Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-21

$1,000 as at present; by Senator Mills,
TO define and regulate the operations
public warehouses, providing for
the inspection, weighing, storing, re-
ceiving and shipping of grain; also
providing that in no case shall the
election be held in a barroom or saloon
in any building used wholly or i'm
part as a saloon: also. regulating
caucuses and making the selection of
delegates TO conventions and of can
didates for local officers elective in
much the same way that the officers
themselves are chosen at the elections:
by Senator Stout. to provide for the
appointment by the governor of two
persons to act with the president of
the university, the state ~Superinten-
dent and the corresponding secretary
Of the State Historical society, to con
stitute a state library commission to
give advice and counsel to all free
libraries in he state; by Senator
WescOtt, to authorize school district
boards to exclude children under six
from public schools; also, to provide
for the display of United States flags
on school houses and grounds: by
Senator Altpeter, to fix fees of express
companies in the state, providing that
they pay to each town of less than
200 inhabitants So, to those less than
1000 and more than 200. so, to those
less than 5000 and more than 1000,
S25, to those over 5000. $50.
In the assembly bills were intro
duced: By Mr.. Bonnin, exempting
wideguaged sleighs from taxation; by
Mr.. O'Neill, to create the county of
RadiSSon out of a part of WaShburn
county; also, authorizing the appoint
ment of a state tax commission and
making an appropriation of $4,000
therefore; by Mr.. Yawkey, changing
the boundaries of Price, Sawyer and
Chippewa counties and creating the
county of Upham; by Mr.. Hurd, chang
ing the boundaries of Marathon, Clark.
and Wood counties. and creating the
county of Rivers; by Mr.. Froelich,
devOting one-half of liquor licenses to
school purposes; also, creating the
county of Garfield; by Mr.. Eaton.
giving to each school district a blue
book, year OF 1895; also, repeating the
James Reynolds drainage laws of
1898; by Mr.. Hirschinger, appropriate
ing $4,000 to the Leech creek and
lower Baraboo drainage district in
Sank and Columbia countless; also,
to prevent forest fires by requiring the
use Of nOn+combustible gun wadding
in the dry season; also, providing for
the withdrawal of all public lands from
the market till their value can be as
certained; by Mr.. Wipperman, author
izing the governor to appoint a COM
mission of three to regulate the flow
of water over ddms in the Wisconsin
river and it's tributaries; also, appro-
priating $4,000 to purchase vines for
cranberry sufferers-those who We're
burned out; also, appropriating $4,000
to promote university extension schools
in every county; by MI. Stanley, for
the better protection of life and pro-
perty against forest fires, and for the
appointment of a state forest warden
with a $1,000 salary and expenses;
also, changing the government of
counties to the commission system 8
commissioners; by Mr.. Conway, chang
ing the time of holding the February
term of the circuit court in Jefferson
county; by Mr.. Notbohn, forbidding
secret and other societies to hold arms
in secret; also, providing for the taxa
ton OF religious corporations on all
their property exceeding $4,000 in
value; by Mr.. J. J. Smith, to keep
saloons 500 feet away from school
buildings; by Mr.. Stillman, prohibiting
the sale of tobacco to minors; by Mr..
De Croft, to enable county agricultural
societies to purchase fair grounds, the
price; by Mr.. Rosenkranz, requiring
guard gates at all railway and street
crossings in cities; by Mr.. Gilmore,
compelling railways to keep cars In
line after derailment; by Mr.. Thomas,
permitting the organization of MI tual
hail and tornado insurance companies;
by Mr.. SpauIding, appropriating to
each mounted officer Of the national
guard $50 and to each unmounted Off
Ger $50 for the purchase of uniforms
and equipments; by Mr.. Latta, author
izing the construction of a Historical
society building in the capitol park Or
on land contiguous thereto; by Mr..
Hall, requiring railways to have an
agent at every point where they do
an annual business Of $4,000. by Mr..
Finn, appropriating $1,000 to establish
an agricultural experiment station in
northern Wisconsin; by Mr.. Lee, by
request, amending the law relating to
the preservation Of fish; also, by re-
quest, fixing the amount to be paid
for liquor licenses by popular vote;
also, relating to the netting of wild
ducks: also, relating to INDECENT per-
sons: also, repeating a LAW of 1880
relating to county judges.
Mr.. Dodge presented Mr.. McFet-
ridges appeal to be relieved from the
payment of the $4,000 yet due the
trasury suits. Mr.. O'Nein presented
a joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution permitting
women to have the full electoral
franchise.
Madison, Feb. 13-In the senate a
memorial and resolution reported for
concurrence from the assembly to be
sent the legislative of Illinois against
the damminp of Fox river near Nc