River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-02-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

TUESDAY, Jan. 29th.--Seaate-- Bills
were introduced regulating banking associa-
tons and telegraph companies. The latter
bill provides for a tax OF four per cent. on
gross receipts.
Asss,ablu'-Bills were introduced relating to
the charter of Eau Claire; for the relief OF the
State prison warden; for publication OF Su-
preme Court decisions, provides for letting
the printing to the lowest bidder,th maximum
MOTTO exceed one dollar and seventy.five cents.
Bills passed authorizing the city Of Hudson TO
issue bonds for the liquidation offts indebted
ness.
WEDNESDAY, January 30-Sendte -
Resolutions adopted voting session laws, Re-
vised Statutes, etc, TO Revision Committee.
Resolution introduced, providing for 1000
copies of Constitutions of United States and
this State, for use in common schools. Peti-
tons introduced for passage of Constitutional
amendment prohibiting liquor trafhc. Bills
introduced: relative to village cemeteries; to
hotel fire escapers; appropnating $1,000 to
Maston Light Guard, $1,000 to State Agricul
tnral Society," $1,000 to Northern Wisconsin
Agricultural Society, $1S,500 10 Blind Institute
and $27 900 To Deaf and Dumb Institute; deter
mining question of issuance cfliquor licenses
relative to publishing and distributing Geolog.
ical report. Bills passed. authorizing city of
Hudson to issue bonds to tiquidate its indeht-
edness, extending benefits of Wisconsin Farm
Mortgage Land Commission.
assembly circumstances were pre-
scented against passage of the bill relating TO
loan of $4,000 TO Jackson county; against
prohibiting the reading ofthe Bible in schools
Petition of working men of Racine relating TO
| payment of wages, Resolutions were adopted,
relating to Farm Mortgage Land Company
| for expense items of State Prison and North
ern Hospital for the Insane. Bills were intro
duced, relating TO excise and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors; to legalize the official acts OF {.
| Knapp. as notary public; to repeal act Of 1882
Incorporating Manitowoc andB Two Rivers
| Plankroad Company.
THURSDAY, Jan. 31st.-Sendte Me-
MORALS introduced: for law requiring inspec-
| ton of steam boilers; for law requiring ASSES.
| ors to list cows separate from other neat cat
/ tie; for passage of prohibitation laws; remon-
| strating aginst abolition of Bible reading in
| rehools. Bills introduced to provide for in
| speetion of steam boilers and licensing of en-.
/ gineers; relative to insurance companies; re-
| lative to registration of marriages, births and
| deaths; relative to insurance OF property III
Incorporated villages approp Eating $1,000 to
repair of bridge Marquette county; relative tC
| Wood county bonds; relative TO booms on
Wisconsin river; providing for removal o.
civil action in certain cases; appropriating
| $1,000 TO Industrial School for Boys. The
| Governor sent in the name of Hon. A. j. Turn
er, of Portage, to be Railroad Commissioner
nomination confirmed by the Senate, unani
| mously. Bills passed, providing for the elee
| ton of two associate justices of the State
Sumpreme Court; authorizing county OF Bar
ron to issue bonds to settle in debtednss,
assembly Bills introduced: to appea
| law of 1876, relating to prisons and jaiis
amending railroad law; legalzing official act
| of Adam kuntZ, q justice; authorizing
| photographic reporter in the 9th Circnit
making certificate of county clerks evidence
| repeating act relating to township system o
school government limiting and defining
boundries of school districts; defining dutie
| Of towns and town officers; for the preserva
ton of fish in Lake Pickaway. ect; for the pre-
seryation of fish in Bron Lake; appropriating
| $45 dollars to Dennis Phelin;; requiring tn,
town of Mt Ida to pay its proportion of Ger
/ tain railroad debt; relating to the preservation
| of game; providing for auditing Of accounts
| Of the several charitable institutions, and fo
| cemetery association to erect buildings for bur
| i'll services thereon.
! : FRIDAY, Feb. 1.-SeRdte- in
| troduced: For the passage OF constitutional
amendment prohibiting liquor traffic in this
| State flor amendment of assessment laws. STATE
| librarian reported 1885 copies of Supreme
| court reports on hand not in use. Bills in
troduced: Authorizing purchase of certain
territorial script for State Historical Society
providing fines for walking or driving along
railroad tracks or over railroad bridges, where
not public highway. Bills passed: Chang
ing name of Madison Mutual Insurance Com
pany to Madison Fire Insurance Company
making eight consecutive years Of insanity
sufficient ground for divorce.
Assena5Ig-A large number of remon.
strances were presented against the passage
OF bill prohibiting religious instruction and
the reading of the Bible in schools; against
abolishing office Of Railroad Commissioner
for payment Of wages in lawful money; two
remonstrances against passage of Senate bill
I To 1nan n y RI
It law for the better protection Uf fish. Bill
were introduced; providing for more perfec
and uniform system of keeping town records
for the preservation OF trout in 81. Crol1
county; extending time for the construction
of the Northern Wisconsin Railroad; in re
lation to the Supreme Court; relating to thG
assessment and collection Of taxes; relating
to mileage and stationery of members, etc
relating to dam on Little Wolf river; relat
ing to territory in town OF Orion; relating e
roads and bridges; relative to collection O
personal taxes in Milwaukee; to legalZe acti
of Common Council of Chippewa Falls, relat
ing to a special tax; authorizing Maryland tt
convey to the United States the interest Wis
consin holds in the National Cemetery at Al
tietam.
MONDAY. Feb. 4-Senate.--A reso. u
ton author z.r- the Governor to appoint
! commissioner to the Paris exposition was pre-
scented. Bills were introduced Incorporating
the Millers' and Manufacturers lnsuranc'
company. Bills passed in relation to ware
house receipts; in regard to transfer Of stocl
in incorporated companies; relating to tht
distribution of geological report, and relat
ing to the Young Mems association of Nil
wauhee.
Asse,n5Ig-Bills were introduced fol
equalization of the assessment laws; for tn,
creation of bureau of labor Statistics relating
to the sewerage system of Milwaukee. bill
passed TO authorize the Judge of the Third dis
trict to appoint an additional court commits
| sioner