Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-21
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, March IL.

read. thanking the senate for It's endorse
rnent of mis- appointment. Among the
senate bills passed were the following
To prevent espionage at public elections
to secure more fully the independence OF
voters, to insure the secrecy of the ballot
and to provide for printing and distribu-
ting ballots at the public expense
Amending the laws relating to circuit
courts, so that the judge may appoint
four court commissioners during court
vacations. Adding to the original sen
sentence of reca ptured coIlvicts in the
state prison the time they were absent
from the prison. The committee on
state affairs reported back the county
option bill with a recommendation that
1t be indefinitely postponed. Sen. Love
Joy dissenting.
ASSEMBLY Senate bills passed: APP
propriating $4,000 To the governors con
tlngent fund for the years 1889 and 1890
Permitting village boards to require
property owners to remove all snow, rub
bish, ETC., from the sidewaIs n front OF
their premises. Assembly bills passed:
Permitting the ready removal of children
from the care of neglectful or abusive
parents or guardians. Specifying The
manner in which city and village insur-
ance com panies may be organized. To
authorize the county of Brown to issue
bonds to the amount of $4,000 to fund
its outstanding indeb sedness.
WEDNESDAY,, March l
SEEATE.-The following were among
the assembly bills passed: Authorizing
the state board of supervision to purchase
an acre of land adjoining the state hos
pital grounds. Providing for the more
ready transfer of boys between the state
industrial school for boys and the state
public school. Authorizing the city Of
Milwaukee to pension widows and chill
dren of members of the fire and police
departments killed n the performance of
their duly. Authorizing the establish
ment OF a permanent camp and rife
range at Camp Douglas for the Wiseon-
sin national guard, not more than $500
to be paid for the grounds and not more
than $4,000 for the improvement thereof.
The further consideration of the Taylor
railroad bill was sci for the goth inst,
when there will be a rally of forces. At
the evening session the county option
bill was killed by vote of % to 8.
AS ERBLY-Among the assembly bills
passed were the following: Prescribing
the manner of discharge of insolvent
debtors who make voluntary assignments.
Relating to the discOntinUance of state
roads. Requiring circuit court clerks TO
transmit TO the attorney general state
ment of all fines and forfeltUTes entered
during such term, - well as copies of all
papers in cases in which the state is in
terested. Requiring g district attorney
TO appear at any place in his county, up
on the request of the attorney general,
and to take testimony In any case in
which the state il Interested, and to make
full report IN writing to the attorney
general on the case. Providing that any
person who shall do great bodily harm to
another shall be liable TO from one to
five years. confinement in the state prison
or from three month to one year IN the
county Jail or by fine ranging from
5000 to $1,000.
THURSDAY, March IA.
SENArE.-Senate bills passed: Author
izing the state land commissioners to
loan the state trust funds at not less than
5 per cent per annum. Amer ding the
act relating TO houses of i'll fame so as to
increase penalties for the keeping of the
same. Appropriatiug annually to the
various agricultural and industrial as
sooiations of the stste 40 per cent. of the
amount of premiums paid by each as
ISOLATION the preceding year, providing
that where there is but one such in the
county not less than 5000 shall be re-
ceived by it. Granting the board of
charities and reform power to condemn
jails, police stations and lock-ups which
it considers dangerous to the life or
health of inmates, and if such places be
not put in proper condition within one
year after notice of the condemnation
has been served on the authorities, the
board shall file a notice with the clerk of
the circuit court in the county, and there
after it shall be unlawful to confne any
persons IN such condemned jail, police
station or lookup.
ASSEMBLY Assembly bills passed:
Providing that all the costs and expenses
Of county boards of equalization shall be
paid by the towns ciaes or villages whose
assessments ere raised by the report of
said boards. AppToprtating to Andrew
E. fillmore $880.50 in full for expenses in.
CURED by him IN eontesting the seat of
A. l.. Gray IN the assembly. Amending
Menomonie's charter. Authorizing the
city of Chippewa Falls to erect q bridge
over the Chippewa river and TO ISSUE
100000 in bonds for that purpose.
Authorizing the city of Menomonie to
borrow $24 900 to fund It's bonded indeat-
edness. Amending Fl Atkinson's Chart
er. To amend section 1858 of chapter
1S9 of the revised statutes, entitled of in
dictments, informatiors and proceedings
before trial.
FRIDAY, March Is.
SsNArE.-The following senate bills
were passed: Regulating the election
of supervisors IN counties contain
ing not less than 100000 population,
Amending the laws relating TO the
building and maintenance OF flooding
dams in Cawley creek, CLARK county.
Providing for the payment of certain
amounts into the county treasury bY ex-
ecutors, administrators and guardians in
lieu of fees in all counties whose
population exceeds 10000. Amending
the statutes relating to changes of venue.
Repeating an act requiring the town of
Grand Rapids TO poll its votes in elections
at polling place in the city of Grand
Rapids. Repeating an act authorizing
Wood county TO build and maintain q
pier bridge across The Wisconsin river
at Grand Rapids. Senate bill providing
for extra en- ployes of the Legislature and
fixing compensation for tie same, was in
definitely postponed. Senate Adjourned
until 7:30 o'clock Monday evening, the
18th.
Reconnaissance bills coneurrsd in
Requiring the erection and mainte-
nance of locks or guards at the front
and rear of frogs on railroad tracks
Providing that. when any person has
been convicted of any offense punishable
by imprisonment in the county iaiI-apd
il is alleged in the Indictment or proven
that he has before been convicted of Z