River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-20
WISCONSIN STATE LEGISLATURE.
Special Daily kilograms from the
State Capital.


ton of the officers of the Delton Cemetery
sociation; TO amend the chatter of the Wiscon-
sin Bridge company; to authorize X. Il. McAlil-
Ian and @. s. Mcmillan TO maintain dam
across Little Eau Paine river; to authorize the
construction of IL dam across Big Eau PLANE
river; to encourage the artificial propagation of
fish in Wisconsin; to appropriate SIS, 600 to the
fish commission.
In the Senate bills passed authorizing Mich
olas Abrahamson to build, keep and maintain
dam or dams across Wiegar river, a tributary
of the Chippewa river, in Chippewa county /;
appropriating $500 for completing and tran
scribing of the journals of the Senate aud As
semby. Assembly bill was coucurred in in
relation TO special terms of the circuit court
in the First judicial district; under suspension
of the rules, regulating the and improve
ment of stock; authorizing the commissioners
of public lands to loan portion of the trust
funds to the town of Little Wolf, Waupaoa
county.
APPOINTMENT.
The Governor has appointed F. j. Hamilton,
county Judge of Door county.
EVENING SESSION.
In the Assembly tonight the bill authorizing
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad to build a
bridge across the Wisconsin river was killed.
The hotly contested amendment to the re-
vlsed statutes exemptIng sucking colts as be-
ing horses and mules in the spirit and contem-
plation of the exemption law, passed without
serious opposition.
After the close If the regular order of bust
ness resolutions were passed and speeches made
in respect TO the late Hon. John Potter. Jr., q
member of the Assembly.
MADISON, Feb. 12.--In the Senate to-day
Senator kellogg made report favorable foi
making the 30th of May, Decoration day, a
legal holiday. communication was received
ba iua M
ing the following gentlemen as commissioners
of fisheries: James V. JONES' of Winnebago
county, vice Moses Hooper, resigned, for the
full term to commence April !, 1879; VIM.
WEIGH, of Dane county, and John +. Antisdel,
Milwaukee county.
In the Assembly bills passed to authorize
Knapp, Stout Co, TO erect and maintain a
dam across Bear creek; TO authorize ID. Shaw
and Elias Moses and others to maintain dams
on Deer Tail river; to repeal certain provisions
of section ,464, revised statutes; to limit the
number of terms to which person may be
eligible to the office of county treasurer; yeas
60, nays "a; to authorize a loan of trust funds
to the town of Plover; to appropriate certain
sum of money to the attorney general TO pay a
certain judgment; yeas 50, nays 2; the
memorial to Congress in relation To harbor i'm
provements. Indefinitely post poned: provid-
ing that verdict of Jury shall require but
nine votes of the twelve members, and Senate
bill for amending the excise Jaw. The tramp
law was discussed at length and laid over till
tonight.
EVENING SESSION.
In the Assembly this evening long discus
sion was had on the tramp bill in committee of
the whole. Mr.. Quares opened the debate by
offering an amendment leaving it to the discre-
ton of jury whether punishment should be
by whipping or imprisonment which was
adopted. Mr.. Fleetwood offered an amend
ment striking out the whipping clause. Mr..
Ostrander made direct and forcible speech in
favor OF whipping, and even of using a re-
volver. This sentiment elected applause from
the galleries. Judge Mills followed in a spir-
tied protest against the whipping post, deelar-
ing it a relic OF barbarism. and that men
would have to be brought from below Mason
and DixOn's line to do this whipping. This
amendment WAS carried by vote of 80 to %.
Various amendments perfeetng the bill were
adopted, and the committee rose and the AS
sembly adopted the various amendments.
Mr.. Carter by unanimous consent introduced
a bill authorizing the auditing of the expenses
of the funeral of the late Hon. John Potter.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
At caucus of the Democratic members of
the legislature to-day the course of Congress-
man Bragg in opposing the payment Of South
ern war claims was heartily endorsed. The eau
adjourned until Tuesday next, when cam
didate for associate justice of the supreme
court in place of Judge Cole will be elected.
RAILROAD LAND EXEMPTION.
