River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-13
WISCONSIN STATE LEGISLATURE
Special Daily kilograms from the
State Capital.


Before they came in, however, further pro-
eeedings under the nall were disposed of, and
the Senate adjourned.
MADISON, Feb. 5-The following are the
number of bills, etc, introduced this session
Senate-Number of bills, 190; number of
petitions, l05; number OF resolutions, as
number of Joint resolutions, IA. Assembly
number of bills, 4s0; number of petitions, 70;
number of resolutions, so; number of joint
resolutions, 10.
This is somewhat below the yearly average.
The amount of business now in the hands. of
committees will keep the Legislature here
doubtless till the LIST of March.
In the Assembly to-day but little business
was transacted after the laborious task of in
Producing bills yesterday. The Senate resolu-
ton was adopted for the appointment of a
committee to investigate abuses in the brass
kettle or wheat tester
The bill making ex-Gov. Washburn an hon
orary life member of the board of regents of
the State University was ordered to a third
reading almost unanimously.
In the Senate bills were passed amending
the charter of the city of Chippewa Falls le-
CALLING the official acts of VIM. MeDermoth,
notary public of Fond du Lac comfy; amend
ing the revised statutes entitled of relief and
support of the poor; to legalize certain acts of
the Dalton Cemetary Association; appropriat-
ing one Thousand dollars to the Wisconsin Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Association, ayes %,
nays z; TO authorize the construction of dam
across Big Eauplaine river, in Marathon coun-
ty; appropriating two thousand dollars to the
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, ayes rs,
nays none; amending in the matter of town
officers; authorizing b. f. Mcmillan and Il. s.
Mcmillan to erect and maintain dam across
Little Eauplaine river.
MADISON, Feb. 6.-Judge l.. B. Villas an old
and highly respected resident of this city, died
at his residence of acute pneumonia at an early
hon his InSer pPa ~
old. He has always been prominent in politics,
holding many positions of trust i'll this Sta q
as we'll as Vermont, his native State. His deatl
will be universally regretted.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
At meeting of the normal school regents,
held last evening, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The committee who were appoint
ed to investigate the charges made by President
Phelps against Professors lockwood and Sails
bury of the Whitewater school. have made
their report. Now, aftera thorough examina-
ton of said report, and the testimony taken by
said committee;
ReSoited That the charges are not sustained,
and that the said professors are fully exoner'
ated therefrom.
Res0lued That the answers of said professors
to said charges, together with the written
statement of the three higher classes of said
school, and all other papers relating to said
LEGISLATIVE.
In the Senate to-day bill was passed appro
priationg IS, 600 to the fish commission. The
bill amending the lien law was discussed at
length and recommitted to Senator Kellogg.
resolution of respect to the memory oil
Judge l.. b. Villas was unanimously adopted
and feeling address made in his honor, alter
which the Senate adjourned out of respect tc
the deceased.
In the Assembly similar resolutions were in
troduced and the flag ordered at half mast in
memory of Judge Villas.
Among bills passed: To restore and con-
tinue the board of trustees of the soldiers or
phans' home; relating to fumigation of grain
and amendatory of section 4, COG of the revised
statutes of 1878, for the preservation of trout
in the waters of Marathon county; relating to
the circuit court of Winnebago county; to au-
thorize the county of Crawford to levy and
collect a sufficient sum of money to build
bridges across the Kickapoo river
and to authorize said company
to build said bridges; to legalizt
the action of the county board of supervisors
of Waushara county, in vacating certain
piece of road at their annual session IN the
year 1877, to amend an act entitled an act tc
consolidate and amend act to incorporate
the city of Watertown and the several acrs
amendatory thereof, approved March Is, 1868
relating TO the powers and duties of the city
officers of the said city of Watertown; to au-
row money; to legalize the organization OF
Mount Hope Cemetery association, of Brook
Ign, Green county, and the acts of the trustees
thereof; to authorize the commissioners oil
public lands to loan a portion of the trust
unds of the State to the city of Waupaca and
thetown of Waupaca, Wis.
