River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-03-19
THE LEGISLATURE.

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In both houses of the legislature to-day remon-
strances were received from nearly every county
in the state, signed by persons representing
$780, 900 in policies IN the N,ft hwes5ern Mn-
tual Life Insurance. company. against the God
dard bill, which seeks 10 pTs'Vr:i5 the company
from erecting new genera Offices in Milwaukee,
In the assembly a select committee Of three was
appointed to present conartniatury resolutions
to Col Villas The following assembly bills
passed. Forbidding the contract system in
poorhouses and insane asvium-: obliging the
doors of factories and puGlc buildings to swing
outward; prohibiting the manufacture or sale
of adulterated candy; obliging telegraph com
panies to deliver messages Within one hour Of
receipt: licensing express companies at per
cent OF gross receipts IN his state. An ASSEM-
bly, bill was killed limiting Gaiiy sessions Of cir
cult courts TO eight hou 9. The scHfte devoted
the morning to the Consideration OF Jonas bi ]
TO secure the equal distribution Of property
debtors among their creditors The bill final y
passed by a very close vote Jonas, in order o
clinch the matter moved to reconsider and @
table that motion FilIbHstering ensued on tile
part OF the enemies Of the BILL in the midst of
which adjournment was secured. The fate Of
the bill at to-moTrow's session is doubtful.
THE LICENSE QUESTION.
The Republican members of the legislature
held another caucus this evening and almost
unanimously voted to support the measure per-
hitting city, village or town boards to grant res
tail liquor houses licenses. as follows: In
towns having within theif boundaries no CITY or
village with population o. 500 or more, 500:
in all cities and villages ana towns not other
wise provided for, 5000 the sum to be paid for
such license for the sale OF liquors not to be
drank on premises, except by registered
pharmacists, shall be $500. All applica-
tions for such licenses must be signed
by twenty resident freeholders of the city, viii
lsge or town where the application is made, set
ting forth that the applicant Is responsible, etc.
All such licenses shall remain in force until the
first Tuesday In Nav next after granting unless
sooner revoked by the board or common council
granting the same" TIE bill further provides
that special elections may be held in towns
where the sum to be paid for license is fixed at
500, at which electors may increase the sum 20
either $3.50 or $400, and in all other places
where the minimum is fixed at 5000 the elect
ors may increase to either 1880 or $500, may
be determined. The penalty attached for viola
ton is 8 fine of from $50 to 800 or imprison-
ment from three TO six months. The bill also
provides that registered pharmacists may sell
liquor for medical purposes upon the payment
of an annual license fee of $40, but they are re-
quired to keep a record of all liquors sold, the
amount. to whom and for what purpose. The
license bill is special order in the assembly fof
Tomorrow evening, and. as the Republicans are
largely in the majority 1t will be passed
MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, March IL
In the senate to-day the proposition to amend
the state constitution as to allow thi
of jury in criminal case 10 render veTdcl
was, after long debate defeated, 10 10 10. Al
woman suffrage bills and resolutions were made
a special order for Friday morning Bills were
passed regulating the size OF cranberry barrels
/ making them twenty-five inches deep; codify
ing the laws relative to the state board OF health
and increasing the powers OF the board. The
assembly adopted resolution obllgng staadlnl
committees to report on bills in their hands 10y
March % 1t is designed by this rule to hurry
up business so as to effect adjournment by Aprl
10. Discussion of the agricultural college bill
occupied the greater part of the morning session
The debate was continued for nearly three hou.s
and adjournment to evening was effected with.
out a vote being taken.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE KILLED.
In the assembly this evening, after a pro
longed discussion, the bill to Appropriate 800,
600 for the establishment of an independent
agricultural college was killed by vote of 81 e
43 The bill was regarded one of the mos
important of the session, and the assembly wa
crowded during the eloquent controversy pre-
ceding its death. The license bill adopted by tn
Republican caucus last evening passed th
assembly by a vote of 81 to 43 after season o
discussion, during which several amendment
were proposed. This bill provides for a minimum
retail license of $500 for towns and cities OF nv
hundred or more inhabitants. and minimum 0
500 for smaller towns; the maximum in tn
first case to be $500, and in the other S]oc
these sums as we'll as all intermediate, to be de
termined upon by popular vote. Licenses cal
only be granted when advocated by ten reslden
freeholders Wholesale license is fixed at TZOO
and pharmacists license $40. The bill wa
voted for by several Democrats, notwithstanding
1t was prepared at the Republican caucus ISIS
evening and was intended rs party measure.
MADISON, Special Telegram, March 12.-Tht
senate this morning passed the bill providing
for lighting the state house and grounds will
electricity The assembly received large mass
/ OF petitions IaF0TinH WOUldH ShHIhRc anu III
creased appropriations to the bureau OF labo
statistics and circumstances replesentlnl
%1@S 500 IN policies from stockholders IL the
Northwestern Mutual lIife insurance company
against the Goddard bill. After long debate s
Joint assembly resolution was ordered to thirt
/ reading providing for constitutional amend
Tnent so that school superintendentS may D'
chosen in the spring. and fixing educationa
qualification for Office. The bill passed repeal
ing The law obliging the word limited to ap
pear in the titles of certain cl asses OF corpora
tions. III the assembly tonight the FOLLOWING
assembly bills passed. Authorizing the STATE
land commissioners l.. wi; hdraw advertised
lands from the market, and rCoffer them tO
sale "a othor public lands are sold: greatly en-
larginI the powers Cf mutual loan and buildin4
associations; appr0prating $1,000 each TO TN
Racine and Oshkosh fairs; authorizing two o.
more counties to unite in caring for chronic in
sane, The resignation OF Cot William L. VIA
as assembly an received. The goyerno
has o-de~, a special election for the 23d inst.
MADISON. Special Telegram, March 13.-In
the assembly, to-day, the committee on
claims reported adversely several bills pro"
vidmg for properly clothing and paying the
Wisconsin National guard and the publica-
ton of reports of annual state militia con
ventions. Senate bills were concurred III as
follows:
Providing that when any foreign life or acct
dent insurance company doing business in Wis
consin shall make application to remove to the
federal court any case brought against it begun
in any court in this state, arising out OF any
business transacted in the state, 1t shall abSo'
lutely work the forfeiture of its license; to Sc
cure wages due employees and laborers whenever
any railway company in their debt sells out OF
i transfers property to another company
! Assembly bills passed as follows:
Authorizing the compilation, perfection ant
publication of the 81 ate war records In s1miia
style to those published by Illinois; prescribing
that one member of a county board of canvasser
be OF different political faith from the clerk
giving subcontractors liens on buildings,
i The bill compelling school districts to pur
chase text books and loan free of charge Il
children was debated at length, and final,
/ made a special order for next Tuesday. TIT
senate passed the senate bill submitting Il
popular vote at the next general election thu
question whether the right to participate IL
school elections be enjoyed by women, ant
concurred in the assembly bill creating Lum
Der Inspector District No. / 8, on the Mama
cagon river. The bill granting suffrage u
women at municipal elections was made
special order for Tuesday morning next
The senate adjourned till Monday evening
In the assembly, this evening, bills were in
definitely postponed, as follows:
To provide for the valuation Of buildings TO
insurance; establishing q state weather service
I to provide that no mutual life insurance com
shall expend any sum for offices in excess @
S25, 600 unless necessity therefor shall be foun
to exist by a committee of policy holders; pro
yiding for the biennial election of county schoC
superfntendents, and providing for uniformtt
in school text books.
Adjourned till Monday.