Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-01-31

record Of the receipt of fees and Ser
vices rendered by sheriffs and deprl-
ties and for their salaries TO be based
'spon the amount of work performed:
also to prevent the corrupt Use of
money in elections and for the filing
Of expense statements by candidates
and campaign committees; by Senator
Timme, requiring that. instead Of al
lowing the commissioner of labor
statistics $1,000 a year for travelling
expenses and contingent fund, the
commissioner file a statement and
vouchers for expenditures to be an
dited by the secretary of state.
Bills were Introduced by Mr.. Lam
| berson, author ling county, town. dis
trict and municipal treasurers TO fur
nish as surety on their official bonds
security compa MES. whose commits
sion, never to exceed per cent. shall
be paid out of the county, town, dis
| trict or municipal treasury; by Mr.
| Wolf permitting a county to help a
town in building a bridge when the
cost exceeds One-half of one per cent.
| mot IA as now of the valuation OF
the town property: by Mr.. Billiard,
making it an offense for any person
to beat a hotel keeper by a false show
OF baggage or for such person to Sc
crelty remove baggage on which lien
rests: by Mr.. Boncel, making the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from seizure
$4,000; by Mr.. Hagemeister permit
ting counties to establish workshops
to which tramps and persons guilty of
misdemeanor shall be sent instead of
to Jail and kept at hard work; by Mr.
Blake, absolutely forbidding deception
of every character in relation to the
sale of butter and cheese.
| Madison, Wis, Jan. 24.-Bills were
| introduced in the senate: by Senator
! Thayer, providing that men who can
not mark their own ballots in the cleo
! ton booth be permitted to have as
sistance; by Senator Davis, to provide
| for joint county warehouses for vag-
rants; by Senator Putnam, prohibit
! ing gambling, and the sale of liquor
on fair grounds under penalty Of the
withdrawal Of state aid.
In the assembly bills were intro
duced: by Mr.. DeGroff, making the
annual license fee of sleeping car
! companies 5 per cent. on their gross
earnings: by Mr.. StiJiman, making the
homestead exemption $1,000: by Mr..
Serge, providing for the compilation
at a cost not to exceed $500 and the
publication Of 5000 copies of the
town laws of the state: by Mr.. Boncel,
eXempting from attachment monthly
pay of married men to the extent of
$50, instead OF $50 as now: by Mr.
Jones, providing for the erection on
the state university grounds of a fire.
proof building for the state historical
collection and the university library
and appropriating $360,0O0, by Mr..
Lamberson, restoring the law as it
was prior to 1887, which permitted
any competent person,.-not necessarily
Iaywers-tO prosecute probate court
proceedings; by Mr.. Finn, Requiring
the St Paul and Northwestern rail-
ways to give passenger and freight
rates as published in their tariff
schedule, and requiring them and tne
$500 and the Duluth, South Shore
and Atlantic lines to SELL 500 mi5e
stop-over tickets and also round-trip
tickets at 3 cents per mile'r by Mr.
Stanley, requiring the annual Dubli-
cation of 5000 copies of the blue
book, each member to get 100 for
general distribution.
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Madison Jam 25.-In the senate the
more important bills introduced. We're:
By Senator Withee, providing that
common councils in cities of more
than 1000 and less than 5000 must
annually advertise for bids to do, the
officiaa printing; by Senator Timme,
approIGiating $4,000 for the erection.
of monuments in the national park at
Chickamaugas Senator Timme's, reso--
luton! to- investigate the condition of
the state treasury on Jan. I, was
adopted
When the question of adjournment
brought up a lively discussion, en-
sued.
In the assembly the Timme senate
resolution for an inquiry into the labor
commissioners use of his 81, 900 con-
tingent fund was concurred in. Bills,
We're introduced: By Mr.. Johnson, for
the inspection of steam boilers;- by
Mr.. Lamberson, changing the per
diem of county supervisors from So
to 81 per day, in addition to. cents,
mileage, by Mr.. Billiard, authorizing
the establishment of joint county
warehouses;; by Mr.. D. 0. Mahoney,,
forbidding under severe penalties any
person from using the title of lawyer,
unless, he has been lawfully admitted
to practice; by Mr.. Treat, giving sher-
ifs So. and expenses for the removal
Of insane patients to and from asy-
lums;. by Mr.. Dodge, forbidding taxes
to he. collected in saloons; by Mr..
kimhal repeating the law forbiddlng
members of county boards from being
trustees of insane asylums; by Mr..
Latta, fixing 25 per cent. as the, in
terest on tax certificates; by Mr.. De-
Croft, repeating chapter 2S4, laws, Of
1898, placing roads within a town
under the management Of the town
board and requiring town road taxes
to be paid in cash; by Mr.. Taylor,
providing for jury commissions of
three in each county to select petit
jurors and doing away with the pres