Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-20
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

eX-treasurers at q less rate of interest than the
legal per cent. The bill providing for $780,
600 loan to the State Agricultural Society was
passed and also one providing for the appoint
ment OF county road commissioners with added
authority.
MADISON Wis. April 12.-Mr. Bashford Of
fered n Joint resolution authorizing the public
land commissioners to accept the bonds, notes
and mortgages held by L. G. McFetridge against
the State Agricultural Society at their face
value, with accrued interest, in part payment
Of the judgments held against him by the state
II was passed unanimously under suspension OF
the rules. Several committee reports were re-
ceived, among them on the bill to reduce the
hours of la Dor by the committee on commerce and
manufactures, without INSTRUMENTATION. Under
permission of u joint resolution Mr.. Pratt intro
duced two bills amending the banking laws
The Assembly bill striking out the provision for
the exemption of $500 worth of personal prop
erty other than furniture, wearing apparel, fam
lily portraits, Libraries and growing crops from
taxation was on motion Of Mr.. Conner, con-
CURED in under suspension of the rules.
MADISON, WIS, April l3.-When the Assem-
bly, met Il messenger from the Senate brought
over a bundle as big a basket and laid it OH
the clerk IS desk. The committee then began to
make their reports OF remaining bills, the en-
rolled bills committee sending up about forty.
The committee OH state affairs recommended the
passage of the bill regulating building and
recommended for indefinite postponement the
bill compelling weekly payment of wages. Non
concurrence was recommended in the Senate bills
regulating distribution of food in Milwaukee
County and making larceny from shop or store
felony. The committee recommended concur
renee in the general election law of Senator
Kingston, Mr.. Austin dissenting from that por-
ton of the bill making ballot void which does
not bear the Endorsement of the ballot clerk.
Mr. Austin believed that the effect would be an
avenue for fraud by the clerks The Assembly
suspended the rules, on motion of Mr.. Me
Geehan, and the bin creating municipal court
for Ashland County was passed
MADISON, Wis, April H.-When the Senate
met at O'Clock the railroad committee reported
tavorably the co-employe bill passed by the
Assembly, without amendment. On motion Of
Mr.. Lees the rules were suspended and the bill
put on its final passage and concUrred i'll with
out a dissenting vote. Senator Kingston's gen
eral city charter bill was reported by the COM
mittee on cities in the Assembly this evening
with number Of amendments and,
passed and sent back to the
senate for concurrence in the amendments.
bin for the passage of a substitute drawn by Mr..
Luscombe and it was concurred in under sus-
pension of the rules. bill correcting an error
in the law abolishing days of grace was con-
cured in. The WaupNca Veterans Home APP
preparation was concufred in. A bill was then
passed under suspension of the rule allowing
ment of assessments in installments, and a
bin ordered to a third reading to create the
office of mining inspector. The Senate gave its
unanimous approval to the Assembly's co en-
ploye bill as originally drafted by Mr. Samp-
son, of Dodge County The railroad committee
recommended concurrence without amend
IntHt, HOl II question: DSlIlS raised, MS was all
ticipated upon the justice or constitutionality
of the picsumptive evidence clause, which
tablishcS one rule of evidence for one man
which does not apply to another and is con-
sidc1ed by lawyers to be clearly class legisla-
ton. Mr.. KruSzka' S bill to reduce the hours of
labor, providing that Eight hours of Labor in
each twenty four hours shall constitute a legal
days work, where there is no special contract
or agreement made to the contrary" to
go into effect September % next. came
up the special order The Senate refused to
order the bill to a third reading, the only votes
i'll its favor being by Messrs. Altpeter, Becht-
ncr, Kennedy Kocnitzer, Kruszka and McGce-
Pratt to introduce II bin authorizing the pur-
chase of tract of land adjoining the Northern
Hospital for the Insane:
MADISON, Wis, April Fin the Senate the
the Northern Hospital for the Insane
passed under suspension of the rules. Assem-
bly, amendments to the Milwaukee caucus bill
were ,concurred in. joint resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Pratt was adopted cutting off all
committee clerks and committee room attend
commttee after " this d ae Mr. 'S pens1eyy
moved the re-rciercncc of the Kruszka
bill! making Labor Day legal holi-
day to the judiciary committee. Mr.. Kennedy
opposed such re-reterence, and it was lost. The
bill to provide for and regulate the manner of
drawing petit jurors brought on warm discus
sion. The bill provides for the appointment by
the judge of the circuit court of each county of
three jury commissioners to select lists of jurors
The bin was finally killed. The Assembly bill
lNihbi Jay ~ lCSul uOIluaS WAS con-
cured III by a vote Of II to 7.
MADISON, Wis, April 1.-THE joint resolution
lnStructng the attorney general to revise the
banking laws and prepare such amendments us
submit bill cmbodying such revision to the
next legislature, was indefinitely postponed
leaving to the discretion of the public land
commissioners the application to the various
funds Of the money to be recovered from the
cx-statc treasurcrs. The resolution was referred
t0 the ind piarV roDlmittnp 40 midi cio
mittee recommended for indefinite postpone
ment the bill requiring mutual fire insurance
companies incorporated outside the state of Wis
consn and doing business within the state that
have been declared inSolvent, to collect all
claims due from policy holders within the time
specified. The Assembly Joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment prohibiting the issu-
Ing OF passes by railroad companies and other
corporations to state officers, legislators,
etc was non,concurled in. One Assem-,
bonds concurred in, while the bill
section 1887 of the annotated statutes
relative to improvements on homesteads was
killed. The conference committee reported on an
agreement upon the general charter bill recon-
that councils fix the salaries of the
aldermen; that the Senate recede from its
amendment providing that Il common council
must confirm the mayors appointments. The
Senate adopted the committees report. SEN
ator Kingston moved that bills referred to com
mittecs be recalled and placed on the general
file. The motion prevailed and the Senate then
until tomorrow. There are eighteen
bills on the senate files ana ten on the Assem-
bly,.
Assembly.
MADISON. Wis, April 1.-THE Assembly voted
permission to Mr.. Peterson to introduce q bill
changing school districts at Shell Lake and to
Mr.. Dieckman to introduce bill for n bridge at
Shcboygan Senate bills were concurred in: For
the codifcation of the school laws and relating
to distractions in highways. Bills were passed:
railroad companies from issuing
passes and express and telegraph companies
from issuing franks defining the 1nhi1ity Of
railroad companies. The bill repeating the
law of 1891 relating to judgments on foreclosure
called out some opposition from Mcssrs. Hall
md Sampson. There was not vote in favor of
the bill and it was defeated.
MADISON, Wis, April l2-Thc friends of the
local option law prevented its repeal by tic
tole in the Assembly this morning, and they
we're under the impression that they had
knocked out the whisky men. The measure
went on the calendar for this evening, however,
md its friends carried Il motion to refer it to
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