Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-02-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


reconvened this morning after the Sun
day recess, and bills were introduced as
follows:
By Mr.. Falconer-To provide for call
ing special school district meetings at
the discretion of the board md amenda-
tory of section 427 of the revised stat
utes; also, to make effective the orders
Of county superintendent of schools
and amendatory of section 461 Of the
revised statutes; also, relating to the
alteration of the boundaries of school
districts.
By Mr.. Phipps-Relating to weights
and measures, and amendatory of the
acts in relation thereto.
BY Mr. Woodnorth-To regulate the
times Of holding general terms of court
in the seventh judicial circuit; also
amending the acts regulating the prac-
tice of pharmacy.
BY Mr.. Bashford (by request)-To
punish interference with telegraph or
telephone lines; also (by request for
the better protection of food fish in the
waters of Dane county.
BY Mr.. Brown-TO authorize the cir
cult courts to proceed with public bust
ness upon certain legal holidays, and
amendatory of the act of 1891 in rela-
ton thereto; also, to amend the revised
statutes in relation to the remittal of
causes in the supreme court.
In the assembly in the contested cleo
ton case of LOngencamp VS.. Filz from
Kewaunee county the latter was given
the seat A bill for 81 ,O65 for expenses
Of Jas. Fisher in his unsuccessful con-
test for the seat Of Jas. O. Davidson,
from Crawford county, was introduced.
Among the more important bills in
troduced were the following:
By Mr.. Hirschinger-To repeal Sec
ton 1888 of the revised statutes, relat-
ing to peddlers; to appropriate the sum
of $1,000 annually to the State Horti-
cultural society.
By Mr.. Tucker-To provide remedy
perry to their wives for the purpose of
defrauding their creditors.
By Mr.. Tucker-Requiring that laws
shall not be officially printed in news
papers in smaller than bourgeois type
By Mr.. Hintze-To provide for state
home for epileptic, Predetermined and
idiotic people. The bill authorizes the
state board of control to select a site,
to erect building and provide for the
conduct and management of such in
stitution, and appropriates 100000 for
the purpose, one-half of which sum will
be available in 1893 and the balance
in 1894.
By Mr.. COMMUNICATING for a
marriage license.
By Mr.. Peterson-Relating to the as
sessment of taxes.
By Mr.. Johnson-Providing for the
and relating to the election Of superin-
tendents of highways.
By Mr.. Quigg-To regulate the prac-
tce Of medicine in the state of Wiscon-
sin. The bill provides that the state
board Of health shall constitute a board
Of examiners, who shall examine all
persons who shall desire to engage in
the practice Of medicine in the state,
and issue certificates to those qualified.
The board shall be made up Of three
anOpathic, two eclectic and two homeo
pathic practitioners, ard the law shall
not affect physicians now practicing in
the state.
By Mr.. Hoyt-To define the liability
of railway companies for damages to
employees.
By Mr.. Austin-To provide for the
payment of license by street railway
companies, imposing a tax Of per
cent, on the gross earnings; to provide
for licensing city water companies, the
tax being fixed at per cent. Of the
earnings.
By Mr.. Blenski-Tc appropriate to
Louis Kirst, of Milwaukee, the sum of
$1,000 in full for all damages incurred
as an emplOye by injuries received in
the deaf mute asylum at Delavan.
| Madison, Feb. 15.-In the senate
Joint resolution was introduced by Mr..
Baxter fayoring the annexation of the
Hawaiia islands by the United States.
MI. Pratt introduced a joint reSolu-
ton providing that the representatives.
in cOngess be urged to endeavOr to Sc
cure the passage Of the resolution pend
ing in the United States senate author
ling the placing Of a statue of Pierre
Iarquette in the Statuary hall at Wash
ington. The resolution passed.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Kennedy, providing that when
chool boards shall determine what text
books shall be used they shall not be
changed for three years.
By MI. Wescott, changing the rate
from six to four per cent. on school fund
loans.
By Mr.. BashfOrd (by requesD, to re-
peal the law providing for the drain
age and reclamation Of certain lands in
Dane county; also (by request, to APP
propriate 500 to Mary O'Laughlin, wild
Iow Of Patrick O'Laughlin, who died
from injuries OccaSioned by the falling
of the south wing Of the capitol.
By Mr.. Apple, To amend the law reg
ulating the practice Of veterinary medi-
cine and surgery.
By Nh. Murphy (by requesD, to au-
thorize the governor to appoint a board
of commissioners, to be known as the
commissioners for the uniformity Of
legislation in the United States
LII the assembly the committee on pri-
vileges and elections returned two re-
ports OLA the contested election case Of
Peter j. Rademacher against Theodore
ProchnOw, from the tenth district of