Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-12

resolution on the death of Lieut-Gov.
Stone. Tie members listened to a
high tribute paid to their former pre-
siding officer by Senator Hatton Sen-
ators Merton and Whitehead also
spoke feelingly. Mr.. Miller introduced
bill requiring additional educational
qualifications of persons practicing
dentistry.
Madison, Feb. 5.-The primary cleo
ton bill, rushed through committee
stages, was reported by the assembly
committee on engrossed bills. 1t will
be in the hands of the senate this
week. Local reform or truant schools
will be possibility if bill introduced
by James Johnston of Waukesba in the
assembly becomes q law. 1t provides
that in any city having a school cen
sus of 500 or more children the board
of education may establish truant u1-
graded day schools for the purpose of
providing for the proper training of
children between the ages of and 16
years, who are hab1tually truant. Or
for the care and instruction of this
class of children the board may main.
tain parental boarding school, Mr.
Doolittle introduced a bill requiring
that Camp Randall at Madison or any
other lands belonging to the state be
rented free to high school organiza-
tiOns. Mr.. Douglas of Monroe intro.
duced five bills extending the author
ity Of the state veterinarian in many
directions, increasing his salary from
$4,000 to $4,000 and requiring him to
devote all his attention to this office.
Other bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Johnston, authorizing school
boards to contract with teachers or
principals or superintendent for
terms of two, three or five years; by
Mr.. Lang permitting assessors to eX-
anime any person to ascertain the
value OF anOther's personal property
exclusive of money, mortgages. notes
and bonds; by Mr.. Karel making an
annual appropriation of $1,000 to the
Wisconsin agricultural experiment
station for testing new varieties of
seeds, plants and fertilizers; by Mr.
DudgeOn, permitting weekly news
papers to do the official advertising in
cities of the second and third classes:
by Mr.. LIE Roy appropriating $1,000 to
the Wisconsin Fireman's association
for the years 1901; by Mr.. Terrell.
TO limit the number Of days for which
county supervisor of assessments
may draw pay. The salary was fixed
by the last legislature at 81 a day, but
the number of days of service was not
limited; by Mr.. Waterman, removing
the limit of $1,000 and the maximum
amount which can be recovered in ac-
lions resulting in personal injuries
causing DEATH also relating to the
examination of engineers and the i'll
permitting councils to pay salaries to
spectiOn Of boilers. The Strong bill
providing for the salaries of
mayors was on the calendar for en-
grOssment but Mr.. Strong explained
that the maximum salary provided
was, in one case at least, less than
the mayor was already receiving and
measure was referred to the commit
tee on cities. The session of the senate
was productive of a woman suffrage
bill, an anti-cigarette measure and a
One-half mill school tax bill. Senator
Bird introduced the cigarette bill. 1t pro-
vides that it shall be a misdemeanor
for any person, firm or corporation to |
sell, offer to sell or give
~ t0 lri,o int
the purpose Of selling, giving away or
otherwise disposing Of any cigarettes. !
cigarette paper or substitute for the
same" A fine of rot less than $50 or
more than 500 is provided for the
first offense, also Imprisonment of not
less than 10 days or more than three
months for second offense Senator |
O'NeiPs suffrage bill provides that |
the elective franchise conferred by
article 3 of the constitution of Wiscon- |
sin, is hereby extended to ell women |
who have the other qualifications of |
electors, but before the law is to be-
come operative it is to be submitted |
to vote of the people as constitutional
are voted upon. Senator |
Rogers Of Milwaukee introduced a bill |
to increase the appropriation for a st.
Louis fair exhibit from $4,000, as al
lowed by the Legislature of two years
ago, to $225,000. The bill also pro-
vides for an increase in the member
ship of the fair commission from to
Z, STIMULATING that two be women
Senator North introduced a bill to
amend the game laws so as to permit
spring shooting of aquatic fowl. Other
bills were: By Senator Gaveny, ap-
$1,000 to the Wisconsin |
association by Sena-
tor Sarau, providing for the repay
ment of moneys collected under the |
law which was declared |
by the supreme court to be unconsti- |
Madison, Feb. 5.-Seventy to nine
zen. Such was the vote by which |
he primary election bill passed the !