River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-02
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, Feb. 20.

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, Feb. 20.
Seaate.-Senator Kingston introduced a petition
of Mrs. Morse and thirty-fiye Others in favor of
woman suffrage.
The following bills were eoneurred in: To in
corporate the city of Port Washington to amend
the charter of the city of Wausau to incorpo-
rate the city of Baraboo.
An executive communication was received by
the senate, nominating Gustavus Z. Gordon, Of
Milwaukee to be regent Of the state normal
schools in place of Carl Doerfinger, resigned. Re-
ferred
A bill was introduced TO pay expenses of trans
portation Of insane persons to an asylum for in
sane.
Bill No. 10 s., relating to the militia, and to
enable certain companies to draw their pay which
had not fully complied with the law. came up and
caused some debate.
AssemJty-The following senate bills were con-
Cured in: To amend chapter l23 of the laws of
1880, in relation to the distribution of the blue
book; to extend the time within which certain
free high schools shall be entitled to the state aid
now provided by law; to appropriate the Sums of
money therein named to the charitable reforma-
tory and penal institutions of the states to author
ize the sisters of Notre Dame to remove the
bodies remaining in the old Calvary cemetery
in the city of Milwaukee, and for other pur-
poses; to amend chapter 10 of the laws of
$780, entitled an act to create the Kewaunee har-
Dor commission and define its duties; providing
for stationery and postage stamps to messengers.
The following assembly bills then passed:
To incorporate the city of Baraboo; to provide
for the laying out and establishing state road
from the city of Milwaukee to Port Washington,
in the counties of Milwaukee and Ozaukee; to
appropriate to the governors contingent fund
certain sum of money; to amend oh. 3l9, private
and local laws for 1865 entitled an act to author
i1a And To
construct and maintain a dam across Chetek
river, in Douglass county, Wisconsin.
TUESDAY,, FEB 81.
Seadte-The following bills were passed: To
amend Sec 425, revised statutes relating to annu-
al school meetings; relating to the discharge of
insolyents and proceedings in insolvency; to
amend sec. 1926 of the revised statutes, relating
to pleadings in courts of justice; to amend sec.
776 of the revised statutes in relation to the lab
ties powers and duties of towns; to appropriate to
ii. u. MOulton S26. 10 and to A. w. Baldwin SO;
to amend section 1888 of the revised statutes en-
titled Of forcibe entry and unlawful detainer;
memorial to congress, No. 2, S., relating to the
establishment of postal savings department.
A bill to amend the title of sec. /, ch 434, pri-
yate and local laws of 1871 entitled act to in
corporate the Scandinavian Brother Association,
was concurred In.
In the evening, the committee on public lands,
on town and county organization, on judiciary
on railroads, ON roads and bridges the joint com
mittee on claims and several special committees,
made reports.
SEN Adams introduced petition of Geo. Little
and others of Roxbury, Dane county, against the
passage of the bill to tax church property.
The senate then adjourned.
Assemb{y-Mr. Estabrook presented remOn-
STRANGE against the division of 0conto county, Mr..
Haben, remonstrance against the bill equalizing
assessments; Mr.. Washburn, a remonstrance
against the o-t test law, and Mr.. Mcbride, several
remonstrances against it; Mr.. Price, remon-
STRANGE against the taxation of church property.
The assembly bill repeating the wild animal
bounty law came up ON the question OF indefinite
postponement as recommended by the committee
on agriculture. Messrs. Pope and 0strander said
the bill should pass for the state was paying about
$40 900 per year for bounties for scalps and it
was well known that instead of the sheep industry
being aided, the professional wolf raiser was be-
ing encouraged igreat frauds were perpetratei I'M
der the law, and the evil was noticeably increas-
ing with no apparent diminntion in the wild
ANIMALS for whose scalps bounties were offered.
Messrs. Chamberlain, Price and Kidd were in
favor of the indefinite postponement Of the BILL
and the retention of the bounty law. 1t was
mere buncombe they said to charge that wolves
were professionally reared. Without this bounty
for the destruction of animals inimical to the
sheen industry, that important branch OF agri-
culture would be seriously crippled.
