Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-27

for a biennial session 1t opened Janu-
airy IL, hence was 1O3 days long. The
election of John L. Mitchell 10 the
United States senate was an accomplish
ment of the early period Of the session
which virtually consumed the better
part of the first three weeks Two
deaths, those of Senator Horn and
Assemblyman Mahoney, We're events
which cast sadness upon each house.
AS a whole the session was harmon
>us, and good feeling, almost without
interruption, prevailed among all the
members.
Among the several hundred measures
enacted into laws, the following are
some of the most important:
Making railway companies more full
~ responsible for injuries to their en-
ployes.
Providing for the establishment OF
two additional normal schools and ap
propriating $4,000 therefor
Forbidding the employment Of Pink
ertons in the state.
Making labor day legal holiday.
Creating the county of Iron out of
portion of Ashland.
Repeating the so-called Dodge legacy
law
Forbidding spring shooting and gen.
orally revising the game law.
Making $4,000 provision for the fight
Gg Of cholera.
Providing for the incorporation of
cities under a general law.
Appropriating $165,OOO to the uni
versity, besides six per cent. of railway
and electric company licenses, and pro-
viding for the purchase Of Camp Ran
dali.
Abolishing days of grace.
Requiring logs to be taxed where
'the agent resides"
Loaning $4,000 to the State Agri-
cultural society.
Permitting the st. Paul railway to
own stock in other corporations.
Providing for the assessment of leaf
tobacco.
Granting a car to the fish commits
sion
Appropriating $1,000 for a state cir
culatng library for the blind.
Appropriating $4,000 to the dairy
mans association.
Giving graduates of leading educa
tional institutions the right to teach
without undergoing examination.
Giving State Superintendent Wells
$500 to revise the school laws.
Requiring the publication of appli-
cation for franchises.
Appropriating 100000 for worlds
fair purpt ses.
Appropriating about 100000 for the
maintenance of the various state insti-
tutions for the next two years.
Exempting wide-tired wagons from
| taxation.
Including witch grass in the list Of
noxioIs weed.
Requiring that election booths shall
contain compartments so as to COM
pletely screen the voter.
For the better protection of trade
| marks.
Authorizing the governor to appoint
| three commissioners to an Interstate
conference to devise uniform laws.
Making it a crime to have burglars
tools in ones possession.
Creating the county of Villas out OF
the north part of Oneida county.
Permitting the state to grant aid to
| agricultural societies even though they
allow liquor selling during fairs.
| Permitting the state to accept mort
cages given by the state agricultural
society in partial payment of the Nc
Fetridge Judgment
Granting to the 'Hygeia" company
the privilege of piping spring water
destined for Chicago through the states
property at Waukesha.
In Memoriam
! There We're, of course, many humid
reds of bills killed, among them may be
listed the following:
For the repeal of the local option law.
Against compromising the claims
against the past state treasurers.
For the taxation of inheritances.
For the inspection of boilers.
Creating the county Of Prentice.
Establishing a school Of mines.
Requiring the weekly payment Of
wages.
For the appointment Of state bank
examiner
Amending the petit jury law.
Establishing a good roads" system.
For the correction of so-called 4cor-
rupt practices in elections.
Amending the caucus law.
Establishing a state board of arbi-
tration
Providing for the appointment of
mining inspector.
Establishing an S-hour labor day.
Requiring the creation of a county
! institute fund.
] For the adoption of the Australian
land registry system.
Fixing 50 per car as the maximum
switching rate.
For the establishment of a state gold
cure.
Requiring railroads to adopt automat,
ic couplers.
Establishing a state board of medical
examiners.
Making the unauthorized posting of
Dotces a nlisdemeanor
For the reduction of telephone rent
ais.
Establishing another lumber district
For an investigation of the tax laws.