Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
MOSDAY. JANUARY 2e.


Senate. The senate met at 1880 P. ~,
but did no business except the intro
duction Of half a dozen blfs. Among
the ~ only one was OF general interest,
it being to put the maintenance OF
public highways in the control OF tie
town supervisors.
Assembly In the assembly several
bills were introduced, among the m one
to regulate the practice of dentistry; to
provide for h .lding agricultural in
stitutes, and TO provide for the educa-
ton of deaf muteu.
TUESDAY, JANUARY q.
lSendte-In both houses the matter
taking precedent was the vote for y. S.
Senator. Mr. Warner moved tat tn
senate proceed to ballot for United
States S-nator for the next six years
from the h of March ne KIT, in place of
Hop. Angus Cameron, whose term of
Office VII then expire. The motion
prevailed, tho roll was called, and
Mtssrs. Cornstock, Erwin, Ginty, HUI
burt, James, Kidd. 1ius. Lord, Maxwell,
Minor. Mason, Parry, Ring, Stanley,
Waddingt-n, Ware, Warner, and
W@ch5elberg voted for John G. Spooner.
Messrs. Blake, Carey, Conklin, Cot
Uriu, Hudd, Jonas, Klotz, Mcdonald,
Reea. RingIe, Sherman and Wall voted
for Edward S. Bragg,
Messrs. Hoyt, Kennedy, and Wiley
were absent.
The pres ident announced that eight
cen seDat )rs had voted for John e..
Spooner, and twelve had voted for E /
ward 5. Bragg, aud directed the chief
clerk to 80 record the vote.
Assemblg-Iu the assembly Mr.. Pierce
Introduce a bill relating TO excise and
the sale of Intoxicating liquors. The
dill fixes the miAimum liralt for retail
ing at $500, and wholosaliDg at $3.50: it
also gives concurrent jurisdiction in
cases OF violation TO Justices Of the peace
in the city of Milwaukee,
On motion of Mr. Taylor, the ass enhly
proceeded to Eailot for U. S. senator
to succeed Angus Cameron. The vote
was as follows:
For John G.. Spooncr-MesSrs. Adams, Bart
holt. Blyton, Boutf1cur, Brayton, Buell., Byers,
Challoner. Clark, g, B., CLARK, S. R.. Cox Day,
Dorwin, Exert Estabrook Fairchild, Friend
Goddard, Hart, HaZen, Hobart, Holman, Uub-
bard, Isenring, John on, Klein Lawt>n, Lemont,
Lewis, LInse, Mcdonald, Mason, Mills Morgan,
Nelson, Norcross, Nye Oddie, O'NeiL, Parish, Pat
terson, Perkins, Pierce Porter, Reynolds, ROLLS,
Sanborn, Schnltze, Sloggy, Smiley, Slanchfeld,
Stephens, Taylor, Thayer, Thomas Wallace, VIII
lams and Youns-tutal, SIS.
For Edward S Bragg-Messrs. Apple, Bachhu-
Der, Cirkel, Craig, CurleY. Darbellay, Dennis,
Evans, Field. Fttzer FItz Gibbon, Gray, Haben,
enwetter, Lamure, Leslie, Lynch, Mccoy. Miller,
Nash, Persons, Poppert Pri stley. Race, Robinson,
Ryan, Schuler, Sharp, Strasser, Villas and Walsh
| Absent or not votng-Nessrs. Hammel, La
grand. Schmidlkofer, Schoenwetter, Walvoord
| and Wescott-total, 6.
The speaker declared that John G..
SIP .9ner had received a majority Of the
| VOTES cast.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %.
Se1aate-In the senate twelve bills
were introduced and referred, four of
which relate to practice III courts of
record and four relate to improvements
upon streams in Northern Wisconsin.
Sen. Ginty introduced a bill giving
school boards power to purchase maps,
charts. etc, for public schools.
Assenbly.-In the assembly several
unimportant bills were introduced. The
resolution of Mr.. Walsh asking our rep
ref entatives in congress to support the
bill TO prohibit impor ia ion of contract
labor was adopted. The two houses
met at noon in the assembly cham her
to declare the vote on the Z. S. senator.
After the reading of both Journals by
the clerks, Lt-Gov. Flfield declared the
result electIng J. @. Spooner. Both
houses Immediately adj urned.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 80.
Sepdte-In the senate bills were iu-
trouuced: By Mr.. Warner, to provide
for an additional hospi al for the ms me
in the northwestern part of the state,
and authorizing the appropriation Of
400 acres of land, ether by donation or
purchase at cost of not over $4,000
the buildings to be on tie cottage plan
not to exceed in cost 800 600. By Dir.
Glnty, to prov ide for the payment Of
pensions la the cases of sheIitfs, mem
bers Of the national guard and other
Officers killed III the performance of
til ir official dates.
ASSembly-In the assembly bills were
int oduue1 by Mr.. Adams, to establish
and organize 4 state agricul ural CO lege,
and to appropriate $4,000 therefor
Mr. Porter, relating to erecting and re-
pairing bridges Mr. Dorwin, relating to
the liability of stockholders in corpora
tions. Mr.. Nelson, limiting action to
Set aside tax sales. Mr.. Friend relat-
ing to the punIchmebt of b father for
abandonment OF his children. Villas,
providing for the el ection Of science
hall, machine shop, a chemical build
ing ana a gymnasium and al senal at
the state university. The bill aDpro-
pilates $4,000 for science hall; 528, 600
for CHI meal laboratory, and tor hr atlpg
purposes the sum ct $4,000; there IS
also appropriated $50 900 for tie equip
meat o lab ratol3e s, etc. total, 1898, GOO.
For the establ SIM ent IF d state weather
service to collect and dissemlna'e lnfor-
nation IN re gard to the climate of the
state, and take and announce meteoro-
logical observat ons at the state univer-
SHY. TIE director of the service Is to
receive 500 salary per annum. H shall
also esta oilsh voluntary observation
stations throughout the stale and fur
nish blanks and stationery therefor. He
shall report annually to the governor.
The service is to be under the general
charge Of the university regents. Each
state Institution receiving public aid
shall take me- geological obs ervations,
and furnish reports the. eof TO the direc-
tor OF the ervIce. on his order. There
is approx rlassd $4,000 per year for the
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