River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-31
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

To amend the act laying out n state road from
! Ahnapee 10 Green Bay.
To amend the charter of the city OF Waupaea
/ The following assembly bill was indefinitely
postponed
To amend section 1856, revised statutes, relat-
! ing to the expenditure Of highway taxes.
/ SATURDAY, March l9--AssensJIg oint reso-
| lutien II A, relating to the Madison Mutual in
suranee company was indefinitely postponed.
The following bills passed:
To amend sections 1886 1897 and 1888, revised
statutes, of highways, etc.
Amending section l047 revised statutes, of as
| sessInent of taxes.
Relating to inspection and measurement of logs
and lumber.
/ To amend the act authorizing the city Of Bos-
| eobe to construct toll bridge the Wiscon-
sin river.
1 Authorizing the governor to deliver patents to
| the c.. st. p, NJ a. o. Ry Co.
To change boundary lines of Kendall and Elk
Grove La Fayettecounty.
To prescribe procedure for committing persons
to insane hospitals
To amend the charter Of the city of Fort How
| ard.
To authorize D. P. snons to build dam
| across Butternut creek.
| Authorizing Gilbert p. Trip to establish a
ferry across the Mississippi, from Alma, Wis, to
| Wabasha county, MINI.
| In relation to trespass.
Relating to railroad laborers liens and amend
atory Of section 1915, chapter 81, revised stat
| utes
Authorizing loan of the state trust funds to
the city of Chippewa Falls.
! Re-establishing a municipal court n Rock
| county.
SENATE BILLS CONQUERED IN.
Amending section 274S, revised statutes, relat-
| ing to attachments.
Declaring Knapps Greek navigable for certain
| purposes.
Revising the Prairie du Chen charter.
| Legalziug the survey of certain state roud
| in Oconto county.
MONDAY, March Senate-A bill to author
ize Archibald MacEacham to build and maintain
pier in the waters of Sturgeon Bay, Door Co,
| Wis, was passed
The following bills were concurred in Re
| lating to excise and sale of intoxicating liquors;
relating to the public schools of Racine to amend
| the charter of Milwaukee; to amend the charter
| Of Chippewa Falls; to amend section 34l3 of the
revised statutes entitled of the writ of habeds
p,ts; to amend the charter of Beaver Dam; to
authorize the town Of Maine in 0utagam!e coun-
ty to construct bridge across Wolf river.
MoNpAY March 2l.--Assesnbiy-T following
bills were concurred in: To authorize certain
party to erect dams on Fisher creek; relating TO
/ Northwestern Mutual Relief association; to au-
| thorze loans and extensions Of loans from the
| trust funds of the state.
| Assembly bills passed: To amend chapter 235,
laws of 1879 regarding the appointment of in
| in cities of over twenty-five thousand inhabi-
tants.
Joint resolution for an amendment of the con-
stituton making sherfs eligible for reelection,
laid over until Thursday.
! TUESDAY,, March 22.-Senate-The following
| bills were passed: To repeal section "a of the
revised statutes relating to the registry of cleo
tors also relating to registered electors. Re-
| lating to Wisconsin archaeology. To authorize
the building of piers booms and other work on
/ the lOUiS river and its tributaries. 10 amend
| the charter of the city Of Milwaukee. To pro-
vide for the correction of errors in state assess
ments.
TUESDAY, March 22-AsselaJly -The following
| bills were passed Authorizing John Duncan ct
al. to build dams on and otherwise improve Silver
creek in TAYLOR and Price counties; and To charge
| certain log driving and floating tolls. Author
| izng Robert Jackson ct al. to erect and maintain
dam across Yellow river, Chippewa county.
| Repeating chapter 3S5 laws of 1876, entitled an
act to establish state roads. Relating to the ad-
mission of evidence. Amending section 1903, re-
vised statutes relating to restrictions rates by
| certain railroad companies. Amending
section chapter l76, laws of 1879, entitled an
| act to establish a board OF immigration.
Amending chapter 1870, revised statutes, relative
to rivers and floats. Amending section 1926,
chapter ll3, revised statutes changing the June
/ term of the circuit court in Marquette county,
| and making the terms Of court in any county in
| the 9th judicial circuit special term for the
81 revised statutes, relative to highway and
| bridges. Relating to salaries of clerks
and employees IF the legislature. To
| appropriate 81 900 to the state board of imm-
| graten-ayes SO; noes, %. A bill appropriating
| $l9 800 to the regents Of the university was con-
Cured in.
