be given at Least two
years trial before pronouncipg tia failure
The argument made by the .advocate of this
measure that paying students for laLor perform
ed while pursuing their studies would induce @
greater number 10 attend, are equally applicable
to the present agricultural college and expert
menta farm. All OF which is respectfully sub
mitted j. E. DARBEIIAY
CONCURREd IN.
I - e
any honorably discharged union sol
der, sailor or marine who shall
hereafter die. resident of this
state, not leaving sufficient means
to pay funeral expenses. No. s, S.,
to authorize the La Crosse
Presbytery to appoint two-thirds to the
trustees of Galesville University. No.
%, S., relating to the June term of the
circuit court IN Lafayette county. No.
"A, s., to amend chapter 237, laws of
1888, relating to maintenance of public
watering places. No. 50. S., relating to
the jurisdiction Of the county Judge of
Manitowoc county, and amendatory of
chapter 143 Of the private and local
laws of 1866, No. AZ, s., relative to
free masons, odd fellows and similar
societies and amending section 2002 Of
the revised statutes.
PASSED.
No. II, A, amending the revised
statutes relating to attachments. No.
80, A., relating to the protection of game
IN st CrOiX county. No. 80, A., a bill
relating to statistics and amendatorv OF
section 1907, revised statutes. No. 4S,
A., relating to the practice Of dentistry
and to establish state board Of dental
examiners. No. 81, A., to authorize
the construction OF dam across the
Wisconsin river. No. g., A., fer the
preservation OF fish in the county of
Walworth. No. II, A., TO provide for
app eais in certain cases. No. 7S, A.,
relating to a change of the place of
trial III certain cases and amendatory
of chapter 119, revised statutes. No.
100, A, to amend section 1249 revised
statutes relating to highways. No. 10,
A., to amend section 997 revised
statutes, relating to the census.
Fourteen bills were killed and the as
sembly adjourned.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY "a
SeRdte-OnIy short session was held
in the senate and the only bill passed
was that incorporating the city of
Juneau. A number of bills were re-
ported from committees and one or two
Indefinitely postponed.
AsseA1bly-The assembly had field
day. Assembly bills passed as follows:
No. p, A., relating to admissions to
the bar and amendatory of the revised
statutes. No, 1T, to enlarge and extend
the limits of the city of Milwaukee.
No. III, bill in relation to the allow
ance and payment of claims against
deceased persons. No. ia, to amend
the charter Of the Slavanska Lipa asso-
citation of Manitowoc county. No. 214,
to authorize the quartermaster genera!
to issue arms to g. A. r. posts.
Senate gill to esta blish the SC uthe rn
terminus of the G. st. P. NJ. & 0
rail way was concurred Ia. Two bills
were killed, The assembly then teek
up the special order No. 3d. A., to ap-
propriate $4,000 to the University of
Wisconsin for erecting q new Science
hall, chemical laboratory, machinery
and carpenter shops and gymnasium.
On this bill Col. Villas addressed tie as
sembiy for nearly two hours, making
what was generally considered the most
effective speech ever male in the state
capitol. Spe were also made in
favor Of the bill by Messrs. Adams Of
LANE. NOTCE05S OF EG0CR. anu L FISn OF
Taylor. Several amendments reducing
the appropriation were voted down and
the bill ordered engrossed. The rules
were suspended and the bill passed the
following vote:
Ayes-Adans Apple Bachhuber, Bartholf,
Blyton, Buell., Challoner, Crkel, Clark, G. B.,
Clark, S. R, Cox, CurIey. Darbellay, Dennis Es-
tabrook; Evans, Field, Friend, Goddard, Gray, Ha-
ben, Haderer, Hammel, Hooker, Ruse, linden,
Johnson, Kenealy, Klein, Kronenwetter, Lamure,
Leslie, Lynch, Mccoy. Mcdonald, Mason, Miller,
Mills, Morgan, Nash, Nelson, Norcross, Nye, Cd
die, O'Neill Parish, Patterson, Perkins, Pierce.
Poppert, Priestly, Race Robinson, ROLLS, Ryan,
Schmidlkofer, Schoenwetter, Schiller, Schulze,
Sharp, Sioggy, Stanohfield, Strasser, Taylo-,
Thayer, Thomas, Villas, Walsh, Walvoord, VIII
liams, Young and Mr.. Speaker-72.-
Noes Bouff1eur, Brayton, Byers, Day, Dorwin,
Elkert, Hart, Hazen Hobart Holman, Hubbard,
Lawton. Lemont, Lewis, Linse, Persons, Porter,
Reynolds, Stephens, and Wallacc-20.
Absent or not voting-Craig, Fetzer, Fitz Glib
bon, 1senring, Legrand, Sanborn, Smiley and
Wescott-&
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
Sendte.-ln the senate bills passed:
To amend section 3074, revised statutes,
entitled of actions of ejsctment. To