Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-09

eu until . CLOCK TUESDAY morning.
TUESDAY, MARCH 81.
Senote-Senator Hulburt, 10y anani-
msus leave) introduced a bill TO amend
the city charter Of Elroy.
The following bills passed: To ex-
pedlte the settlement of the claims of
the state under the swamp land grant.
10 further prevent and punish cruelty
to animals. To incorporate the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. To exempt from
taxation certain property belonging to
the sixth Wisconsin Battery situated in
Lone Rock and TO provide a charter for
the same. To amend subdivision 10 of
secuon $50 OF the revised statutes, en-
Titled or common schools, TO provide
Tor the admission to schools of pupils
twenty years of age. To provide for
the purchase and distribution of the
supplement to the revised statutes. To
prescribe more fully the duties of coun-
" superintendent of schools.
Holse.-A long debate occurred on
the bill to provide for the instruction of
deaf mutes III village schools. 1t final
Iy passed. Other bills passed as follows:
Relating TO voluntary assignments, con-
corning certain suits to vacate frauduI-
ent conveyances: relating TO offences
against property; to effect the convey
anee OF land in certain cases; to repeal
chapter 33s of the general laws of 1881,
relating TO the registration of electors;
to protect game; relating to the swamp
lands Of Lincoln county; to legalize the
acts OF justices Of the peace in the coun-
ty of Coluna bia; relating to the distrisu-
tion of state reports; to require the
county clerk of Marathon county to
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relating tO fishing in the waters of Dane
county; to amend the charter of Green
Bay; bill TO provide for a more eff
clent common school income
WEDNESDAY, April 1.
Senate.-The following bills passed:
A bill to amend the charter of the CITY
Of Appleton. A bill to amend the char
ter ST the city of Neillsville. To amend
an act of 1885, and to Ieg&lize the publ
cation of the same. To provide when
chapter 1853, laws of 1885, shall take eff
feet. To amend the statutes in relation
to the bureau Of labor Statistics.
HouSe-Bills passed: To erect the
town of Eagle River, from portions de-
tached from the towns of Pine River
and Ackley, i'll Lincoln county. To pro-
vide for the purchase of certain COPIES
of the History of the Territory of Wis
consin, and to appropriate a sum of
money therefor; ayes Is, noes Il. Re
latlng to corporations and to repeal
chapter 143 of the general laws of 1881.
To provide for the compilation and
publication Of town laws of this state.
To amend section I, of the laws of Wis
consln for the year 1878, entitled an act
to authorize the beard Of supervisors of
Milwaukee county TO borrow sum Of
msney therein stated.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2.
SenGte-Senator ReeI asked and OBJ
tanned unanimous consent to record his
vote in the negative on bill No. 104, A.,
fixing license for the sale of spirituoUs
liquors. After extended discussion the
bill for rebuilding Science Hall was
passed after the senate had cut tie APP
preparation down to S150,G00. Other
bills passed: To amend the charter of
the city of Madison. To amend the
charter of the city of Chippewa Falls.
To amend section 100 of chapter 355,
revised statutes relating to personal
taxes. To cede to the United States
certain lands in the city of La Crosse
for the erection Of public buildings.
Assemblg-The committee of confer
ence, en- the part of the assembly, re-
o orted joint resolution that the legis-
lature adjourn without day on Mond ay,
April 18th, at 10 o'clock, noon, and that
no business be transacted after Thurs
day, April 9tb, except TO receive and
act upon executive messages and reports
of committees of conference, privileged
matters and resolutions and to receive
reports of committee on enrolled bills,
and receive and transmit messages be-
tween the two houses. The resolution
was adopted by a unanimous vote, on
suspension of the rules. No. IS, A.,
bill for the appointment of game and
fish protectors and relating to killing
deer and other game, and appropriating
a sum of money therefor, was indefinite
ly postponed.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3.
,Sendte-The vote by which the senate
refused to concur in No. 80, A., relat-
ing the preservation of game, was on
motion of Senator Ring. recOnsidered,
and bills were passed. To provide for
the appointment and prescribe fOr.duties
of q public examiner for the state. To
encourage the establishment of free
high schools in towns which have no
high schools. To authorize township
system Of schools to borrow money for
the trust funds for the purpose of build
ing school houses. To prevent the
manufacture and sale and transpCrta-
ton at explosives intended for criminal
destruction of life or property.
HouSe-The assembly cencUrred in
the senate amendments to the bill pro-
viding for rebuilding science hall and
other buildings-ayes 81, noes 3; and
passed the bills relating to the protec-
ton of fish. To authorize the building
of a dam on Wood river in Burnett
county. To provide a uniform fire in
surance policy. Relating to the fisher
les of the lower Fox river. Relating TO
the municipal court of Milwaukee
county. To provide for the drafting OF
an act for the incorporation Of cities
and villages. To legalize the election
and the acts of election in South Chip
pewa. To authorize Milwaukee tH pay
for certain street Improvements. TO
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