River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-06
WISCONSIN STATE LEGISLATURE
Special Daily kilograms from the
State Capital.


PHILIPPE, of Portage county, s. Nj. Hay. of
Winnebago, and James McAlhster, of Mil
waukee, were unanimously confirmed as re
gents of the normal schools.
A large number of bills were introduced in
the Assembly, among them amending the re-
vised statutes relating TO offenses against pub
lie policy; relating to preservation of trout in
Pierce and st. Croix counties; repeating the
| law establishing State road in Pepin and Polk
| countless; to abolish the effice of county super
| intendent of schools The bill amending the
| revised statutes relating to exemptions was
| killed. A resolution was adopted accepting
the gift by Gov. Washburu of Edgewood, as a
reformatory school for girls.
MADISON Jan. 29.--In the Senate to-day,
| the bills introduced were those making ex-Gov.
| Washburn honorary life member of the
| board of regents of the Wisconsin university
| for his munihcent gift to that Institution; to
| facilitate the execution of trusts assumed by
the State in its acceptance of certain railroad
land grants; to suppress vagrancy; relative to
coroners' inquests.
The nomination of DIR. ]. t. Reeve, as a
member of the State board of health, was
unanimously confirmed.
| In the assembly large nnmber of bills were
introduced.
The death of MIR. Potter, member from VIM
| nebago county, of pneumonia, was announced
| by MIR. Carter, and the Assembly adjourned ont
of respect to his memory.
ASST MBLYMAN POTTER.
| The death of Assemblyman Potter of VIM
nebago county, this morning, at the Capital
house, of pneumonia was extremely sudden.
A legislative committee viii be appointed
| tomorrow, consisting of three from the As
sembly and two from the Senate, to accompany
the remains to Menasha and attend the funeral.
Memorial services will b. held in the Assembly
| tomorrow.
| MADISON, Jan. 30.--In tlie Senate this morn
ing petition presented of the general con-
vention of the Congregati onal and Presbyterian
churches, representing 1850 communicates and
/ 80, $50 members of congregations, in favor of a
constitutional amendment prohibiting the
/ liquor traffic.
| Senator Price presented the following:
| Resolged, by the Senate, the Assembly con
curing, That the constitution be amended by
adding additional article numbered Is, to
read as follows Article ID, section !. The
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors
in this State, except strictly for use in the arts
and as a medicine, is forever prohibited.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall, at its first ses-
| sion after the adoption of this article, provide
for its enforcement by appropriate legisla
| ton.
Among the bills presented was one reducing
charges by railroad, express and telegraph
| companies 30 per cent.
In the assembly a joint resolution was
adopted appointing committee of five to at
/
semblyman Potter to his late home, Menasha,
and directing the superintendent of public
| property to furnish the casket, etc.
| Both houses adjourned out of respect to the
memory of Mr.. Potter at IL clock. The mem
1 GERS of both houses escorted the remains to the
milwaukee d st. Paul depot.
| MADISON, Wis, Jan. 3l.-But little bust
ness of Importance was done in either house
tc- day. In the Senate a bill was introduced
for o State board of immigration. bill
passed to encourage artificial propagation
fish i'll this State.
In the Assembly, the contested election
case of Hildebrand against Davidson was
settled by the withdrawal of Mr. Hildebrand
from the contest. The case of Egan against
johnson was taken up on the majority OF
the committee of privileges and elections,
which reported in favor of the rights of Mr.
johnson, the sitting member, to the seat.
minority report was made in favor of Mr..
Eagan, who, they claim, was Only elected at
| the general election in November. The ma
| jority of the committee reported the follow
| ing resolution:
| Resolved, That VIM. W. johnson is entitled
! to seat in the Assembly as member of the
eleventh assembly district, in the county OF
| Milwaukee.
The resolution was made the special order
for Tuesday next.
The joint resolution prohibiting new bust
ness after the LIST of February came back
from the Senate with an amendment fixing
the 4th of February as the time after which
no new business should be received, and this
amendment was concurred in.
Assembly bills passed regulating the use
and improvement of stock; appropriating 9
certain sum of money to James Edwards tc
provide relief for certain free high schools.
Several bills were ordered to third read
ing.
! MADISON. Wis, Feb. both houses of the
| Legislature have done fair weeks work and
ad burned till Monday evening. In the Senate
| to-day a petition presented from the
| Methodist conference, representing some 5000
| people, praying for a constitutional amend
| ment prohi biting the liquor traffic.
| Joint resolutions were offered for printing
enrolled bills instead of writing them, abolish
| ing the use of the brass tester known the
| brass kettle in weighing grain.
| Bills were introduced restraining the juris-
diction of circuit courts, providing for more
| equitable assessments; to promote good order
and prevent crime, by a system of credit
marks in the State prison aud a reduction OF
sentence for good behavior. Assembly bills
were concurred in authorizing Racine to bor-
| row money for the support of paupers, and TO
provide for special terms of the circuit court
In the assembly, among the bills introduced
were: Appropriating $4,000 to Frank simmer
as a bounty for a successful steam road wagon
authorizing John L. Glover to maintain dam
in Polk county; amending the charter of the
Apple River Log Driving company, and to pre-
vent incendiarism and frauds on insurance
companies, and amending the insurance laws.
Senate resolution concurred in instruct
ing the Wisconsin representatives in Congress
to vote against the pending army bill. The
bill authorizing Polk county TO borrow money
was passed.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 3.-In the Senate to-
night numerous bills were introduced. Among
the most important were to appropriate $50, 600
for the new buildings at the Wisconsin hospital
for the insane; TO regulate redemption of land
sold under mortgages; to provide for a more
equitable assessment of taxes; to regulate the
loaning of funds of insurance companies.
In the Assembly joint resolution was in
troduced amending the constitution to allow
the sheriffs to hold office from term to term
and renew bonds.
Tomorrow being the last day for the intro
duction of new business a great host of bills
was introduced. Among them were bills al
lowing the Chicago & Northwestern railroad to
build a bridge across the Wisconsin river; in
relation to religious exercises in public schools
relating to proceedings in insolvency; appro-
priating 81, 500 for the trial of steam road
wagons last summer; to restrain the jurls-
diction of circuit courts; appealing the law
granting State certificates to graduates of the
State unworthy; amending the revised statutes
relating to assessment of bank stock; relating
to grading wheat; relating to delinquent taxes
on lands forfeited to the State