Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-23

shall be the same as those received by
constables. The salary of the
chief warden Is fixed at 81 200 per year
Other assembly bills were passed giving of
hcers fee of % cents for arresting each
tramp and 10 cents mileage. but where a
whole group are arrested at the same time
only one mileage may be claimed; giving
examiners for school certificates IS per day
instead of s.. Assembly bills were killed
changing the time of holding annual
school district meetings abont one week
and prohibiting any nonresident body or
squadron of armed or uuarmed men from
performing police duty within this state.
The bill for the taxation of logs wherever
found was ordered engrossed, after
a fight. L. a. Smith introduced a bill
authorizing the commissioner of public
lands to loan to Dunn county S65, 900 with
which to erect an insane asylum. The
bill apportioning the state into ten con-
gressional districts was ordered to a third
reading by a vote of 50 to %. The re-
trenchment committee made an unfavor-
able report on the senate bill appropriate
ing $4,000 with which to erect fire escapes
on the two state insane hospitals and it
was killed. The senate bill making an
appropriation of 500 for the erection
Of gymnasiums at the Plattville and White
water normal schools was ordered to a
third reading by vote of 81 to Is.
The Legislature will adjourn April 25.
FRIDAY, April II.
Senate Kennedy introduced a
bill permitting the land commissioners.
with the consent of the governor. to settle
the suits begun by the state against the
ex-treasurers. They must be settled with
IN four months or not at ALL The bill
specifies the amount. A senate bill was
passed making no rate of interest on
| Judgments per cent. Assembly bills
were concurred in to provide for a Wis.
consin National guard retired list; appro-
prlating 81 900 per annum for the main.
tenance of the rifle range at Camp Doug.
las; permitting the loaning of state trust
funds to the county of Dunn permitting
John Hummer, W. F. Bailey and others to
dam the Chippewa river between Eau
Claire and Chippewa Fails; for the publ,
cation of 5000 copies Of the blue book
to permit the building of a wagon bridge
across Black river, in the county Of La
! Crosse; to secure the better preservation
of game; to appropriate 800 to John
Jones,.of Madison, who was injured by the
fall of the capitol; slightly amending
the excise law and reducing fees for the
arrest of tramps. Assembly bills were
killed: to eXempG the town of Caledonia
Columbia county, from the operations OF
chapter 80, laws of 1885, and chapter $40
laws Of 1889; to forbid the manufacture Of
fraudulent butter and cheese; providing
for fshways in dams on Sugar river. in
Green county; browning for the removal
of county seats (atfecting only Barron coun.
ty; to limit the lien of Indebtedness upon
| the real estate of deceased persons; to regu,
late the inspection and navigation Of
steam vessels; and to define the liabilities
/ OF persons, companies and corporations,
In relation to damages sustained by their
employees.
Assenaby.-The legislative apportion-
ment bill was concurred in by vote of &c
to 26. 1t was exactly as originally re-
ported, though amendments were offered.
A bill was passed taxing logs upon the
bank of the stream instead of at the lsaw
mill. Mr.. Plummer offered an amend
ment, the effect of which was to requir-
| lOg-Owners to file statements which asses
sors as to how many and where the logs
were to be taxed under the law 1t was
adopted. Mr.. Osborn introduced bill
requiring boom and dam companies
to file reports of and pay license
to the state on business done. Assembly
bills were passed appropriating to Marie
| kunkle $4,000 for the loss of Der husband
in tie Milwaukee riot; amending the law
in relation to the compensation of the
conductor of teachers institutes; for fish
ways in dams in rivers and streams in
Jefferson aud Trempealeau counties and
| for fshways in dams in the Baraboo
river; amending the laws relating to in
corporations, trusts, annuities, etc., and
providing for the establishment of sixth
normal school, after being amended so
that the school will have to be erected at a
place north of township &c, and also that
| the locality where such school is to be
erected shall give ST., 900 to the school and
| proper site. Senate bills were concurred
| in allowing the village of Spring Green to
vote aid to a certain corporations; appro-
priating $4,000 each to the normal schools
at PIatteville and Whitewater to provide
more adequate facilities:of physical and
professional training; incorporating the
Odd Fellows insurance company; reap
portioniDg the state into congressional
districts and providing for change
of venue from the municipal to
the circuit court Of Dane county
The senate bill appropriating 81 1000 to
the State Firemens association for the
year 1892 was non-concurred in. An
other fight was made upon the bill reduc-
ing the rates on railroads to 2cents mile,
but it was killed. Other assembly bills
meeting similar fate were those extend
ing the provisions of the law relating to
the destruction of noxious weeds; amend
ing the law relating to text books; pro-
viding that railroad companies shall erect
scales at points where the shipment of
grain amounts to 5000 bushels of grain or
more.