River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-03-15


bill aboshing preferred creditors resolution
providing for final adjournment March
81 caused discussion, and was finally laid over for
a week. The senate bill appropriatiug 81 900 to
State horticultural societies for 1888 aud 1884 was
concurred in, while the sembly bill incorporating
the city of Sparta killed. The assembly bill,
introduced by Egau, authorizing the board OF SUI
pervisors of Milwaukee county to borrow money
upon notes of the county, signed by the chairman
and county clerk in anticipation of incoming taxes
for the year, to pay the interest on the county
bonded debt and to meet the current expenses OF
the county, eame up on The order OF third reading
and vigorously attacked by Farehlld. who sad
if the bill passed, then every other county should,
as matter of right, be immediately granted
the same power, and then, what high handed
revelry Of corruption would be possible. Mcbride,
Egan and Schrber favored the bill, and later 1t was
ordered to a third reading by close vote. Schrib-
er's joint resolution to submit TO the people che
question OF calling convention TO revise the con-
stituion came up for consideration. The assem-
bly, refused to order IL to third reading by vote
of SO TO ST. Farchild's substitute for Wash's bill
providing for bureau of labor statistics up
order of third reading and after excited dis
CUSTOM was lost by nearly unanimous vote The
assembly adjourned till tomorrow morning, in
order TO allow the thirty-two Irish members the
privilege of attending the Robert Emmett anniyer-
sary celebration in Milwaukee this evening.
MADISON, Special Telegram, March S-The
senate passed one important bill this morning, an
propriating to charitable and penal Institutions of
the State, for the next two years, some 100000,
divided among the several instittions as follows:
Wisconsin State hospital for insane. ..S130.000
Northern hospital for insane. ...... loo, 900
Wisconsin industrial school for boys.... 10000
Wisconsin institution for education deaf
Wisconsin das institution education Of blind. $4,000
Wisconsin State prison .................. ol,OOU
The assembly bill regulating the rate of interest
coming up, Rngle offered to amend by making the
minimum and maximum g ami 10 per cent. which
he suggested would authorize the school land COM
missioners loan trust finds at per cent The
amendment was adopted and the bill as amended
tn a third raadinO The senate pOucuFrad
in the assembly bin to provide for an appeal from
decisions of the state board of supervision Of Wis
consn charitable reformatpry aud penal institu-
tions, aud the assembly bill limiting attorneys fees
in where counsel is assigned those not able to
employ counsel The bill incorporating the
city of Hartford indefinitely postponed.
after which the senate adjourned till
morning In the assembly, senate bill No. Al APP
proprating sc, 900 to the State fish commission
for 1888 and So 600 for 1884, came up on order
of concurrence. aud a long discussion ensuea Tay-
Tor opposed the bill earnestly. and was opposed by
Sc to 90, the bill was hIay concnrred in. however.
Gov. Rusk's final reception OF the season is an
nounced TO occur on the evening OF the 14th inst
EVENING BUSINESS.
