River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-03
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

tne spread OF contagious, infectious and pestilen
tal diseases: bill to authorize the boards Of
trustees of certain incorporated villages to levy
corporate taxes to provide for the preservation
and security Of the records archives and papers
Of the territory of Michigan now remaining in
the counties Of Brown, Crawford, Iowa and Mil
waukee.
SATURDAY, Feb. l9-ouse- The following
senate bills were concurred in Amending the
charter of the Eau Claire Wesleyan seminary.
Legalizing the acts Of the board of trustees of the
Eau Claire Wesleyan seminary. amending the
union school law of the city Of Waterfowl.
Amending section 2925, chapter l29. revised
statutes, entitled to costs and fees allowed to
parties in circuit courts. The following bills were
passed: Legalizing the acts of the state
road commissioners, relating to laying oRt a
state road from Kewaunee to Brown county.
Amending section 1860 rexised statutes entitled
Of offences against public policy Amending sec
ton 2345, Il. s., giving married women the right
to sue and maintain an 2etiOn. Authorizing A.
d. Andrews ct al, to naintsln canal in Brown
county and TO improve Bear lake, and Horse
Shoe lake, in the counties of Polk and Barron.
Thore was an attempt to 90 into committee of
the whole-there was not quorum and SO the
assembly was obliged to adjourn until Monday
evening, nc 30 O'Clock.
MoNnAY. Feb. 2l.-Senate not il session.
MONDAY, Feb. 2l.-dssea,5ly -Bills passed :
For the protection of wal-eyed pike and black
bass in tie several streams and water courses and
5, revised statutes of 1878, relating t. general
elections. Committee of Il Whole: On motion
the assembly went into 0IL.nittte of the Whole
on the general file, NJ. Kiagst N in the chair.
The file being cleared the col mi.tee rose aud re-
ported.
GIN motion Of Mr.. Bullock, the assembly re-
solved that when it adjourn it ADJOURN until T30
o'clock, Tuesday evening.
TUEsDAv, Feb. 22-Senate-Bilis passed:
bill to incorporate the city Of Bosecbel 70 amend
the charter Of the city of Jefferson. Reconsider
| ed On motion, the vote by which No. l29 s., a
bill to collect the archives of Wisconsin passed at
the last session was reconsidered and the bill was
| referred TO the committee or claims. Adjourned
| TUESDAY, Feb 22-dssepi5lg-Thef following
bills were passed Relating 10 the inspection dis
triets and the examination of teachers etc.
to;amend revised statutes, relative to towns dutit
and liabilities of towns relating to the settle
ment of estates Of deceased persons to provide
for the purchase Of 5000 copies of Websters die
! tionary to amend Sec 2i59, revised statutes re
| lating to terms OF county courts.
WEDNESDAY Feb. 23.-.Se4late Bills passed
A bill to limit the lien of debts upon the rea
| estate of deceased persons and to provide f0
making record of the descent thereof.
A bill to provide forI separate publication o
reports of Washburn Observatory and of the de
partment of agriculture and mechanical arts il
| the Wisconsin university.
A bill to prevent the obstruction Of navigation
| of the waters of the state.
| To appropriate to the regents of the universit
| Of Wisconsin, the sum of 5000.
The president announced the following as th
joint committee on apportiOnment on the part 0
the senate, viz Messrs. Price, Ryland Scott am
Rankin, Mr.. Ryland to be chairman of said com
mittee.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23-Assen,bly-Mr. Keen,
moved that the vote whereby the bill to appropri
ate one hundred dollars to the Wisconsin Woo
Growers Association was killed be reconsidered
Carried
The bin was passed. Ayes ~, noes 80.
RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED.
To refer all railroad tax bills to a special com
mittee of nine. There was some discussion. whc
finally it was adopted
The speaker appointed the following speeia
committee, under the resolution:
Messrs. McFetridge, of Dodge: Shepard, o
Milwaukee Peterson, of Crawford Bradley O
Lacrosse, Buckstaff, of Winnebago; Herrick o
st. Croix; Troy, of Green Briggs, of Iowa
Sloan, Of ontagamie.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend section 422, chapter 81, revse
statutes relative to school meetings
To repeal chapter 209, laws of 1880. relative t
state certificates.
Changing time for holding term of circuit cour
in Marquette county.
