Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-12
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY FEB. 3

Sendte-The report of the lumber in
spector for the 9th district showed that
95,3l9, $50 feet of logs were scaled in that
district IN the last two years; appropria-
| ting $4,000 to the Wisconsin Dairymen's
association, and limiting the liens of debts
on tie estate os deceased persons to three
| years. The assembly bill repeating the
| Bennett law was concurred in.
| Assembly-Bills were introduced MAX
[ ing railroads responsible for injuries to
Employees caused by the neglect of COM
pany employees; providing for a uniform
lty OF text books and agaidst change
oftener than once in five years; appropri-
ating $4,000 for the establishment of an
institution for the care of the feeble minded
and creating the 10Th judicial circuit out
the counties of Marathon, Lincoln and
Oneida.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4.
Senate-The Fetzer- Scofeld election
was settled by the seating of Fetzer. The
act repeating the Bennett law was passed.
The nominations of Jeremiah Dabb, of
Ripon, as labor statistician and of DR.. A.
M. Kersten, of Chiffon, as inspector of
| illuminating oils, were confirmed.
Assembly-Bills were introduced Civ
ing national guardsmen 81 day while in
camp; giving $500 to the State Cranberry
Growers association; permitting notary
publics to perform marriage ceremonies;
repeating the local option law; permitting
sparrows to be killed; raising the age of
consent to IA years, and creating the coun-
| ty of Iron out of the south half of Ashland
county.
THURSDAY, (Feb. 81
Senate. - Senators Horn, Kingston,
Apple and Avery were appointed a com
mittee to consider the recommendations
made in the governors message. Bills
were introduced providing that private
and local laws need not be published in the
official state paper; repeating the la VS.
giving weekly newspapers 500 for the
| publication of local laws; forbidding ped
oilers to sell clothing; appropriating money
| to the various state institutions; the nomi
nation of J. w. Hume. Oshkosh, G. w.
Cate, Stevens Point and DR.. Jacob Mendel,
Milwaukee, as normal school regents, was
| confirmed.
Assembly.-Bills we've introduced MAX
ing the minimum rate of interest
on state trust funds Al in
stead OF per cent; appro--
|
court to retire on $4,000 annual pay after
reaching the age of IS and having served
| TO- years; providing that no highway can be
laid out or altered when the cost will be
$500, except by majority vote of the elect
ors in the town interested; requiring rail
roads to carry fire wood in lots as small as
car load Incorporating the city of
| Phillips; reducing the fees for arresting
| tramps; and forbidding contract convict
| labor. Billf were killed increasing the ma
tional guard to As companies, and one was
PASSED Incorporating the city Of Toma-
hawk
| FRIDAY FEB. 6,
Senate-A report showed the amount of
logs scaled in the 4th district for the past
two years to be 8,510,748. Bills were in
troduced providing for board of world 8
fair commissioners and for the appropria-
ton of $3.50, 900 for an exhibit; repeating
the law for the relief of ex-
union veterans. and appro-
priating $500 to Senator Fetzer to
cover expenses incurred in his contest for
the seat Ex-senator Sco6eld.
| Assenlbly-Bils were introduced re-
curing all fire insurance. policies TO
be identical in form; requiring deaf mutes
and blind children to be educated at the
the public expense when the parents are
unable to furnish an education; requiring
licenses 70 sell liquor to be granted to
pharmacists on application; reducing the
rate of interest'on tax roll certificates from
25 to IL per cent; forbidding any person
other than pharmacist from selling in
toxlcating patent medicines and authoriz-
ing sheriffs to offer 500 for the capture of
home thieves.
Both houses voted to receive no new
business after Feb,1 Z, and adjourned till
Feb. 10.