Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-25

hsSOlNed, uhat the cnlef clerk OF |
the assembly be instructed 10 send a |
copy Of this resolution to each of ,ha
representatives and United States SEN
ators from Wisconsin in congress"
The committee on state affairs re-
| ported for indefinite postponement as
sembly bills No. 259 and 260. repeating
the laws permitting liquor to be sold
on Sunday and work of ali kinds to 5e
done on that day.
Madison, Feb 1S-Among several
/ bills passed by the senate were the
following: Prohibiting the sale Of
cigarettes and cigarette paper to boys
under Is years of age; relative to in
| jury to wires by removal of buildings;
! limiting the liability of sureties and
relating to appraisement of damages
| done by animals. The bill repeating
! chapter 179, laws OF 1850, which con-
| fers police powers on agents of the
| Wisconsin Humane society was killed
| A message was received from the gov
ernOr announcing the appointment
! of E. R. Petherick OF Milwaukee to
! board of control, and the re-appoint-
ment Of Charles Pittelkow of Milwau-
kee and A. E. Thompson of Oshkosh,
on the state board of normal school
regents. At the evening session Mr..
Baxter moved that the bank examiner
bill be taken up. Senator Putnam
presented an amendment striking out
he f1TSt riErin hn
| the approval power in the appointment
of the examiner. This was adopted and
the bill then passed by a vote of 10
| to 4. Under this bill the examiner is
appointed by the state treasurer. The
stationary engineers bill was definite
ly postponed
In the assembly Mr.. Rosenkrans Of
fered the following resolution, which
lies over:
THAT the regents of the university
of Wisconsin be and are hereby re-
CURED to furnish the legislature as early
as practicable, an itemized statement
showing the total product of every
kind on the university farm, especially
the live stock, cheese butter, milk,
cream, eggs, hay, grain, vegetables, and
garden produce, together with the cost
of production, disposition of and
amount received therefor, during the
year ended Dec. 81, 1896; also show
ing the amount and cost of labor and
material used at machinery hail. the
number and kind of articles manu-
featured, the disposition of and amount
received therefor"
The Barnum resolution for G. A. r
| headquarters in the State house was re-
ferred to the committee on military
affairs, as was also the Cuban resolu-
ton.
Mr.. OIson's resolution demanding a
report from the university regents of
all expenditures Of the athletic council
for the year 1896 brought Mr.. w. A
Jones TO his feet With an explanation
that the regents had nothing to 10
with that council. They never gave it
a cent and had no control over it's af-
fairs. All it's funds were raised he
said, among the students and their
friends or from ticket sales.
Assembly bills we're passed: Appro-
pIUdLluS 9l0,UOU TO In0 I66Dl6-mlUu6u
: home; limiting the pay of attorneys
appointed to defend minor criminals
to SIS per day and $25 in all, except
where a felony is charged, where the
total pay may reach $3.50; and requir-
ing jurors to be summoned by the
clerk of the court by registered letter
the same as the United States govern
> ment now does. Senator Munson's BIZ
giving the weekly papers a chance tc
; publish insurance statements at $40
, each (the dailies alone now having
that privileged caused little skirmish-
> ing but finally went to the insurance
committee. All bills to repeal the
Sunday laws were killed, also the bills
repeating chapter 331, laws of 1896, re-
lating to a fee of 81 from applicants
for teachers certificates, and provid-
ing for the non-payment of taxes on
wide-tired wagons and allowing a tax
rebate Of $3.50 for each wagon so used.