Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-16

in the regular argument before the jury
so longs as counsel confines his argu-
ment to the legitimate and proper dis
cussion of the facts in the case" Gen.
Geo. E, Bryant of Madison introduced
it and his argument for it resulted in
the rejection of the judiciary commit
tees adverse report.
Madison, March 9.-In the senate
| a somewhat spirited debate was held
on Senator McGillivray's patronage
bill to distribute the minor offices Of
the state equally among the counties
of the state. 1t was finally passed by
a vote of Is to 10. Senator McGilli-
vray said that a precedent for the bill
! is found in the District of Columbia
whose patronage is distributed equally
| between the states. Rock county, he
said had $4,000 more worth of patron
age than it is entitled to and he be-
! lieved were that not the case the
senator from that county CWhite-
| head would not object to the bill
! Senators Jones and Martin opposed
the measure and a speech for it was
made by Senator Whitman. The neg
alive votes were cast by Senators
Fearne, Jones, Martin, Munson, Roehr,
Stout, Welton, Whitehead and Wood
worth. Other senate bills passed were:
Nos. %, providing for the appoint
ment of an inspector for schools for
the deaf; "A, providing that the judge
Of the Douglas county superior court
shall not draw his salary until he
makes affidavit that no case in his
court remains undecided that has been
submitted within so days; 95, to ex-
pedite hearing in demurrers in civil
actions; 157, relative to warehouse
receipts; 1852, providing for separate
assessments of land and improvements
| thereon; 1888, authorizing cities of the
third and fourth classes to levy a
special tax for school purposes; and
| 222, providing that in cities under the
general charter having no police court
| the common council shall fix fees. AS
sembly bills concurred in were: SO, ap-
propriating $4,000 to purchase sta
| tionery for the state; 81, appropriate
| ing $4,000 to the governors contingent
fund; and IS, authorizing the over
| hauling of the plumbing in the capitol
Bills killed were: Nos. IS, requiring
the submission of plans for water
works and sewerage systems to the
state board of health; "a, amending
the statutes relative to inquests on
the dead; $780, relating to county
school superintendent; 1876, for the
protection of persons or corporations
delivering or paying over property
under decree of court; 1877, to prevent
frauds by concealing inventories of
property for purpose of preventing
its assessment; 1T, reducing the rate
of interest on trust funds from 4 to
21a per cent; and 293, to have the
state superintendent make an in
vestigation as to cost of state fur
nishing school books.
In the assembly Senator McGilli-
vray's joint resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment permitting the state
to aid in bodybuilding was antag-
onized by Judge Orion, who was not
aware of any public demand for the
state to embark in road making. AS
the resolution had only been consid-
cred by the road committee he thought
it should go to the judiciary commit
tee. Mr.. Gefmer felt the same way,
but Mr.. McGrath favored the propo-
sition, contending that the proposed
amendment simply gave the legisla-
ture power to act, and really COM
mitted the state to no expense what
ever. The Orion motion for the ju
dietary committee to have the bill pre-
vailed, 4S to 35
Mr.. Wylie asked that the bill max
ing legal wire fence wires instead |
Of might go back to the agricultural /
committee. Mr. Hall SAID the 5-wire !
fence would not bar sheep and hogs,
yet he thought that railway companies
should not, except when farmers de-
manded it, be required to add the ad-
uitional wires. The bill took the
course Mr.. Wylie desired.
Senate bills were concurred in as
follows: Nos. II (Jacobs), permitting
cities to maintain sidewalks built by
private parties, and so (Roehr), re-
lating to the use of dispositions in civil
actions. Senator McGillivray's me-
mortal to congress in favor of more
effective antitrust legislation was con-
Cured in. The Dresser bill regulating