Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-03-25

Madison, March 17.-When joint resO-
luton No. As (Thayer), providing for
! a commission to investigate convict
labor and convict made goods, came up,
! Senator bennett moved that it be re-
ferred to the committee on penal and
| charitable institutions. Senator Thayer
! objected, claiming that the resolution
was simple enough to be voted on at
once but it was referred. Senate bills
passed: Relating to punishment for
sodomy; regulating the sale of vaccine
virus; relating to the organization of
auxiliary historical societies; relating
to the control of conta gious diseases;
relating to the burial Of bodies; and
permitting common councils in certain
cases to discontinue publishing their
proceedings. The senate bills to encour-
age the building of good roads was
killed. At II o'clock senate bill No. 5
CMcGillivray), relating to the marking
of convict made goods, came up as a
special order and Senator McGiIlivray
made a speech in its support. The bill
was ordered to engrossment. A joint
resolution was presented by Senator
Austin that on April IA the legislature
take a recess until July 20 and that the
only business then to be considered
shall be the report of the committee on
the revision of the statutes; also that
the pay of all legislative employees shall
end with April Il and at the adjourned
session only such employees as are ac-
tuallv necessary shall be retained. Lies
over.
In the assembly Mr.. Hoyt offered a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of to ascertain
why all toll road charters should not
be forfeited because, contrary to law
no such road had reported to the secre-
tary of state or paid license since 1888
Lies over. Senator Austin's joint res
ohltion forbidding the transaction of
miscellaneous business at the adjourn
ed session; IF the present legislature
except by two-thirds vote of the
members-el elect was concurred in. AS
sembly bills passed: empowering cOun-
ty boards to place registers Of deeds on
salaries; appropriating $500 a year for
the suppression of foul brood among
bees and providing for a state inspec-
tor who shall get 81 per day while &C
tually at work; recalling lists Of de-
serterS; providing for public places on
Ii oly ND obi To oh
erature and pictures. The Wylie anti
pooling bill was opposed by Messrs
Peterson and Barnum and advocated by
Messrs. Ray, w. A. Jones and Mss
It was passed sc to 25. The ClasOn
medical bill was taken up in committee
of whole, the proposed substitute being
considered first section by section
1t was adopted after long debate
There was a spirited contest when Mr.
fuckers bill came up for disposal. It
provided that a teachers certificate
should not be issued to anyone under
Is years of age. Mr.. Tucker offered an
amendment reducing the age limit to
il and Mr.. Lewis one reducing it tc
16. The bill was first laid on the table
Then it was again taken up on Mr.
fuckers motion and after a short de-
bate it was Indefinitely postponed
These assembly bills were killed
encouraging the beet sugar Industry
relating to boundary of Forest and
Oneida counties; providing for inspec-
ton of benzine and gasoline; to per
ment of the state of Milwaukee.
MadiSnn March 6 THE gHllaIe