Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-01-26
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SenAre.

Senate.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. la-The legislature is
practically taking Il holiday while the senate
llal Zig ht Is and until ii is sattied the trunA-
action OF business III earnest Will not be beg ull.
only Il few bills were Introduced in cue 4 house,
and the Assembly wore out II rather long
sion by useless discussion. President pro tenn.
MacBride called the Senate 10 order at II
o'clock. Senator koenitzer introduced joint for
the repeal Of section =, article 3, relating TO
suffrage The following bills were introduced
and referred: hepeallng sections aud OF
chapter $40, Jaws of 1871, in relation to the man.
ner OF conducting elections appropriating
$4,000 Tor the purchase of stationery for the
state for 1884; repeating chapter PSI, laws OF
1889 relating to hotels, inns and boarding
houses; repeating section S2i laws of 1878, pro-
vlding for state park in sawyer and bayfield,
counties; relating to the impaneling of a Jury
upon a trial Tor otfense punisha Bile by i'm
prlsonment i'll the state prison for life and
utes.
MADISON, Jan. 20-President pro tenn. Mac
Bride was in the Senate chair. senator Bash
ford presented memorial from the Board OF
Supervisors OF Dane County urging the leglslat-
ture to submit d constitutional amendment for
bidding the Issuing Of passes to state Officers
heavy penalty. Bills were introduced:
TO amend chapter 36l.. laws of
1891, relating to . exemption LL Of 49,, per per.
leaves the exemption of $500 only on furniture,
Libraries etc.; and to amend chapter 49, laws
to to be of Word fs1 Ct
sioners. The amendment appropriates $780,
600 in addition to the $4,000 appro-
priated last session, and provides that the COM
mlsslOners shall receive Sc per day and eX-
penses during the time the exposition is being
held. A message was received from the Assem-
bly,, announcing concurrences in the joint reso-
luton protesting against the passage OF the
Chandler anti-immigration bill, with an
amendment, which was concurred i'll by the
senate. message was received from the As
semDly concurring in the joint resolution for
additional employees, and asking for concur
renee in joint resolution for adjournment till
Tuesday morning at 70 o'clock.
Assembly.
MADISON, Jan, 19.-When the Assembly was
called to order at 10 o'clock, Mr.. Hall present
ed memorial from the supervisors of Dunn
prohibiting the issuance of passes to officials.
Bills were introduced and referred follows:
bridge across Sturgeon Bay by the Ahnapee II
Western Railway; repeating the law
exempting. $500 worth OF personal property
from taxation; repeating the Dodge legacy law;
amending the law relating to liens on logs and
lumber by extending its provisions to include
charcoal burners: repeating the present CO.
relating to exemptions. limiting exempt earn
ings to $35 per month instead of $50;
amending the law relating to town officers,
abrogating the present system of overseeing
highways, and providing for only one super
visor in each town; amending the law of
descent to make section 1910 of the Re-
amending chapter 345, laws of 1855, so as TO ell
able to build as we'll as repair bridges; amend
ing the libel law. so as to do away with the
presumption of malice. to allow for retractions.
and when they are made limiting the measure
of damage to the actual injury received. When
the joint resolution passed by the Senate
condemning the Sherman silver law came
up for consideration. long debate Iol.
lowed. but the resolution was finally con-
on m ay ye ete tha of Creation sS to a. of The
Joint committee matters relating to the
Worlds Fair was concurred in. The joint
luton protesting against the passage OF the
Chandler anti-immigration bill by Congress
was coucurred in. A joint resolution was in
United States to use all honorab BILE means to de-
feat the anticipation bill Adjournment was
then taken until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
MADISON, Jan. 20.-The feature of the session
was the passage of what is known the Nc
Gillivray resolution requesting the states rep
resentatlves in the Congress to vote for the pas
sage of the Washburn anti-optlon bill. Mr..
Corcoran introduced resolution providing LOT
the appointment of a committee OF five to in
vestigate the feasibility of abollshing the boot
and shoe industry at the Waupun prison to be
supplanted by binding Irvine plant Mr..
COXs resolution favOrlng the repeal OF the tax
on state banks went to the committee on insur-
ance. banks ana banking. Mr.. Hall presented a
constitutional amendment prohibiting the issu-
ance of passes to membe and state officials,
providing forfeiture of office as the penalty.
Mr.. Putnam introduced memorial tavorng
popular election of United States senator's
Both were referred to committees. Speaker
and A. r. Hall as the Assembly membe of the
joint committee on Worlds Fair. Bills were in
troduced: Providing for the cXem ptlon of wide
tired wagons from taxes; to prevent the spread
committee on legislative expenditures reported
back the joint Senate resolution providing oI
additional committee clerks, committee room
attendants and messengers and 1t was con-