Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-02
journed for the day in respect to the
death of Governor Rusk's daughter.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %.

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tSenate-The following bills passed:
In relation to the instruction of deaf
mutes in incorporated cities and, vii
lagos; to establish a state public school
for dependent and neglected children;
to provide for more efficient common
school income by the levy of one mill
additional tax; making an annual ap-
preparation of $4,000 to the state agri-
cultural society, and providing for the
payment of county delegates to the
state fair; to amend section 691, revised
statut es, relating to compensation of
members of the county board making
then ger diem So instead of 50.
House-The assembly spent some
hours in useless debate and had two of
the longest sessions of the year. The
following bills were passed: Relating
to the records of the insane; to amend
the revised statutes relating to counties;
to establish the salary of TIE state
librarian at $4,000; to provide for life
certificates in certain cases; to fix terms
of court in the 18th circuit; relating to
registers of probate in Brown county;
relating TO the compensation of physi-
clans and surgeons in inquests; to amend
the revised statutes relating TO the col
lection of unlawful taxes.
THURSDAY, MARCH %.
SenGte.-The senate spent long time
in discussion of the Srong's History of
" isconsin bill, but came to no cCnclus.
ion, Other bills were passed. To amend
the act relating to the industrial school
for boys. To authorize two or more
counties to unite in providing for the
care of the chronic insane. To appro-
pirate the sum of $500 to tho Pierce
county central fair and stock exchange.
10 relation to the fishing industries in
Lake Michigan and Superior, and Green
bay, ard to protect and increase the fish
supply therein.
HOuSe-The committee on state affairs
reported back tina resolution from the
Minnesota legislature relating to the
boundary line between the two states,
together with resolution declining to
appoint commission to act with the
commission Of the Minnesota legislature
on the subject.
The following bills passed: Giving
women the right of suffrage upon school
matters, by the following vote:
Ayes Apple, Bartholf, Blyton, Brayton Buell.,
Byers Challoner, Clark, CB., Clark, S. R.. Cox,
Curey, Day, DorTin, Elkert, Evans, Friend, God
T., III.
Hooker, Hubbard, HuSe, Johnson, Lawton, La
grand, Lewis, Linse, Mccoy, Mason, Mills, Nor
gan, Nash, Nelson, Norcross, Nye, Oddie, O'Neill,
Peterson, Perkins, Pierce Porter RolEs, Ryan,
Sanborn, Schulze, Strasser, Taylor, Thayer,
Thomas, Wallace, Wescott, Williams, and Young,
30
Noes Messrs. Adams, Bauchhuber, CantwelI.
Craig, Darbellay, Dennis, Estabrooz, Field, Fitz
Gibbon, Haderer linden, Isenring, Kronenwetter
Lamure, Leslie, Miller, Parish, Persons, Poppert,
ScllIi9r. Stanchfald
and Mr.. Speaker-29
Absent or not voting-Messrs Bouffeur Cirkel
tetzer, Haben, Hobart Kenealy, Klein Lemont.
Lynch, Mcdonald, Prestly, Sharp, Slsggy,
Smiley and Stephens-15
&c amend the revised statutes relating
to the duties of clerks of courts of rec
ORC and 60 determine the line of judg-
0ent; to repeal an act establishing a
state road from Stevens Point to Grand
Rapids; to amend the statutes relating
to executions; to provide for lands taken
for streets or other city or village pur-
poses; to provide for the purchase of
certain digests of reports of the Wis
cOnsin supreme court; TO provide for
laying out and improving streets in
cities and villages.
FRIDAY, MARCH 81.
Senate-Strong' history coming up
in the order of bills on their third read
ing was thc bill for the purchase of
Moses M. Strong's History of Wisconsin.
Sen. Hudd proposed to amend to change
the time from July to September for
revising the manuscript of the history,
and making the amount to be paid Mr..
Strong for the use of his manuscript
$4,000; the bill provides for the printing
of $500 copies by the state printer, to
be distributed to members eff the legis-
lature, state officers, etc. MIR. Strong is
TO pay for the stereotype plates, costing
$500.
Sen. hulburt gaze notice that he was
paired with Mr.. Reed. The amend
ment was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes-Senators Comstock Conklin, Cottrin,
Ginty, Hudd, James, Jonas Kennedy, Lord, Nc
Donald, Ringle, Sherman, Wall, Wiley.-14
Noes-Senators Carey, Erwin, Kidd, Lins, Max
well, Minor, Parry, Ring, Stanley, Washington,
Ware, Warner, Wechselberg-13.
Absent or not voting-Senators Blake, Hoyt
Hulburt, klOtz, Mason and Reed-6.
The following bills were passed: To
detach certain territory from the towns
of WesttOrd and Chelsea, and erect
thercfrom the town of Rib Lake; to
amend the charter of the city of Plym-
outh; memorial to congress in relation
to an appropriation for the repair of
Highway leading froEl the Oneida res
ervation; to incorporate the city of
Whitew2 ter.
House-A lang debate occurred on the
bill to establish the county of Oneida.
Speaker Fairchild made speech of an
hours length against the bill but it
finally passed; other bills passed as fol-
lows: Relating to the collection CT taxes
GA personal property. Relating to ex-
else and the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
To amend the revised statutes relating
to bail on murder cases. To authorize
a dam on the Sheboygan river. To pro-
vide for change Of the place of trial from
county and municipal courts. To pro-
vide for reestablishiBg sectional cor
ners in Decatur, Green county. To
establish a state board of agriculture
Relating to the chief engineer of the
Milwaukee fire department.
BIG GUNS
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