Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-04-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
w ENEspAY. Anril S.


sections 1853 and 1854 of the revised
statutes, relating to the assessment OF
taxes; to repeal section of chapter 443 of
the laws of 1889, relating to the preser.
Walton of game; for the preservation OF
fish IN Trout run, Jackson county; provid-
ing for the punishment of the own ers of vi
cious dogs; fordidding theshooting of quail
in Walworth, Rock, Jefferson, Waukesha,
and Racine counties until
Sept l, 1894; to regulate the booming OF
legs In Beef slough and allowing voters
at town meetings to determine whether
overseers of highways shall be
commissioners of noxious weeds.
A senate bill was passed authorizing the
trustees of county asylums to appoint the
physician and superintendent and the
to appoint all other en-
ployes. An assembly Till was killed to
relieve members of the life saving and
ilgut house service from the payment of
poll tax. Senate bills were killed relating to
the purchase of lands for the state blind
and to encourage the construction
of the Bee Line and Superior railroad.
The bill to abolish the office of state vater-
marian coming up on a recommendation
took the floor IN opposition. Then fol-
lowed Senators Clawson, Main, Kidd and
Bechtner with brief speeches in favor of
the recommendation. The bill was in
definitely postponed by a vote of Is to II.
Senator Bechtner moved that the appor-
tionment bill lie over until Friday morn
ing. The motion was lost by strict party
vote and the bill ordered t. third read
ing.
Assemby.-Many petitions for and
against bill No. 481, admitting all fra
ternal insurance companies to do business
in the state without license, were pre-
sented. Mr.. Osborn's joint resolution
providing for the election of United States
by the people was adopted. AS
sembly bills were passed to enable church
to form insurance con-
panies for the purpose of insuring church
property; regulating the speed of road
engines on highways; to prevent deception
In the sale of cheese: amending the laws
the construction of side tracks
to mills, lumber yards and elevators; fix
ing the compensation of weekly news
papers for publishing the laws at $50 (the
vote was Al to 29), and fixing the capital
at which building and loan associations
can be formed at 100000, one-quarter of
which sum shall be actually paid in
An assembly bill was killed grant
ing unlimited state certificates to
graduates of the German American SEM
mary at NJ iwaukee; altering and organic
ing joint school districts; for the consolida-
ton of road districts; two, regulating the
fees of physicians; prohibiting the building
Of tunnels in Milwaukee; providing for the
deposit of county funds; relating to the re-
moval of school district officers; for uni
form text books; amend the laws con-
the examination of persons for
teachers certificates and prohibiting an
alderman Or any city officer from having
an interest in any city contract.
THURSDAY, April 9.
Senate. An attempt was made to re-
vive the bill to abolish the office of state
but it failed by vote of 16 to
Is. A bill was introduced by Senator
Conner to fix the time for holding terms
Of the court of the sixth judicial circuit !;
4 bill was passed to incorporate the city
Of Monroe; assembly bills were concurred
in to authorize Portage county to borrow
,
avs of 1887, relating to fishing industries;
and to appropriate $40 to each clergyman
who has otficiated as chaplain of the leg
stature during the present session. The
Joint resolution of the assembly,
liking the time for final adjourn
ment at April %, was concurred in.
Assembly, assembly wasted much
Of the morning session In debate over two
bills, one to appropriate $1,000 to the in
lustrial school for girls in Milwaukee,
and the other was on the measure abolish
ng the laws of 1889 which makes up a
deficit in salary of court reporters figured
1T $1,000 per annum. The girls school
oil originally called for $28 600 hnt had
oeen amended to call for on y $1,000.
Mr.. Burke opposed the appropriation on
he ground that it is state institution
controlled by private corporation and
wherein certain religious doctrines are IN
;ulcated. Mr.. Brown declared that the
Industrial school for girls was owned by
he state and chat the state can at any
ime take possession of it. He denied
hat it was sectarian school. Mr.. Des-
nond said the school was sectarian and
he opposed the grant for that reason, as
lid also Mr.. Michigan. Mr.. Dodge also
Ooked askance at the school. Mr.. Osborn
titutions like this one. The bill
vas passed by vote OF 63 to 26. The
curt reporters bill provoked a debate but
vas ordered to third reading, If passed
t will save the state about $4,000 per
ear. Assembly bills passed were appro-
'riating 81 900 each for the years 1912
or the improvement of the Wisconsin
life range; amending the laws relating to
own insurance organizations; providing
or the removal of encroachments on high
ways; providing for the incorporation of
rust, annuity, guaranty, safe deposit and
ecurity companies. which fixes the capital
t any such organization at not less than
300 900 and not more than S., 900, 900.
he senate joint resolution accepting
be direct war tax from the gov
rnment was concurred IN. At the
vening session the railway co-employe |
ill was killed. 1t is practically Identical
18th the law enacted in 1873 and after |
yard repealed. The measure aroused a
,ng debate, the bill being favored by
Iessrs. Briggs, Winans. Larsln and Wat
IN, and opposed by Messrs. Keogh and |!
abcock. The vote to Kill it was As to 40 |
1 its favor The bill was ordered to third |
eading which provides for the stricter
equation of fraternal insurance compan-
IS. A bill was passed making Is miles
er hour the maximum speed at which |
ailway trains shall be run in cities.
FRIDAY, April 10.
Senate-The joint resolution providing
n an amendment to the constitution
the enactment of special
Iws for the government Of cities was
assed after a debate. Other bill were
assed as follows: Appropriating $780,
10 10 provide facllitie. for physical and
training at the Platteville and
-ilwaukee normal schools; limiting to
n days during one term of Office the time
hich members of county boards in
,unties having less than 1900 ponula-