Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-11

in Wisconsin is six years, in Illinois
and several other states two years.It
passed. a senate bill was killed pre-
venting discrimination by telephone
companies. Senator Putnam's bill re-
peaIing the act Of 1898, which gave
state aid to codnty fairs permitting the
sale of liquor on the grounds. and re-
enacting the old law, restricting such
sale, was tabled. The bill for the re-
lief Of eX-TreasurerS BaetZ and Kuehn.
reported for passage. was on the cal
endar for engrosSment and third read
ing. Senator Putnam moved TO he re-
ferred to the committee on Claims, but
this was refused. D to 4. The bill
was then ordered engrossed and read
a third time, without discussion, by
vote of u 70 II. Pairs were an
nounced as follows: Bashford against,
Thayer for: Wescott against, Brown
for. The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Senators Altpete", Austin,
Burke. Davis, Fisher, Kennedy.
Kruszka, McMnllen, Officer. Phalen,
Pierce, Stebbins, Stout, Withee, You
mans-15.
Noes-Senators Baxter. Martin, Nc
Geehan, McGillivray, Mills. Phillips.
Solliday, Spensley, Weeks, Wood
wOrth-11.
The bill which relieves eX-TreasureI
McFetridge from further payment Of
interest moneys was ordered to en-
grossment and third reading without
debate The same pairs We're an
nounced as on the BaetZ and Kuehn
| cases. The vote Oh this bill was 20 to
| 6, as follows:
Ayes-Senators Altpeter, Austin,
Baxter, Burke Davis, Fisher, Ken
! nedy, Kruszka, McMullen, Officer, Pha-
len, Pierce, Solliday, Spensley, Steb-
| gins, Stout, Weeks, Withee, Wood
worth Youmans-2O.
Noes-SenatOrs Martin, McGeeha n,
McGillivray, Mills Phillips. Put
nam-6.
The bill to abolish the state board
! of control of six members and make
/ a board of five was ordered engrossed.
! In the assembly Mr.. Besse introduced
follows:
"Any person aggrieved by a publica-
ton i'll a newspaper, before bringing
a suit for libel against the publisher,
shall by himself or his attorney make
i written demand upon the publisher Of
such newspaper for a retra elton, speci-
flying in such demand the statements
complained of. If. within three days
after such demand, a full and fair re-
traction with equal prominence as the
alleged libel is published in said news
paper or in the case OF weekly OF
semi-weekly newspaper, in the next is
sue of said newspaper, the publisher
of such Newspaper in the case of 8
suit, may introduce evidence of such
retraction and that the alleged libe
was published in good faith and with
out actual malice; and if # shall ap
pear on the trial that the said retrac
ton was made in accordance with the
provisions Of this act and the publ
cation was without actual malice
, then the plaintiff shall recover as dam
} ages only such loss or injury as he
shall have specifically alleged o.
proved"
The county option bill was a specia
order, but, to the general surprise
, it was killed without a word of debate
, and without roll-call. The vote was
strong against the bill, few voices be
> ing heard in it's favor.
Assembly bills were passed: provid
2 ing for the appointment by the COVER
I nor of a state board of arbitration o1
. three members which shall, WheI
: asked to do SO, investigate strike trou
! bles and try to settle them; fOrbiddins
the blacklisting of employees: permit
ting probate judges to send habitua
drunkards to any liquor cure at pub
lie expense in each case of $50; an(
requiring bridges on the Yahara be
, low Lake Monona to be at least Sly
!, feet above high water.
; A debate occurred over the bill pro
, viding that no person can serve al
: county superintendent who does no
, hold a first grade certificate and VIII,
+, has not taught eight months in thu
public schools. Section eXempts per
sons who have held the office or wh'
! now hold it. A debate ensued but ina
action was not taken.
6! The following house bills were killed
=, For the publication of the town laws
- making deadbeating on railways {
: misdemeanor; regulating telephone
charges and creating the county O.
Rivers.
Madison, April Gin the upper hous'
senate bills were passed: Allowing
Milwaukee an extra circuit court an(
. permitting sale of beer at state fairs
Assembly bills were cOncurred in: II
allow churches to organize to insure
: church property and relating to mum
0 icipal ownership in waterworks anl
e lighting plants. A senate bill wa:
L killed allowing the killing of mink a
y any time
S In the lower house assembly bill;
S were passed: Providing that no count!
j. judge or court commissioner shall hay,
2 power to vacate or set aside any judg
!; ment Of a circuit court; giving liens OF
0 charcoal in Door, Shawano and Ocontc
l. counties to those who furnish supplies
t to persons making it; changing terms
/ of court in the 18th circuit; and to al
d low receivers, assignees, guardians
q committees, trustees, executors, admin
: istrators, and other fiduciaries to in
: clude in the lawful expense Of eX
e ecuting their trusts such REASONABLE