River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


sENA7H-Bns we're introozced on tho sath
pruTidi z that property de-Ived by M Irei
woman from her husbsHd shall, il case she
dies with NJ her, d eni 70 her husbands
heirs. and TO make railway corporations haoie
for damages 10 emr4Oyes injured By reason OF
the negligence O. earele>sDess Of company en-
I'll yes; making he or Gers and reet0rs OF
private corpora ions personally liable Tor debts
contracted 10 such co poratsons during their
tei N a Cfflce- A commun cation frCm thc GOV
ernor was PRESENTED ealing attention % the
property OF send rs q representative 10 ire
eeEtsnnlal OF Washington's Inauguration.
AssEMBLY-Among the bills introduced we're
the following: p oh biting the use Of dogs for
hunting; protecting nsh IA inland waters;
Iuaishing the unterfeI.ers OF election tick
els max ng II a misdemeanor 10 collect or at
Tempt 70 collect sam greater than the actual
loan with % per cent, interest on loans secured
by chaitCi mortgages OF bills OF sale prohlb l.
ing the admission Of pauper insane persons,
not residents CT the STATE 10 State or county
inst tutous. A bill TO author zs the city OF
Wauraca 10 issue bonds 10 pay for grounds
devoted 70 the Taupaca Veteran Home was
passed under Suspension Of he rules
SENATE Bills wc-e I'M soduced on the
30ih exempilng - OF the WAGES OF laoOrers
with fam IS from garnishment, and max ng
the legal dover Of widows one-han instead OF
one-thlrd OF the husbands estate.
ASSEMBLY, lis wete introduced changing
the excise law 50 as 10 provide that the Quor
cense fee adjusted in 4 village shall mol apply
I 10 tn remainder OF the township IN which L Is
I located; for the abohshmunt OF the ; ate pen
sion agency; 10 repeal he law equiring couu-
Is 10 AID towns in bu Ia ng and rep. IT n
I br dyes; requiring the annual reg STRAIT on
I OF MARI ages, births and deaths instead
OF Within thirty days after they cceur;
foro doing. undcr heavy re alties. the Tor
mat on OF trusts; permitting married wom-
& 8 L
Tx; making IA lw. companies res onslo.e
for damages for injuries to employees caused
By negl s nee OF company employees; Kermit
I tirg geese aad ducks 10 be shot from Deem
Der 10 May J.; fOTbidiing the levy OF tax OF
I more than one per cent. on the assessed yalua-
| on Of property in any town. n one year, FOR
road or brlcss purposes; prohibiting the levy
I Of q tax OF more than one per cent for school
I purposes Ia counties having less than ten
thousand population. aad providing that the
Ensl sh language shall De the Only one taught
il the public schools. AresoluiiOn was adopted
cutting on The introduction OF new business
after February Il.
SENATE-Ssveral dive pet lions were pre-
sented on the 3lst and the following b lis:
To amend the law relating - hers; 10 anprC-
pirate Sl330OJ 10 The rte Hospital Sl4sOul 70
I Northern Hospital. ssHo0 to tsc school for
the Deaf. $40 uoO FOR the School for the l3l ID,
| slOG.4 o to the Industrial School at Waukesha,
/ $1,000 for State prisoa, 500 90 10 Sparta
I school; 10 authors a. counties TO raise a special
tax % ne firth OF mill for CID soldiers. The
7 Assembly resolution 10 cut on new business
was amended TO read February -
ASSEMBLY Bills were introduced as follows:
/ To app Opr money due 10 Juneau County
for swamp lands; 70 disburse proceeds Of land
sales; To license express cOuT anies and tax
Il en- TWO per cent. on gross earn ugs; TO
facilitate organ eaton OF local insurance com
panies; 10 abolish contrast labor after Janu-
airy J. 1892: for The OF auto mat Ire
alarms at :hc Deaf and Dumb Inst tute: 70
change the me Of holding court IN the
Twelfth Circuit An unusual number Of petit
tons on the dive quest on we're presented, Gad
also petitions for the or ton OF Ills County.
SENATE-BHIs were IL reduced on the Isl
making the Pun shmert for rape OF children
i'm sonmeut for from five TO thirty I've
years. instead OF for life, "a now; EN- oweriug
public authorizes TO forbid the SAFE Of qUOr
10 an habfual drunkard, ana permitting Su
RENE Court Judges TO retire at the age OF
seventy years on three-hfths regular alary.
AsSEMBLY-B is were introduced 10 repeal
the law for he 90 lection annually Of one mill
tax for school pui poses; requiring the weekly
payment of wages in cash where no contract 10
the contrary is made, except in regard 10 az
ricultural laborers. commerc al travellers, per
sons working on cOmuissioa, travelling EN-
ploycs Of ra lway and eE9-ess companies aud
persons employed in 10 gng camps; al
lowing married women TO act as trustees
of property and as guardians OF wards;
perm IT ng only lawyers TO pract &c in
Just &c courts; making railways OF all kinds.
steam, horse or cable, liable for damages TO
uro crty resulting from construction OF lines
along streets; prov ding that IN nc event shall
50 county be required TO IA Sc M re than a two
N u tx 10 a towns in build ne bridges; pro
vidiug hat county boards shall be composed
Of either three five or six commissioners, ac-
cording to popui On; providing for tho print
ing Of laws Il the weekly papers that have
beo1 establ she for five years d have a c r
cuiation not less than TWO hundred in the
state. TIE Senate bill changing name
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