River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-02-05
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

SENATE
MADISON Wis Jan 2S-In the Senate yes
terday bills were introduced to repeal the law
creating the Office OF State Veterinarian; TO
protect labels and trade marks Of associations,
and TO regulate the Inspection and navigation
Of steam vessels on interior waters. 4 ballot
for Uaited States Seaator resulted: Villas
DEM, IS; Spooner fR.p), n.
MADISON WIS. Jan. 2l-Bilss were intro
duecd in IN Senate yesterday for the ap2oint-
ment OF worlds fair commission bv tHe Gov
ernOr as preliminary 10 preparations looking
10 a handsome representation from Wisconsin
at the great exposition: that no child under u
years Of age shall be employed in any indoors
work, performed fer wages or compensa
sion, 70 whomsoever payable. during the hours
when the public schools Of the city or town in
which he resides are in session, and tha; no
child shall be employed in any manner before
6 o'clock in the morning or after Z O'Clock in
the evening. nor shall any child under Is years
of age be permitted 10 clean machinery
in motion; that no telephone eompany shall
charge more than three dollars "A month rental
for any singe telephone and that the tax OF
telephone companies be raised from IL per
cent. on gross earnings to 8 per cent. y joint
resolution was Introduced for an amendment
10 the constitution providing for the taxation
of mortgages.
MADISON. Wis. Jan. S0.-In the Senate yes
terday Mr.. Kroeger presented a memorial TO
Congress asking the submission to the people
Of an amendment providing for election OF
United States Senators BY popular
vote. Bills were introduced providing that
all the states advertising and legal printing
be let TO the paper making the lowest lid; Civ
ing the State factory inspectors power 10
compel owners Of factories 10 put
In appliances To protect employees from
accidents and fire Lieutenant Governor
Jonas announced rs the Senate members Of the
joint committee on reapportionment Senators
Greene, Kingston. Koenitzor, Mcbride, Pratt
Kidd and FranchGeld
MADISON Wis. Jan. 3l.-Bills were intro
duced in the Senate yesterday 10 have the en-
crossing Of bills done away with; "child-la
bor'' bill which preseribes the conditions under
which the children Of Wisconsin parents may
be employed in factories and workshops;
providing for a special tax to increase
the State University fund 5000 annually for
erection of new buildings and other expenses,
TO decrease the interest con tax certificates
from p TO u per cent adjourned 10 FebruaryS.
ASSEMBLY
MADISON Wis. Jan. 2s.-In the Assembly
yesterday the bill TO repeal the Bennett com
pulsory education law was passed bill was
introduced to repeal the law creating the
office OF State Veterinarian; making
the Commissioners OF Public Lands
and the Governor a board Of deposits
which may constitute any National or state
g
ucational measure with the English clause of
the Bennett law eliminated. vote for United
States Senator was taken as follows; Villas
Dem. IS; SpOoner (Rep). 81.
MADISON Wis, Jan 29.-In the Assembly
yesterday resolution was introduced provid-
ing for the appointment Of committee Of nine
TO be known as the worlds fair committee Of
the STATE Of Wisconsin to take charge OF the
Wisconsin display in 1893 al the Columbian ex-
hibition, and appropriating 81 sO0 for that pur-
pose The president OF that Committed is to
give bond OF s5O)0.
The Senate and Assembly met in the Assem-
bly, chamber az noon and elected William r
Villas United States Senator to succeed John c.
Spooner The vote was: Villas. q; SPooner. H.
MADISON Wis, Jan. 50.-In the Assembly
yesterday bills were introduced providing that
no railroad or other public carrier shall grant
free passes or tickets at discount
to any person holding any Office OF
honor, trust or profit in the State, and
further providing that the acceptance
of any such pass shall result in forfeit
ure Of such Office; TO tax express companies ?
per cent OF their gross earnings aud fixing
penalty of 5000 ine for non compliance with
its provisions; for the marketing of prison
made goods. joint resolution was
submitted by Mr.. Plummcr favor = an
amendment TO the constitution so that eight
iuryinen shall return a verdict in civil and
criminal cases.
MADISON. Wis. Jan 3l.-Bills were intro
duced in the Assembly yesterday creating the
once of State fish and game warden at an an
nual salary of 5000; increasing the State Uni
versiIy fund 5000 per annum by n special tax
for new buildings aid expenses; decreasing
the interest on tax certificates from . To ~
per cent. amending the keOgh election
law which applies to Milwaukee, only Soma
/ tor FaicOner, chairman of the committee on
education submitted a majority report in favor
Of concurrence in the bill repeating the Bennett
/ law Senator Joiner submitted a minority e.
/ port dissenting from the action Of the majority
/ Adjourned TO February 3