Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-03-02

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. 5,
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
ueasurers. 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 ap-
point more than one deputy; authoriz-
| ing the county Of Dunn to maintain a
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 rs follows:
| Reducing the rate of interest on tax
certificates from Is per cent. to TO-;
! limiting the amount to $500 which the
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4 contest for a seat in the Iegisl;, ture:
| permitting town, village and city treas
/ urerS 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, were introduced as follows:
/ BY Mr.. GaynOr, relating to the stock
/ Of the Wood County Agricultural so
ciety; also to prevent fraud on life in
suTance companies.
BY Mr.. Hail. 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 a state commission of
three members to appTaise railway
valuations in the state to the end that
systems Of taxation and rates. equitable
to both railways and the people. NAV
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 sub
preston of tramps; also, authorizing
boards Of supervisors to purchase goods
for courthouse, jai1s, etc.
By Mr.. Croll, to prevent liz. snread
of contagious diseases.
By Mr., Lambels,o relating to the
compensation of county boards. also.
provlolne@ Tor a uniformity of text
As; 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.
By Mr.. Van der Heiden, requiring
passenger trains to stop at all stations.
This was the last day for the intro
duction of bills.