Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-09
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SanArA.

Senate.
| MADISON, Jan. 3L-The South Greenville
| Grange sent petition to the Senate this morn
! ing, asking legislation to prevent the outlaw
| ing of honest debts, and also demanding the
employment OF eonycts In state PRISON rInt IN Inc
the rules, on motion of Senator Apple.
paying. to the widow Of Assemblyman
mileage. Senator kingstons CO. mploye bill
was introduced. 1t provides as follows:
| railway. the line of which shall be situated in
| whole or in part in this state, shall be liable
for all damages sustained within this state by
| any employe, servant or agent OF such company
| while in the line of his duty as such. and
| which shall have been caused by the careless
ness ne ligence OF any other agent, emp DYE
or servant of such company in the discharge of
| his duties" Bills were introduced authorizing
| gifts between husband and wife of exempt real
| or personal property; to appropriate sutfl-
| cient sum OF money for the present needs of
| the State University. On motion of Senator
| Bashford the bill relating to the time of hold
ing court in the Sixth and Ninth judicial cir
| cults was taken up under suspension of the
| rules and passed. The Senate then adjourned.
| MADISON, Wis. Feb 1.-Senator Phipps. of st.
| Croix County, this morning introduced meas
| ure that is meant to overthrow the gerryman-
| dering power and render arbitrary partisan ap-
| portionments in the future impOSsi bility.
The measure is in the form of joint resolution
! submitting a constitutional amendment that
Will compel legislatures to apportion Senate
and Assembly districts in accordance with q
| unit of population. Senator Phipps introduced
the resolution by request because, he said, he had
not the time to give it thorough consideration.
! The bill was drafted by A. J. Turner of Por-
tage Bills were introduced and referred: TO
| cede to the Uuited States jurisdiction over the
| Sturgeon Bay q Michigan Ship Canal to pro-
| vide TOR the purchase OF the copyright and
| stereotype plates of the territorial history of
Wisconsin, to provide for the examination of
| mutual loan and building corporations, prl-
vate banks. savings banks and state banks. ex-
cept in cities containing population OF lUp coo
| or more, to ascertain their actual financial sta
| committee reported
| oils one legalizing certain acts of Geneva
| School District No. J., in Walworth County;
! and other amending section 1166 of the Revised
! Statutes, relating to lands sold for taxes, and
| recommending their passage after amendment.
| Tie committee recommended that the act re-
pealing the Keogh law in regard to election
| primaries in the city of Milwaukee be referred
! to the Milwaukee delegation. A message was
| received FROM the Assembly asking concurrence
| in joint resolution urging constitutional
amendment providing for the election of United
States senators by popular vote: Also provid-
Laid over. Adjournment was then taken.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2-President pro tenn.
MacBride presided in the Senate this morning.
| The usual number of petitions from Grand
| Army posts for the purchase of Camp Randall
were presented, The Joe Hooker Post. of Bara-
boo, refused to adopt resolutions asking for the
purchase OF the property. Senator Phipps pre-.
| sented resolutions on the death of
a M H r4a4 fea Gn m0 aSopeS Of S sf
were introduced, protecting fish in the inland
waters lakes and rivers of the state; to provide
Of cooperative savings banks. communica-
| ton was received from the governor announc-
| ing the appointment OF Michael kerW1n, OF
| Manitowoc Dennis j. Gardner. of Platteville
and Ira A. Hill. OF Sparta. as members of the
| Board of Normal school Regents for terms of
| three years. from the first Monday in February
| 1879. The appointments were confirmed On
| motion of Senator Kruszka joint resolution No.
l A., relating to the anti-option bill in the
! United States Senate. was taken up on special
| order. Senator Bashford moved that the res
olutlon be laid on the table and the motion
Ba1 sbage
| spensley, Wescott and Withee voting In the
negative. The Senate then adjourned.
MADISON, Wis. Feb. Ex-senator Kruszka in
| tai delivery in the country. The bill intro
| duced by Senatot Pratt providing for an in
Mississippi railroad Company was passed.
| The Assembly resolution relating to the date
| for closing new business was laid over Bills
| were introduced An act for protecting and en-
! couraging the raising of sheep and discourage
| ing the raising of dogs: to appropriate to the
Wisconsin Fireman's Association $1,000; auth
! orizing the commi ssioners of public lands to
| loan part of the general fund to the Wisconsin
Agricultural Society: providing for the sale and
1Sss oomi1e tickets Shall be pu
chased for $50, and the ticket be made
| py the purchaser it shall be issued in the name
OF the wife and children IT minors Each
| ticket and in case it is not wholly used in that
time the company issuing the same shall re-
| deem the unused portions at the rate OF cents
| per mile. Senator Lees offered a resolution
providing for the appointment OF joint
committee of four from the Senate and
seven from the Hopse to be kno now p as
| form, to which all bills must be referred. On
| motion of Mr. Bashford this resolution was sent
| to the committee on legislative expenditures.
| The bills relating to the Australian election
| law, distribution OF public documents. to regu-
] no int of nuhliC
| definitely postponed.
i MADISON, Wis, Feb. GA session of the legis-
| had to be postponed till morning because there
were not more than twenty. five members pres
ent in the Assembly, and only five senator's.
| Assembly.
| MADISON Jan. 9L-In the Assembly this
! morning petitions of Grand Army posts for the
were Presented by Mr.. Burke. of Dodge County.
and by Mr. OF st. e1o c9 fo
B and game in as making all
meandered streams navigable and open
to the public; creating the county of
! Villas out of the counties of Oneida and Forest,
| and locating the county seat at Eagle River;
| amending section 693 of the Revised Statutes so
as to permit county boards to arrange for au-
! thorized repositories of county funds; amend
| ing subdivision 10. of section 4l0 A. relating to
! inspection of illuminating oils, so that an in
spection in another state will be recognized as
authority in this: amending section 1913
of the Revised Statutes relating to excise and
| sale of intoxicating liquors ut reduces
| the minimum license in counties hav-
ing no cities or villages from 5000 to $780, relat
| ing to salaries of county officers that they
| shall be paid monthly instead Of quarterly; to
! tax gifts legaces and inherilances. ut requires
| the sta, e to collect tax OF | per cent on all
! beouests to near relatives which shall exceed
$4,000. Property given to others shall be taxed
the same if it exceeds $500 in yalue.) The com.
! mittee on federal relations favorably reported
| the Joint resolution asking Congress to submit
| an amendment to the federal constitution pro-
| yiding for election of United States senators by
! popular vote The Assembly adjourned.
MADISON Wis, Feb. 1.-After the introduce
! ton of the new business the Assembly acted
! favorably upon the joint resolution recon-
mending an amendment 10 the federal const1tu-
/ ton making the office of United States senator
! elective by popular vote 1t was favorably re-
ported by the committee on federal relations.
| Mr.. Sampson, o. Dodge County. moved to re-
| refer the measure to the judiciary committee,
| but after soto voce objection by Char
man Burke to such action Mr.. Samp-
Co, ithdrnw his 1nntinn and Sneak