Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-20


mer), making the legal cranberry bar
rel 251a inches high, 16 in diameter
at the heads and Is at the bulge and
making cranberry crates % inches
long, II wide by 71a high INSIDE; TIA
tAnderson), providing that towns neeo
not aid villages in the construction of
bridges; goa (Poiley), requiring super
visors instead of aldermen to make
reports of INDECENT soldiers; 233a
(Zinn), absolutely prohibiting the
dealing in trading stamps; 275a
(Keene), for the better collection of
birth statistics, and 2S1 (Vandercook),
providing that 2,240 lbs. shall consti-
tute a cord of henlock bark. The
committee substitute for the Orion bill
increasing railway licenses, with the
Hall amendment raising the Orion fig
ures 100 per cent, came up as special
order. Mr.. Halls amendment, which
! would have compelled the railways to
pay $617 900 more license fees annually
(they now pay about $300,000) was re-
jected, AZ to 49, Mr.. Orion then Of
fered an amendment establishing the
license rate as follows: 4 per cent on
roads earning in excess of $4,000 per
mile per year; AZ per cent on earnings
of $4,000 to $4,000; per cent on earn
ings of $4,000 to $4,000, and 31s per
cent on earnings of $4,000 to $4,000.
He explained that his amendment
would result in about u the increase
proposed in Halls amendment just
voted down. The amendment was
adopted, So to 20. The committee
substitute as thus amended was next
adopted, GO to 25. The Orion amend
ment will produce 100000 taxes
year. The feature of the evening was
the carrying to third reading over the
committees recommendation for post
ponement of the Burlington bill appro-
priating $4,000 to the w. c. T. y. home
for unfortunate women at Eau Claire
The vote was 46 to 35. The Wheeler
bill, No. 350a, providing that no suit
for damages may be brought for inju-
ries due to fall on snow or ice on
sidewalk unless same had been there
for three weeks and preventing hus-
band from suing for damages because
Of injury to wife or parents because
of injury to children, was passed. A
debate arose on the Morgan bill, pro-
viding for placing of names of owners
upon farmhOuses, and allowing a re-
duction of 81 on the road tax therefor.
An amendment by Mr. Frost making
it sufficient to place the name upon the
! barn was adopted and the bill was
passed later. Other measures passed
! were Nos. 16a (Parker), Joint resolu-
ton for constitutional amendment
to enact a general banking law; 60
and els (Lamoreux), and 1895 with
eel, for the reorganization of railroads.
Mr.. Hoehle also introduced his memo
rial to congress for national park On
the south shore of Lake Superior
The committee on claims reported ad-
versely on the Harvey bill, No. 491a.
to abolish the Office of county super
intendent and create that of district
inspector instead
Madison, April 19.-Among the bills
passed or concurred in by the senate
were the following: Nos 321s (Ja-
cobs), providing for the payment by
the state of costs for trials of offenses
committed at the state institutions;
256s (Munson), providing for the en-
ployment by the board of control of
experts to examine the state institu-
tons with a view to their protection
from lire and other contingencies; 2l5s
(Hatton), allowing school boards to
retain an amount equal to 10 cents
per capita for every c4..ld of school age
in the district to purchase books for
the school library; 355s (Whelan), ap-
propriating $ovo for a medal for Prof.
S. M. Babcock, inventor of the Bah
cock milk test; 132a (McLeod), for the
suppression Of blind pigs; 136a
(Frost, appropriating $500 to the
State Horticultural society for exhibit
at the Omaha exposition; 245a (Bry-
anti, appropriating s2,7OO.3O to sub
contractors for work in building ladies'
hall; 359a (Hoeh1e), requiring a Ii |
cense of $40 for intelligence Offices
except for female help and a bond of /
$1,000. When the bill appropriating
SlS6,OOO to improvements at the uni
versity came back from the assembly
debate arose over the Hall amend
ment providing $50, 900 for an electric
lighting plant for lighting the univer-
sity buildings and the capitol build
ing. The bill finally went to the COM
mittee on claims.
The senate jim the evening passed
without dissenting vote the bill Gre
at1ng the Office of state tax commits
sioner at salary of 81, 900 and provid-
ing him with two assistants who are
to receive $4,000 and $4,000 respect
lively. The term of Office Of the COM
missioner is to be 10 years.
A joint resolution was adopted au-
thorizing Senator Kreutzer to intro
duce bill providing the clerk of the
court with necessary assist
ance. Joint resolution No. 18s, pro-
viding for an amendment to the con-
stltutlon increasing the salary of the j
state superintendent from $1,000 to ,
$4,000 was adversely reported. The ]
Dill providing for the teaching OF agri- i
culture in the common and high
schools was adversely reported.
Another railroad debate was heard
n the assembly which was precipi-
lated by Mr.. Williams moving to re-
the vote on the Orion bill in
'reaslng the tax on railroads. Recon-