River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-02-02
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES.
MONDAY. Jan. %.

MONDAY, Jan. %.
Senate he Senate met in the evening but as
very few senators wers in their seats little business
was done.
A bill was introduced to appropriate IS 600 to
the commissioner Of fisheries, and the senate ad-
journed.
5{y.-IIardly a quorum was present at
the evening session, and nothing done but to
introduce few bills, the titles Of which are as
follows
To amend and reserve the grant of land made
by the state 70 the Chicago. Portage a. Superior
railroad and confer it upon the Chicago, Mime
apclis & Omaha railroad
To apportion the state into assembly and senate
districts This is the bill substantially as it
passed the last legislature and was vetoed by the
governor.
For the protection Of hotel keepers and board
ing-house keepers.
taxes.
TUESDAY. Jan. "a.
Seaate-Bills were introduced
To appropriate $500 to the legislative visiting
committee.
To limit the lien Of debts on the estates Of de-
ceased persons, and 70 provide for the descent
thereof
To erect an insane hospital at La Crosse.
To amend chapter 1902 r. s., relating 10 the
title TO real property by descent.
To amend chapter l6T, r. s., relating to loans
from the trnst fund
An executive message was brought in by the
governors private secretary, which was the report
Of Prof. Henry on Amber cane and ensilage and
also the report of the Wisconsin industrial school
for girls. They were ordered TO be spreqd upon
the record Of proceedings
A telegram being read announcing the death of
Judge Henry d. Barron of st. CroiX Falls, the
senate adjourned until tomorrow morning cut Of
respect.
AssemJlV-The assembly declined to concur in
the senate joint resolution providing that all new
business be cut of February 7. The resolution
calling for certain information from the commits
sioners of the farm mortgage company was
adopted
The following bills were introduced:
Appropriating S36 to Vim. Craven and Rilea
Fry, as state bounty on wild animals.
Amending laws Of 1881. relating to certain
dam across Wedges creek Clark county; TO APP
propriate 500 10 the Clark County Agricultural
Society; to amend the laws OF 1850 and 1881. and
the revised statutes, relating to the sale and in
spection of illuminating oils.
Fer the exemption of a homestead and setting
off the same. I'm this state, at present, there is
no limit to the value Of homestead exempt from
execution. In Illinois, the value limit to home
setad exemption is 81, 900, in Minnesota ST 500,
aud in Iowa 50 500. This bill seeks to fix the
Wisconsin limit at So 0O0.l
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25.
Sclote.--A number of resolutions was intro
duced and referred. The usual number of bills
were introduced On reading the report of the
committee ON charitable and penal institutions
| recommending the confirmation Of the board of
| control the roll was called and the following
named persons were confirmed as said board
Messrs. Dehney and Hunt Gully voting in the
negative: Charles Luling james Bntlif, Charles
| D.iParker, Geo. w. Burchard and Lewis A. Proc
| tor. The resolution TO provide for pensions, by
an adequate act of congress, for surviving union
| soldiers in the war of the rebellion, came up for
| consideration, and after a short discussion was
indefinitely postponed by vote of % to 9.
| Assembly Outside of the introduction of a
| few resolutions and bills of minor Importance,
but little business was done in the assembly. The
members have just commenced to get in their
work in good shape ON their introduction of bills,
and soon everything viii be booming.
Thursday, JAN. 20.
iSenate.-I In the senate President pro TEN. Bur-
rows called the senate to order. A communica-
| tion read from the attorney general giving
his opinion on the consttutiOnality of the bien-
NAL amendment. The opinion reaches the con-
clusion that the amendment was properly submit
| ted and voted upon and carried, and is part of
| the constitution, and that this legislature can
| only draw $3.50 being elected before the amend
ment was adopted and so proclaimed by the gov
| ernor,
| The following bills were introduced To amend
section 1898, r.. S., of offenses against lives and
! persons of individuals. To provide jury fees in
! civil actions. To amend section 1865 Of the re-
vised statutes, relating to highways To regulate
| the practice of pharmacy.
| Asscm5ly-- Mr.. Price presented the memorial of
the Wisconsin prohibitory amendment association.
/ praying for the submission of the prohibitory
| question TO the people. Action was taken on the
/ joint resolution providing for the erection of a
| house for the chronic insane the site Of old
/ Fort Winnebago and resulted in its reference TO
the committee on charitable and penal institu-
| tions.
The resolution fayoring the anti-polygamy
mov ement was adopted unanimously.
| The following bills were introduced Relating
| to the publication of legal notices also, appro-
| priating $500 to the Wisconsin state dairymen's
| association amending the revised statutes in the
matter of the collection of poll taxes in incorpo-
rated villages amending laws of 1881, in relation
to fences to provide for the exemption of per-
sonal property from taxation, attachment and
garnishment for the more efficient preservation
of certain game.
! FRIDAY, JAN. %.
Senate- A bill to appropriate the sum of $500
to the State Horticultural society was introduced
also a bill TO prescribe the punishment for murder
| in the first degree. and the manner of executing
the sentence. This is the capital punishment bill.
I The resolution in opposition to poygamy in the
territories adopted without discussion or OPP
position also resolution for the printing Of 1000
| copies Of Prof. Henry's report ON amber cane
and ensilage.
Bills, in relation to the partition of line fences
relating to the Catholic Knights OF America, were
passed
| AssepJly-In answer to the resolution recently
| adopted asking certain information from com
mssioners of farm mortgage lands the informa-
| ton was presented showing balance on hand Jan.
| l. 1882, Of S72 909.67. The usual number of bills
| were introduced, among them being bill to re-
peal chapter $50 of the laws of 1881, relating to
the payment OF bounty on wild animals.
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