Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-22
Wisconsin Legislature.

Madison, April Ex-senator Weldon
JOINT resolution for the erection at ,
cost not to exceed $4,792 of monument,
20 Wisconsin troops on the battle field:
VI chattanooga and Mission Ridge
was concrrred in. This money was
lett over from the Chicamaugua enter.
PRISE. Senate bills were concurred in
facilitating the establishment of loca'
pupllc libraries, extending the one.
IehIh mill tax for the completion and
equipment of the State Historical
building for another 4 years. the
amount involved being about 100000 a
year ar sa4O,OOO in all for the Quadren-
NAL period, Making June 7, 1898, a
legal holiday and appropriating not to
exceed $4,000 for its observance. The
date is the 5Oth anniversary of VISION
| SINS statehood. Senator Davsi' BIZ
NO. %, empowering judges in counties
having warehouses to sentence certain
young offenders either to Jail or work
HouSe, was non-conCurred in. Mr. Stan
icy opposed the Mills bill permitting
certain counties to have assistant dis
tFlct attorneys and it was non-coa-
Cured in. Senator Youmans' bill Civ
ing to the owners Of lake proper ty the
exclusive right over the water adjacent
thereto out to the edge of the rush line
for hunting purposes was killed. The
Wheeler bill, 390a, providing for geo.
logical survey, and appropriating $15,-
900 therefor for the next years, had
been amended in committee reducing
the amount to $4,000. The amend
ment was adopted and the bill ad-
vanced to engrossment. Assembly
bills were killed: ApprOpriating $1,000
to attorney generals contingent fund
and for the placing of the Rusk and
Fairchild statutes in the national caPi-
tai. The Pratt bill, 539a, authorizing"
the state superintendent to gather his
toricaI data and to award him $S,750
for that service for the next two years
was combatted by Mr.. Minch, who hello
that it was only a scheme to increase
voters had spoken against last fall.
He favored an increase in the salary
but did not by such a method. Messrs.
w. A. Jones and Agen admitted the
correctness of Mr.. Minch's diagnosis
but they urged the passage Of the bill
just the same and it was sent to a
third reading. The Taylor bill calcu-
lated to license into innOcucous desue-
tude department stores was ordered en-
crossed.
-nrY1N T,
sent back to the senate bill No. 68s,
! to exempt from taxation lands pOss-
essed and used by cities and villages
as public parks or grounds. The gov
errors reasons for Withholding his ap-
prevail from the measure are that he
believes it ''contemplates the impair
ment of contract obligations, in con-
travention of the provisions for the
federal and state constitutions. Sena-
tor McGillivray introduced another
antitrust bill. His first one was vetoed
by the governor. The governor re-
turned without his approval assembly
bill No 399, providing for the sub
classification Of cities, on the ground
that it cOntempIates special legisla-
ton. The veto was sustained. The
last OF the Marquette statue squabble
has doubtless been heard in the assem-
bly,. The hopes of the Marquette oppo-
nente received a final and decided set
! back. Mr.. Goodeu moved that the vote
by which NO. 647a, the substitute fol
the Fairchild and Rusk statute bills
was Indefinitely postponed, be recon
: sidered A debate ensued, but inall,
h the motion was lost and the Marquett
statue stays. Senate bills concurred il
e were: Relating to the transportation