Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-02-19

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printing Of ballots, ETC., are charged to
city IN which it takes place; and the county
! election expenses to be charged to the
county. Another bill was introduced
amending the law relating to appropriation
| tor teachers Institutes. 1t increa.ed the
amount available, from S., 900 to $4,000.
Still another bill is to amend chapter 1l9
OF the revised statutes, entitled ''of place OF
trial. 1t provides for the payment of the
cost of trial by the county In which the
trial occurred to the county in which it was
tried.
The following bills were passed: Trans
ferring TO the Uuited States the site for a
government building at Sneboygan;
amending the law concerning the crime of
rape, making conviction punishable by
Imprisonment not less than fifteen nor
more lhan thirtvfiva years, and fixing the
age OF consent at twelve years of age;
changing the term of court In the Ninth
judicial circuit. The speaker announced
the appointment Of the following new
committees:
Dill.
On re-apportionment-M essrs. Winans.
Samson, Briggs. Keogh, Gray, Tracy,
Cheney. Textor. Taylor, Babcock, Osborn,
Rosenkranz and Dixie.
A series of resolutions passed By the
Rock county association of the Patrons of
Husbandry were presented and read. They
asked for reform covering all kinds of leg
lslation and caused good deal of laughter
Mr.. Osborn introduced resolution au-
thorlzlng the attorney general to submit
to the house an opinion as to whether the
| loaning of state funds to banks by the
state treasurer without authority of law
does not release the bondsmen of the
treasurer from liability.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. IL.
Senate.-A resolution was offered by
Senator Clawson, reading as follows:
WAEREAs, His excellency, George W.
Peck, governor of this state, in his mes
sage to the legislature at the opening of
the present session, calls attention to the
law which requires the state treasurer to
keep the funds in the vaults of the treas
ury; and
WHEREAS; 1t has been officially an
nounced by his excelency, the governor,
that the state treasurer, John Hummer,
'has received from the bank interest On
the public funds therein; and
WHEREAS, 1t oppears from said Of
fetal statement of his excelIency. the gov
ernor, that the state treasurer has loaned
| the public funds to certain banks; there
fore
Resolred, That the Hon. John Hummer,
state treasurer, be and is hereby respect
fully requested to communicate to the SEN
ate in writing, at the earliest possible
time, a full and complete statement show
ing the amount of money in the state treas
ury on the first day of February, 1891. and
the amount of money actually in the
vaults of the state treasury on that day:
the amount belonging to each fund; the
amount loaned from each fund.- the con-
dltlons of each loan; the name and loca-
ton OF each bank, person or corporation
to whom the same may be loaned; the rate
Of interest at which the same is loaned
the kind and amount of security taken
therefor and by what authority of law
said John Hummer, state treasurer, has
loaned said public funds.
The assembly joint resolution providing
for committee of two from the senate and
three from the assembly to investigate the
affairs of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Cured in. The chair appointed as senate
members of the committee Senators Fetzer
and Conner. A bill was introduced to
suppress foul brood among bees. 1t pro.
vides for state inspector of bee broo1s,
who shall examine broods Of bees and de-
stroy such as are found to be foul. the
owner receives 81 for each brood so de-
stroyed. and the inspector to receive $3.50
per day and expenses Other bills were:
Authorizing the state board of supervision
to purchase 4O-acre tract of land adjoin-
ing the premises of the Northern hospital
at q cost not to exceed 400;
taxing water power in the taxing precinct
wherein it is located; and providing for
the punishment by death of convicts serv-
ing life sentence in state prison who shall
comm murder. Bills were passed
changing the time of the circuit court in
the ninth judicial circuit, was concurred
in, and authorizing the state treasurer to
credit to the Omaha company SO AL Al
enormously collected from the company for
the year 1888 In excess of the regular
tax.
Assembly-Tne house was occupied
women to be assigneess, court commission
ers, ETC., which came ND On a special order
from Friday last. An amendment was
offered giving the privilege to married
women tngaged in the practice Of law on !,
and IL long discussion followed, resulting
in the passage of the amendment.
The resolution of Mr.. Osborne asking
for an opinion Of the Encouragement as to
whether the luaning of the funds of the
state without authority of law relieved
the bondsmen of the state treasurer from
libility caused debate and was finally
refer ed to the judiciary committee. The
following bills were introduced: to repeal
the law creating the Office of the state
treasury agent and requiring the payment
OF pedpler sllcense; amending sectioL445
OF the revised statutes so that the poison
ing of dog or the cruel treat menG is made
an otfense punishable by fine or imprison-
meDt; to increase the payof the members
OF the board of examiners of ap-
plicants for state teachers certif-
Gates from s. to $40 per day;
appropriating to the st. Vincent Infant
asylum of Milwaukee S5,000 to prevent
the use of dogs In hunting game birds in
the state; amending the local option law
by changing the date Sept. l9 on which
election shall be held and making 1t the
day on which town meetings are held, and
permitting elections to be held once IN
three years; concerning the construction
and repair of bridges in towns; providing
that mutual or accident insurance compaD-
les. that apply for ii chatter, appoint an
attorney upon whom process may be
served;| extending the time for fling a
lien from SIX months to one year; to amend
the laws relating to fishing In Inland
waters; and to provide board OF hive trus-
| tees for the Wisconsin school for the deaf;
another bill provides that not less than ten
persons can organiza corporation for the