River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-12
TIE LEG IsLATURE.

MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, March 3.
"A large number of bills were passed by the
senate this morning, the only ones of import
ance being:
Permitting the state insurance commissioner
TO annul the license of any foreign or accident
company when it shall endeaYor to defeat the
ends of justice by taking the case into federal
court when sued by the commissioner for viola
ton of state insurance laws; providing for the
collection of names aud places OF residence OF
all ex-U Union soldiers when the next state census
is taken.
The assembly joint resolution to allow the
state university law class to occupy the room
in the capitol lately occupied by the state
historical society was concurred in. The
joint assembly resolution for firing national
salute in the capitol grounds tomorrow IN
honor of the Inauguration of Grover Cleve-
land as president came up for consideration,
and Immediately precipitated hot contro-
versy, during the progress of which The
assembly recalled the Objectionable resolu-
ton and killed it. In the assembly the vote
by which the bill providing for district
school Libraries was killed was reconsidered,
and the bill committed Several bills
making the usual appropriations to agricul-
tural societies of the state were amended
stipulating that liquor be excluded from the
grounds during fairs, else the appropriations
VIII be forfeited In committee of the whole
vigorous war of words occurred over lame
bills; farmer members earnestly advocating
tine elimination from the statutes of all laws
protecting bird game, claiming that such
laws We're for the benefit of city sportsmen-
The bill finally went through with only one
change TO the effect that deer may be hunted
with dogs between Oct / > and Nov so The
bill to appoint game and tish inspectors will
undoubtedly pass the lower house. The bill
passed incorporating the city of Alma The
committee on agriculture recommended the
indefinite pOstDonement of the bill appropri-
ating S15. 900 to the State Agricultural So
cIety for improvement purposes, providing
against the manufacture or sale of oleomar-
garihe and contemplating reduction of the
reports of the State Agricultural, Horticul-
tural and Dairymen's associations from II, :
600 to 5000.
TIE LICENSE QUESTION
Republican members of the legislature
went into secret caucus this evening on the
liquor license question, with Assemblyman
NOrcross in the chair and Assemblyman
Friend as secretary. The various license
bills now before the legislature were an
alytically discussed and most favor bestowed
upon Friends graded measure A great null
tiplicity of views was expressed, and the ut
most tolerance for diverse opinions pre-
vailed. The sentiment of the caucus, as
developed by the discussion, was strongly
in favor of the minimum license being estab-
hshed, the maximum being left to local op-
ton There was manifest desire to have
some measure enacted which would entirely
in times of election, and that no law should
be passed fixing the minimum at less than
5000 A committee consisting of Senators
Kidd and Miner and Assemblymen Fairchiid
Schulze and Young was appointed to draft
a bill embodying as nearly as possible the
sentiment of the caucus, which is to be SUBJ
mitted to another caucus called for next
Tuesday evening. The license question is a
special order for tomorrow evening in the
assembly, but the Republican majority will
vote to defer its consideration one week
The Democrats held caucus this afternoon,
and voted to solidly oppose all attempts to
increase the liquor license.
MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, March A.
IN the senate to-day assembly bills were con-
CURED in providing for the examination of APP
plications for admission to the bar by board
of flve commissioners to be appointed by the su-
preme court, and placing the control of county
highways in the hands of county supervisors.
The senate bill was passed increasing the sa 'ary
OF circuit judges from $500 to $4,000. The
assembly bill Incorporating the CITY of Alma
also CONQUERED in. In the assembly the
consideration of Friends graded license hi was
deferred one week. in accordance with the
scheme perfece ed at the Republican caucus last
evening The bill was passed prescribing the
manner in which the state railroad commissions
er shall hear complaints against railroad com
pauies. The usual appropriations TO charitable
ana penal institutions were made. The bill
was Passed authorizing the trial of thieves
in any county through which the road runs.
The bill making an appropriation TO the Racine
talr was amended so that the appropriation
must be withheld II liquor Is sold on the fair
grounds. All fair appropriations are To have
similar amendment tackled TO them The bill
providing for grain inspectors was killed The
bill was passed incorporating the city of Au-
Gsta
MADISON, SpeclaI Telegram, Ma. n 5.-ln
the senate bill was passed allowing men,
bers of county boards 50 per diem, and in
cooperating the city of MayvilIe The uni
versity appropriation bill was favored by
being referred to the committee on educa-
ton In the assembly bills were passed pro-
hibiting the sale Of obscene literature, and
creating lumber district No. / ! Bills were
killed as follows:
Providing for the appointment of 2 state fish
warden: apprr plIating Sl5,OtO for erecting an
IMPOSITION building on the state fair grounds,
and providing for The election # state and school
supcrintendents in the sprilu
MASON, Wis Special Telegram, March 6.
In the senate Il bIll vas reported by a select
committee aboishing the bureau of Labor
statistics. The ILL passed providing for the
purchase of an executive residence to cost
not over F2O OO0. Assembly bills were con-
CURED in as follows:
Incorporating the city of VirOqua: providing
for the collection of special list Of union veter
ans in the next state census: giving to telegraph
or teleUhCne companies no right to property
simply because wires are stretched on or over it.
In the assembly. Postmaster General Villas
was granted indefinite leave of absence. The
senate Dill was coucuIred in incorporating
the city OF Amigo The bill was paSSec
establish TO the state board of health on
soundeT bass by giving the secretary an
Office in the capitol with a salary Of 81 800
per year and providing for the more extern
sive printing nf reports and monthly circu-
lars. The joint committee on claims rem
dered q report on the establishment of
separate agricultural college, three members
favolmg it and three opposing. The bill
will probably be killed In the assembly this
evening the committee on railroads recon-
mended tie indefinite p0stponement of the
bill requiring railway companies to employ
guards ate the front and rear OF frogs and
also couplings whose USE would not endan-
ger the lives of those operating them The
committee on assessment and collection of
taxes reported adversely ON a bill drafted by
j. X IcnneY, prominent lawyer of Mad
ison, which provipes that the taxation of
railway CORPORATIONS be based ON property
and not upon gross. earnings. Both houses
adjourned till Monday night