Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-16
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

SENATE
MANSON Wis., Feb. 7.-Senate bills relating
to exemption of property from taxation ana
authorizing gifts were laid over III the senate.
Bill number 81 relating to trials OF certain ac-
lions, was indefinitely postponed. Bills lniIa-
duced: To authorize the construction of a build.
ing for the accommodation of the COLLECTIONS OF
the State Historical Society, the library OF the
State anniversary, and such other nprar,es aS
NAV be placed IN the custody of such 1nstltu.
irons or either of them; the bill calls LOT
an appropriation of $780, 900; providing 1or the
appointment of a commission to locate the POSI-
tion ofWisconsin troops at Chickamagua. Nhen
the Joint resolution fixing February II as the
date for cutting off new business came up, sena-
tor Kruszka offered an amen 1ment extending
Bashford action on the resolution was post
poned until next Friday. The Senate joint reso-
fusion repeating section of article OF
the constitution, regarding suffrage was post
poned The Senate then adjourned.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 8.-Lieut.- Gov. Jonas
presided in the Senate. resolution was
printed $50 extra copies of the bill providing
for the organization of savings and loan assoc
Citations. Mr.. Bechtner introduced joint res
ulution for the submission OF an amend
ment to section % of article a, OF
the constitution, which provides that
there shall be but one one syst system no, OF
duced: To fix the liability of persons or cor
porations operating cars by electricity in case
Of the death or injury of any person ana max
in case OF neglect by the person injured; to pro-
vide for the purchase of Camp Randall by the
state: to provide for the licensing of ex-
press companies: to prevent corrupt prac-
tices in elections. and for that purpose TO
provide for the publicity of election expenses:
relating to game and tsh-the bill makes the
salary of the state game warden 81 800 per an
mum, provides him with stationery, etc, and
creates a contingent fund of $4,000 subject to
his draft for expenses or clerk hire: to provide
a contingent fund, not to exceed 100000, to be
used in of necessity for the prevention of
cholera and other dangerous and contagious
State Board of Health except the secretary.
coed 500, to be fixed by the governor,
their duties. The Assembly bill providing for
the number and compensation of legislative
employees was referred to the committee on
claims. The bill was ordered to engrOSSment
and third reading amending the law exempting
personal property from taxation by striking
out the clause exempting, in addition to 1urni-
ture, library, growing crops. wearing apparel
and family portraits, "other personal property
to the amount of $500
MADISON, Wis. Feb. In the Senate petit
lions were presented from cigar makers at Osh.
kosh praying for the passage of Assembly bill
No. 49, relating to the payment of wages; for
the purchase of Camp Randall by the state.
and protesting against the repeal of chapter
251, laws Of 1882 relating to inns hotels, board
ing houses, etc. Bills introduced preventing
improper and corrupt use of money in elections;
another providing for the appointment of COM
mission 10 investigate the system of registering
and transferring land titles and making APP
preparation therefor: authorizing town insur-
ance companies to elect boards of directors:
aboishing the system of county schools and
providing for more efficient SUPPLEMENTARY of
schools: providing for a uniform system OF
text books for public schools in cities and viii
lagos of less than 1OO, COO inhabitants, may be
elected. The bill providing for more legisla-
tive employees and regulating their compensa-
ton was passed. ON motion of Senator
Pratt, the resolution for. committee
on retrenchment and reform was re-
ferred to the committee on legislative eXpendi-
Dhaln cd n in,
definitely postpone the bill rela ting to the i'm
paneling of jurors in murder cases, Mr.. Spens-
Icy opposed the motion in lengthy argument.
Senators Phalen. Kennedy and Lees opposed
the bin, and favored indefinite postponement.
Senators Bashford and Weeks favored
the bill ana Mr.
Mr.. Bashford offered resolution
rendering the use of the Senate chamber to the
state conference of charities and corrections OH
February g. 1t laid over. The Senate
then adjourned One feature of Senator Lees
bill requiring candidates for office to file Il
port of their expenditures during canvass
itemized is suggestive 1t requires Senatorial
candidates, we'll as candidates for Offices
directly elected by the people, to furnish
statements.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1a-Mr. Woodnorth in
troduced Joint resolution inviting the World S
Fair managers to address the members of the
legislature on the pending bill 10 appropriate
S1s5,0Oo in the Assembly chamber next
suspended, and the resolution passed.
TWO bills of general interest were
introduced, one to limit the time for commence
ment of action to recover dover to twenty years
from the death of the husband, and to amend
the statutes in relation thereto and one appro-
priating S645.64 to de1ray the expenses Of the
funerals of Senator Horn and Assemblyman
Mahoney. The rules suspended and the
latter bill passed unanim ousy.
Among the bills ordered to a third reading re-
pealing the keogh election primaries law tor
Milwaukee County. and amending section 2059
of the Revised Statutes, as amended by sub Sc
quent acts. by striking out the clause constitut-
ing what is known as the dodge legacy law. -
The Assembly joint resolution excluding new
business February H. with an amendment by
Mr.. Kruszka making the date February II; was
further amended by Senator Platt to Thursday,
February %, and was concurred in rs amended.
Assembly.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. Mr. Fitzgerald pre-