Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-28
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Lieutenant Governor Baensch called
the senate to order Monday evening.
Rev. E. G. Updike repeated the Lords
prayer. An invitation was read by the
clerk asking the senators to attend an
exhibition drill by the Governors
guard in the university armOry next
Wednesday.
Senator Bashford offered a joint res
olution to give Senator Austin the
privilege of introducing a bill relating
to the police court of Milwaukee.
Adopted. Senator Phalen presented a
joint resolution to permit Senator
Mills to introduce a bill relating to the
sale of lands for delinquent taxes.
Adopted. A petition was offered by
Senator Conger for the printing of
rosters.
On request of Senator Woodwork,
joint resolution No. s senate, making
sheriffs eligible to reelection was laid
over to be a special order Tuesday,
March s..
Joint Resolutions Killed:
Number II senate, creating a board
of pardOns; No. 16 senate, to provide
Wisconsin reports for the city of She
boygan; No. 10 senate, providing that
amendments to the constitution pass
the legislature but once; No. 20 senate,
requiring all members of the legisla-
ture to be citizens of the United States.
Senator Phalen's resolution to pro-
vide for an investigation into cases
where fines in criminal cases have NOT
been paid into the state treasury was
passed.
Bills Passed:
No. la senate, relating to county
and city repositories and regulating
the deposit of moneys therein; No. 169
senate, providing for the allowing of
$4,000 annually to the governor as a
contingent fund; No. III senate, max
ing uniform the rate of steamboat
taxation; No. 1873 senate, making the
PENALTY for selling liquor to minors or
in prohibited places fifty dollars; also
the bill introduced by Senator Austin
explanatory of the police court law for
Milwaukee county.
BlIIS Killed:
No. % assembly, relating to the
property rights of married women; No.
49, assembly, providing for the en-
plOyment of an extra stenographic re-
porter when the judge is called to one
circuit from another to clear the
docket; No. 1872 senate, relating to the
action of county surveyors; No. 40
senate, relating to public surveyors
No. $50 senate, raising the salaries of
supreme court justices to $500; No.
191 senate, reducing the salaries of su-
preme court justices to $500; No.
1913 senate, to prevent the bringing of
actions after an assignment has been
made; No. 21S senate, relating to judg-
ments; No. 276 senate, permitting city
councils to change ward boundaries;
No. 2S1 senate, relating to garnish-
ment in justice courts; No. 295 senate,
to authorize counsel of the state hu-
name society to appear for the state in
the prosecution of cases of offense of
an inhTmane nature; No. 296 S., relat-
ing to cases in cours of record; No.
300 S., regulating building and loan
associations; No. 316 S., to restrict the
term of offices of public treasures; No.
81 S.. to provide for state repositories.
Miscellaneous:
Senator Mills introduced a bill to per-
NIT newspapers six months old to pub
fish tax lists in certain northern coun-
ties.
Senator Bakers bill to investigate
loans from the school trust fund, No.
2S1 senate, was made a special order
for II o'clock Tuesday morning on mo-
ton of Senator Phalen. The bill to
make Lincoln'S birthday a legal holt
on state affairs.