Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-03-30
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


Relating to the publication and dis
tributiOn of the Blue Book; authorizing
Carl Rhineschmidt and his assigns to
build and maintain a dam in Devil
Creek; providing for the place of trial
of certain actions: amending section
1858 of the revised statutes, relating to
the rate of interest; for an act to create
and establish a superior court in and
for Douglas county.
The following assembly bills We're
cOnCurred In
To ascertain and express the will Of
the people of the state upon the sub
ject of election of United States sena-
tors, was concu1Ted in: for the relief of
Matthias NIuench, and to appropriate 4
sum therein named; relating to ped
dlers and amending section 1870 Of the
revised statutes.
The assembly met at the usual hour
MeSSrS. Edmunds and McDonough
presented lengthy petitions in favor Of
the bill to provide Il state home for fee
bic minded, Mr.. McGillivray two peti-
tons for the purchase of Camp Randall,
!
( ces against compromise of the treasury
{ cases.
Senate bills were cOncurTed in to pro-
vide for calling special school district
meetings; to prevent excessive garnish-
ments and depriving debtors of their
exemption rights; relating to common
schools
Assembly bills passed: Prohibiting
the appointment Of sheriff, police and
other aTesting officers who are non
residents; to authorize Merrick Murphy
to build a dam across Oconto river.
Assembly bills We're killed: To author
ize, D. f. Smith and others to dam
Clam river in Polk county; to assist
persons unable to sustain their legal
rights in court; for the better preSer-
walton of village plats; to grant the
city of Greenwood the right to issue
bonds.
The committee of the whole obtained
] leave to sit again on the bills relating to
] inspection of Illuminating oils and to
create n state railway appraisal com
mission. The bill to investigate the
Australian system of land registry was
made Il special order for Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Delegise endeavOred to
secure pOstpOnement of action on the
bill to assist impecupious litigants, but
his motions were thrown to indefinite
poStpOnement.
The senate bill to appropriate $4,000
to the State Eiremen's association was
ordered to a third reading. Other Sen
ate bills ordered to q third reading:
Relating to weights and measures; au-
thOrizing the State Historical society to
sell certain real estate; relating to pur-
chase of SanbOrn and Berryman's annO-
tated statutes; appropriation to the
governors contingent fund.
Adjournment was taken till 1870 in
the evening
Roll call in the evening showed no
quorum present and, of course, no bus
mess was transacted.
Both houses adjourned until Tuesday
Madison, March 21.-Tne following
assembly bills were concu1red in:
Amending sections 1921 and 1924 of
the revised statutes, relating to the
adoption Of children.
Fixing the terms of the circuit court
in the twelfth judicial circuit.
Relating to the enlargement of GENE
terieS.
Relating to the municipal court of
Lincoln county.
To punish trespass upon public lands.
Amending section 1894 Of the revised
statutes as amended by section 3, chap
ter 146, of the laws Of Wisconsin for
the year 1882, and chapter 253 of the
laws Of Wisconsin for the year 1889,
relating to secretaries Of town insurance
companies.
Assembly bill relating to the distribu-
ton of the blue book, having been made
the special order, it was taken up.
Senator Lees took the floor in oppo-
sition to the bill. Senator Spensely
did not agree with Senator Lees; Sen
ator Kennedy opposed the bill, and pro-
nounced it gigantic steal
The bill was cOncurred in by vote
Of 10 to A.
The assembly convened at 10 o'clock
But two petitions were presented, both
favoring the bill to provide a school
for the feeble-minded. Three remon-
strances came in, two of which referred
to fish bills already dead, and one
against a division of La Crosse county
to give additional territory to Trempea-
leau county
Senate bills We're concurTed in:
Relating to weights and measures.
To authorize State Historical society
tC sell rea4 estate.
To provide for the purchase of San
born Il Berryman's annotated statutes
To appropriate $1,000 per annum to
the governors contingent fund
The assembly bill to regulate the
manner Of conducting elections and to
preserve the purity and secrecy of the
ballot was passed, and Mr.. Ringle called !
up as special order the bill to author
ize E. D. Brown and others to build
dam across Wisconsin river in Lincoln /
county. There We're various motions
to re-refer and to lay over, and con-
siderable desultory discussion by !
MeSsrs. Ringle, GaynOr, Putnam, Per- !
kns, Smith and Austin, after which |
the motion to re-refer was lost, and the /
substituted adopted. On |
the question Of ordering to a third read !
ing Mr.. Perkins opposed and Mr.. Ringle |
the BILL which passed to
third reading with few dissenting votes.
In the evening the assembly passed
the following bills:
To protect trade and commerce