MADISON, Feb. TN the Senate O bill was
introduced by the committee education
"A bill to cheaper the cost of text books. "
This was accompanied by report advising the
passage of the BILL it being the same one
recommended by the text book commission.
Bills passed amending the revised statutes en-
titled of liens under suspension of the rules;
amendiu the revised statutes in the matter OF
the excise and liquor traffic; establishing a
municipal court in the city of Wausau; appro-
priating 81 200 to the State board of health;
amending the laws providing for the creation
of Taylor county; authorizing the payment OF
expense in securing the lands to which the
State is or may be entitled, ayes I'll,
NAYS 2; amending the revised statutes entitled
of penalty for killing game by nets, traps, etc.
amending revised statutes in the matter of
normal schools and academies; to facilitate the
execution of trials assumed by the State IN her
acceptance of the North Wisconsin railroad
land grant; relating to the preservation of
public health in Milwaukee county; making
Tx Gov. @. G. Washburn an honorary life men,
Der of the board of university regents; amend
ing the revised statutes IN the matter OF prop
erty exempt from execution; relating to the
Mutual Hail Insurance company, of Wisconsin;
appropriating 81 600 to the Governor as a con-
tingent fund; relative to protection OF game
in st. Croix county: to provide for the con-
struction of fish-ways in the outlet Of Big
Green lake, Green Lake county.
In the Assembly bills passed to amend an act
to authorize Frederick G.. Stanley and others to
build and maintain dam dams across
Court O Relic river in the county OF Chippe-
wa. State of Wisconsin; relating to the preser-
walton of trout in the waters of st. Crolx,
Pepin and Pierce counties. and amendatory of
section /, of chapter l26, of the laws of 1878,
to legaliZe the actions of school district
No. 4, in the town of Clear Lake, In
Polk county; to regulate the time for holding
the general and special terms of the circuit
court in the Eighth judicial circuit, and to au-
thorize the circuit Judge of said circuit to APP
point special terms therein; to amend section
356. of chapter %, revised statutes; relating to
distribution of public documents; to authorize
VIM. Leroy to build and maintain pier ex-
tending into the waters of Sturgeon bay; to au-
thorize VIM. t. Price, his associates and as
signees to erect and maintain dam dams
across and make other Improvements in ONeil
creek in Clark county; to confer certain powers
upon the cities and incorporated villages of
Wisconsin in respect to the of their streets
and alleys; to legalize the acts therein named
of the board of supervisors of the town of
Arena, Iowa county; relating to certain school
districts; to amend section IA, of the revised
statutes etc.; to provide for terms OF the cir
cult court in the First judicial circuit and to
provide for special terms therein; to prohibit
the killing of deer in Door county for shipment
outside of Door county; altering the time of
holding the terms of the circuit court in Grant
county.
MADISON, Feb. 10.-In the Senate memoriss
to Congress for the improvement of Kewaunee
harbor and in relation to the operation of the
United States coast survey were concurred in.
A number of bills were ordered to a third read
ing, and several unimportant bills indefinitely
post po1ed. Senator Sackett introduced a sub
stitute for Senate bill No. 156, providing for
license fee of 1900 payable by insurance COM
panies and also per cent. of gross receipts.
Inconsistencies were numerous In the Assembly
against the bill requiring foreign insurance
com panies to keep reserves of 800, 900 depos-
tied with the insurance commissioner of this
State. The railroad committee reported favor
ably on the exemption for ten years of the
lands of the North Wisconsin railroad. Senate
bills were concurred in appropriating $1,000 to
the State board Of health; appropriating 81, 600
TO the Governor as contingent fund; author
izing the secretary of state to audit the ex-
penses of the text book commission. The bill
giving laborers first lien on farm crops was
indefinitely postponed.
The Assembly went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Quarter in the chair. Consid-
cradle discussion was had in committee on the
of S. 900 to the State fish COM
mission, many members being opposed to it on
the ground of economy. Various local bills
were killed, and various bills were ordered to
third reading. Assembly adjourned.