Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-26
Our Legislature.
IMPORTANT MEASURES INTRODUCED.

Sherman. Bills were introduced:-to
repeal laws providing for preservation
and recount of ballots; to prevent re-
moval of dependent children from pri-
vate to public charitable institutions
except for good cause; to protect persons
alleged to be insane; amendment in re-
lation to taxation of witness fees; pro-
viding for school for feeble minded;
to establish an intermediate prison for
non professional prisoners; appropriate
ing $4,000 for fire escapes on state and
northern insane hospitals; prohibiting
sale of unwholesome mea.; to prevent
the adulteration of vinegar; to make
Sept. 1st labor day legal holiday; pro-
viding for appointment as brevet liel-
tenants to the national guard, students
who have completed military course in
University; appropriating $1,000 TO E.
Z. Schoteld for contested election ex-
penses; to create to seventeenth judicial
circuit out of the sixth and eighth cir
cults; relieving Winona Mutual Benefit
Association from operation of insurance
laws; relating to deposit of state funds
and regulating salary of Treasurers; to
provide for continent of habitual
drunkards as insane; to punish drunken
ness; authorizing the dairy and food |
commissioner and Wisconsin Dairy As
ISOLATION to adopt trade mark; auth
orizing Fond du Lac to borrow money |
for school purposes; repeating the law
relating to bounty on wild animals;
appropriating $1,000 to the Wisconsin
State Firemans Association; authorizing
bridge across Rock river at Koshwaun-
akee; confering upon wards of cities
rights to make contract for improve
ments; to facilitate foreclosure of land
In the Assembly on the 18th, resolu-
tons in memory of General Sherman |
were passed. Bills were introduced as /
follows:-to make the scribner rule the |
standard for sealing logs; to make
Oconto permanent camping ground for
second regiment, w. N. g.; appropri-
ating 800 annually to the Wis. Sheep
Breeders and Wool Growers Association;
to abolish the Office of state Insurance
to confer civil and GRIM
inal jurisdiction on county court of
Mar athon county; to establish sixth |
normal school; providing for state bank
examiner; fixing compensation to news
papers publishing laws at $50; appro-
priating $4,000 for construction of new
buildings at state fish hatchefies; ex-
empting independent order of Forresters
from operation of state insurance laws:
providing for the publication and dis
tribution of 5000 copies of the blue
book; authorizing Mineral Point to bor-
row money; authorizing Manitowoc to
borrow money; TO abolish the state
board of supervision and the state board
OF charities and reform and creating the |
state board of control; making an ap-
for the establishment of a
silk worm station; to compel railroad |
companies to maintain joint platforms
and waiting stations at functions; to
protect fruit growers against destructive
birds; to protect Quail; providing for
marking of adulterated beer; to exempt
wide tired wagons from taxation; to |
send children to school between and IS
years at least twelve weeks in a year;
appropriating to Maria Kunkel $4,000 |
for killing of husband during Milwau-
kee riots: to prohibit Pinkerton detec-
liver from coming into the state; for
further destruction of noxious weeds to |
establish state board of medical ex-
aminers; authorizing tax to restore
money to trust funds; to re-
store capital punishment; authorizing
Superior to borrow money; to establish |
a stale Normal school at Eau Claire; to |
provide for the election of a public |
printer; to create city and village in
surance companies.
In the Senate bills were introduced
providing that the shipping of grain
shall not be delayed when cars are
loaded; providing for tax commits
sioner; relating to the manufacture and
branding of cheese; authorizing dairy
and food commissioner to seize upon
food or articles for examination.
In the Assembly bills were introduced:
.re.enacting the compulsory educa-
tional law of 1879; creating the county
of Butternut; fixing fees of medical ex-
perts; authorizing dam in Shawano
county; exempting independent sons of
Israel from insurance laws; allowing
county board to fix salary of clerk of
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