River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-04-05


Relative to the distribution Of the proceeds Of
swamp and overhewed lands In Sank aud Columbia
countless to levy State tax Of $110,o0Of for 1883,
and S240. 900 for 1884
The senate bill TO provide for public guarl-
ian in each county in the State was indefinitely
postponed. In the assembly this morning., in
accordance with resolution, Acting Chief
Clerk Spooner reported the condition of bust
ness in the house briefly as follows:
Number assembly bills introduced. ............ 4s1
Passed. .........s. 225
Killed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ia
Remainder in hands Of committees
Number bills received from senate. 146
Ioncurred IN .-.... i.....---.... 81
hlited.- II
Remainder in hands OF committees, etc.
Action on the senate joint resolution prOvid-
ing for final adjournment April was deferred
till Thursday morning The assembly bill
passed authorizing The electors of a portion OF
Polk county to vot upon the question of an
nexation to Burnett county. Recess was taken
by both houses till evening.
1u the evening the senate concurred IN the
assembly bill allowing the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St Paul railway to-
Build and maintain all spur tracks from its road
to mills or other manufactures and industries
necessary for the transaction Of its bust ness aud for
that purpose shall have authority to acquire by
purchase or condemnation as provided by the stat
utes, all necessary rights Of way.
The bill contemplating bureau of labor
provides that
The govern shall appoint a commissioner
whose duty II shall be to inquire into financial and
sanitary condition of the laboring classes and their
reaton to the industries of the State and to pre-
sent to the legislature biennially report of the
same.
The bill was ably advocated by Jonas and
ordered to a third reading with scarcely dis
senting vote The senate bill was passed for
the establishment of municipal court in the
pitu nj / 81 n
bly, this evening the senate bills were killed
prohibiting the taking of deer in the State with
dogs, and making attempts to commit crime
punishable Adjourned
MADISON, Special Telegram, March 27.-In
the senate to-day Flint introduced resolution,
which was adopted, that the legislature attend
III body the funeral of the late Hon /. o.
Howe Wednesday, and that q committee of az
engagements consisting of five senators and ten
assemblymen be appointed for the occasion
Blake, Hudd, Kingston Palmetier and Wiley
were appointed by the chair as committee on
pointed to prepare appropriate resolutions
rendered a report which was adopted to the
effect
That this senate sincerely depores the death of
our distinguished fellow citizen and feels sure 1t IS
giving expression to the sentiments of the people of
Wisconsin in declaring his loss to be public ca
lamity. and which win be felt by the whole ma
ton; that our warmest sympathy and heartfelt con-
deceased in their sed Bereavement.
Euogstc speeches were made by Randall
ana Hudd, who paid glowing tributes to the
name of the lamented dead. The speeches and
resolutions were ordered spread on the journal
of the senate In The assembly, the senate
joint resolution came up providing for the at
tendance of the legislature in body upon the
funeral of the late Postmaster Geaeral Howe at
Kenosha Wednesday, and sending joint COM
miltee with the body to Green Bay. 1t was
concurred in and the chair appointed as the
assembly representatives on the committee
Mccoy. Bugh, Wall, Pope, Naber, Falrchild.
Weed, Kidd, Carmichael aud Foater.
In the assembly this evening resolutions of re-
spect to Judge Howes memory were adopted
Tomorrow morning Gov. Rusk, tho legislative
committee aud legislature in body, together
with large number Of citizens will leave on a
special train for Kennsha to attend the funeral
MADISON, Special Telegram, March 2s.--
The city has been desered to-day by leading
citizens. more than 300having gone this morn
ing by special train of Jour coaches and bag
gage car to Kenosha, to attend the funeral of
Postmaster General Howe. The State officers,
legislature, supreme court judges and local
United States officers vent in a body and were
accompanied by nearly all our prominent citi-
zens The delegation, with the exception of
the executive and legislative committees, re-
turned late this evening On account OF the
loss of the dav, the legislature cannot possibly
adjourn before the Iattel part of next week.
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MADISON, Special Telegram, March 29--In the
senate this morning tn. chef clerk announced the
status of business as follows:
Bnls introduced '.....zzo
Gone TO governor............ -......... ~
Ia hands of assembly .-....,................ 81
In committees, etc, remainder. ...........-...