WEDNESDAY, March 23-iSealate-A large num-
Der of committee reports was made. The follow
| ing bills passed: To amend chapter 145, revised
statutes, relating to liens on logs. Relating to
| the admission Of patients to the hospital for the
| insane. IL amend the charter of the city Of La
Crosse.
Several bills were concurred in as follows Lay
| ing out a highway from DeSota Wis, to Lansing,
| Iowa. To organize Price county for judicial pur
| poses. To prevent quacks from deeeiying the
| public by assuming professional title. To
| enable corporations to organize to build street
railways.
The resolution amending the eonstitl ton CIV
ing woman the right of suffrage, came up on
adoption and not receiving the con titutional re-
quirement of II votes was lost.
| The senate refused No l66, A, the divorce
| BILL third reading-ayes IL, noes IL. This is
the old bill granting divorce for insa ity, and has
been killed at each session of the gslature for
| dozen years,
| The bin to give Blue Books to editors publish
| ing the general laws which was previously killed
and the vote reconsdeIed, came up ordering it
third reading, and it was refused third
reading.
The evening session was NANNY QeVOteu 10 bnb
discussion of bill No 49, ). bill relating to the
charitable retormatory and penal institutions OF
Wisconsin, and to provide for their more efficient
| supervision and management
/ On motion the subject laid over until 230
| =. NJ. of the following day and made the special
| order at that hour, and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, March 3-AssentJly-The senate
amendments TO the anti-treating bill were concur
rel in, with only fifteen or twenty dissenting
votes.
The following bills passed
Providing for the election Of justices OF the
peace and constables, in Incorporated villages.
Amending section 1876, chapter 81, revised
/ statutes relating TO town elections.
Authorizing Stanton Barnard ct al, to main
| tain dams and other improvements IN Chippewa
! river for facilitating and asserting and handling
! of logs
Relating to the protection of the lands and
| timber therein granted to the Wisconsin Railroad
! Farm Mortgage Land Company, and amendatory
| of section 6, chapter 446, local laws of 1868
To enable the city of Milwaukee to extend the
/ Seventh ward park.
! Making the railroad commissioner and the in
suranee commissioner elective at general elections.
A resolution recalling bill from senate, by which
! $40 600 was appropriated TO TIE regents Of the
/ university, was adopted.
THURSDAY March 24-Seaate-A joint assem-
! bly resolution for an amendment Of article 3 Of
/ the constitution providing for the registration Of
| qualified electors in incorporated cities and for
the enactment Of laws TO provide against frauds at
/ elections and to protect the purity of the ballot
! box was amended and ordered third reading.
bill to amend section 1870, X. s., entitled Of
the Wisconsin industrial school for boys, was con-
/ Cured in.
! Assembly bill No. 1876 relating to divorce
which was refused third reading few days
/ since was reeonsidered and ordered TO u third
/ reading by vote of l6 to Is and the president
! having the casting vote voted aye.
JOINT resolution No. A providing for biennial
1 sessions was c0neurred in BY vote Of % TO 5
under suspension Of rules.
Bills for appropriations to the state and north
ern hospitals for the insane were taken up and
/ argued at length, Senator Kelly opposed the
/ ton of the committee. He charged the commit
/ tee on claims with guessing at the wants Of the
hospitals. Sen. Price replied defending ne work
/ Of the committee on claims,
After debate that lasted until nearly mid
/ night the amendments recommended by the com
mittee on claims were adopted. and the bill or
/ dered engrossed and read third time.
/ THURsDAY March 24-AsseaiJfg-A motion TO
reconsider the vote whereby senate amendments
! to the ant-treating bill were adopted be recon
/ sidered was lost
Senate bills relating special mowers Of the
/ county board and TO revise, consolidate and
4 amend the charter Of the city Of Milwaukee and
to provide for secretary Of the board OF heaItns
/ works was eoncurred IN.
The following bills were passed. Amending
section 1929 chapter 81 revised statutes entitled
/ of railroads Authorizing the commissioners OF
school and university lands to loan portion OF
the trust funds to Lincoln county. To amend
section 94SS chauter revised statutes of 1879,