River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-11
Wisconsin LEGISLATURE,

I1OSplt{ll lot tue INSANE. l. HS
/ N6mmittee on charitable and penal inst.
tutions introduced bill for the transfer
of insane persons from jails and poor
houses to state and county asylums
| Bills passed: to promote good order and
suppress crime; to provide for the RE-
| building of portion of the institution
! for the deaf and dumb, at Delavan, and
| appropriating money therefor to aid the
| eastern Monroe county agricultural sp-7
ciety- appropriating 500: to increase
1.-THE salary-of the clerk of the railroad
commissioner from 1920 to 81 800 per
annum; relating to admission to the bar,
requiring all seeking admission to be
i, examined blythe law faculty, of the suni-
I,Versity, ayes ffteen, noes twelve. Sew
eral memorials TO congress were
concurred in: for an increase Of mail
service in Waukesha, Washington,
Door, Grant and Vernon counties; and
to regulate t. e sale of patent rights,
MoNDAY, March f,--Assesably -Bills
| passed: relating to justices fees; on
motion of Mr.. Lawrence, the vote by.
which the bill 10 appropriate TO the
state horticultural society a certain sum
OF money was indefinitely postponed,
was -econsidered and the bill was re-
ferred TO committee Of one; the inter-
! est bill, set for special order Monday
evening, was made the special gorller I.
/ for next Thursday afternoon al three I.
lso,clocK.B Joint resolution No 16 a, for
an amendment 10 the constitution pro-
| hibiting the manufacture and sale of in.
toxicating liquor as beverage, except
native wines and beer, was lost--ayes Al,
noes 33-a majority of all members elect
not voting in The affirmative. The bill
by insurance companies and agents,
was indefinitely postponed
| TUESDAY. March Se1idte.-The bill
to authori a loan of 100000 from the
trust funds to the county OF Portage was
concurred in. Senate bills passed RE
| lating 10 the greater Efficiency of hhe
| state militia; ayes 90, nays g.; to appro-
| pirate TO the deaf and dumb institute
| $4,000 for current expenses; unanimous
vote appropropriate to the Northwestern
| Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
/ ton the sum, of $1,000; unanimous
vote. To appropriate the sum of 5000 10
the horticultural society; unanimous
vote. - ii -t-aa t
TUESDAY. March 2--AssembIy- Senate
/ bills concurred in. To appropriate 10
the industrial school for boys $4,000, to
pay current expenses. To amend articles
| of association of the Chicago, MIL
waukee 81 St.aPaul railroad company.
To amend section 1922 revised stat
utes, concerning costs and fees allowed
| to;parties in circuit courts. The assem-
| bly, bill to regulate the grading and
weighing of wheat, and appointing a
board of trade in the state, was indeti-
nitely postponed. The governor return.
ed the bll appropriating a certain sum
of money to Geo. B. Mcmillan, for extra
services rendered in the late war His
exeellency had not signed the bill, but 1t
had become a law upon a limitation of
time. In the matter of appropriating
money in this form a constitutional ques-
ton seemed to present itself;
and he thought it not inappropri-
ate in this connection to recon-
mend the enactment of efal1glaw-
ofa1aw in Wisconsin, similar TO laws
in other states, authorizing the governor
and either house of the Legislature to
call upon the supreme court Tor advice
and auth oritatiye opinions in all cases
involving the consideration ofconstitu-
I tionality or other grave and important
| legal questions. Assembly bill passed:
/ Relating 10 effenses against property.
/ (rhis is the 'arti-treatiDg billy Bin No.
/ 27S, A, to amend section 1856, revised
statutes, relating to the sale of intoxicat
ing drinks, was tabled, Il nf-,~kf
WEDNESDAY March 3,-.SGsqte Z a
4 resolution was adopted authorizing the
/ printing of 900 copies of Mrs. Marion
/ v. Dudley's address on the woman suf-
frage resolution. The bill to grant go
| DAYS of additional time TO the North
| Wisconsin railway company for the
completion of portion of the railway,
and to confer on the aforesaid company
1 The option Al right therein -rnertie1ed
was passed. The bill 10 pfovfde-f Tor The
/ inspection of illuminating oils manu-
featured from petroleum or coal oils,
| and to repeal section 1859, revised stat
4 utes, came UP in the order for its en-
/ grossment and third reading and was
i advocated by Sen. Bennett, Sen. Ran
I kin opposed the amendment of the com
4 mittee, making the secretary of the
4 state board of health an inspector of
oils, and advocated the vappointm ent, by
the governor, of a-separate officer Tor
that duty. The further consideration Of
the bill was finally laid over till to NOR
row. Adjourned r. -, ~ - -.
