Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-07

sent in by Sen. Persons provides that the
widows dover of her husbands estate
shall be oae-half instead of one-shird, as
under the present statute. The senate
adjourned until 10 o'clock Thursday
morning.
ASSEMBLY Five minutes after the
calling of the roll the messengers made
several circuits of the chamber collecting
petitions relating to houses of i'll fame,
and also petitions from hotel and inn
keepers, asking for the passage of q bill,
making it penal offense to defraud hotel
keepers out of their bills. The resolu-|
tious then came in fast, and when the
clerks desk was filed the speaker called
time and the clerk started to diminish the
pile. Among the bills introduced were
the following: Mr.. Barney, to amend the
&. 5. relating TO excise and the sale of in
| toxicating liquors. Mr.. Ring, forbidding
all formation of trusts and TO prevent
ucOnopolies. It makes it unlswful to
enter or to coRtinue any combination by
which the manufacture or production of
any artlcie of consumption is prevented or
restricted; TO make any agreement not
| TO manufacture or produce any article
below common standard figure, or by
| which it is agreed to sell at g certain
| price; to unite or consolidate, either di-
| rectly or through the creation of trusts
| for effecting or regulating the price of
| any article or preventing competition.
Ali contracts in violation of either of the
above stipulations are absolutely void.
| The purchases of any article or com
modify fror any individual, com pany or
corporation trarsacting business con-
| trary to the prohibition of this act can
not be compelled to pay for it, and may
| plead this act as a defense to any suit
brought against him. Adjourned until
| Thursday morning.
THURSDAY, Jan. 81.
| SENATE Thursday morning, the
31st, the senate received and referred
a great batch of petitions on "deps."
Among the bills presented was one by
Sen. Pond for the appropriation TO the
| Wisconsin state hospital, $133, 900; north
err hospital, S14S, 900; school for the
deaf, $S7 900; school for the blind, $40
900; industrial school for boys, S1O6, 900;
state prison, $4,000; state public school,
| $4,000; also TO provide for the relief of
INDECENT soldiers, sailors and marines,
| their wives, widows and children.
A bill offered by Sen. Reynolds pro-
vides that the rates for twenty four hours
for sleeping cars shall be 81 for an upper
berth, $3.50 for a lower berth, 50 so for
| section and "a for stateroom. Viola
tions of the provisions of this act
are to be punished by a fine of not
less than 800 nor more than $500.
A bill presented by Ser. Kempf, ex-
en- pts railway tracks, rights of way, de-
pot grounds and buildings, machine
shops, rolling stock and other property
necessary to the operation OF rail
ways, from assessment of taxes ex-
oept special levies for local purposes.
Further protection to sub cont tractors
was asked for by Sen. Dyson. A bill
submitted by Sen. Main asked for an
appropriation to Thomas Anderson of
capitol wing fell. A bill passed to change
the name of the Wisconsin Female
college at Fox Lake so Downer college.
AssEMBLY.-Thec clerk was kept busy for
about ten minutes reading petitions asking
! that more stringent laws be passed for
the suppression of houses of ill-fame
Mr.. Anderson presented a resolution
which was adopted and was met with
much favor, that all petitions relating TO
the alleged dens will be referred so the
Judiciary committe without presentation
to the assembly. Mr.. Mccoy, for the ap.
pointment of a joint committee TO iu-
vestigate as to the necessity for publ
cation of the reports now provided for by
law, also 60 look into the matter of state
printing. Several bills were introduced
when the assembly adjourned 10 o'clock
Thursday morning.
FRIDAY, Feb. L.