River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-22


MADISON, Special Telegram, Jan Tie
state senate effected its organization tAis
morning under most favorable auspices.
Promptly at IL o'clock Lieut. Gov Fifield
brought down the gavel E. s. Miner of
Door, Charles E. Bross of Dane, and Il. VOL
colt OF Milwaukee as president pro tenn
chief clerk and sergeant-at- arms respect
lively, were duly confirmed, as well az numer-
GUS other nominations made in caucus last
night After performing this business the
assembly was formally notified that the SEN
ate was ready for business, and Senators
Stanley and Blake were appointed members
OF Joint committee, on behalf of the senate,
60 wait on Gov. Rusk and inform him that
the senate was in readiness 70 receive a mes
sage from him The assembly was called to
order at noon by j. T. Carr OF Jefferson,
chief clerk of the assembly of 1883 After
members had been sworn in by Associate
Justice orion, the house organized by elect
ing Hon, Hiram o. Fairchild of Marinette
speaker; e. ID. Coe of Whitewater chief clerk,
and John NJ Ewing OF Milwaukee sergeant
att arms Mr.. Fairehild on taking the chair
returned thanks and added:
We have laid aside for the time our pri vats
business and entered into the service OF the
public. The work which we are called upon to
do as legislators Of this great commonwealth
should be promptly and eff entity done, and
done to the highest interests OH the peop.s The
social, political, and in sense moral, state OF
the people should be reflected In its laws IL is
law the considerate judgment OF the people upon
great questions Of public policy which concern
the state The popular will upon these great
subjects should always find expression In law
Legislation which runs in advance of popular
will. or lies far behind 1t. is in sense proper
legislation or legislation at the proper time.
That seems to me to be Utopisn idea which
fails to lay the fundamental idea in all legisla
tion-the viii of the people. Moral standards are
sometimes erected; standards of other ideas or
sentiments are sometimes held up for expression
forms Ia
popular approval. Such legislation, TO my mind.
is vicious and should never find it's way into the
statute books OF a great state.
The senate joint resolution providing for q
Joint committee to wait upon the governor
and notify him of the organization of both
houses was concurred in. Messrs Adams,
Reynolds and Haber were appointed assembly
members of such committee. After brief
session both houses adjourned till 3 o'clock,
when the committee which waited on the
governor reported that the executive mes
sage would be transmitted at o'clock to-
morrow morning to which hour adjourn
ment was taken
The legislature reconvened on the 18th, and
the governors message was read in both houses
by the chief clerks, after which resolutions
were adopted loaning to each member the Gus
tomary amount Of matter from the department
of public property, consisting Of the revised
statutes, blue books session laws, etc, which
by unwritten law must never be returned, and
also providing for adjournment There was
limited attendance of members, while an un-
usually vacant appearance characterized the
Hobbies and gallaries As soon as adjournment
was announced an immediate stampede oc-
Cured, and scarcely member fingers around
the scene of the past few days excitement
MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, Jan 10.
The senate met this evening at 1880; al
though a number of members had not re-
turned, there was a quorum present Sen
ator Warner introduced joint resolution
which was adopted, requesting our senators
and representatives in congress to labor to
aid in procuring the purchase OF the Portage
Lake and Lake Superior ship canal and Port
age Lake and river improvement canal by
the federal government This canal Is
located in the northern peninsular of Mich
igan and is about ten miles long. 1t is
owned by the Portage Lake river and canal
company and is regarded as important to
the shipping interests of northern Wisconsin,
if it can be secured n free public water
way. The initial bill Of the session was in
troduced by Senator Stanley and referred
1t provides for the burial by the state of the
bodies of any honorably discharged ex-
soldiers sailors or marines who shall die in
INDECENT circumstances The second bill was
introduced by Senator Wechselberg and re-
ferred 1t relates to the establishment of
public deaf mute schools in cities and vii
ia0eS OF b0e bbaUS, TO appropriate PlVO AL
nually to aid in the education OF each pupil
who shall attend year, and proportionate
amount for less period In the assembly,
Speaker Faircbild read the committees, the
tollo wing being chalrmen:
Judiciary. Norcross; bills on third reading
PARISH ways and means, Porter; federal rela-
tions. Sanborn; education, Buell.; railroads, God
dard ins 1rance and banks Blyton: state affairs,
Bryton; priyiles and elections, Thomas; incor-
porations, Wescott: taxes Estsbrook; lumber
and manufacture. Mills; public improvements
Hobart; militia, Byers: agriculture, Hazen;
towns and counties, Young; roads and bridges,
Cox; public lands, S. r Clark medical societies.
Reynolds; legislative expenditures, Hubbard;
engrossed bills, Stinchfleld; enrolled bills,
Pierce; cities, Friend.
Gen. Curley introduced a joint resolution
requesting the senators and members in con-
gress to labor for the passage of measures
now before chat body, contemplating an in
crease Of pensions to soldiers and sailors of
the late war. Both houses adjourned till 10
tomorrow morning.