Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-26
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Feb. II.

This was the final day for the introduce
ton of new bills, over 500 were presented.
Senate.-The most important bills in
troduced were the following; Repeating
the law providing for the preserva-
ton and recount of ballots; giving jurors
in circuit courts six cents per mile for
mitment of insane persons to iails and
ably discharged soldiers may vote
their attention to become citizens
appropriating $4,000 for the building of
a home to be known as the Wisconsin
home for the feeble minded, to be erected
at any suitable location; establishing an
Intermediate prison and appropriating
$50, 900 therefor; regulating the manufac,
ture and sale of cider vinegar; making
September 1st a legal holiday and that
day TO be known as artizans' day; making
The office of postmaster elective; providing
for the commitment CT habitual drunk
ards the same as insane persons; regulat'
ing the manufacturing Of cheese; provld-
ing that the shipping of grain shall not
be delayed when the cars are loaded; and
allowing the Wisconsin dairy association
10 get a trade mark in the manufacture of
cheese.
Assembly-Mr. Winans offered the fol-
lowing resolutions which were adopted by
a rising vote, as was also the case In the
senate.
WHEREAS, He who planned and led the army of
the west in the march to the has fought his last
earthly battle. and
WHEREAS, 4 OF only America, but the nations of
the world acknowledge him to have been one of
few great generals of the age, and
WHEREAS, His sudden and unexpected death
has caused universal sorrow and awakened the
sympathy of our people to sense OF their irrep-
able loss, therefore
Resolved by the senate the assembly concur
ring. Pat the Legislature of the state of Wlscon-
sin, Common with all the people of the state:
have learned with deep sorrow OF the death OF
Gen. William T. Si.rman.
Resolved. That we, the representatives OF Wis
consln, In legislature assembled, expressing the
united voice Of all the people OF the state deeply
Resolved, That we extend TO his family and to
the surviving members OF the old command our
sincere and heartfelt condoiance and Sympathy mp
Resolved, That an engrossed copy or these reso-
lnions be transmitted by the governor 10 the fam
lily of the deceased.
Bills were introdueed: Reducing the
time in which text books nay be changed
from three to two years; providing for a
uniform liquor license; providing for the
better instruction of undertakers In their
various duties; making the Scribner rule
the standard for scaling logs; forbidding
the placing of telephones 10 houses of ILL
repute; abohshing the Office of insur-
ance commissioner; for the establish
ment of another normal school; giving S25
instead of SlO0 for publishing the laws;
the liquor license In towns having
within their boundary city or village with
q population of 5000 or less from $1,000
to 81 900; for the annual printing of only
600, copies of the blue book, and cutting
off schools from receiving them; "a" propriat- !
ing s12 900 annually to the farmers in
stitutes; authorizing the loaning by the
state of $4,000, to the La Crosse fair as
re-enacting the compulsory law
Of 1889, and also an alternative one, requir-
ing children between and Il years to
attend school; to prevent the destruction
Of navigation siu the st. Croix river; alb
olishing the state board of supervision and
and state board of charities and reform,
and creating the state board OF control
to consist of six persons. each of whom
shall have mammal salary Of $1,000 and |
MS expenses paid; appropriatino 5000 to |
Patrick Carey, who was injured In the
capitol disaster; also protecting fruit |
growers against destructive birds, also for
he perfection of quails; requiring bogus J