Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-04-27


which date the department is to be |
abandoned and its duties transferred |
to the secretary of states office. The
report was adopted, so to 1. Senator
Green's bill, %, forbi1ding spring
shooting of aquatic fowl, was refused
a hlrd reading by a vote of A to
43, but reconsideratio ton was voted
later. The bennett bill, 1888, aprro-
priating $500 a year for two years te
the State Cheesemakers' association.
was concurred in. Senator Eaton's
bill, 2S9, permitting the construction
OF the so-called Sheridan drive throush
Racine anu Kenosha counties, was
earnestly antagonized by Mr.. Ella and
finally killed.
Madison, April 21.-In the senate
the True marriage license bill was re-
ported for passage by the committee
On Judiciary. The bill for a board of
immigration was reported without
recommendation by the committee on
state affairs. The Wheeler bill relat-
ing TO damages caused by defective
highways went back to the committee
on roads and bridges Assemblyman
Anderson's bill, making each village
separate roam district was non-con-
Cured in. Quite a discussion was
held on Nos. 81 and 3Ss, the Baxter
bills, the first. appropriating 1896, 900
for current expenses for the charitable
and penal institutions of the state and
the second making appropriations for
Improvements in the institutions, one
item of which is S150,000 for the COM
pletion Of the Green Bay reformatory.
Senator Baxter explained that the two
bills carried together 81 ,293, 400, which
was 1900 in excess of similar ap-
preparations. The two bills were
passed under suspension of the rules.
Similarly Senator Kreutzer had his
bill appropriating one-tenth Of the
liquor-license money to kindergartens
passed. Among the bills killed were:
Nos. 10Ss (Stout), providing for the
appointment of two women on the
board of control; 226s (Reynolds).
creating the Office of supervisor of in
spectors of weights and measures, and
BIS (Green), providing for the ap-
pointment Of assistant veterinary sur
geons.
The pan-American exposition at
Buffalo will be favored with a Wlscon-
sin exhibit to the extent of $4,000 in
expense if bill reported in the assem-
bly, by the sto.o affairs committee is
passed. On Mr.. Humphreys motion
the 2-cent passenger rate bill went
over TIL Tuesday evening. Mr.. Mo
sher's bill, GA, permitting appeals
from commissions decisions in the
matter of the fixing of road costs be-
tween county and town also went
over.
The Humphrey bill, 271a, permitting
Albert Bergner to dam the Oconto
river at Pulcifer, was antagoniZed by
Mr.. Harvey who said that Bergner had
no mill and simply wanted the power
to dam in order to sell out his right
on speculation. Mr.. Humphrey de-
clared that Bergner ran a mill at Pull
cjfer for many years or until its end
was knocked out by the logs of other
parties on the stream He now wanted
to have his own dam and so get out
from under the oppression of the log
driving company which controls the
river. The bill was ordered to a third
reading, 81 to g. The Benson uni
form text book substitute to STA was
laid over and ordered printed. An at
tempt to revive the Sheridan drive bill
was defeated by tie vote-44 to A
\ resolution to permit Senator Whit
man to introduce bill reducing the
jury list from $50 to 100 in counties
under $500 population was passed.
| The assembly refused to fix a time
| for final adjournment, but it is now
| plain that the session cannot end till
about the first week in May.
| Madison, April 24.-In the senate
Mr.. WeltOn succeeded in having bill
No. 297s, apprOpriating $4,000 for a
| sewerage system at the state hospital
for the insane at Mendoza, rereferred
to the committee on claims. The con-
ferees' report on the bill abolishing the
land office in two years was adopted.
The True marriage license bill was
advanced to a third reading, the vote
being 10 to 10. The bill provides that
a period of three days shall intervene
between the issuance of the license
and the performance of the marriage
ceremony. The Green fish and game
bill was passed by a vote of "a to 4
Senator Munson asked unanimous con-
sent to introduce an amendment pro-
viding that a person might hunt game
on his own land without license, but
Senator Green objected. Other bills
passed or concurred in were Nos.
ZOOS (Martin), relating to caucuses and
elections; 279s (Hatton), providing for
the adjustment Of the war claims of
the state against the United States;
354s (joint committee on claims), re-
lating to contracts for state buildings;
1865 (Roehr), relating to the employ
ment of labor; ia (Anderson), relat-
ing to villages; and 110a (Fogo), con-
ferring additional powers upon trustees
of several county asylums.
In the assembly MIR. Mosher in
II OuuNCO q 1CoOIutIOH " nave oil UIllS
in the hands of committees reported
back at once. An amendment to make
it Thursday was voted down as was
the resolution also. 1t developed
that there are still 80 or more bills in
the hands of assembly committees.
The Hoehle bill relating to taxes on
logs was killed. The senate anti
pass bill was made the special order
for 1890 tomorrow. No. IS NC