Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-02

compensation of attorneys who defend in
digent persons; authorizing county
boards to fix the fees of the circuit court
clerks; to regulate the business of
accident, live stock, plate glass. steam
boilers and fidelity insurance. and amend
ing the law regulating the fees of physi-
cIans; bill was passed Incorporating
the city of Greenwood and a senate bill
was killed which provided tor the dis
charge Of mortgages after they shall have
run 20 years with no permit being made
hereon.
WEDNESDAY, March %.
Sendte.-Senate bills were passed pro-
viding for the publication Of is, 900 rail
road maps hienniallv and returning to
jackson county certain swamp land
money. Assembly bills were concurred
IN forbIdding the employment in factor
les, etc, of children under IA years of
age, authorizing VIM. Sauntry and others
TO build dam in Douglas and other ad-
lournlng counties; giving justice
cout jurors four cents mileage and in
cooperating the city of Greenwood The
bill governing the commitment of child
rem to the state school was discussed but
action on it was deferred.
4sSentbiy.-A senate joint resolution
was concurred in accepting certain money
voted by congress in behalf of agricultural
education. Assembly bills were passed
forbldding the sale, by dealer, of cigars,
cigarettes or tobacco to minors, after such
dealer has been forbidden to do so by pa
rents; permitting D. Graham, E. c. Allen
and l. } Cook TO dam the Wisconsin river
IN Oneida county; permitting the T, demp-
ton OF property sold under a mortgage
within one year by prying the principal
and the rate OF IN crest stipulated in the
mortgage: confirming police duties on hui
name society officers; am nding the char
tiers of Portage and Kewaunce; giving the
owner of a stallion a en- on the
progeny for service; fixing the charge for
booming logs IN Beef slough at Is cents
per thousand feet and making it a mis-
demeGnor for a hunter or fisherman to
enter upon lands without the consent of
their owner. This last bill gave rise to
long debate, in which Messrs. Warden,
Baily and Dawson opposed the measure
and Messrs. L. H. Smith, Winans, Brown,
Thompson and Williams favored it. The
bill providing for an extra 81 500 clerk
In the state superintendent office was
killed, as were also the bill requiring fish
ways to be placed in all dams permitting
the state trust funds to be invested in
school district bonds and changing the
punishment for larceny.
THURSDAY, March 26.
Standardization en- the veto of the
Waupaca veterans home bill was pospon-
ed till Tuesday by vote of % to 7. The
bill IN relation to the commitment of chill
dren to state institutions was passed after
debate by vote of 20 to Z. Senate bills
were passed making the delivery of cor
poratlon stock a sufficient transfer of title;
providing that no change of venue shall be
taken from the Dane county municipal
court to the circuit court except
on the ground of prejudice of the
Judge; creating a municipal court for
Dunn county; repeating the law permit
ting certain persons to build bridge
across the river at Grand Rapids; authoriz-
ing Fl. c. Payne to build a dam at Bah
cock; authorizing Grand Rapids and Cen
traiia to build bridge, and requiring
sherltfs to Sc We all papers delivered to
him.
Assemb7y-The bills for the dchargei of
mortgages of 20 years standing and for
increasing the library clerks salary in the
state uperintendnnt's office $500 a year
were revived and they were referred to
committees. A senate bill was concurred in
creating a municipal court for Langlade
county; an assembly bill was passed au-
thorlzlng the state to loan 100000 to
Portage county; the bill fixing a 2 cent
passenger rate on the St. Paul and Mort h
western roads led to a lively fight, butt
was finally made special order for Apri
2. Mr.. Osborn offered joint resolutio,
for a constitutional amendment requiring
the election of United States senators by
the people.
FRIDAY, March o.
Senate bills were concurred
in prohibiting the peddling of election
tickets in Milwaukee; reducing the rate on
tax sale certificates from Is to Is per cent:
and to provide for better school attendance
This last measure is the democratic caucus
bill which takes the place of the Bennett
law.
assembly bills were passed for
bidding the manufacture OF butter and
cheese from anything but milk; providing
that registration of electors shall not be
necessary In spring elections In cities
having a less population than
10000; giving the right of action
to a dependent sister or brother;
providing that the expense of printing
and distributing ballots shall be a county
charge; PERMITTING county boards to select
repositories for public funds; making it a
misdemeanor for a man to own a dog
known to be vicious; requiring polls to be
kept open till s p. NJ in all places having
a population of over 10000; for the better
protection of quail, and permitting the
electors at town meeting to determine
whether the overseers of highways shall
be ex-oficio commissioner of noxiou
weeds; assembly bills were killed forbid
ding any deer to be shipped out of Ocontt
county, providing that malice shall not b.
presumed in alleged libelous publications,
Senate bills were concurred in Incorporate
ing the city of Colby, and giving county
judges S. per day while examining insane
patients.