River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-03-07
WISCONSIN LEGIsLAIuRE.

SENATE There we're rs petitions for coun-
~ option and four against Il presented on the
s6th.
AsszMBLY-Bms were passed permitting
married women TO act as guardians and admins
istratrixes; permitting local FIRE insurance
companies 10 insure hotels, stores, school
houses, etc, and appropratiRg 5000 to the In
dustrial School for Girls % Milwaukee. A reso-
luton Was introduced providing that the State
Board OF Supery sion at once make fnvestsga.
lion OF the arrangement by which the Detroit
House Of Correction was enabled to pay over
s2G. 900 into the city treasury profits OF con
Wet labor during the year aud report 70 the
Legislature, that the same system might be
applied 10 the State prisoa. In the afternoon
the chamber was given up 10 a meeting Of the
railway committees OF the Senate and As
sembIy. John 4. Fish appeared for the ST.
Paul road and Colonel Howe and Mr. Wicker
for the Northwestern. Speeches n favor Of
and against TaylOr's bill were made.
SENATE-B Us were passed. on the 27th trans
ferriug the duties OF the state Pension agent
70 the Adjutant General, and increasing the
salary Of the latter 10 5000; authorizing the
Green Bay and Mississ ppi Canal Company 10
build and maintain dam across the Fox
RIVER IN Outagamie County; exempung prop
eriy used IN the operation Of railroads from
tlxation by communities, except for local pur-
poses. An Assembly iii was cOncurred in FOR
the appointment by the Governor OF three
comm issiouers, besides himself, 20 represent
the State at the centcnu al celebration OF
Washington's inauguration.
ASSEMBLY - The resolution requiring the
State Board Of Superv sion TO give informal on
TO the workings OF the Detroit House o. Cor
rection was defeated bill TO purchase
gr unds for the permanent use OF the Wiscon-
n Nat onal Guard and making appropriations
was reported favorably. The bill limiting
levies BY counties OF less than fifteen thousand
population to one per cent. OF the valuation OF
he property therein was indefinitely post
pOned-
SENATE-Bills were passed on the 28th APP
propriatlng Tl.0oJ 10 the State Fircmau's AssO
eiat on requiring State insurance policies and
prov ding that the Registration law shall not
apply to municipal elections or judicial cleo
tons Ia any town, village or city OF less than
1000 reputation. Bills were introduced APP
proprat ng $4,000 for the erection OF q reform
atory for females under thirty years OF age
providing that circuit judge must decide al
cases heard by him w4thin six months after
such hearing, or run the r SIX OF being removed.
AsSEMBLY-Blls were killed forbidding the
recording OF deeds until taxes on property in
vOlYed have been pad: and making II a mis-
demeanor for "a person TO go upon the culti-
waited land OF another, either 20 hunt or gather
nuts or berries.
SENATE-The bill appropriating $4,000 20 the
Veterans Home at Waupaca was read third
time on the lst. No other business Of impor
lance was transacted.
AssEMBLY-The committee reported for in
definite postponement bills appropriating - 00G
each for the years 1873 and 1893 10 the Northern
Far AS sociation at Oshkosh and slS2o01 for
the extension OF the East wing OF the Capitol
Bills were killed requiring all pubic author
ties to give preference to ex- Union veterans IN
engaging employees also permitting the State
TO loan $1,000 10 the Milwaukee Light Battery:
requiring counties to annually levy a - OF a
mill tax for the support OF INDECENT OK Union
veterans, and also for the inspection OF station
AIRY boilers. a bill was passed to incorporate
the city OF New Lisbon.