Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-13

ing. The Wheeler bill, No ASA. was
explained by its author. It's object is
10 permit courts to perfect imperfec-
lions in appeals in certain cases. Pa
ties at Superior, it seems, hold $3.50
of city bonds which the council re-
fused to pay. An appeal was taken.
but later it transpired that the appeal
bond was defective. The bill seeks
to let the circuit court cor
rect this deficiency and thus enable
the bondholders to get their case be-
fore the court on it's merits. The bill
vas killed. Mr.. Hall attacked the Lo-
gan bill giving 10 sellers of supplies
liens on logs and lumber. claiming
that, by collision, it might lead to
great frauds. Anyway, it was carry
ing the lien matter altogether too far.
The bill was then summarily killed.
The Middleton bill giving a lien to
threshers on grain threshed or corn
hulled was opposed at length by Mr..
Rusk, but it went to third reading.
nevertheless. The Mailer bill, to regu-
late the transportation of corpses,
came up. Mr.. orion thought it's pro-
visions too strict. Mr.. Keene spoke
for it but concurrence was refused. IS
to 81.
Mr. Burlington offered an amend
men to the plumbers bill, providing
that its operation be not retroactive.
The original bill provided that all
plumbers not in business prior to
April l, 1892, should pass an examina-
ton. Mr.. Bufington's amendment
changes the date to April l, 1899 1t
was adopted and the bill ordered en-
crossed. The Wheeler bill, 3ova, pro
YldIng that cities shall not be liable
for damages on account of accumula-
lions of ice and snow on sidewalks, or
that parents cannot get damages for
children injured or husbands for the
loss of their wives services by in
juries on highways was ordered en-
crossed. The Morgan bill, 3S4a, Civ
ing to each farmer who places his
name on a sign readable from the
highway a rebate of 81 on his road
taxes for one year was ordered en-
crossed. The Burlington bill appro-
priating $4,000 to the Eau Claire
home for fallen women was killed,
after a long debate. As to A. The OBJ
lection to it was that it was creating
another state institution. Other bills
killed We're Nos. 267 Dodge, exempt
ing certain values of mortgaged
homesteads from taxation; and 305
(Benson), relating to manufacture
and sale of pure beer.
Madison, April 1.-THE senate
committee on state affairs reported
No. 463a, providing a bounty on beet
sugar, for passage. The governors
vetoes of the bills relating to the Mil
waukee museum and the Milwaukee
water register were sustained. The
bill licensing BARRIERS was favorably
reported by the committee on public
health and sanitation, but it was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee tt
pass on its constitutionality. Othel
bills favOrably reported were: Nos
311a (Dresser), fixing the weight O
setam engines on public roads at
tons; 110a (Fogo), comforting add
tional powers on the trustees Of county
asylums; and 70a (Orton), making
the state university appropriation
specific in amount instead of a per
centage upon the assessed valuation
| of the taxable property of the sta te
Death was recommended for 316
(Mills), compelling railroads to carr.
bicycles as baggage.
In the assembly the senate's sub
stitute to the assembly anti-pass bill
was taken up, but on motion of MI
Wheeler it was at once re-referred, 5
to %, to the railroad committee. TIL,
Buttles bill, No 491a, revolutionizins
the methods Of selecting county super
intendents was laid over till Tuesda!
on motion of Mr.. Dresser. The Bryan
| bill appropriating $1,1O0 to JOSEPH
| and Frank Skobis, $1,002 to William
Owens, 1894 to w. H. Stephenson
and Herman Studeman and SIS t.
Rhody & Patek for losses incurred
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ley who failed while building ladies
hall at the university was passed, s.
to 81. Other bills passed or con
Cured in were: Nos. 1924 (McLeod)
permitting the issuance of search
warrants for liquors where unlawful
sales have occurred; 16Sa (Baldock)
requiring the secretary of state to give
election notices not earlier than Sept
20 and not later than Oct. 1, instead
of between July 1 and Sept. 1 as now;
1S4a (Anderson), requiring genera
and judicial elections to be held in
villages at the same place as village
officers are elected; 334a (Holland)
providing that persons cannot vote al
school meetings unless they have re-
sided in the district 80 days; 423 Wan
dercook), permitting county boards
to establish county normal schools
the state to pay half as much toward
their maintenance as the counties
514a (Keene), forbidding fraud in the
sale of f1axseed or linseed oil; 104s
(from the tax committee), requiring
town, city and village clerks before
Dec. 81 each year to file a statement
with the secretary of state of all taxes
levied; 212s WhiteheaO, providing
that city school superintendent must
hold certificates qualifying them to
teach in any public school; and 25Ss
(BisselD, increasing the appropriation
for the aid of high schools. Among
the bills killed were: Nos. SIS (Den-
nett), striking out from the present
law the power of cities to license BIZ
cycles; and 100a Uange), repeating