Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-07-25

10 secure a list of persons on the pay
rolls of the State drawing pay in more
than one capacity.
To direct the joint committee on print
ing to investigate the subject of State
printing and report to the next Legisla-
ure.
Memorializing Congress in regard to
child labor
Relating to improvement of the upper
Mississippi. !
Urging Congress to definitely determine
a course of action in regard to the
Portage levee.
Acknowledging Congress to provide for
fixing uniform standard for grading and
inspecting grains.
To investigate the alleged lumber
trust" in this State.
Memorializing Congress to remove the
tariff on lumber.
Memorializing the President to call an
extra session of Congress to revise the
tariff.
Protesting against the holding of an
intercollegiate boat race on Memorial
day.
Authorizing the State board of control
to investigate home finding societies and
the results of their operations.
Providing for an investigation by the
tax commission of life insurance taxation
and report to the next Legislature.
Providing for an investigation of the
conditions and the cause of the increase
of mental detectives.
Providing for an investigation by the
State board of control of quarries and
rock-bearing lands of the State and in
quiry into the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing
prisons on such lands to employ con-
victs at work of quarrying.
Asking the Secretary of State for a
statement of amount of money expended
for legal services during past ten years.
To investigate the hours of work of
telegraph operators.
TIC investigate fire losses.
To investigate the cost of public print
ing.
Memorializing Congress to make an ap-
preparation for a survey and report on
the ACCESSIBILITY of building a ship canal
to connect the great lakes and the Mis-
sissippi river.
Urging the establishment of a national
system of education.
Slaughter Many Measures.
Among the resolutions and memorials
which have been killed by the Legislature
this session are the following:
Declaratory of the policy of the State
relative to water powers therein.
To amend the constitution to allow
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closed lands under proper regulations.
To appoint commission to investigate
land transfers.
Instructing the capitol commission to
investigate and report the feasibility of
extending the capital park to Lake Mo
mona.
To appoint commission to investigate
State insurance.
Proposing to Congress the calling of a
convention to frame an amendment to the
federal constitution prohibiting polygamy.
Memorializing Congress in regard to
the election of federal judges by the peo-
pie.
Memorializing Congress in regard to
the establishment of a parcel post.
Memorializing Congress in regard to
public ownership of railroads.
To encourage the instruction of prac-
teal politics in the public schools.
Memorializing Congress in regard to
international peace.
Memorialzing Congress in regard to
postal savings banks.
Memorializing Congress in regard to
coolie and Monaghan labor.
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the decision of the United States Su-
preme Court in the case of Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone.
Memorializing Congress in regard to
the pending federal anti-injunction bill.
Determining duty Of members of the
next Legislature in regard to election of
United States Senator under primary
election law
Expressing the sense of the Legisla-
ture that the university should establish
a purely English course and that it
should not interfere in the inspection of
high schools by the State superintend-
ent
Providing for the appointment of a
committee to examine and report upon
the finances of the State from the expira-
ton of Gov Pecks term to 1906.
Providing for the appointment of a
legislative committee to investigate the
liquor problem and the best methods of
regulation.
Requesting the Governor to inquire
into the ACCESSIBILITY of calling a confer
ence for the purpose of securing uni
formity of legislation among the several
States.
Expressing the sense of the ,;islature
that Congress should enact a national
income tax law.
Providing for an investigation of the
case of OUTLAW" John f. Dietz of Saw
yer county.
Providing that the next Legislature
revise and codify the laws affecting Mil
waukee and extend the right of self gov
eminent based upon the initiative and
referendum.
Urging such legislative action by ma
tional and State authorities as will bring
about the naturalization of the trusts.
Memorial relating to a reciprocal de-
murrage law.
4 memorial to President Roosevelt re-
lating to the discharge of the negro
troops involved in the Brownsville affair.