Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-23

thought 1t of a mischievous character
and liable to abuses. 1t was killed,
81 to SO. Senator Anson's bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to the industrial
school for girls, Milwaukee, was con-
Cured in. Among the assembly bills
passed were: Nos. 1877, CBenson), re-
lating to damages for laying out high
ways; 25S, (Johnston), for maintain
ing the waters Of Spring lake at a
uniform level; 314, (Bryant), affecting
! arguments to the court and jury and
depriving the judge of some of his
| arbitrary power; 333, (DahD, re-
curing schools to be kept open Z
months year instead of in order to
| receive state aid; and 345, (Mosher),
| providing for the expenses of the
| Wisconsin state tax commission not
to exceed 1897. The McGrath bill
somewhat broadening the standard
| fire insurance policy brought forth an
! amendment from Mr. Frost which pro-
Vides that the vacancy of a house
must not only continue 10 days but
up to the time of a fire" in order to
void the policy. Mr.. McGrath said
the amendment wholly spoiled his
| bill, but it was adopted.
The Guth bill according wagons
and carriages supreme right-of-way on
country roads over bicycles was given
an endorsement by Mr.. Dodge, who
appealed for farmers rights as against
those of city dudes. The bill went
to third reading, 81 to %, although
it had come from a committee ad-
Versely reported.
The Hoehle bill regulating intelli-
gence officers was advocated by its au-
thor who spoke of the swindles often
practiced by such institutions. The
bill required persons establishing such
offices to give a bond Of $4,000 and
TO pay license fee of 5000. An amend
ment by Mr.. Sarau reduces the fee to
$40 and another by Mr. Mcleod re-
duces the bond to $1,000. Judge Bry-
ants bill, making it possible to take
the dispositions of all witnesses in
corporation cases (instead of merely
the principally was advocated by
Judge Bryant, but Mr. Wheeler and
Judge Orion explained how inequit-
ably they thought the bill would op-
crate and it was rejected. The Wagner
bill requiring the weekly payment Of
wages was killed.
On motion of Mr.. Vandercook the
senate bill abolishing the land office
and putting the work of that depart
ment on the secretary of state was
sent to the judiciary committee. The
McGillivray patronage bill went to the
state affairs committee.
The Moore bill, including agricuItu-
raj machinery in the AarsOn law, was
returned by the senate which refused
to agree to certain features of the ole
law that Mr.. Moore had incorporated
in his measure. The speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. Wheeler, Catlin anC
EIine house conferees. The senate
members are Messrs. Roehr, Harris
and weed. The tax committee reported
favorably the Orion bill which will in
crease the insurance taxes to the state
annually by S215,500. A protest from
the Swiss government through Secre.
tary of State Hay, against the enact
ment of insurance laws discriminating
against Swiss companies was read by
Clerk NOVEL;, also a statement from
Secretary of State Froehlich showing
that some $31 900 were expended iI
1898 on capitol employees under the
months emergency clause of the ex.
listing law.