River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-30
WspsrsnAY. March y.

Senate message was received from the coy.
amor appointing Hon. W. W. Reed Of Jsferslb
county 70 be member Of the state b. 4 Of
charities and reform.
Sen. Burrows said Mr.. Reed had formerly b.sn
in the senate and had long been a member OF
that board. and he therefore moved the nomi.
nation be confirmed without reference. and the
nomination was conGrmed-all senators voting &c
the affirmative.
A bin to confer upon J. @. Glover and others
the right to build dam on the Totoga.icanse
river in bayfield, county, which bill he governor
vetoed, came up on the question of passage
notwithstanding the governors veto. After a
few short speeches the bill was refused passage
all senator's present-3l, voting against its pas
sage.
laws Of 1881, relating to divorce from the
bends of matrimony, was the special order, and
the question being on its indefinite postpone
lnent it was decided in the negatIyed by vote
Of so to IL.
Sen. Wing offered an amendment that this act
shall not affect actions already commenced and
pending on the 25th day of March, 1882, under
the act to be repealed thereby. The amendment
was adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
The assembly bill providing for the more effect
i've preservation of game was indefinitely post
poned.
A bill to amend section 1885 of the revised stat
utes relating to medical societies, that doctors
who had a practice of fifteen years existence
could collect fees without possessing diplomas,
came up on engrossment. A lively discussion en-
| sued. in which Senators Mckeeby and Hunt
physicians the bill, and Delaney and
Rankin supported il. The motion Of Senator
Mckeeby that the bill be indefinitely postponed
was lost by a vote Of IA to ID. The bill was then
ordered engrossed.
be subject to the qualifications and restriction:
imposed upon voters by section Of the article
on suffrage in the constitution.
Mr.. Price offered an amendment. the effect Of
which would be to amend the constitution, SO a.
to give women the full right of suffrage.
Mr.. Price addressed the assembly at length in
support of his amendment.
Mr.. Clark of Marathon, supported the bill
and spoke eloquently in the interest of woman
None but towards refuse her the ballot.
The question was on the adoption of the amend
ment, and the vote was as follows: Ayes SO, noe:
Mr.. Price offered an amendment that female:
of age be granted the right Of franchise in mu
inequalities.
Mr.. Horn moved that the amendment be laid
upon the table; which carried, taking the bill
with it.
Adjourned till $50 Thursday morning.
THURSDAY, MARCH %.
Ses.ate-In the senate, Senator Scott, from tn,
committee on apportionment, reported the con
gressional apportionment bill, No. 25l s. TIL,
bill was read and laid aside and ordered printed
| The nomination of J. T. Reeve as state In
| spector of illuminating oils was confirmed.
A bill was passed to provide for the payment
| of fees for the recording of births and deaths.
| The following bills were concurred in To
repeal chapter 297 laws of 1881, relating to di-
vorce from the bond OF matrimony. To amens
section s, chapter S46, laws of 1881, relating Il
| the protection Of fish and game in the Greer
| Lake district.
| Senator Wing introduced resolution that nj
business be transacted except to receive the usua
| messages, after Wednesday the 10Th inst, ant
that the Legislature adjourn sine DIE on Friday
March the 3lst, at IL o'clock noon. The rule
were suspended and the resolution was adopted.
| Asssm5{y-Mr. Keyes offered petition of tn
workingmen Of Madison, asking the passage o
the medical and surgical BILL
| A memorial in relation to the condition of I'm
happy Ireland was passed
| Joint resolution for final adjournment Tuesda,
the 2Sth, coming up, Messrs. Reyes and S. W
| Pierce opposed its passage. On motion the reso
| luton was tabled.
| On motion the bill to apportien the state int
| eral amendments were offered and adopted, afte
which the bill were coneurred in-ayes 81, noes
| FRIDAY, March "a.
| Senate senate and assembly apportion
ment bill came back to the senate with the amend
ments made in the assembly, and all the amend
ments were non coneurred in.
| No. 24l S., the congressional apportionmen
bill, came up on its engrossment.
Senator Scott offered an amendment to trans
fer Clark county from the Sth to the 9th district
which was adopted, and the bill was ordered en-
crossed.
TIE assembly bill (743) to build extensions t
| the state capitol, for the use of the suprem
court, historical society, etc was concurred ii
all senators voting, q voting in the affirmative.