Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-22
and burial Of bodies dead Of conta gious
| diseases; and to repeal the law estab
| fishing fish ways in dams.

MdulSOu, April 1o.--NO. oOoS, S6udlOI
Stouts bill, designating June II,
1898, as public holiday, for the cele-
bration of the states semi-centennial,
ana authorizing the governor to provide
for the official observance thereof, pre-
viOusly adopted, was ameCded in the
assembly limiting the expense to 81
sec, and the amendment was cOncurred
in by the senate. Senator Davis cor
rupt practices bill, passed last week,
came up for reconsideration in the
an a." md CCcasi0ned some debate
y motion to reconsider was Iost by the
deciding vote Of the chair Bills
passed or concurred il: Mes. 1915
CIilIs), providing for the inspection Of
steam boilers; 207s (Munson), relating
to license for telephones; 237s CBaxteI2
aDprOpriating $4,000 to the Wisconsin
Veterans home; SEA CIV. A. jones', ap
propriating $4,000 as a yearly budget
to the State Historical society: 2232
(AnsOn), relating to the practice Of
pharmacy; and SOFA (R0senkrans). for
the promotion of military training in
schools. The bill, No. 320s, to detach
certain property from Forest county
and attach it to the counties OF Oneida
and Villas, and create the town OF o.
YOUR in Forest county, was ordered
to a third reading. Senator Thayer
introduced a bill for the prevention o
San Jose scale and other special dan
gerous insects or plant diseases,
In the assembly the bill appropri~-
in sum sufficient to pay all innoCen
purchasers he actual amount paid b.
them Tor any and all verified accounts
of the Wisconsin Kelley Institute c1m
rany based upon orders made by
county judge of any county of tn
state of Wisconsin under chapter 203,
laws of 1895, which was declared in
valid by the supreme court was killed,
Mr.. Halls bill authorizing the attO1ne
general to investigate the railwa
companies to see if they are not es
Gaping taxation and appropriating 81
600 for the work was engrossed after
a debate Mr.. Webster's bill prohibit
ing saloons within half mile of II
state university and normal schools
was tabled. Mr. Lewis bill to compel
railroads to sell mileage books at pres
ent figures and doing away with all
rebates was also tabled. The evening
session was a long on, the time being
chiefly given up to debate on the Hall
bills providing for the appointment OF
railroad commissioners and prescribing
their duties. The gentleman from
Dunn made another severe onslaught
on railroads, but met with scant sup
port and his bills went down in a
manner calculated to discourage any
spirit less domitable. Messrs. w. A
Jones, Miss, Peteron and Latta spoke
against the bills, claiming that Wis
consin has less need of railroad legSla-
ton than any other western state.
The bills were thereupon indefinitely
postponed by a vote of So to I, the
dissenting votes being by Messrs. Bech-
tel, Davidson, Edwards, Go0dell, Hall
Mcdonald and Wolff. Mr. McGrath's
bill, No. 1881, establishing reforn1a-
tory for minor offenders between -
ages of Is and IS years, was recon-
mended for passage 1t appropriate
$4,000.
Madison, April 14.-In the senate
the committee on public health and
sanitation reported for concurrence the
HuFd anti-oigarette bill, passed by the
assembly. Without discussion No. 499a
(Treatj, prohibiting saloons within sec.
35. town of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
was refused concurrence. The
was intended as a protection
to the inmates of the veterans home.
Other bills refused concurrence were
Nos. 35a Oange), relating to steam en-
gines on highways, and 625a (WheeIer),
relating to the powers Of the state
board of health. Assembly bills con-
Cured in were: Nos. goa (True).
county aid in highway inn
282a (Thomas), relating
20 county aid for bridges; and 353a
,Peterson}, relating to compensation to
delegates to- state fair. Senate bills
Iilled were: Nos. PA (WeltonD, re1at-
ng to the Dane county drainage COM
Mission, and 293 (McGilIivrayt, to pre-
rent ecu binatiOns Of fire insurance
The senate bill for a.
OF the village laws was
)assed. The substitute for Victor Ber--
yer's IaEor bill, reported by the com
nittee on state affairs, was adopted,
he president casting the deciding vote,
,ut the bill YVES refused engrossnsent
nd third reading by a vote Of Is to
2 When Senator DenneCC's bill, No
los, providing foI" the taxation OF
on their gross earnings,
anne up, it caused debate btIt was or
cred engrosSed
In the lower house assembly bills
we're passed as follows $50 Quitting
ON, doing away with the dcHble tax
ton Of bank buildings by deductng
heir value from that OF the bank stuck
or taxing purposes; 474 (J. J. Smith, (
giving a sheriff his actual expenses and (
IS per day for taking charges to the
tate public school or any industrial
Ch00l; 654 ThOmas), creating town Of !
Strickland. in Chippewa county, ard /
SO (Bullard). authorizing cities to fur
1ish water to- adjoining cities Senator
:tebbins' joint resolution for the G-t
7erditure Of $500 to be raised by popl-
"a subscription IN the purchase OF a
Wisconsin was c0neurred in.
'Hnate bills were concurred in: Nos.
L73 whitehead, relating to damages
" laying out highways, azH3 $50 mills,
improving the fire protection at the