Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-03-12
THE LEGISLATURE.


hADiSON. NIlcu 81 lc IOliOWlDS 'lllo
were ordered engrossed and read third
time: To provide for the organ
lzation and management of cor
poratonS for the purpose of IN
surlng property against accident from
causes other than fire and lightning; APP
proprlatlng $4,000 per aunum tor the main
tenance OF the Wisconsin rifle range; re-
latlng to elections in the city of Neenah;
authorizing the city of Mineral
polpt to borrow money; author
i E the city of Manitowoc to
borrow $4,000 to construct sewers;
to repeal chapter 49, laws of 1887, relat-
ing to practice in circuit courts; authOIlz-
ing the governor to restore to released con-
VlctS civil rights II the convict has violated
no law for one year subsequent to his re-
lease. instead Of ten years.
MADISON, Wis, March For nearly
an hour there was q lively debate over Mr..
RUNNERS joint resolution for a constitu-
tlonal amendment to allow five-SiXthS of a
jury to decide a civil action. The bill was
reported by the Judiciary committee for
indefinite nfell p9Stponement' and came
The resolution was finally indefinitely
postponed. The bill to abolish the office of
state veterinarian was passed. Bills were
ordered to third reading as follows: TO
make the rate of interest on state funds ~
PEI cent; to appropriate money to the
Sheep Breeders Association. The commit
tee on labor and manufactures reported for
passage the bills to provide for Artisans
Day and regarding the adulteration
of beer. A joint resolution was passed
permitting Mr.. Winans to introduce Il bill
amending sthe charter of James
vile. Mr.. Winans' resolution fixing March
70 as day for report on all bills in com
mltteeS was passed. The Joint resolution
introduced yesterday.by Mr. Warden, for
the appointment of committee to fix
upon a day for final adjournment, was
passed.
MADISON, March 5.-The Assembly
passed the bills to amend the charters of
Waterloo and Merrill. Among bills o.
dercd to third Ireading were the follow
ing: To authorize the city of WinOna to
build a bridge across the Mississippi river;
to build a dam across the Flambeau River;
relating to dams across the Spruce, Moose
and Tamarack rivers; creating Artisans
Day; to protect wives and children of
debtor where exempt property is taken
under an execution: Several unmportant
bills were killed, The bill to prevent the
peddlin@ of election tickets in cities of 1907
600 population came up for indefinite post
| ponoment but was referred 10 the MilWau-
| kee delegation.
MADISON, Wis, March 6.-Under sus-
| pension Of the rules, the Milwaukee bono
bills were passed. Amendments were
adopted to the chy hall and, library and
museum bills, so the city may at once en-
! ter into contracts, to carry out the work.
| Other Milwaukee, bills passed were: To
have all the bills against the city audited
| by the comptroller: to provide for the
| licensing persons loaninG money on cnattel
! mortgages: to provide additional safe
| guards against fire for thcatcrs and public
| places; to lcgaliZc the action Of the Board
of Supervisors and Common Council;
| VacatinI q certain alley in block DDS, A. l..
| Kane S subdivision Of the EightecnthW ard.
| The bill to levy one-tcnth tax for the ben
| eft Of the State University was cOncurrcd in
| without q dissenting vote. The hill Will
| bring to the university ahont $4,000 an
nually, to be expended for new buildings,
| for the next six years. Mr.. Taylor's bill to
prevent aliens holding more than $40 acres
of land was indefinitely postponed. An
effort to have action bill postponed was
without avail. Three bills relating
to the city of Chippewa Falls for
bonds for improvements and in
relation to the municipal court were
passed. The following bills were also
passed: Mr.. Browns bill relating to liens
on logs and lumber; making the rate OF
interest of loans OF torbcarance per
cent; to provide for uniform fire in
surance policy; to provide Tor the
tlct boards. The bill to prohibit
the sale of narcotics to minors came up,
| but was postponed until next Wednesday.
At the evening session OF the Assembly
! the judiciary committee reported Tor in
|
bill, which provides i'll all cases where
| libelOuS publications are made malice
| shall not be presumed unless q retraction
or apology is refused to be made. or unless
! the circumstances surrounding the publ
cations, its refusal TO retract or Apologize.
concIusiyely prove malice, the publication
shall be presumed to have been published
| III good faith.
MADISON, Wis, March THE bill to
lengthcn the term of aldermen was rec
commended by the Milwaukee delega-
ton for indefinite poStroncmenr. Three
bills relating to the city of Chippewa
Falls, for bonds for improvements and i'll
| relation t. the municipal court, We're
| passed. The following bills were also
passed: Mr.. Browns bill relating to liens
on logs and lumber; making the rate OF IN.
tcrcSt of loans of forhearance & per cent;
to provide for uniform fire insurance
policy; to provide for the filling Of yacan-
cics in school district boards.
| The Senate.
MADISON. March &.--The Scuate adopted
the Joint resolution relative to receiving
! the direct war tax from The National gov
crnmcnt. The following bills were passed:
! Senator PhippS' bill to prevent deception
in the sale and uS,' OF butter and cheese;
apDropriating $4,000 for the expenses
81 he state hospital: &l55.OO0 for the
Northern Hospitals: $4,000 for the school
for the deaf: $40, 900 for the school for the
! blind: 100000 TOR the Industrial school;
! 500, 600 for the state school; $1,000 Tor the
state prison; allowing corrty judges to
| sentence dependent persons to poor houses;
making the trustees of poor houses the
| trustees of county asylumS; making the
certificates of the Odd Fellows Insurance
Company grantable in multiplca of $500;
| allowing women attorneys to become
court commissioners; creating q munich
pal court for Langdalc County. The
| following bills were ordered TO Il third
reading: relieving the Bohemian Roman