In the assembly this evening the senate bill in
cooperating the city of Menomonee, Dunn county,
was concurred in. and assembly bills passed as fol-
lows: Relating to the State departments Of insur-
ance and railroads, erecting the office OF deputy in
each department with salary of 81 800 per year;
to authorize the voters of Incorporated villages to
direct whether the offices Of village clerk and street
commissioner shall be filed by appointment or by
election; to authorize the appointment of an as
sistant district attorney in counties of 100000 in
hahitants Bills passed appropriatlng moneys as
follows:
To Northern Wisconsin Agricultural and
Mechanical society," for 1888 and 1884. SO, 900
To Central Wisconsin Agricultural and Me-
chanical association, for years 1883 ana 80
To the the Southwestern Wisconsin Aarcai-
tural society, for years SS3 and 1sS4.... 500
To State Agricultural society to liquidateits
To State Agricultural society in liquidation
of debt of the State to t................ 1000
The bill relating to the establishment of State
gamekeepers indefinitely postponed, after
which the assembly went into committee OF the
whole on the general file. Adjourned
MADISON, Special Telegram, March 9-In
the senate this morning the assembly bills fix
ing the legal rate of interest q to 10 per cent,
aud creating county surveyors, also for pro-
tectng fish IN the LAKES. bayou7 and sloughs of
the Wisconsin river, were concufred in, after
which and the transaction of soms other BUSH
ness of little importance adjournment was
taken till Monday evening. In the assembly
the bill was killed amending certain sections of
the Revised Statutes contained in Chap. ISL,
and entitled Of otfenses against lives and
persons of individuals, and to secure the
speedy, just and sufficient punishment of those
convicted of murder or manslaughter; also to
restrict the hardening power as lodged in the
governor of the State The senate bill incor-
Sheber's bill exempting homesteads to the
value of So, 900 only, and the senate bill regu-
latlng dealing in futures, created discussion,
but were finally ordered to a third reading. In
the evening the assembly heard reports of
committees and adjourned till Monday evening.
MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, March r.
Insthe senate this evening bill passed looking
10 the better protection of the public health in all
cities and towns. bill was also passed in refer
ence the better investment of the trust funds In
the assembly several petitions for a prohibtory
amendment to the constitution in regard to the
manufacture and sale of liquor were presented A
senate bill was concurred in devoting to the coun-
ties of Sank and Columbia the proceeds of the sale
of swamp and overlooked lands, was also another
entitled the option bill, which relates to personal
property sold time. Both houses transacted
considerable minor business, but adjourned early.
Ulman's clothing store took fire Friday
morning at o'clock, and before it was
discovered spread to Stimson's art gal
lery, and also to Briggs & Bonkey's in
surance agency. The buildings being
brick, the fire was checked from spread
ing farther. More clothing was damaged
by water than by fire. The losses are
Ulman's loss $4,000.
The real estate of John Lewis was sold
by the shreiff of La Crosse county on
Thurs lay, realizing $50,335.
A a depth of 200 feet a stratum of al
most pure iron has been struck, at Super
Tor City. The iron has been found to
be sixteen inches thick.
Fire broke out Friday morning in J. S.
Woodworth's brick building on Main
Street Waupacca. Loss on building, $500
fully covered by insurance in the
Underwriters of New York and Orient
of Hartford. Loss ON Sam Stout's saloon
stock, $500; fully covered by the Traders
of Chicago.
Menomonie, Dunn county, is to be in
corporated as city.
Archbishop Heiss of Milwaukee has
received from the pope proclamation
concerning the support of schools for the
education of Indians and colored people,
to the effect that he has granted his APP
apostolic benedictioa and plenary indul-
gance to all the faithful who will, on a
certain dav, when the collection for the
support of these schools is being taken
up, visit their respective churches and
spend at least fifteen minutes in pious
prayer for the propagation of the holy
faith.
Beaver Dam, capitalists, have raised
$50, 900 to build a paper mill.
A disastrous fire occurred at Montfort,
destroying the dry goods store of E.
Bells, the banking office of Henry East |
man, and the store and the resi-
dence of n. A. Hitchcock
The Beloit Malleable Iron works was
destroyed by fire Wednesday.night The |
loss is between $4,000 and 5000.
The building of road to Kansas City
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, |
which has been the subject of rumor
and speculation for some months, is said |
to have been finally determined upon.
The cut Of logs on the Wisconsin river
and its tributaries from the headwaters |
10 the Big Eau claire, will be 25 per
cent. below that of last season. The az
gregate is 125, $50, 900 feet.
Henry A. Patterson, renominated for |
postmaster at GAINESVILLE, was among the |
large batch of presidential nominations
which failed of confirmation in the sem
ate, owing TO non-action.
The assembly declines to indorse the |
project of revising the state constitution. /
The Penoka range is found to be rich