River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-02-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

MADISON, Wis, Feb. ia Joint resolution
was adopted in the senate yesterday fixing
February - as the date for excluding new
business Bills were introduced amending the
genera. elec ion laws by compelling inspectors
and supery4-srs TO appoint inspectors and
clerks Of both political partic7. also 10
limit the time for commencement OF actions 10
recover dover TO twenty years from the death
Of the husband. The bill creating Iron county
out OF portion OF Ashland county was cen
eurr, d in AMI now goes TO the governor for his
signature Adjourned u next Tuesday
MADISON. Wis. Fen. Is.-In the senate yes
terdsy bills we're introduced authorizing cir
cult courts 10 proceed with public business
upoi certain legal holidays. regulating weights
and measures, preventing The press OF garnish-
ment and the transferring OF claims for The
purpose OF depriving debtors OF thei- rights.
and repeating the laws compelling boom com
panies 10 make reports.
MADISON, Wis. Feb. i6.-In tho senate yes
terday joint resolution was introduced favor
ing the annexation of the Hawaiian islands,
and urgiag representatives in congress TO use
tLeir influence therefor. Senator Murphy
introduced bill authorizing the governor
20 appoint board OF commits sioners TO be
known as the commissioners for the uniformity
of legislation in the United States.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. iT.-The senate yes
terday passed bills regulating cauclses and
conventions, aiming for better control OF the
primaries IN Milwaukee county. and prohibiting
the employment OF bodies OF armed men not
authorized under law 10 act IN that capacity.
The assembly bill creating the county OF Iron
was eOncurred in
ASSEMBLY
MADISON. Wis. Feb. 1l.-Among the bills in
PRODUCED in tie assembly yesterday were the
following: To prevent oppressive garnishmeut
and transferring OF claims to deprive debtors OF
exemption; providing for recording Of deaths
10y physicians ami uBdertakers; TO en-
able any citg or town 10 vote upon the liquor
license question at the regular spring election;
making employees as well as employers liable
for damages resulting from negligence or care
iessuess Of employees ami providing for mar
rage licenses
The committee on privileges and elections re-
ported back the case OF d. +. Goss (dem),
whose seat for the Second district Of Milwau-
iIee county is contested by o L. Rosenkrans
trep), TO the effect that the charges OF irregu-
larity were not sustained and declaring Goss
entitled 10 the seat Adjourned TO Tuesday
next
MADISON. Wis, Feb. 15-Joseph Eel. was
confirmed yesterday in his right TO seat in the
assembly from Kewaunee county and the con-
test OF Anton Langekamp was dismissed The
bills introduced include the following; Requir-
ing persons practicing medicine in the state TO
have a diploma from a recognized standard
medical college; appropriating 100000 for
school for feeble-minded, tdiOtc aud cpl
ieptc persons Furnishing persons interfering
with telegraph or telephone lines In this state;
repeating the law requiring boom companies 10
pay license; requiring street railway CT m
panies TO pay a license Of 6 PER cent Of their
gross earnings in the Municipality in which
they operate; requiring waterworhs companies
to pay 3 per cent of their gross earnings TO the
municipality.
MADISON. Wis. Feb. ia joint resolution
was introduced BY Mr. Baxter yesterday in the
assembly faVoring the annexation OF tho
Hawaiian islands by the United States and
urging representatives in congress 10 use
their influence therefor. Among the
bills introduced were the following: Pro
hibiting the use of cigarettes: providing for
the teaching of physical culture in all the schools
of the state and fortidd.ng the existence Of
secret military organizaticns The commit
tee on privileges and elections returned
two reports on the contested election
Prochnow from the Tenth Milwaukee district
The majority report recommended that The
seat be given TO Radem lCher tdom). The re-
publicans dissent, and the matter viii probably
be argued on the floor.
MADISON Wis, Feb II. - Mr. Pronchow
(rep), Of the Tenth Milwaukee district, was
ousted from his seat in the assembly yester-
day and Peter ]. Rademacher (lem.l was seat
ed motion to substitute the minority for the
majority report was voted down-49 TO AZ
hessrs Deckman and Schweful, democrats,
asked to be excused, and upon being inf JrIned
that they could not voted with the repub-
Leans The majority report was adopted by 80
10 a. Mr.. Mcclellan presented a petition ask
ing for the passage Of law compelling the
pavment OF wages in cash. and Mr.. Leisenring
offered one for laws authorizing legal LABOR
day. The senate resolution fixing February %
as the date for the exclusion Of new business
was coneurred in.