The Senate railrond committee by vote Of
to 2, to-day voted to recommend the passage
of the Wisconsin Central railroad exemption
land bill. The bill Will be reported to the Sen
ate tomorrow.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. Ex-senator Hudd, of
the joint select committee excise laws and
liquor traffic, presented a vigorous and lengthy
minority report on the bill providing for CON
stitutional amendment forever prohibiting
traffic in Intoxicating liquors in this State. The
report took exceptions to all sumptuary liquor
laws as being blow at constitutional liberty
and unconstitutional in themselves and argued
that the use of liquor was not in itself wrong,
its abuse being alone hurtful, its moderate nse
being highly beneficial, as proved by competent
medical authorities throughout the world.
Bills were passed amending the charter of
the Beloit railway; to allow descendants of the
Lake Superior Indians the right TO vote.
Nothing of Importance was done in the As
sembly.
Bills were passed in the Assembly, tonight,
to compel children to attend school at least
twelve weeks in the year; relating to county
courts.
Great excitement lasted through the whole
evening in a fierce parliamentary between
the advocates and opponents of the measure to
provide Tor equal taxation by the exemption of
no property except graveyards. After an hours
sharp use of tactics, the proposition was killed.
and the Assembly adjourned.
MADISON. Wis, Feb. 14.-In the Senate to-
day Senate bills were passed authorizing Hay
wood & McCord to build dam across and
otherwise improve the Little Chippewa river
Chippewa county, for log driving purposes;
providing for the purchase al Isl each of ZOO
copies of Nlcodemus x Conovers maps for
public use in certain cases; ayes 10, noes H.
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certain bridge bonds; amending the charter of
the city of Neenah.
Assembly bills were concurred in relative to
the preservation of trout In st. Cruix and
Pierce counties; authorizing f. q. Stanley and
Others to build and maintain dam across the
Court O'Reiiley river, Chippewa county; au
thorizing VIM. Il. Price and others To erect and
maintain dam and otherwise improve for log
driving purposes O'NeiIl creek, Chippewa
county; providing for Union High school in
the city of WATERFOWL; relative to the preserya-
tIon of fish IN lakes near Madison: authorizing
X. O. Sheilwick to build pier into the waters
of Lake Michigan from point in Door county;
for the preservation of trout in the waters of
Marathon county.
The bill reducing the charges BY railroads,
express and telegraph companies Is per cent,
was killed in the Assembly.
Bills passed 10 lay out State road from Chip
pewa Falls to Colby; to provide for the preser-
walton of fish in the waters of Calumet county;
to amend the charter of Eau Claire; to amend
the statutes relating to reports of clerks of
school districts; to provide for laying out
State road FROM lincoln, Kewauuee county. to
intersect the Green Bay and Sturgeon bay State
road in Brown county; to abolish civil and
criminal jurisdiction in Brown county.
Senate bill was indefinitely postponed pro-
yiGing for the payment of county orders.
Senate bills were concurred in to amend sec
tion 496 Of the revised statutes, relative to
county courts, in relation TO action against
towns; relating to the Organization of incor-
porations; in relation to duties of assessor; TO
encourage the raising of imported stock; to
regulate the publication of county advertising;
to protect the people of cities against Bui-
sances.
Nothing of importance was transacted in the
Senate tonight, except TO further postpone the
text book bill till Tuesday evening. Both
houses adjourned till Monday evening
In the Assembly this evening bills were pass
Ell to prohibit the killing of any sort of game
by the use of float or sneak boats; relating 10
the State board of assessment; releasing the
Rum River & Stevens Point railroad from
building fences for ten years along that road
relating 60 poisoning wolves.
The resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution for biennial sessions was order
ed engrossed by a substantial majority.
large batch of important bills were laid over
to Tuesday next. Bills were killed relating to
town insurance companies; relating 70 bonds
Of the Baraboo Air Line Railroad company: to
establish land marks; relating to publication of
tax sales. and relating to medical diplomas
MADISON. Wis, Feb. 15.-Hon. Geo L. Frost,
member of the Assembly from Iowa county,
died at the Villas Ebuse this afternoon Of pneu-
monie, from which disease he has been pros
tTated fer week past. MIR. frost was elected