River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-26
Wisconsin Legislature.

sral wards of the city OF plymouth, to
Keep an Office and perform their duties
n any part of said city; to amend exist
ng laws relating TO town Insurance COM
oanies; to amend section 1879, of chapter
DO Of the r. S., 1879, relating TO organiza-
lion for protection against fires. The
bills were indefinitely post
poned. Senate bill No. III, 10 amend
section 20, chapter 5, of the revised stat
utes of 1878, entitled "of electors and gen
eral eleetions;" also senate bill No. 1877,
to repeal section 2455, of the revised stat
utes Of 1878, relating TO county judges.
Sen. Hyde presenteSthe petition of Miss
Kate Kane, for the passage of necessary
laws to enable her to vote.
MONDAY EVE, Feb. 16-Assenbly-
Speaker Arnold being absent it became
necessary to tlect speaker pro. TEN. A
vote on the matter resulted as follows:
Pierce 55, Keogh IS, Bentley 2, Kelsey 1,
Crosse /, Kennedy /, Bradford /. Mr..
Pierce was then declared elected and
proceeded to the chair. The bill to a p
proprlate $500 to the Dairymen's Assoc
citation created a long discussion but was
finally passed by yeas 90, nays p. A
large number of bills were indefinitely
postponed, among them the following:
To define the qualification of district at
torneys; to provide forfees to sheriffs; to
provide for the erection of an institute
for the deaf and dumb to amend section
4270 of the revised statutes, relating to
the publication of legal notices.
TUESDAY, Feb. II. -Sendte.-Petitions
and remonstrances fer and against cap
ital punishment, we've presented. The
nomination of III. III. Giles to be mem :
Der of the state boardof charities and re-
form was confirmed. The majority of
the committee on state affairs made a re-
port in favor of the Indefinite postpone
ment of the joint resolution providing for
biennial sessions. Several local bills
passed also bill TO appropriate $4,000
to the Plind institute, An evening ses.
sion was held for the presentation of
committee reports.
TUESDAY, Feb. Meteorological reso-
luton was adopted requiring all special
committees to report by Feb. %. The
senate memorial to congress for the es-
adjustment of daily mail between Pc
waukee and Sussex, in Waukesha coun-
ty, passed. A long time was spent in
committee Of the whole on the general
file. The following bills were indefi-
nitelY postponed: Cutting down railroad
passenger tariff from four to three cents
per mile; amending section 1850, chapter
176, X. S., entitled of evidence; amending
chapter 125, r. s., relating TO garnish-
ment; authorizing supervisors of La
Crosse and Trempealeau counties to
build bridge across Black river.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18-Sendte. Pei
tions were presented asking for the re-
peal of so much of the license law as al
lows the selling or liquor at retail; in
favor of biennial sessions, and TemOn-
STRANGE against the bill taxing church
property. Bills were passed as follows
To authorize the electors of the town of
GAINESVILLE, Rock county, to hold elections
in Janesville to authorize the loaning
of trust funds TO the town of Lincoln,
Trempealeau county; Ito amend charter OF
the Milwaukee Mechanics Mutual In
suranec company; to appropriate to Geo.
W. Perry $73437, for legal services; to
appropriate money for purchase of sta
tionery for the use of the state; bill re-
lating TO offences against the lives and
persons of individuals; in relation to
costs and fees allowed in circuit courts
to appropriate to the Bell Telephone Co.
$50; to authorize judgments of the SUI
preme court to be doCketed in the circuit
court; relating to costs; relating to fines
in circuit court; to legaliZe acts of board
of supervisors of Lincoln county; re-
latingl TO the time of holding court in
Brown county; to repeal law of 1879,
limiting the number OF terms of county
treasurers. Also concurred in the follow
ing: To loan trust funds to town of Ar
cadia, Trempealeau county; to amend
81, ~ 8 n oh 10 don
on Big Rib river, Marathon county. The
joint resolution relating to biennial SEES
sions was made the special order for
Tuesday evening, the gath inst, at {
O'Clock.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18-Assem6Jy-Re
monstrances were presented against the
passage of the bill relative to life insur.
ance; against change in the boundary
line of Shawano county; also, petition
in favor of prohibiting liquor law. The
senate bill providing for the purchase OF
Webster's dictionaries was concurred in.
The following bills were Indefinitely
postponed: In relation to evidence, and
to amend section 4073 of the revised
statutes, and the bill repeating all laws
authorizing counties to aid in building
railroads. A communication was receiv-
from the governor stating that the au-
thorities of Milwaukee county proposed
to turn over to the state the Milwaukee
county insane asylum and the grounds
attached on such equitable terms as may
be agreed upon. The governor recon-
mended an deception of the offer AT
the evening session remonstrances were
presented against the passage of the den
tai bill; against the bill taxing life in
surancs companies; and against the re-
enactment of the death penalty. Bills
were passed as follows: To create a mu-
nicipal court for Baron county; in rela-
ton to the compensation of county
judges; in relation TO attachments; in
relation to official bond by town officers
in relation to fees of sheriffs; in relation
to public printing; in relation tojurors
and a bill TO authorize the county OF
Outagamie to borrow money.
THURSDAY, Feb. 49, -.Senate-A large
number of remonstrances against the fax
alton of life insurance companies were
presented. The minority of the commit
Tee on state affairs reported in favor of
the biennial session resolution. This reso-
luton was made the special order for
Thursday next, and thousand copies of
the majority and minority reports were
ordered printed. A joint resolution re-
questing congress to abolish the duty on
print paper was adopted. The bill to al
low certain credit to Simeon Mills, late
treasurer of the state hospital for
the insane, provoked long discussion,
and was finally refused a passage by
ayes II, noes 49, An evening session
was held. The committee on charitable
and penal institutions reported bill to
regulate the use of public moneys and
to prescribe the punishment for the mis-
appropriation thereof. Bills were con-
CURED in: To amend charter of Stevens
Point; 10 loan a portion of the trust
funds to Portage county. Several local
bills relating to the damming of Long
Lake, branch of White river, Bayfield,
county, were indefinitely postponed.
THURSDAY, Feb 19.-ASsembly.-Sever-
al remonstrances against the taxation of
church property were presented. A
communication was received from the
state board of charities concerning the
value of the state property at Delavan,
in answer to resolution of the assem-
bly,. This report showed it was to the
states interest to rebuild at Delavan.
Bills were passed: authorizing the city
of Beaver Dam to issue bonds for the
purpose of building city hall; iegaliz-
ing the use of wire fences. The bill pro-
hibiting county treasurers from holding
office two consecutive terms was ordered
to a third reading; ayes 40, noes 43.
Joint resolution No. IL, A, relating to
suffrage section l, art. 2, OF
the state constitution, by making resi-
dence of only six months in the state
necessary, instead of year, as now
together with som minor features, came