Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-11
Wisconsin LegisIat ure.

Madison. Fec. I'm the upper
house Senator Putnam offered a Joint
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment authorizing the creation of a
state board of pardons. No bills of
public importance were introduced.
In the assembly Mr. Hall offered a
joint resolution proposing a constitu-
tiCnal amendment prohibiting the
! granting of free passes franks, priv
| ileges, determinations, ETC., in railroad,
telegraph, express, sleeping car or tel
ephone rates. The resolution incorpor-
ates the exact wording of the New York
state amendment, now a part of the
constitution in that state. Bills were
introduced: by Mr.. Hogan, providing
that no chief of police, constable, etc.,
of any city may serve any judicial writ
or process, civil or criminal, outside
of city limits; by Mr.. w. A Jones.
appropriation for state historical
library 100000, to equip the new build
ing; by Mr.. Bechtel forbidding county
judges and clerks of court to receive
compensation beyond their salary; by
Mr.. Arson, authorizing a statue of
Lucius Fairchild in the capitol at
Washington; by Mr.. Staples, providing
that in the construction of public
buildings in this state all stone, brick
or wood must be quarried and man
ufactured in the state.
Madison, Feb. Sin the senate bills
We're introduced: by Senator Welton,
to establish a board of fire and police
commissioners in cities of the second
and third class; by Senator Solliday.
to appropriate a sum Of money to the
firemen's association; also, to amend
the election laws, making the percent
age Of vote required to be cast by any
party to get on the official ballot one
instead Of two per cent. in general
elections; by Senator Putnam, provid-
ing that in all cases where a constitu-
uonal amendment is to be submitted
to vote of the people the ballot shall
contain concise statement of the
subject matter of the proposed amend
ment; by Senator Davis, to create |
state board Of civil service examiners. |
to consist of five members, the gov |
ernor, chief justice of the supreme |
court, state superintendent and two |
other competent persons. Their duties |
shall be to examine and pass upon
the fitness OF and all applicants for
positions On the state board of control,
state board Of examiners for teachers
certificates, board of regents for the
state university, regents of normal
schools, state dairy and food commits
SlGner, state bank examiner, state
treasury agent, state timber agents, all
assistants, deputies and clerical help
of any of these positions, superintend-
7nts OF all state charitable and penal
institutions and their assistants, and ,
any and all assistants, clerks and office
neip provided for or required or per-
nltted by law in and about the state ;
capitol, and any and all appointments
n and about the legislature not chosen I
1y direct vote of either house
In the assembly bills were intro ,
luced' By Mr.. Hurd, authorizing
general to have a history
u our war flags and of Old Abe COM =
(led and printed; by Mr.. Fogo, taxing 2
logs in rural districts; by Mr.. Thomas, :
"thorizing statue of J. NJ Rusk in
ne house of representatives by Mr..
rfath, relative to establishing z re- n
for frs offenders from is +,
. years old and appropriating S125.- Il
w therefore; by Mr.. Wolff, providing / q
hat wagons with tires three inches q
-ide and upward shall be exempt Q
rom taxation; also bonus Of $3.50 i
9r each vehicle Of that kind; by Mr.. 3
creating a state board of o
-atutory revision, the governor to ap- \
pint three members to hold Office for 3
years; to have a room in the cap Il
o.; meetings at least once a month: s.
lie president to give his entire time il
nd receive $1,000 a year; his associates Il
receive $1,000 A clerk to receive CO
300. The board will remain in con- IL