Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-03-09
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES

Bills We're introduced as follows:
BY Senator Kingston, limiting the
aggregate OF taxes to be legally levied
in the state.
By Senator Morton, to extend the
registration laws to towns and villages
with a population of $500 or more;
also, to provide for the collection of
insurance taxes in villages.
BY Senator Bashford, to alter the
boundaries of joint school district No. B.
in the towns of Blooming Grove and
Fitchburg. Dane county.
By Senator Lees, providing for the
payment Of a license fee by express
companies; also, for the payment Of
license fee by the owners Of palace,
drawing room or sleeping car compan-
les.
A Joint resolution presented by Sen
ator Kennedy authorizing the dropping
of proceedings against the late state
tl-eaSurers, Kuehn and Baetz, was laid
over under the rules.
The assembly held an evening session
and house bills We're passed as follows.
| Authorizing the Ahnapee & Western
railway to bridge Sturgeon bay; relat-
/ ing to the Indebtedness of Jefferson:
permitting circuit court clerks to APP
point more than one deputy; authoriz-
ing the county Of Dunn to maintain
ferry across the Chippewa river; rela-
tive to terms Of the county cOurt for
Columbia county; for the severe punish
ment of crimes against nature.
Assembly bills were killed as follows:
Reducing the rate of interest on tax
certificates from 10 per cent to 10;
limiting the amount to $500 which the
state shall allow to a, person making
a contest for Il seat in the legislature;
permitting town, village and city treas
urcrs to sue insurance companies for
( the recovery Of forfeitures to fire COM
panies.
The chair announced the appointment
of MesSrs. EdmundS Brauer and Hall
as the house committee to investigate
railway licenses.
! Bills, exclusive Of scores of dead
heads, We're introduced as follows:
By Mr.. GaynOr, relating to the stock
Of the Wood County Agricultural So
ciety; also to prevent fraud on life in-
surance companies.
BY Mr.. Hall, pertaining to voluntary
assignments, also relating to the license
fees Of railways; also regulating the
rate of interest on loans of trust funds;
also, to provide county and city de
pOsitors: also for the appointment OF a
committee of q state commission Of
three members to appraise railway
valuations in the state to the end that
systems of taxation and rates, equitable
to both railways and the people. may
be established. The pay OF each com
missioner is fixed at $40 per day and
expenses while on duty.
BY Mr.. Hirschinger, appropriating
$4,000 for building Conservatives on
the university farm.
By Mr.. Holman, for the better sup
preston Of tramps; also, authorizing
boards of supervisors to purchase goods
for courthouse. iails, etc.
By Mr.. Lamberson, relating to the
/ compensation of county boards; also,
providing for a uniformity Of text
books; also, for the reimbursing to the
extent of $500 each man who was
drafted during the war and afterward
enlisted.
By Mr.. Sampson, relating to the
boarding of prisoners in jailS; also pro-
viding for turkeys fees; also, for the
sale Of some land at the state prison;
also, authorizing the governor to fill
legislative vacancies.
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passenger trains to stop at al stations.
This was the last day for the intro
ductiOn Of bills.
/ Madison. March AT the morning
session of the senate the joint senate
resolution urging representatives in
congress to use their influence in bring
/ ing about the annexation of Hawaii,
came UP for consideration. Mr.. kruSz-
ka opposed it's adoption and Mr.. Bax-
ter favored it and it was finally order
ed to a third reading
Bills were passed: Making it crime
to have in possession burglarious instrT-
ments: relating to punishment for lar
ceny, providing for Il fine of 5000; au-
thorizing the building of Il dock or pier
w
ber'S Island.
In the lower house the bill 80, A,
being the amendment of the law giving
state aid to agricultural societies so as
to permit the sale of liquor upon the
grounds of such societies came up for
passage, and it was expected that
there would be OratOry and an animat-
ed fight; but Speaker Keogh, despite
the opinion of Mr.. Ringle that it was
unnecessary, ruled that the bill pro-
vided for appropriations and must go
I to the committee on claims.
The bill to repeal 1.-THE Dodge legacy
requests to church and charitable insti-
tuticns. The substitute was indefinitely
postponed with but two dissenting votes
and not more than a dozen ayes, and
without any dissenting vote the repeal
bill was ordered to a third reading.
The senate bill ceding to the United
States jurisdiction over the Sturgeon
Bay canal was concuTed in under sus-
pension Of the rules.
At the evening session a resolution
was offered by Mr.. Hanke, to the eff
feet that the amount paid for labor
about the capitol was increasing yearly,
and providing for the appointment of a
committee of three to investigate and
see if the expenditures We're Aecessary,
and to report at this session of the
legislature. The resolution was adopt