To assist laborels and servants in collecting
their earnings.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The chair announced that the special order wa
the consideration of various resolutions relative
biennial sessions of the legislature and elections
The resolution passed at the last session of tn
legislature was taken up, and after some discus
sion was adopted,
THuRspAY, Feb. 24-.Seaate- about 90
the news of the death of Senator Carpente
reached the senate chamber, and niue
excitement mingled with expressions of profounC
sorrow were seen and heard on all sides. At tel
! called IN ~ | Iput
Gov. Bingham and Immediately after roll call tn
senate adjourned until 7;30 p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
A communication was received from the gov
ernor announcing that the remains of the lat
Senator Carpenter would be deposited in vaul
at Washington, and not be removed to Milwaukee
until after the close of the session of congress.
Adopted
Sen. Simpson introduced the following
ResolUed BIZ the senate the assembly concUrinq
That committee of three from the senate an
five from the assembly be appointed to draft ap
propriate resolutions of respect to the memory o
our late U. 5. Senator Matthew Hale Carpenter
Adopted, and the lieutenant governor appoint
ed, on the part OF the senate, senators Simpson
| Richardson and Smith.
The following bills were passed
To amend section of chapter 25l of the law
| of 1879, and amendatory of section 1888 of ch p
ter SO of the revised statutes, entitled of insur
| ance companies
A bill to provide for the publication of ZOO
copies of the Blue Book, at a cost not to excee,
80 cents per copy.
On motion ef SEN Griffin, the rules were sus
pended and bill No. lS2 A., a bill in relation t.
the election and Classification of directors in Ger
| tain cases, was concurred in.
THURSDAY, Feb, "a Horse-The speaker an
nounced the death of Senator Carpenter and OF
| motion of Mr.. Shepard the assembly adjourned
out of respect 70 the deceased.
| FRIDAY Feb. t5-.SeIote-Sen. Sutherland pre-
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university against the passage of LIS S., bill t
admit the students of the university to member
| ship in the Wisconsin national guard. The fol
| is the full text of the bill;
Section |. All members Of the University Bat
TALON so called of the students of the unversit.
of Wisconsin who shall procure the prescribed un
| form of such guard, and take the course OF mill
tary instruction provided in said university, shall
| be deemed duly enlisted and enrolled in the Wis
| consin national guard; and the time of their en-
rollment and instruction IN such battalion durlns
| attendance as students at the university, shall bt
| deemed part of the five years service in sucl
! guard. The officers elected or appointed to com
| mand such battalion and the companies thereof
may be commissioned by the governor, and saic
members, and the companies shall be entitled t,
all the benefits, allowances, exemptions and
privileges of companies of the Wisconsin natona
| guard except the allowance for armory rent, carr
OF arms and property; and shall be subject to al
rules dicipline liabilities and obligations of the
enrolled and enlisted members of the nationa
guard.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
The following bills were passed.
To Appropriate to the Wisconsin Horticulture
society sum of money.
To provide for public park in the city of Mil
waukee.
To declare Knapps Greek nayigabe for certain
purposes
A bill relating to Wolf river and its tributaries
| To change the boundaries of the Sd and 4tl
| judicial circuit.
This bill leaves the Sd circuit composing tn,
counties of Winnebago, Green Lake, and Cau
met; the 4th circuit, composing the counties o
| Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Mamtowoc, and Ike
waunee and the new 18th circuit will compose tht
| counties Of Dodge Washington and 0zaukee.
FRIDAY Feb. 2j.-HouseA communication
| was received from his exceency, the governor
officially announcing the death of Senator Car
| penter.
Petitions were presented by Mr.. Coldwell
| against the manufacture and sale of intoxicating
| liquors and by Mr. Gillespie relating to tbs
manufacture of syrup and sugar.
On motion, assembly bill to divide the third ju-
dical circuit and to create the thirteenth Judicial
circuit, was eoncurred in under suspension of the
rules Calumet is taken from the fourth and put
with Winnebago, and Green Lake put into the
| third circuit Dodge, Ozaukec and Washington
| will constitute the new thirteenth circuit.
| The following bills were passed
! In relation to the adulteraton of food.
| To appropriate s. geo for the propagation Of
| fish.
| TO prevent quacks from decevng the people
| by assuming a professional title-ayes, 81 noes
| S.
| To authorize the Rock River Paper Co, to
construct and maintain q bridge across Rock