Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-03-28
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

Madison, March lin the senate
assembly bills were concurred in, APP
propriating $4,000 for the Wisconsin
Industrial School for Girls in Milwau-
kee and permitting companies to place
telegraph and telephone poles and to
maintain and operate telephone and
telegraph lines on ublic highways.
In the assembly the bill, which had
been killed, making it a misdemeanor
to beat rides OF railway trains, was
resurrected and referred to a commit
tee.
Senate bills were cOncurred in: Pro
viding for a register in probate for
WalwOrth county; making legal might
time" the time one hour after sunset
to one hour before sunrise, and pro-
viding that the terms of the circuit
court for the several counties of the
ninth judicial circuit shall be as fol-
lows: For the county of Adams, the
first Tuesday in June and the third
Tuesday in December; for Columbia,
the second Tuesday in Nay, and the
first Tuesday in December; for Dane
the second Monday in January, the
Monday after the first Tuesday in
the third Monday in September; but no
jury shall be summoned for the term
for June; for Marquette, the second
Tuesday in June and the Tuesday
after the third Monday in November;
for Sank, the second Tuesday in
March, and the third Tuesday in Oc-
tCber; every general term in the coun-
ties of Columbia, Dane, Marquette
and Sank shall be a special term for
the whole circuit.
Madison, March 19.-Both houses
adopted resolutions in respect to the
late Chairman III. c.. Thorn and ad-
jOurned to attend his funeral. In the
evening the senate passed a bill pro-
vfding that the trustees of county in
sane asylums receive no compensation.
An assembly bill was concurred in
which is aimed at the suppression of
fire sales"
In the assembly a house bill was
passed providing that whe1 a major
ity of the electors Of a city precinct
petition to have that precinct made
into a ward it shall be done.
Madison, March 2O.-In the senate
the bill to authorize the governor to
grant two unconditional pardons on
July 4 was killed, as was also the
assembly bill empowering circuit
judges to appoint bailiffs. The
Woman's suffrage bill was made spe-
cial order for next Wednesday even
ing at s o'clock, when the bill and
amendments, to submit the matter to
the voters of the state, will be dis
cussed.
In the assembly the Kimbal bill re
pealng the law enacted two years
ago which fOrbids members of county
boards o acting as asylum trustees
was summarily tabled; and the same
fall was melted out to the Hall res
olutlOn proposing a constitutional
amendment f%orbidding the issuing of
passes to public officers. The vote !
was 60 to %.
Madison, March 21.-The senate con-
CURED in assembly bills establishing !
a home for the feeble minded; and
forbidding the discharge, of weapons
in public parks. The committee on
education reported for passage 4 sub
stitute for IS s.. the bill to codify
school laws. The substitute pro-
for a continuance of the work
II c~odIhcatiOn under Supt. ]. Q. Emery,
who IS Instructed to thoroughly in
TeStlgate the workings of the town
ship system of school government in
other states and to report upon the
aXpediency or ineXpediency of the
township system at the converting of
he next Legislature, with a bill if
he system is deemed expedient. Sen
tie bills We're passed appropriating
5000 for the fishery commission; and
o provide for vaccination. A senate
ill was killed, to allow the land COM
n~issioners to loan money from the
choOl trust fund at rates of interest
'ver four per cent.
In the assembly bills were passed,
providing that future editions of the
'lue book be $4,000; and detaching the
Of Villas from the fifteenth judi
ial circuit and attach it to the six