Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-26

uChiAOHo aiO JuUiiau1.
Legislation is progressing more rap
idly now than at any time since the
opening of the session. A large mum
Der Of bills have been introduced thus
far About 900 Many are being
passed.
Our readers will form an idea of the
quantity of fuel used in the capitol
building when we state that the five
furnaces consume 900 tons of coal
each year The state pays IS per ton
for their coal. Three crews of men
are employed in the engine room, each
working eight hours Their pay how
ever, Is nominal.
A bill introduced by assemblyman
Nash authorizes Mr. r. G. Lyon or
his assigns to erect and maintain a
dam across the Wisconsin river on
section Is, township %. range 6 east,
starting on fractional lot 3, in said
section, running thence east to the
opposite side of the river. Said dam
shall not exceed 10 feet high. A slide
at least two feet below the general
height of said dam must be made and
shall be located by the Wisconsin In
provement Company. This bill will
undoubtedly pass.
Another bill of local interest intro
duced by Mr.. Nash authorizes Messrs.
M. L. Bensley and Welcome Hyde to
erect and maintain q dam across the
Wisconsin river on section s, town %,
range east, starting on lot nine at or
near head of Nine Acre Island and
running thence easterly to the east
bank of the river. The dam shall not
exceed 6 feet in heighth and shall be
so constructed so as not to impede the
running of logs and lumber A slide
shall be constructed in said dam at
least one foot below the general heighth
of said dam. The Wisconsin Improv-
ment Company shall have the right to
locate the slide which shall be 60 feet
wide. This bill has passed the assem-
bly,.
Senator Comstock has introduced a
bill to organize the town of Grant in
Wood county. This is Mr.. Geo. Hile's
bill and reads as follows: Section l.
Township number twenty-five north,
of range two east, and township twenty
two north, of range three east, and the
west half of township twenty-five
north, of range four east, in the Co.
of Wood and state of Wisconsin, is
hereby organized into new town to
be called the town of Grant. Section
g The first town meeting in said town
of Grant shall be held on the first
Tuesday in April, 1885, at the school
house at Dextervilie, on section four
teen in said township twenty-five north
of range three east, and no notice of
said town meeting need be given, other
than the publication of this act Sec
zion g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage
and publication.
The farmers in the assembly can
vassed their members on the 18th on
the Agricultural College bill and found
the expressed opinion was divided in
the ratio of two-thirds against the BILL
1t will probably be killed in the COM
mittee room.
Madison was placarded on the morn
ing of the 18th with bills threatening
attorney Olin Of the Law and Order
League of this city with awful conse-
quences unless he refrained from furth-
er prosecutions against the saloon
keepers. Mr.. DIN has been remark
ably successful in the prosecution Of
his cases and has been the means of
bleeding the pockets of the violators
of the excise laws to large degree,
notwithstanding the fact that Judge
Braley is in league with the violators.
The better element of the city and
surrounding country are in sympathy
with the league. Law abiding people
can see no reason why saloon keeper
should not obey the laws Of the state
as other citizens do. Judge Braley is
a man six feet tall, has a massive
body and is probably sixty
years of age. He has more of the
animal than spiritual nature, and iudg-
ing from his outward appearance he
drinks slop about equal to any of his
dear ones whom he loves to shield
from the meshes of the law Mr.. Olin
however, is a strong. pure minded man,
and when trying his cases before the
Judge, has the satisfaction of knowing
his cause is righteous one, and there
fore stands like a rock in mid ocean,
He is pleasant in his manner but firm
IN his demands for justice and the
maintenance of law and order. One
cannot but admire his fearlessness and
senacity of purpose.
Senators Ring and Ginty have in
troduced quite number of important
bills and have thus far taken leading
part In the legislation of the state.