River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY. MARCH IL.

lating to exemptions from subpoena; to provide
for the better protection of the fish in Devils
Lake, Sank county, Wisconsin; changing the
time for holding the general term of the ninth
judicial circuit for the tall term of the county Of
Sauk; bill to amend chapter 80 Of the revised
statutes, entitled of town officers; No. l06, A., a
bill to authorize Chippewa county to refund the
bonded Indebtedness.
Bills indefinitely postponed: Relating to deed
by special guardian; relating to the sale of in
toxicating drinks; relating to sheriffs fees; to
facilitate elections in towns relating to the reas-
sessnent of lands fer taxation.
fouse--The session of the assembly was une-
ventful. The calendar was small ana nothing
but routine business was transacted. The fol-
lowing senate bills were coneurred in
To provide for the punishment of father who
deserts his children wife. To procure suitable
highways and streets to fair grounds and Gene
teries. Relating to deceptive advertisements OF
fire insurance companies. Relating to the militia.
To authorize the C. g. N. w. r. r. Co. To guar
antee certain laws therein named To encourage
the manufacture of syrup and sugar. The fol-
lowing assembly bills passed Of inquests of the
dead Relating to boundaries of joint school dis
tricts. Relating to offenses against property.
Relating to the assignment of tax certificates by
counties. To dam Babb's creek in Sank eouRty
The following assembly bills were indefinitely
postponed To define the liabilities of railroad
companies in relation to their employees. A bill
relating to the violation of the insurance laws OF
the state of Wisconsin.
TUESDAY, MARCH IA.
Seaate-The following bills were passed To
appropriate to the Southwestern Industrial asso-
citation the sum of $500; in relation to civil ac-
tions in courts of record. The following bills
were concurred in To change the boundaries Of
0csnto and Marinette counties and to create the
county of Florence to amend section $50, re-
vised statutes relating to the duties of town
clerks Relating to exemptions from subpoena
and amendatory of section 6SS, revised statutes
for the protection of the valleys of Neenah creek
and Fox river from overflow.
dsseHlbiu-In the assembly circumstances were
presented by Messrs. Davis, Barber Peterson
Huntley and LANCER, against the passage of DIR
Eidemiller's medical bill.
Bills passed: Regulating the practice of phar.
macy the licensing of persons to carry on such
practice, and the sale of poisons N this state
regulating commitments to and discharges from
industrial schools; allowing the governor to pay
to any militia company its inspection fees, when
ever such company shall have failed for some
valid reason to fulfill the militia regulations II
the premises; authorizing sureties in crimina
cases to surrender the principal relating e
justices of the peace, and their continuing II
office.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is.
Senate-Bills passed: To amend the charter o.
the city of Hudson; Nos. l00 10I, 104, and l05
all bills authorizing j. L. Glover and ether
therein named to construct dams on the Iot0gat
icanse river; aIpropriating Sl00 to the Clari
county agricultural society; to appropriate to the
Southwestern agricultural society the sum o.
| $500; bill relating to the swamp lands II
| Marathon, Clark Chippewa, Shawano and 0contt
counties.
House Yesterday was a field day in .ht
| house. Both morning and evening sessions wert
| held. At the morning session an attempt was
made to reconsider the pharmacy bill but failed
a n Hmpn0mpnt
| Lewiston leyee bill, introduced by the Hon. Mr.
| Price, The bill had been amend in the senate by
authorizing the Sc 900, that the bill appropriates
| to be taken from the drainage fund, The amend
ment in the assembly contemplated taking tht
money from the part of the drainage fund ac
| credited to the counties that would be directly
benefited by the levee-a very proper thing to do
| The amendment was lost and the senate amend
ment concurred in. The assembly Lad named
three bills for special consideration during the
| forenoon; the taxation of railroads, the exemp-
| ton of earnings and the treatment of probable
insane persons prior to their being officially de-
Chased to be insane.
The first special order was the Hon. Mr. Rev
ey's bill taxing railroads The bill had been rec
smmended for indefinite postponement by tht
railroad committee. Mr.. Rewey made vigorous
and convincing speech in favor OF the passage Of
the bill and it was SO comprehensive and con-
vincing that the assembly by an almost unani
nous vote sent the bill back to the railroad COM
mittce for further consideration.
The bill exempting the wages of all persons
from exemption, attachment or garnishment for
the six months preceding notice of such proceed
ing, came up. 1t was amended so as to only APP
ply to married persons or the heads of families
but was finally killed.
The following senate bills were concurred in
Vesting in assgnees, in of voluntary assign
ment, the rights of creditors to avoid fraudulent
eonveyances; relating to terms of the circuit court
in Lincoln county; fixing the next session OF the
Legislature at IL o'clock noon the second Wednes-
day of January, 1888, and biennially thereafter
upon the same day and month"; the superintend-
emit of public property shall furnish stationery as
follows: The lieutenant governor, $50 in value,
and so much to the chief clerk of each house is
necessary for the proper transaction of business of
such house; amending sections III and III, chap
ter 10, revised statutes, SO as TO more definitely
specify the number of employees of the legislature
and their wages.
The following assembly bills passed Provid-
ing for the equalization of taxation. Increasing
the taxation of telegraph companies. In rela-
ton to the sale and assignment of tax sale certif-
Gates owned by counties. Providing for the cree
tion and maintenance of fences along the line of
highway in certain cases. Providing for the en-
largement of the capital by the building of two
TRAVERSE wings-one for the accommodation of
the supreme court and law library and the other
for the state historical society.
In the evening the capital punishment bill was
the specIaf Or0er. Inc Dill originated IN the sen
ate and came up for concurrence, three hours
were spent in speech-making, some very able ar
guments being made on both sides of the ques
ton. The bill was killed by vote of 40 to 43.
TnuRspAx, March is.
Senate.-Bills passed: Relating to the chang
ing of county seats; for the protection. of life
and property while crossing Sturgeon Bay in
Door county; to punish the mutiation Of public
records; relating to actions against towns. Bills
indefinitely postponed: to appropriate stationery
and postage stamps to employees of the legislature;
a bill in relation to inquests of the dead.
Honse.-In the assembly the two capital pun
ishment bills that had been introduced in that
body during the session, and senate bill No. l2l,
relating to county roads, were indefinitely post
poned without comment; the assembly eoncurred
under suspension of the rules, in senate bills Nos.
100, 10l, 1903, lO4, and 1885, all bills authorizing
j. Z. Glover and Others therein named to con-
struct dana on the Totogaticanse river.
FRIDAY, MARCH II.
Senate In the senate at the morning session
the amendments of the assembly to the senate bill
providing for the punishment of father or hus-
band for the abandonment of his children or wife,
were non-concurred in.
Bills passed: To authorize the city of Milwau-
kee to issue bonds in relation to the assessment of
personal property for taxation; in relation to
sheriffs fees; to declare the true reading of Sec
ton 1881 revised statutes, relating to town nsur
anee; TO authorize Charies H. MOSS 10 malutain
dam and boom ON Black river in Taylor county;
to authorize Christian Weber to erect dam on
the Big Eau PLANE river in Marathon county.
Ho,se-The following bills were indefinitely
postponed To define what shalt constitute pos
session of land in certain cases; to remove the
capital Milwaukee; limiting the time for filing
claims against the Wisconsin farm mortgage land
company, and to authorize and empower said
company to revise and correct the list of persons
entitled to dividends as now filed in the office OF
the secretary Of state and declare final divi-
dend; relative to the militia relating the equaz-
alton Of taxes