River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-03-21

Journment on the 10th, was concurred in.
Bills passed for the punishment of persons
using fenced or unfenced railroads as public
highways: enabling corporations to increase
their capital stock; prescribing license fees
of insurance companies: relative to removal
of causes from Chippewa to Taylor county:
creating the department of insurance. Bills
were concurred in amending the charter of
Eau Claire; reducing the price of swamp and
overfiowed lands in La Crosse county; cod
flying the school laws; relative to breeding
furred animals.
The school book bill, with amendments
was made the special order for IL a. m. to-
| morrow.
IN THE ASSEMBLY
| the resolutions accepting Edgewood, was
concurred in. Col. Calkins' old claim was
made the special order for this evening.
| The Senate had session at half-past five so
as to allow committees to report
| The Assembly at the session this evening
killed the claim of Col. Calkins for three thou
sand dollars interest an old claim, by tie
vote 46 to 46. The bill incorporating The city
| of Two Rivers passed.
| MADISON, Wis, March 13.-The Legislature
| did considerable work to-day. In Ser ate bills
passed to remedy the evils consequent upon
| the loss of public records by fire or otherwise
Senate bill relating to fees of justices of the
/ peace, with Assembly amendments,
| of game in st. Croix county; providing Tor
representation of Wisconsin in the forthcoming
| international prison congress at Stockholm,
without expense to the State; memorial to
Congress, providing for "a weekly mail route
/ from the village of Nelson, st. Croix county,
to Rock Elm Center, in Pierce county; appro-
priating $1S, 500 to the institution for the blind
for current expenses.
The bill cheapening the cost of school books
came up a special order, the question being
| on the adoption of the committees substitute
recommending the appointment of a commits
sion of five to consider the matter during the
summer, and to report next winter. After an
eloquent speech by Senator Barrows, the bill
was ordered to a third reading by large ma
| jority.
IN THE ASSEMBLY
Senate bills were concurred in to establish
| State road in the counties of Jackson, Wood
and Clark; relating to license fund received by
the city of Chippewa Falls relating to the drain
| ing fund in several towns; to appropriate
money to the State hospital for the insane; for
/ current expenses; to legalize the acts of the
common council of Chippewa Falls; relating to
street work; to fix the compensation OF the
assistant attorney general at 81 600; relating to
the booms in the Wisconsin river; memorial to
Congress against the reduction of the present
duty on wood; memorial to Congress in favor
of an income tax.
Bills passed: To confer civil and criminal
| Jurisdiction in certain upon the jackson
/ county court to authorize w. Il. Saddler to
erect and maintain dam across Sucker branch
| in Polk county for log driving purposes; to
authorize Henry Hewitt, Jr., and Eric Near
| thur and their associates to construct and
! maintain dam across the south fork of Flam-
/ beau river; relating to tract indexes; to author
! ize the granting of State certificates to grad
yates of the State university.
SPEAKER BURROWS
acknowledges the gift of very handsome
| bronze inkstand from the employees of the As
sembly.
MADISON, March l3.--The Senate killed the
bills appropriating money to several charitable
asylums of Milwaukee, Racine, La Crosse and
Green Bay, and appropriating $500 to the late
treasury agent and attaching Ozaukee county
to Milwaukee district.
Bills were concurred in amending the char
ter of Eau Claire; authorizing La Crosse to
construct sewers; amending the charter of the
Namakagon and Totogatic Dam company.
In the Assembly bills were passed incorpo-
rating street railroads; relating to the solemn
cation of marriages; and concurred in bills re-
lating to insurance of property in Incorporated
villages; appropriating $4,000 to the fish com
missioner.
MADISON Wis. March 14.-The Legislature
worked hard to-day and ground through con-
siderable legislation. In the Senate the COM
mittee on finance. banks and insurance, report
ed the annual budget which provides for the
levy of four hundred and five Thousand dollars
for current expenses for the present fiscal year.
The rules were suspended and tho bill passed.
Among the many bills concurred in were-to
extend time for the completion of
the North Wisconsin railroad under
suspension of rules; codifying the liquor laws;
authorizing and requiring the Governor to IN
vestigate the claims of the State to swamp and
everflowed lands therein; relative to normal
| schools; to extend the time for continuation
and completion of the Chicago, Portage d Su-
oerior railway; relative to free bridge over
the st. Croix river in Burnett county; to pre-
vent the adulteration of milk in butter nd
cheese factories in the State.
In the Assembly, bills passed amending the
revised statutes concerning the appropriation of
certain property being deemed larceny; grant
ing to Richard 3. Kempster and Others right
to establish ferry across the Mississippi river
in Buffalo county; to prevent accidents caused
by persons interfering with railroad trains
while in motion; to define certain offenses and
to prescribe the punishment therefor; to amend
the laws authorizing the organization of corpo-
rations for other than manufacturing purposes,
&c.; relating to the elective franchise, and
amendatory of the registry law; and the bill to
provide for the representation of Wiseon in
the international prison congress of 1883
Sergeant-at-arms Brayton, of the Senate, was
the recipient of q handsome set of Dickens
works, and two steel engravings representing
faith and hope, by the employees of the Senate
this forenoon.
In the Assembly this afternoon Senate bills
were concurred in to amend chapter 119 of the
general laws of 1872, relating to railroads and
the organization of railroad companies; relat-
ing to swamp and overlooked lands in Mani
towoc and Calumet counties; providing for
the publication of reports, and the collection
and catalogue of the State Historical society 1;
to legalize acts of the common council of
Chippewa Falls; to enable associations to in
crease their capital stock; relating to fore
closure of mortgages; and amending OF Sec
ton T. chapter 124 revised statutes. The bill
for enlargement of the State capitol was tabled !;
ayes 81, nays &c.
MADISON Wis, March l4-In the Assembly
tonight bills passed to provide for auditing
the accounts of the several State charitable
and penal institutions, and for dlsburslng
funds appropriated thereto; and to authorize
the construction of dam across Catered river.
Chippewa county Senate bills were concurred
| in to prescribe the license fees and charges
that insurance companies doing business III the
State shall pay, and exemptlng their
personal property from taxation; amending the
charter of the city of Portage; to further provide
for the care of insane; incorporating the Ger
mantown Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany; and to provide for the collection of
statistics relating to the principal farm pro-
ducts of the State. In the Senate bull passed
providing for the appointment of commission
ers to look into the school book matter. A
/ bill relating to change in the assessment laws
| laid over until tomorrow. A bill relating to
| registration of voters was concurred IN.
MADISON, March I5.--In the Senate to-day
| the local option bin was killed. Bills We're
concurred in relative to the regulation and
maintenance of slaughter houses; changing the
name of the Norwegian Lutheran synod to the
| synod of the Norwegian church of America;
amending the laws relating to
ganization of bodies polite; relating
to town insurance companies; authorizing
Henry Jewett, Jr., and Erie McArthur. to
! struct dam across the south fork of FlaIn-
! beau river: relative to the conveyance and re-
| dc nption of lands sold for unpaid taxes;
tnorizing VIM. Nutter, ct al, to erect and
maintain a dam across Mondeau creek, in Tay
or county; amending the laws creating the
" sconsin Odd Fellows mutual life insurance
| company; relative to sidewalks in villages and
| owns: providing for the improvement of
l1,rr drirs