River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-12
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

SENATE
MADISON. Wis. March 4-In the senate yes
terday joint resolution was introduced pro
viding for the adjournment Of the legislature
March ~. The senate eoncurred in the assem-
by bill permitting married women engaged in
the practice OF law TO act as court commission
ers. trustees. assigRees and receivers. Bills
weie passed to prevent deception
judges To sentence dependent per
SOUS 70 the poorhouse; making the
trustees Of county poorhouses the trustees OF
asylums OF the same county; making the GER
tifeates Of the Oid-Fellows' Insurance Co.
grantable IA multiples Of 500; allowing
women attorneys TO be eligible TO APP
pointment as court commissioner; creating
a municipal court for Langlade county;
requiring persons giving oleomargar1ue TO Gus
toners in a hotel or boarding house 10 notify
such persons Of the nature Of the article
served 70 them as butter; and bill appropri-
atingSf76O1O for necessary expenses Of the vari-
Gus charitable penal and reformatOry institu
tions Of the state.
MADISON Wis, March SIN the senate YES
terday bills were reported TO prevent drunken
ness; 20 secure better management OF farm
institutes: TO prevent fraud lent entry OF
horses , compete for speed premiums. Sen
ator MeBride's bill fixing the salary OF the
state treasurer at s. so and OF his assistant at
g. $50 was also reported
MADISON Wis. March 6-In the senate yes
terday bills were ordered engrossed and read
third time requiring superintendent OF the
poor who apply TO the county Judge for the COM
mitment Of a child to the state public school 20
file an affidavit of the child's dependencei
authorizing the state board OF law ex-
aminers 10 give a certificate of stand
ing on each branch TO cand-
dates for admissisn to the bar; allowing the
state board Of supervisors TO appoint more tnan
one agent for the state public school Assem-
bly, bills allowing married women to act
court commissioners, assignees or re-
ceiger in bankruptcy and creating the six
teenth judicial circuit out Of the counties
of Marathon, Lincoln aud Oneida were
with others ordered to third reading.
MADISON Wis March AT the opening Of
she session q the senate yesterday Senator
Clawson made Il personal explanation in regard
TO an article IN a Milwaukee paper which
quoted him as saving that DIR w. A. McAtee
plagiarized the Lords prayer, which he
recited yesterday. He denied having
said So and his remarks were ordered
spread on the journal After the
usual number Of petitions and memorials
the following bills were concurred in: Three
allowing the building Of piers and docks in
Sturg on Bay: authorizing the city OF Oconto to
issue bonds giving married women attorneys
the right to be court commissioners, assignees,
receivers in bankruptcy ETC.. amend
ing the charter OF Stevens Point;
amending the charter OF the city
OF Shawano; authorizing the town OF
Saukviile to borrow money to build a BRIDGE
granting the city OF Elroy authority % issue
bonds Tor construction of water works.
MADISON, Wis. March 9-The senate held
a session on Saturday and transacted some
business mostly Of minor character, without
a quorum present. The following bills were
passed: Allowing the state public school more
than one agent requiring superintendent OF
the poor 10 make application in writing for the
commitment Of children TO the state public
schcol requiring the state board OF law eX
aminers to give candidates examined by them
a statement Of their standing in each branch;
making the first day Of September, labor
day" d legal holiday.
MADISON. Wis, March lO-ln the senate
yesterday no business was transacted
ASSEMBLY.
MADISON, Wis. March 4.--The senate bill in
creasing the fund OF the state university to $50,
600 per annum was reported favorably to the
assembly yesterday for passage. The bill to
create the Sixteenth judicial circuit out OF the
counties Of Marathon, Lincoln and Oneida and
fixing the terms of court was passed.
MADISON. Wis. March Bills were re-
ported in the assembly yesterday providing
for the semi-anuual payment OF taxes per-
hitting the erection o. soldiers monument in
Capitol park by residents OF Dane county; for
state bank examiner; authorizing the at
torney general u take charge OF any cases IN
which the state is int rested upon the applica-
tion OF ten resident FREE holders OF the county orto
appoint an attorney n sc the district att rney
refuses to prosecute. Bills were passed amend
ing the charter of Waupun amending the
charter of Racine; Incorporating tn city OF
Kaukauna; amending the charter of Jefferson;
authorizing the city of Fond du Lac to borrow
money TO build schools; authorizing the service
Of summons on benefit associations organize,
under the laws of any other state; authoriz
ing the building of a canal from Lake
Katherine to TOmahawk lake. The bill levying
a tax OF one-tenth of mill for the
increase of the university fund was ordered TO a
third reading as was also Mr.. DesmOnds com
pulsory educational bill The bills TO make the
first Monday in September artisans day, ap
propriating $40 a week to each chaplain in the
legislature. and to mark adulterated beer, were
recommended for passage.
MADISON. Wis, March 6-The bill appropri.
ating $50 500 TO the soldiers home at Waupaca
was passed to a third reading in the assembly
yesterday A joint resolution was introduced
amending the constitution OF the state 1t
provides that ali proposed laws and amend
ments to existing laws must be filed with
the secretary of state on or before the 18th OF
December preceding the session OF the leg
islature at which the hill is to be intro
duced The secretar of state is to publish
them in book form for the Of the legisla-
ture. No bill for the enactment of law may
be received in either house while in session eX-
eept by unanimous consent
MADISON. Wis, March I'm the assembly
yesterday the senate bill increasing the state
university fund $4,000 per annum was con-
cured in. a joint resolution amending the
state constitution requiring all bills to be filed
with the secretary of state fifteen days
prior TO the meeting OF the legislature
was laid on the table Half a dozen
bills amending the statutes were indefinitely
postponed Among them was a bill prohibit
ing aliens from acquiring more that so acres
of land in the STATE Bills We're passed amend
ing the charter of Rice Lake; creating a
second municipal court in Barron coun-
ty; Incorporating the village of Chetek;
amending the charter Of Black River
Falls; amending the charter of shawn
no; to amend the charter Of the Wisconsin
River Improvement Co; amending the charter
OF Milwaukee; amending the charter OF New
London; for the construction of bridge across
the Sheboygan river in Sheboygan county;
legalizing the acts of the board
of supervisors of Barron county,
changing the legal rate of interest from to &
per cent providing for a uniform fire insur-
ance policy. The committee on education
reported for indefinite postponement all
bills relating to education and child labor.
Gov Peck sent his first veto message to the
assembly Withholding his signature from the
bill conveyin ing TO the United States the site
for public building in Shebpygan.
MADISON Wis. March 9.-Nothing was done
in the assembly on Saturday.
MADISON Wis, March 1o.-The assembly
held a brief session last night, going through
bills in committee Of the whole. over twenty
measures we're reported for indefinite post
ponement
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