River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-04-13
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

MADISON Wis, April 6-In the senate yes
terday bills were passed as follows: Regulat-
Ing the use and rental OF telephones;
encouraging the raising Of sheep and diseour-
aging the raising Of dogs; prescribing penalties
for larceny from Shop or store; appropri-
atlng 5000 10 the Wisconsin veterans
home relating TO the restoring OF streams
highways, etc, 10 their original state Of useful
ness by railroad companies; relating 10 the
establishments Of free libraries, and amending
the laws relating to drainage.
MADISON, Wis, April THE senate yester-
terday killed the bank examiner bin ana ordered
TO third reading the bill 10 appropriate $1,000
for state home for the feeble minded. The
joint resolution for final adjournment April
20 was concurred in Several assembly bills
were killed, including SIMPSONS bin
for the punishment OF tramps. The bin
allowing the ex-state treasUrers to settle theif
judgments with interest at the rate OF instead
OF per cent was considered, but no action was
taken Bills were nonconcurred in 10 re
move the exclusive provision of the char
ter OF the Milwaukee Gas, Light com
pany; compelling corporations 10 re-
port to the secretary Of state the names and
post ONCE addresses of their officers; repeating
the act Incorporating the Fond du Lac Road
company, and relating TO the adoption Of chill
dren.
MADIsoN. wis, April SIN the senate yes
terday the BIN providing for the appointment
BY the governor Ola commission of three 10 in
vestigate into the Australian or Torreus system
OF land titles was passed by a vote of 20 TO 10.
Other bills were passed to appropriate 5000
TO The commits sioners OF the fisheries for
the purchase OF a fish car; providing
that each town maintaining deaf
mute Institution shall be paid sl25 for each
pupil so maintained Tor nine months in the
year; 10 change the boundaries Of Oneida and
Langlade counties and create the county Of
Villas; assembly bill to allow the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors on county fair grounds
MADISON, Wis. April I0-In the senate Sat
urday bills were passed requiring solvent
mutual insurance companies to collect claims
against policy holders authorizing persons en-
gagged in manufacture 10 insure their
plants the Lloyds principle A joint
resolution proposing an amendment. TO the
constitution so as to eject state and county SUI
perintendents at the spring election and make
the term Of ofice OF the state superintendent
six years was adopted 4 resolution was in
troduced providing that in view Of the enor-
nous attempts TO secure legislation creating
the Office OF state bank examiner tho at
torney general be instructed TO revise
the banking laws and prepare such amend
ments as are best calculated TO protect
the people The committee on claims reported
= substitute bill establishing two additional
normal schools and reducing the appropriation
from $4,000 to s70,93oO3
ASSEMBLY,
MAHiS0N+ WIS., April b.-lH the assembly
yesterday Joint resolutions amending the con
stitution relating to circuit judges so as to per
nit more than one circuit judge in Milwaukee
county and providing for the appointment
OF special joint committee TO investi-
gate alleged irregularities at the school for
the deaf at Delavan were killed Bills were
killed amending the statutes relative to license
fees of railroads; relating TO interest on trust
funds; appropriatrng money for the relief Of
Buffalo county: providing for the appoint
ment OF public bank examiner and the
bin designed 70 give better protection to
newspapers in libel suits The following
bills were passed: Authorizing J. Zarles and
others to connect by canal the waters of Hem
lock creek with Cranberry creek; authorizing
b. c. ChandoS and others to build a dam across
the Wisconsin river at Grand Rapids, and
authorizing John Daley and others to connect
forks of the yellow river by canal
MADISON, Wis, April I'm the assembly
yesterday the senate resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment to repeal the amendment re-
lating to city charters, adopted last fall,
was concurred in after considerable
gument There was lively tilt over
the Waullesha pipe line bill, which per-
mts the Waukesha Water company to
lay pipes through tho grounds Of the Industrial
school 1t was finally made special order FOR
next Wednesday. The following bills were
killed: Providing Tor city and county oCpOsito-
ries Of public moneys; relating TO annexing ter
ritory 10 cities, and providing for the payment
OF fines by justices and municipal judges into
the city and town treasures. Mr.. o. +. Wells
$500 appropriation bill was sent to the com
mittee ca retrenehment and reform and the
anti-PiEkerton bill was re-referred.
MADISON, wis. April Sin the assembly
yesterday the railway company employe bill
came up 10 prevent the passage Of this bill
$1,000 railway passes were issued from this
point two years ago and an equal num-
Der during the present session. All the
amendments offered we're rejected and
the bill was then ordered TO a third read
ing The bill provides that every railroad or
railway company operating any railroad or
railway, the line of which shall be in whole
or in part within this state shall be liable
for all damages sustained within this state
by any employe of such company, without Goa
tributOry negligence on his part joint reso-
luton was adopted proposing an amendment to
the state constitution providing for the election
of the state superintendent OF public instrGc-
tion and county superintendents OF schools at
the spring elections, 10 take them out of poll
ties as much possible, the state super
inteHdent's term OF office to be increased TO six
years The senate dill apprOpriating 100000
for the state worlds fair exhibit was con.
cured in.
MANSON, Wis, April o-In the assembly
on Sa turday the Joint resolution prohibiting
the giving OF passes by railway and steamboat
lines 10 public officials was amended as to
include franks Of telephone telegraph and ex-
press companies and adopted with little oppo
stion. Bills were killed TO tax street railway
ana water companies; enabling the state TO OBJ
tain higher rates OF interest, and TO appro
Pirate state money TO st. Mary's hospital IL
Milwaukee. The anuPinkerton bill was passed
without debate and II now goes 10 the governor.
The measure ia especially radical inasmuch as
il even foTbids employers TO use their own EN-
ployes 10 defend their own property