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

beer to be properly marked; abolishing
the state board OF charities, aad to trans
Ter Its duties TO the board of supervision:
appropriating s. 900 to Marie Kunkel,
widow of Franz Kunkel. who was killed
during the Bay View riots: forbldding the
employment of Pinkertons in this state;
requiring loan and building associations
to deposit cash or good approved bonds
with the state treasurer instead OF mort
cages. as they are now permitted to do;
Tor the prevention of fraud in the matter
of baking powder; regulating the driving
of logs on northern rivers forbiddine dis
crlmlnat1on IN insurance contracts: provid-
ing for the election of presidential elect
Ors by congressional districts and to
create the high salaried office of public
printer, the incumbent of which shall be
elected by the people and be state officer
WEDNESDAY, FEE. Is.
Senate.-A few local bills were passed
and the committee on elections was author
lied to submit suitable amendments to the
Cooper election law.
Assembly.-A resolution eulogiziug the
late Admiral Porter was adopted. The
governor transmitted from the legislature
OF the state of Kansas to the Wisconsin
Legislature, calling attention to the fact it
had elected delegates to a commercial
congress Of all states lying between the
Ohio river and the Pacific ocean. The
date is fixed at April Is, and Kansas City
proposed as the place. The resolutions
suggest four senators and five assembly
men as the proper number of repre-
sentatives.
Bills were passed extending the juris.
diction of justices of the peace, empew-
ering guardians to compromise damages
against their wards; providing that when
an appeal is taken from Justice court
the action shall be tried in the county
where the cause originated, and permit.
ting married female lawyers to act as
court commissioners, assignees and re-
ceivers.
THURSDAY, Feb. 10.
Senate.-Both houses adopted resolutions
against free silver coinage and in eulogy
# The late Admiral Porter. In the senate
Senator Kempf reported back the
bill relating to the deposit of state funds
in banks. 1t constitutes the governor,
secretary Of state and state treasurer a
beard Of finance. This board is author
lied to receive bids specifying the rate of
interest that will he paid upon the public
funds to be deposited with the bidder. No
| bid shall be received until the bidder de-
posits $1,000 in the state treasury as a
guaranty Of good faith The board is to
meet on the third Monday in
June of each year to open all
bids. The funds are to be loaned
to the person, association OR corpora
! ton offering to pay the highest interest
The surety bond of the deposit institu.
tlons is fixed at the same amount as the
present bond of the state treasurer The
state treasurer must make statement
each week of the amount of money ex
pended during the week and the amount
of cash on hand over $1,000. The treas
urer is relieved from all responsibility fol-
| the funds.
| Assembly.-The assembly discussed the
child labor sill, but came to no conclusion
FRIDAY, FEB. 20.
Senate-Both houses ordered 100 guns
fired in the capital on Washington's birth
day.
The senate killed bill That sought t.
require county clerk fees to be paid il
advance.
Assemb7y.-The assembly bill was kill
ed that provided for the organization of /;
gattling gun squad at GAINESVILLE. The
bill was also killed making the owners O.
road engines weighing over six tons re
| sponsible for damage to all highways anC
bridges. Action ON the proposition tt
permit ten jurymen to give a verdict IL
civil cases was deferred for six days.
| Both houses adjourned till Feb "a.