River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-30
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY, March Is.
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Senate-Not in session.
Assenbiy-An attempt was made this morning
TO dispense with the roll call, but failed, The fact
disclosed upon the calling of the roll that bu
So members were present.
The following bills were passed: Amending the
city charter of Eau Claire, so as to admit Of
water works; authorizing the county board oil
Columbia county to appropriate aid to rebuild
bridges washed away by the overflow of the
Wisconsin river; providing for the exemption OF
insurance associations for benevolent and chart
table purposes from the operation of the general
laws relating to life insurance companies; relat-
ing to the fees of lumber inspectors.
The following were indefinitely postponed
Prescribing the fees of sheriffs constables, mar
shals and other executive officers; legalizing the
acts of the supervisors of the town of Eagle Point
in Chippewa county; relating to the sale of real
estate upon execution; relating to liens of debt
upon real estate of deceased persons.
MONDAY, March 20.
.Senate-The following bills were passed:
Ceding to the United Stntes the right to over
flow certain lands of the state and relinquishing
the claims of the state for damages. To provide
for restoring to market certain lands mentioned
in chapter 3I5, laws of 1880. For the improve
ment Of the st. Croix river.
The following bills were concurred in:
To provide for the election of superintendent
of the poor in Iowa county. To amend the
charter OF Chippewa Falls. To amesd sec. 1452
of the statutes relating to cemeteries. To
authorize . dam on the Embarrass river in
Shawano. To authorize sureties in criminal
cases to surrender their principal. Relating to
the manufacture of gas.
AssemJly-This body met in the evening and
after roll call and running through light batch
of routine work adjourned until Friday morning
TUESDAY, March 81.
SGidte-The governor returned to the senate
without his approval No. 100 g., n bill to author
ize J. u. Glover and other to build dam across
the Totogaticanse river in Bayfield, county.
The following bills were concurred in
10 amend chapter 49, laws of 1881 relating tc
fences to amend section 1851 of the statutes, en-
titled OF insurance companies; to amend section
1888 OF the statutes relating to town insurance
companies to detach portion of Lincoln county
and attach the same to the county Of Langdale
The bill to apportion the state into senate anC
assembly districts came up on ordering it en-
crossed and read a third time.
Mr.. Palmteier offered to amend so as to divide
Walworth county into assembly districts north
and south, instead of cast and west, which was
adopted.
At the evening session. the superintendent bill
was taken up; the question being upon the
amendment offered by Senator Simpson. After o
warm debate between Senators Simpson and Van
Setback, the senate refused to adopt the amend
ment. The bill was then read at length. On mo-
tiuu VI penAtOf W ing the rules were suspended
and the bill passed by vote OF 25 to 4.
AsseBbly-At flock the assembly came to
order, and roll call showed number Of member
absent.
The first regular b1siness which came up was
the resolution relating TO the criminal code. Ii
was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill, compromising the Gen. Mills claim
coming up, discussion arose. Mr.. Keyes spoke in
favor and Mr.. Price against it. A vote killed
the bill.
The following assembly bills passed
Authorizing q certain dam across Wisconsin
river in Lincoln county. To amend section 747
chap. 81, revised statutes In regard to the pay
county clerks. Amending the city charter o.
Manitowoc
AT 7:30 the assembly took up its work, Speaker
ellison in the chair. He announced that the bust
of the house was to take up the bill to estab
fish state public school for dependent and neg
iected children and to appropriate a certain sun
of money therein Mr.. McDill offered an amend.
ment reducing the sum from $40 600 to $50 600
and proceeded to address the house in support Of
the bill. lengthy debate took place, after which
the bill was indefinitely postponed--ayes 50, noes
I'll. The assembly bill for the equalization Of
taxation came up on its engrossment and third
reading, bu: was indefinitely pos poned.
Assembly-Several bills of minor importance
were passed, and number indefinitely postponed
The bill to extend the right of suffrage TO wo-
man, came up for third reading and engrossment,
The bill provides that every female person of the
age of twenty one years and upward who shall
have resided in this state for one year next pre-
ceding any school district election shall be deemed
a qualified voter at such election and shall bs
eligible to hold any Office voted for at such cleo
ton; but all the rights conferred by this act shall