Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-01

ufactured outside of the state. Sena-
tor McGilliVray's memorial to congress,
No. 1, praying for the submission to
the people Of an amendment to the
federal constitution for the suppress
sion of trusts and illegal combinations,
was adjusted. The bill was killed
which was to compel the Bell COM
pany to give long-distance connections
to local telephone exchanges.
In the assembly Senator Green's
joint resolution for the appointment Of
a committee in the interest of uniform
Us in states contiguous
TO Wisconsin was concurred in. AS
semblyman Merriman's joint resolution
for a constitutional amendment requir-
ing a person to be a full citizen before
being entitled to vote was passed, IS
to 6. Now foreigner may vote simply
by declaring his intention,' etc. The
Risum bill to suppress the high hat
nuisance in theaters was passed, 43 to42.
it provides that any owner, lessee, pro-
prietor or manager of any theater, hall,
or opera house, or any such building
where theatrical or other performances
are given, where an admission fee is
charged, who permits or suffers any
person attending such performance to
wear upon his Or her head, any hat,
bonnet or covering for the head, which
may obstruct the view Of any person
or persons during the performance in
such theater, hall, opera house or
building, where such performance is
given, shall be gull : of a INSIDE
meanor, and shall upon conviction be
fined not more than SO nor less than
So. Other assembly bills passed were:
Changing the terms of court Of the 18th
circuit, and forbidding the transfer of
proxies by delegates to political con-
ventions. A senate bill was concurred
in giving the gold democrats authority
to go upon official ballots
Madison, March 25.-In the senate
the Legried bill, making the Office of
the register of deeds a salaried one,
was killed. Senator Mills opposed the
bill on the grounds that the fees now
received are legitimate. They come
from the transfer of real estate and
be asked to support the Office. The
senate bill concurred in was, requiring
a license for hunting deer. Senate bills
were killed: Asserting jurisdiction of
the state of Wisconsin in and to the
Menomonee river, and authorizing
parties to construct a DAM prohibiting
continuous races and race meetings; re
pealing the law providing for a deep
channel commissioner, and providing
for continuous transmittal of messages
over long distance telephone lines, and
requiring connection between such lines
and local telephone exchanges.
In the house the speaker announced
Messrs. Flett and Overlook as mem
bers of the joint committee on uniform
interstate game laws. The Mosher
joint resolution permitting the state to
aid in road building was adopted with
only one dissenting vote. In accordance
with a joint resolution Mr.. Fricke sub
mitted a report showing that mis- an
nual fees exceeded $4,000. Assembly
bills were passed: Authorizing circuit
courts to appoint district attorneys in
cases of vacancies, absences or bias
establishing a sub-state fair at Chip
pewa Falls and appropriating $1,000
annually and 10 per cent. of premiums
thereof, and establishing a state board
! of medical examiners. Senator Withees
proposed constitutional amendment Civ
ing the legislature power to restrict
and limit taxation was concurred in.
A senate bill was cOncurred in for
bidding constables from doing business
outside of the place of their election.
| The bill permitting country stores to
sell patent medicines, was amended in
uGimportant particulars and then or
dered to third reading. The
Hall anti-pass bill was finally
reported in the form of substitute to
increase the salary of the legislators to
$1,000 and prohibiting the acceptance
by members of railroad passes.
Nj. Hall presented a joint resolution
to permit Mr. Rosenkrans to introduce
9 bill to prevent the exhibition Of
pictures of prize fights by kaleidoscope
or otherwise. Amid considerable
laughter, the resolution was defeated
by vote of Al to 81. Bill No.
So, by Mr.. True, caused a
little debate. It provided that county
boards shall" at their annual meet
ings for 1897 designate certain high
ways (outside of city or village linn
! its) as county roads and that there
designations may be changed from
time to time. The boards shall elect
2 members of committee Of whom
the town chairman shall be the third
to act as a commission to accept or
reject road improvements. Towns are
empowered to vote a 3 mill tax for
such improvements, the county shall
stand half the expense, but in no one
year shall it amount to more than 3
mills OF the property of the state.
| Mr.. Hall offered an amendment, sub
shutting may for "shall' in rela-
ton to the action of the county boards
in designating county roads. Mr..
True spoke for the bill, but did not
oppose the amendment which was
adopted.
Madison, March 25.-In the senate
bills were passed Or cOncurred in as
follows: Relating to hotels and inns,
making more stringent the provision
oicIr of