River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-18

elect voting for the measure; the bien--
NAL session joint resolution, as received
from the senate, amended, was taken mp,
rules suspended and ccucuIred Images,
IS; noes, s. The amendments,cut off sill
papers, stationery, stamps, tic.
FRIDAY, March t2.--Senate. Bills
passed permitting cer,ain county boards
to exempt their counties from the pro-
visions OF the dog law, to provide for the
incorporation of religious societies, in
connection with Congregational church
es. The resolution relating to the claim
of Morgan l.. Martin was indefinitely
postponed also the bill relating to same.
All committees except the one on insur--
ance, banks and banking were instructed
TO report in the afternoon. At the after
noon session the bill regulating the rate
of interest was killed by the following
vote:
4ges-S enators Bennett, Fineld, Griffin, Grim
mer. Hyde. Kellogg Kelly, Morgan. Paul, QuArses,
Rankin, Rylaud, scott, Smith Thomas, Van
Schaick, Van Steenwyk and Weayer-lS
Noes-Senators ADdersot, Burrows, Carter.
Haben, .Houghton, McFrtridge, McGrew Prise,
| Richardson. SacEet ana Woodman-u.
Sen. Chapman. who would have voted against
| it, was paired with sen. Dern2, who would h&ye
voted in favor OF il.
Absent or MOI godag Senator Blackstone and
outHtfldnu-@.
The general budget bill was introduce
ed by the committee ON finance, banks
and insurance. II appropriates $453, coo
in addition to the general annual appro-
priations already provided for by law,
! The rules were suspended aud the bill
| passed. The Joint resolution providing
| tor a constitutional amendment granting
the right of suffrage to women, which
was passed by the assembly, was cor.
CURED in by the following vote:
Ayfs-Senators Anderson, Bennett, Deriag
Griffin, Grimmer, Houghton, HYDE, Kellogg
| McGrew, Morgan, Paul, Price, Quarles, H. lana
| Scott, Thomas, Van Steenwyk, Weaver ant
| WOOdman-l9.
Noes-Seualors Burrows, Carter, Fifcld, liza
ben, Kelly, McFetridge, Rankin, Richardson
saeket, smith and Van sehaleS.il. p,..,.
Chapman and Sutherand-3.
The following bills passed: No. So >.
relating to railroads and amending th
statutes; to protect game in Wisconsin
to fix the salary of sherifs; a bill ii
relation to killing game for scientific
purposes; bill to amend the statutes
in relation to otienses agains
public policy; to amend the re
vised statutes in relation to peddlers
the bill to establish a municipal court il
Rock county, was indefinitely postpon
ed. At the evening session the bill II
relation to the swamp lands in Chip
pewa, Clark, Marathon, Oconto, Shawau(
and Marinette counties, was taken up
discussed at some length and passed d,
ayes l6, noes 10. Bills passed: 10 rs
tablish the next normal school in thI
city of Milwaukee-ayes, 10, noes 10
assembly bill to relieve railroad com
panies from responsibility of accident
to employees which result from the care
lessness of other employees.
FRIDAY, March 12.-AsseplJly TIL
following resolution was adopted with
out dissenting voice: THAT the i:
sembly does not overlook and pass W Ii
out notice, the numerous errors in an,
omissions from the Blue Book of 1880
The Joint resolution providing for Ger
stitutional amendment comforting til
right of suffrage on women was adopte
by ayes SIS, noes SO. The senate bill pre-
viding for the transfer of insane person
for jails and poor houses TO state al
county asylums, was concurred in. In
bill authorizing Reynolds & Fellenz, t
bring suit against the state, for balanc
due them for building the Northef
Hospital for the insane, at Oshkosh
coming up for third reading, discussio
followed, and it was finally killed TIL
bill regulating the sale of iliuminatin
oil passed.