Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-17

Manufacturers and labor-Senators
Arson, chairman, Bissell, Jacobs, Mil
Ter, Mosher.
Assessment and collection of taxes
Senators Whitehead, chairman, Ri
ordan, Wolff, Green, Mills.
Corporations - Senators Devos,
chairman, Green, Reynolds, Stebbins.
Weed.
Town and county organizations
Senators Riordan, chairman, Fearne.
O'Neil.
Public lands-Senators Hagemeis-
ter, chairman, Knudson, Kreutzer.
Public health-Senators Eaton.
chairman, Miller, Willy.
Military Administrations Knudson.
chairman, Burns, O'Neil, Arson, Nc
Gillivray.
Privileges and elections-Senators
Hatton, chairman, Jones, Miller
Whitehead, Martin.
Legislative expenses - Senators
Willy, chairman, Arson, Morse.
Federal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Martin.
| chairman, Wolff, Bissell.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reynolds.
| chairman, Fearne, Harris, Eaton,
kreutZer.
Roads and bridges-Senators O'Neil,
chairman, Kreutzer, Burns.
Engrossed bills-Senators Miller.
chairman, Devos, McDonough.
Enrolled bills-Senators Fearne,
chairman, Roehr, Hatton.
Bills on third reading-SenatOrs
Gaveney, chairman, Mosher, Jacobs.
| Joint committee on claims-Sena
tors Mills, chairman, Hagemeister
Mosher.
Joint committee on penal and char
liable NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Steb
bins, chairman, Bissell, Wolff.
Joint committee on printing-Sena
tors Munson, chairman, Morse.
Joint committee on fish and game
Senators Green, chairman, Knudson
Hagemeister.
Joint apportionment committee
Senators Riordan, chairman, Mills
McGillivray, Jones, Stebbins, Arson
Bissell.
Joint committee on forestry ant
lumber-Senators McDonough chair
man, Stout, Riordan.
Assembly.
1t took more than two hours to per
form all the details incidental to OF
ganizing the house. The assembl,
was called to order at noon by the oil
chief clerk, w. A. NOVEL; of Milwau
kee, and after the members had beer
sworn in Mr.. Hall of Dunn nominate,
: Geo. H. Ray of La Crosse for speake
and Mr.. Collins of Stevens Poin
named Francis M. Eline, the republ
| can and democratic caucus nominee
J respectively. Mr.. Ray voted for Elm
while Eline returned the compliment
Mr.. Ray was declared elected by Cler
: NOVEL;, who named Messrs. Eline
Rossman and Hall as a committee t
conduct him to the chair. Mr.. Ra
3 was warmly applauded on assumin
: his old position and made a brie
i speech. w. A. NOVEL; was mex
chosen chief clerk over L. A. LANCE {
u L Ouu uu Lac, tOI WuOul IuS LIZ uSlu'
S Gratis voted, while A. NJ Anderson {
U Grantsburg was elected sergeant-a
arms, Sampson of Ashland havin
i previously withdrawn. The demt
e Gratis voted for Robert Weinberg {
t Depere.
A senate joint resolution was adop
ed for a committee TO notify the go
X ernor that the legislature was read
; to receive any communication frol
T him and the speaker appointed Messr
1 Hall, Stevens and Eline. The senat
L members were Messrs. Martin an
Weed. This committee subsequent
reported that Gov. La Toilette woul
: personally deliver his message to til
Z legislature in joint session in til
. assembly chamber at 10 a. m. tomo
. row. On the part of the assembl
l. the committee to escort him to til
chamber as appointed by the speake
t will consist of Messrs. Stevens, Steige
II and Collins.
I The adoption of rule and the draw
T. ing of seats completed the days worl
II Madison, Jan. 10.-Both houses me
y at 10, heard the governors messag
: and adjourned till Tuesday evening
order to give the speaker time
: which to arrange the house commi
: tees.