River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-09
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, Wis, Special Telegram, April l.
The mostimportant business which the senate
transactedthis morning was to concur in the re-
publican compromise retail liquor license blii,
which had already passed the assembly. The
vote on it was partisan, being seventeen
to thirteen and it was hurried through
under suspension of the rules.
This BILL which now only awaits the executive
signature to become a law, establishes maxi
mum and minimum license in corporated cities
and villages having population of over 800 at
$500 and $500, respectively, while IN places
having a population of less than 1O0 the limits
are 500 and 500, respectively Winch OF
these several sums is TO be fixed upon IS TO be
established by the local option in various COM
munities, and at elections where this matter is
voted upon there can be no other issues before
the people Assembly bills were also concurred
in providing for the printing and compilation
of the town laws of the state, and authorizing
the publication, at an expense of $3,OOO,
of Moees NJ. Strong's territorial history
of Wisconsin. The senate bill passed
compelling the state insurance commissioner
to prosecute all failures on the part OF lnsur-
ance corporations 10 comply with the laws OF
the state After a heated discussion the as
sembly bill for the appointment of pubic
bank examiner was killed. The assembly,,
after several hours debate, refused to create
the town of Grant in Wood county, which, I'M
der the name of Dexter, was suppressed by
the county board ON account OF autocracy
which George Hiles, the wealthy lumberman,
had established there. The bill had previously
passed the senate. bill was p used encourag-
ing the establishment of free high schools IN
towns having no graded schools.
In the assembly this evening a resolution
was introduced authorizing the governor 10
call an extra session of the Legislature for the
purpose of making Legislative reapportlon-
ment of the state after the next census shall
have been taken. 1t lies over. The commlt-
tee ON state affairs recommended the indefinite
postponement of the bills providing for the APP
pontment of inspectors of steam boilers, and
to constitute state supervisor of illuminating
oils also an inspection of gas meters. A Ia
vorable report was renderedon the senate bills
to purchase an executive residence; to estab-
lsi state school for dependent children,
and authorizing the governor to appoint
i've commissioners to investigate the sub
ject of industrial and agricultural educa-
ton, and report upon the ACCESSIBILITY OF estaD-
fishing an independent agricultural college.
The following bills passed:
Providing that ballot where ballot with
certain designated heading contains printed
thereon in place of another name not found on
the regular ballot having such heading, that
inspectors shall regard such names as placed
thereon for the purpose of fraud, ana shall
not count it, approprlating S3Oo TO the FIERCE
county agricultural society and stock exchange
The senate bill was concurred IN increasing
the efficiency of the bureau of labor stauseics
by making the salary of the commissioner
S2,0oO annually, and those OF two assistants
and factory inspector 81 ,2OO each