The bill was indefinitely postponed-ayes 40,
noes 81.
The assembly bill relating to exemptions from
taxation, was made special order for P. NJ. of
Thursday next.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB 90.
Senate. "A resolution was offered and adopted
that all petitions and circumstances on the ques-
ton of church taxation be referred to the commit
tee on state affairs
The bill to appropriate to the fish commissioners
the sum of $4,000 came up with an amendment
reducing the sum to 81 900. After a short de-
bate, in which some of the senators advocated the
closing out of the fish commission entirely, the
bill was ordered engrossed at 81 600.
large number of bills were Indefinitely post
poned, among which were the following: Requir-
ing notice to be given in cases of attachment ex-
ecutions and other writs; to amend section 1863,
revised statutes in relation to appeals from jus
tees COURTS to appropriate to the Wisconsin |
Dairymens Association the sam of $500; to ap-
propriate to the Central Wisconsin Agricultural |
and Mechanical Association the of 81 900; to |
amend section 2436, revised statutes, relating to |
fees in certain cases; to more clearly define libel
and the proceedings against editors and publish
in of alleged criminal libel to create the
county of Garfield; to amend section 6S3, revised
statutes relating to appeals from county boards.
ssembly-Mr. Rogers presented petition in
favor of woman suffrage.
The following bills were passed
Providing for the better preservation ofs the
public health, by estab ishing local boards of
health relating to ofenses against chastity,
morality and decency and amending section 1880,
'evised statutes repeating chapter 24S laws OF
$50; also repeating chapter 1896, laws of 1881
section SOL, revised statutes relating
= punishment for drunkenness for the establish
nenf and maintenance of public watering places
lppropriating $500 to the Unity guards, on ac
,ount of their having suffered a loss by fire in
July last and thus having missed their receipt
# usual annual inspection bounty from the state.
Ayes Sc, noes IL.
The following bills were concurred in: appro-
for ha abac of laxV lie |
or the state library; approprating $35545 to
henry Sherry, for money due on account of GER
ain timber trespass fines, illegally assessed on
lin appropriating $3.50 to the senate chief clerk
md S275 to the assembly chief clerk, for respec
lively transcribing the senate and assembly
ournals.
THURSDAY. Feb. l6.
.Senate-In the senate at the morning session
senator Mckeeby introduced petition in favor
# the retention of Websters dictionary in the
smmon schools.
Senator Colman, two petitions, one against the
passage of POP and 203, S.. and one against the
passage of So, A.. Nus. 202 and 203 s.. relates
o a plank road company in Fond du Lac and
counties. and No. &c. A.. relates to an
memiment to the charter of Fond du Lac.
Senator Crosby two petitions in favor of wo-
nan suffrage. Bills were concurred in: To APP
,ropriate $4,000 to the governors contingent
und; relating to the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Canal company; to appropriated $500
or armory. and $500 to each Of the Unity
iuardS, of U atty, Wis; to amend and consolidate
he act 20 incorporate the city of Madison.
FRIDAY, Feb. "a.
.Seaate-A large number of bills were reported
Jack from standing committees. Among the bills
o reported back was No. Is, s., bill entitled of
ne legislature. The bill is one fixing the time
or first and subsequent sessions of the legislature.
The change made in the bill by the committee is
hat making the first session in 1888, and bienni-
lily thereafter.
Senator Rankin moved that the rules be sus-
,ended and the bill be taken up and put upon its
,assage. The motion prevailed ana the bill was
aiken up and read at length by the chief clerk two
n three times and few words inserted to make
he bill clear.
The bill then passed, as also did the following
70 appropriate 81 900 to the commissioner of
sheries; to provide for the purchase of Web
tiers dstionary, and to amend chapter 1876, Of the
avs of 1881.
At the evening session few reports Of commit
ees were received also message from the as
emily, and the senate adjourned until I:50 Mon
ay evening.
Assembly-The resolution providing for the
rinting OF 1000 copies Of the report Of the joint
ommittee on the liquor traffic, up. Mr..
'illen offered in amendment. that the committee
len pay for the printing declared out Of order.