River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-12
WISCONSIN LegislaiRre.

tutons was killed.
MONDAY, Feb. ssem6lg.-Yari0us
petltions-to tax church property, to
suppress the liquor attic, for the pas
sage of the medical bill were pre-.
sented. A joint resolution for an amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquor, was offered
A large number of bills were introduced.
among them the following: TO amend
statutes relating to town insurance com.
panies; TO legalize the acts of the super
yisors Of Monroe in paying bounties for
the destruction Of foxes; 10
provide for the collection Of
statistics of births and deaths
to amend statutes relative to license upon
logs and timber; to incorporate the city
of Menasha Bills were passed. To
repeal sections 1923, 1924 and 1925, of
chapter 70 Of the revised statutes, entitled
of dogs and wild animals; for the protec.
ton of passengers on railroad cars, con
ferring police powers on conductors and
agents in certain cases.
TUESDAY, Feb. 3-Seaate-Various pc
titions and memorials were presented
relating to school superintendent, taxa
ton of church property, etc. Among
the bills introduced was one TO appropri-
ate 100000 to the Wisconsin Industrial
School for Girls, for additional build
ings; also to amend the charter Of Prai-
RE du CHEN; also, 10 create the 18th jul
dicial circuit A bill was passed relating
to bonds of counties, cities, villages or
towns, and amendatory of section 900 of
the revised statutes.
TUESDAY, Feb. 3-AsseaaJly. Petitions
.4oI ~ IS
wolf bounties; in favor of bien-
of the medical bill A joint resolution
was offered directing the superintendent
ofpublic property to sell copies az cost
price, of compilation of town laws.
Among the bills introduced were the
following: To regulate the grading and
weighing Of wheat and appointing a
state board of trade; amendatory of laws
relating to the preservation of duck and
other wild fowl; 10 amend the revised
statutes in relation to town Insurance
companies-providin that the stock
holders may elect at their annual meet.
ing their president secretary and treas
urer, and providing that no director shall
be eligible TO these offices. Several bills
were killed, among them the following
Authorizing the board of supervisors OF
any county to exempt the county from
the provisions of the dog law; TO provide
when husband and wife may testify for
and against each other; appropriating
liquor licenses in villages to The support
of the poor; limiting county treasurers
to two consecutive terms.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4-Senate-Tw Twenty.
eight bills were introduced, among them
the following: To appropriate to the
Northern Wisconsin agricultural society
the sum of s 600; TO amend chapter 299,
acts of 1879, relating to the Beef Slough
Booming and Transportation Company
to provide for the transfer of the Mil
waukee insane asylum to the state and
10 establish state hospital for incurable
insane; to appropriate to the state
agricultural society $4,000 annually;
to provide for the appointment of trustees
for the control of the charitable and re-
formatory institutions of the state. The
joint resolution relating TO the legal
tender qualities OF greenbacks was In
definitely postponed. Joint resolution
not to disturb the existing prosperous
condition of trade and commerce by any
legislation on financial questions, was
amended and adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4-Aesen1blg Six,
teen petitions, memorials and resolutions,
and forty-four bills were introduced.
There were petitions for and remonstran-
strances against the medical bill, the
hanging bill, for female suffrage, etc.
The resolution providing for the sale of
the town laws at cost price was adopted.
Among the bills introduced were the
following: To authorize granting of state
certificates to graduates of colleges and
universities relating TO town insurance
companies, providing that the secretaries
thereof shall file detailed reports of the
company's condition with the town
clerk; to amend private and local laws
of 1870, in matter of Beef Slough manu-
featuring, booming log driving and
transportation company; to prohibit un-
authorized agents or companies from
transacting the business of insurance in
this state, and relating to the department
of insurance; to amend revised statutes
relative to county superintendents OF
schools, providing that such officers
must be practical teachers and hold sec
ond grade certificates TO amend revised
statutes in matter of advertisement and
sale of real estate for taxes, and provld'
ing that the same shall be published in
newspaper which has been published
continuously for two years previous; for
establishment of state normal school in
the 4th congressional district; to provide
for the care land government of the in
sane in this state, and to amend chapter
80 of the revised statutes to fprovide for
a system of county bridges; TO amend
revised statutes so as to legaliZe the use Of
barbed wire fences; to provide Tor the
inspection of grain in state of Wisco usin.
THURSDAY, Feb. 5-lSelate. In the sen
ate 119 bills were introduced, many of
which are of local or private nature.
The important ones were TO make sleep
ing car companies liable for loss Of pro-
perty of passengers; to increase license
fees from to per cent. of gross earn
ings of railways; to increase license fees
of insurance companies from 2 TO per
cent. of premiums.
THURSDAY, Feb. 5-AsseDsby.- the
assembly 1865 bills we're introduced, in
Guiding the more important Of those in
troduced in the senate; and very large
number of local bills, amending charters
OF cities. No bills were acted upon in
either house.
FRIDAY, Feb. G--SeaGte-In the senate
TWO Dl4lS dUleHulUS Ilty NhdfbSI0 JnH5NA
and two unimportant bills were in
definitely postponed, and tac senate ad-
journed until Monday evening.
FRIDAY, Feb. --1ssem6ly-In the as
sembly bill. passed amending chapter SO,
revised statutes, relative to highways and
bridges; for the preservation Of fish in
Long Lake, Round Lake and Mud Lake,
in Fond du Lac end Sheboygan counties;
section 1863, chapter IL, re
yised statutes, by allowing the secre-
tary Of the state agricultural society TO
draw postage stamps for official CORES
pondence; ayes 80, noes 81. Amending
chapter 50 Of the revised statutes, pro
vidfng that members Of town insurance
mpanies may decide by ballot whether
business shall be transacted ctra Uoce
Authorizing loan of state trust funds
to Taylor county Authorizing loan Of
state trust funds TO city Of Stevens Point,
% pay off its indebtedness. Authorizing
a loan of state trust funds 10 town Of
Lyndon, Sheb0ygan county. The as
sembly a ijourned until Monday evening
Sarah WInuemucca, one Of the PIute
Indians from Humbold valley, New.
nov in Washington for the purpose OF
securing aid from the government. was
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