Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-19

and had therefore enacted them.
Mr.. Brown wanted sentiment to be elm
mated from the question and the natter
considered in practical way, and in the
light of present conditions and prejudices
He believed every man in the legislature
cherished prejudices against colored peo-
pie and would object to associating with
them ON terms of equality He did not
want to discuss the rightfulness or the
wrongfulness of the matter, but from a
rational. practical, common sense and
every day standpoint Mr. Krez thought
the negro should have no further remedies
in law than the white man. After further
discussion the bill was ordered to d third
reading as it came from the judiciary
committee. 1t mentions only inns
The speaker appointed Messrs. Warden,
Mcclellan and Philip Rossman as the
house members of the joint committee on
adjournment.
Senate bills were concurred in amending
the charters of the cities of Fl. Atkinson.
Baraboo and Ashland, and creating mu-
niclpal court for Langlade county.
THURSDAY, March II.
Both houses adjourned for the day out of
respect to the memory of Assemblyman
John Edwards, Of Wood county, who died
at the Park hotel, Madison, at p. M,
March II. He had been suffering for some
time with a complication of stomach
troubles and which also affected the kid
neys. He was only in his seat few
times since the opening of the
| session. Mr.. Edwards was born in Eng
land Sept. Is, 1881. He came to Wiscon-
sin the next year with his parents, who
settled at Hazel Green, Grant county. In
1851, he with some others, was seized with
the gold fever and moved to California
where he resided eight years. In 1859 he
returned to Wisconsin and settled at Port
Edwards, where he has since resided. Mr..
Edwards received common school educa-
ton and was lumberman by occupation.
He has held many public offices, having
been school treasurer in his town since
1860. a period of over 80 years. He has
been postmaster Port Edwards since 1864,
a period of rs years, chairman of the
board of supervisors since 1873, chairman
of the county board in 1884 and 1885, He
was elected a delegate to the national
convention held at st. Louis in 1888 and
to the state convention in 1890. He has
elected to the assembly in 1890.
The body was taken to Wood county, the
Legislature in a body escorting it to the
depot. Legislative committee accom-
panied the remains home. The desk of the
dead member has been almost hidden
among flowers. This is the ninth death
among members during sessions of the
legislature since the organization of the
state government
FRIDAY. March Is.
Senate. Senator Conner offered a Joint
resolution of thanks to the Illinois legisla-
ture for electing John NJ. Palmer to the
United States senate. 1t was referred to
the committee on federal relations.
Assembly.-Bills we're ooncurred in as
follows: Amending the charter of Su-
perlor; legalizlng certain plot of Mil
waukee, and creating the Sixteenth judi
cial circuit out of Lincoln, Oneida and
Marathon counties.
Senate-Bills were passed amending
the charter of Two Rivers and creating
the Seventeenth Judicial circuit out of the
counties of Clark, Jackson and Eau Claire.
Senator Green's joint resolution, accepting
on behalf of the state the direct war tax re-
funded to Wisconsin, was unanimously
adopted. Bills were indefinitely postpon-
ed as follows: Relating to state road in
Outagamie county; repeating the law Civ
ing newspapers 500 for publishing the
session laws.
DISQUALIFICATION a long debate the
senate bill appropriating $4,000 to thu
Waupaca veteran home was coneurred
in. Messrs. Dodge and Desmond spoke
in opposition to it and Messrs. Krez,
Brown and Mead for it. The vote on the
~ 70 ~ 70
was rejected by vote of SO to 81, but it
passed by vote of 80 to 5-the negatives
being Messrs. Briggs, Billiard, Dawson,
Dodge, Jennings, Leonhardy, Meioy and
Taylor.
| The following bills were passed: Fixing
| the interest Of loans of trust funds at AZ
per cent; PERMITTING the organization of
insurance companies for the insurance of
property against other agencies than fire
or lightning; the Desmond education bill
two bills amending the laws relating to
circuit and county courts.
The senate bill creating the 18th judicial
circuit out of the 9TH and Sth districts was
concurred in. Horns bill, limiting the rate
of interest on mortgage judgments to Z
per cent. was discussed for half an hour or
more. Mr.. Hail spoke in favor of the bill.
| MT. DOuSe UHOuSuU III lOOkeu iOWdTu Tile
: violation of contracts. Mr.. Sampson held
that the law would be a blessing to TIE
poor man. Mr.. Babcock maintained that
such law would be premium on the re-
pudiation debts. Mr.. Larsin also spoke
favoring the bill, and it was ordered to a
third reading. Among the house bill
killed were the following: Amen ding
the highway laws; empowering the secre
tary of state to have published the gen.
eral. private and local laws in book form
when an edition shall have become ex-
hausted; permitting the state to borrow
money to pay its indebtedness to the trust
funds.
The bill to give weekly papers $50
instead of slO0 for publishing the laws
came back from the printing committee
with the recommendation that it be
killed, but on motion of Neal Brown it
it was referred to the committee on Re-
| trenchment
SATJRN,S RINGS.