! WEDNESDAY, March 5 :A-ASssn,tly "A
large mum Der Of local bills were passed !;
4 also the following; Amendinga sections
1861 and 3715, Il. s., in relation to fees of
1
4 same; compelling the owners, proprietors
and occupants of dams in the counties of
4 Iowa and La Fayette to construct and
maintain f1shways; preventing persons
4 who do not properly keep up partition
i fences, from reco ering for damages
wrought by animals of owners of adjoin-
ing lands; appropriating $4,000 TO the
4 state board of immigration, for general
i expenses; ayes 62,-noess29. The bill to
4 restore capital punishment was lndefi.
nirefy postponed by the Following vote:
Ayes--Messrs. Adamson, Bentley, Boorset
I Eckiiartt, FITZGERALD, Fleming; Fontatne, cir
i lespie, Gilman. Gunderson-- Haugen, Hemsche-
meyer, .Joslin Kelsey. Kennedy; Kenyon, heogh,
| Merritfy, Minor. Moors Naber.; Paine, "A. Peter
SON., J. .. Peterson, PLACE, Priiehard. R2esser,
Ringle, Root, Sheldon; Sherman spregqe, St2 Ions
1 Tiefnex. Thy, Wall, Ware. Waste, Wen, G. VIII
i Iiams, Withee and Yakey- So, - 80 ~
Noes Messrs Allen, Alison, Anderson
I Barnes, Bean, Beattie. Blanchard, Biakesledi
] Bosustew, Bradford Bradley, Brindley lju rdge
Campbell, Case, Craig, ellison, HeimerlI Hal
4 Kingston, Klindt.- Klatz, Krueger. Lawrence.
Lord. McGilten. McRae Packard, Plumber, l'hil-
Small Treieven, Watson Webster, Wilcox, u. G..
Williams, Wilson, and Mr.. speaker=e1S. ---
4 The joint resolution providing for an
amendment TO the consti ntion prohibit
I ing the manufacture and sale Of intoxi-
7 CdblUB liquors, bACepb lOI use III llC ~ 70
/ and medicine after 1890, with an amend
inent exempting native vines and beer,
was adopted by the fol- lowing vote. Ell \.
! Ayes-Messrs Adamson, Aleu-, Alljsop, An
4 eerson, Barnes, Bean, Blanthafd, BlakeA'ee,
I Bosustow. Bradford Bradley, BriDdley. Campbell,
| Case, Cox. Crosse, Eaton. Gllspie, Gundersun,
! Hill. Joslin, Kelsey, Kingston Nfinut Lawrence,
/ Lord Lowth. McDnl, MCGlton. McMurdo,
| McRae, Minor, MooFss~-Phillips.- Pierce Prft7
4 chad, Kuehf Ssedgwiek5 shsieeoa sS SRI son.
| Spraane, Troy, Ware, Waste Watson, ". hster,
\ Wilcox, Williams. c., Williams. d. c., Wilson,
Noes -Messrs Beattie. Bentley Boorse, Bull
locE, Drudge. Cary, Craig Darbellay, Eckhardt,
| Fitzgerald Fleming Fontane, Gilman. Gibson,
| Haugen, Heimerl Hemschemeyer, Kennedy.
Kenyon, Keogh, Klotz, kreuger I!averrenz'
| McGDty, Merrity, Naber. packard. iPsrktnson,
I Paine, Peterson, A., Petersen, j, c., Pfundcr,
| Place. Raesser, Ringle, Root. Schmidt Sher-
man. Small, stone, Tierney, IFeleyen' Wall and
Tn1RsDLY, March 4--Seacie- The
4 Joint reservation prohibiting the sale OF
lmanufacture of intoxicating liquor after
1890 was referred to Sen. Price. Bills
passed :, To prescribe the procedure for
| committing persons 10 the insane hos
lpitals; to appropriate the gum of 81 eco
to the Gentrals Wisconsin Agricultural
/ and Mechanical Association. A bill for
fthe division of the counties Of Clark and
IMarathon and for the erection Of the
i county of-Wehsterwas pGetini ely post
| poned No. 202 S f, to amend section IL
&c ohoptar "a of-f1le -rriEa&o and local