Received from assembly. .....................23 2
Concurred IN 10
Killed. ......... ...........-. ~
In hands of committees, ETC., remainder.-.... -.
Bills were concurredin as follows: To more eff
fectually suppress vagsbondage: to incorporate the
city of Mansfield: to pDvde for the examinations
of assignor and others,in case of voluntary assign
ment; to amend Sec. Chap 3I4, Laws 1881,
to appropriate the proceeds Of sale OF swamp lands
in Lincoln county to tie extnguishment Of its rail-
roa indebtedness, AMI amend Secs. and g. Chap
$50, Laws of 1880; t, authorize the county of Lin
colu to fund its indebtedness. The senate adopted
a memorial to congress for the erection OF
postofice and csurt house in Oshkosh
Recess till evening. Inihe assembly the joint sen-
ate resolution proyidbg for final adjournment
April 2 came up and an amendment was adopted
the effect that The Transaction or business cut
off at midnight Saturday, March 81, aud TO adjourn
sine die at noon Wednesday, April The assembly
bill was passed to appropriate 10 the industrial
school for girls S2,50e for designated purposes.
Assembly bills were killed as follows: To require
all goods manufactured or made being the product
of prison to be designated as such: to provide
punishment for murder in the first degree and the
manner of executing the sentence The senate bill
INCORPORATING the ctyof Sturgeon Bay was con-
Cured in The assembly bill was killed., to annul
the franchise of the Chicago IL Tomah Narrow
Guage railroad and its assigns Of the line known as
the Kickapoo Valley railroad, commencing at Wan
seka, in Crawford county, and ending at Tomah, in
Monroe county Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
lu the assembly THU evening senate bills were
concurred in as follows To prohibit debtors from
distribution Of properly among all creditors pro-
hibiting the conductnaof policy shops; to secure
manufacturers of railroad equipments making con-
Gition of sales. allowing circuit judges to summon
judges OF neghborng drcuits to hold court ia their
stead when change ofvenue is asked by ltigating
parties on account Of rsejudice of judges in Grim
nal cases: to prohibit The use and sale of pistols
and revolyers. Assembly bills were passed as fol-
lows: Requiring keeIArs of hotels to provide
adequate means of escape in case of fire. for the
pointment of a register Of probate; requiring rail-
road companies to makea report Of gross earnings
upon which license is baed TO the railroad commits
sioner instead of the Site treasurer. Adjourned.
Tbs senate a few days siuce passed a bill taxing
sleeping car companies zper cent of gross earnings
The bill came up in theassembly this evening aud
was referred TO the committee on railroads. which
will report it back with IN amendment that the rate
be increased from to per cent In this form it
will probably pass the lover house.
MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, Bsreh
3I-In the senate thismorning bills were con-
Cured in as followss To enable citizens of
Evansville to erect wafer works; to change the
boundary lines of Larglade county. and to at
tach certain territory hereto; for the appoint
ment of registers OF prpbate; providing for the
annual meeting of ca1nty boards, regardless
of biennial elections: to increase he State tax
for the support of tie State uni 5ersity from
one-tenth to one-eiglth of mill, for the
purpose OF establishing a chair of pharmacy
and materia mediea il the university; to in
corporate the city of Ns9let; 70 amend the act
for licensing railroads requiring annual reports
of gross earnings to be made TO the railroad
commissioner instead 81 State treasurer, and to
except side tracks and spurs from the report
of mileage: to create bureau Of labor stats
tics. Recess. In the sssemhly this. morning
Bills were passed: ipproprla1ng $615 TO
Michael J. Egan for EXPENSES incurred in the
contested seat case OF Egau VS.. johnson in the
assembly Of 1879; authorizing fire insurance
companies organized under the laws of this
State to also insure agaust loss or damsge by
lightning hail, cyellnes tornadoes apd
hurricanes The following senate bills
were concurred in: Approprla,ing 50, 500
to Wisconsin industrial school for girls; to fix
the minimum price of al public lands which
have not been offered fos sale at public sale at
So per acre; to provide Tor the payment or a
license fee of 4 per eenton gross earnings BY
owners of palace, drawing room and sleeping
car companies Assembly bills were killed:
To form and establish tie county of Keeps
peal Chap z, General Laws Of 1881, and
obiiginy all insurance companies doing brsi-
ness in the State to use Uniform policies. The
Hi IL.