Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SRnAYA.

MADISON, Wis, March 21.-Mr. Holman's bill
prohibiting the marriage of first cousins was
stranded in the Senate this morning, the vote
on non concurrence being 10 to D.. There had
evidently been great change OF sentmen!
the past week. as last Thursday it looked
as If the bill would pass The general char
amendments reported by the judiciary commit
tee. The Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to
the Wisconsin Dairymans Association for the
years 1898 and 1894 was made special order for
IL A. N. to- morrow.
MADISON, Wis, March 22.-President Jonas, of
the Senate, appointed as Senate members of the
final adjournment committee. Messrs. Pratt and
smead. The committee on state affairs report
ed favorably upon the bill providing for the
appointment of Il commission to investigate and
report the feasibility of adopting the Austria
liam or Torrens system of land registration in
this state The bill appropriating 81, 900 to the
wisconsin Dalryman S Association was amenoed
to make the amount S., 900 and was passed.
MADISON, Wis, March 23.-Unless the budget
Is reduced in the lower House Wisconsin will
be enabled to make fairly creditable showing
at the Worlds exposition. After close and
exciting fight in the Senate this morning Mr..
Woodnorth succeeded in carrying the minority
report on the fair appropriation bill,
as tbe 1 d to bill liking ths
amount at 500, 900 instead of $65, 600 recon-
mended by the majority. Chief Clerk shafer
Increasing the salary of the sheriff of Milwau-
kee County from $4,000 to $500. At the after
Moons session of the Senate Clerk Shafer pre-
scented a statement showing that there are 1873
bills in the hands of the committees. The vote
by which the Senate postponed consideration of
the bill to loan trust funds to Door County was
reconsidered and the bill sent to the claims
Committee. The judiciary committee recon-
mended non-concurrence in the bills providing
for registry of electors and to provide for print
Ing and secrecy OF the ballot.
MADISON, Wis, March 24.-Reports Of COM
m1ttees were received among them a report
from the committee on education on the bill
for the construction of building for the State
Historical Society and university library,
recommending that the bill be re-referred to
the committee on claims, which was ordered.
reported favorably the bill for the appointment
OF commission to locate the position of
Wisconsin troops at Chickamauga. The joint
postponement the bill providing for the pur-
chase of Camp Randall by the state. A joint
Assembly resolution for adjournment from
The Assembly bill was concurred in to author
ize the proper state officers to pay the
special assessments for the year 1888 against
the property of the state in the city
of Milwaukee, commonly known as 'rhe state
industrial school for girls
Mr.: Kingston subsequently moved tina: the
vote by which the bill was passed be reconsld-
cred. The measure he said, was new de-
parture. 1t contemplated the levying of a spe
cla1 assessment upon state property. 1t was
motion passed and the vote was reconsidered,
and the bill was re.referred to the judiciary
committee.
Assembly.
MADISON Wis, March 2l.-Three important
bills were passed in lively session of the AS
sembly this evening: The Hall measure taxing
requests, bill authorizing the governor TO fill
vacancies in the legislature by appointment
and the bill creating the new county of Villas.
upon the latter measure there was vigorous
debate, resulting in the adoption of the MAORI
ty reports. AS to the bill to authorize gIberna-
q re tn Sans 10 q nd w
vacancies there are ample opinions that 1t Is
unconstit utional.
MADISON, Wis, March 22-The Speaker APP
pointed the Assembly members OF the COM
mlttee on final adjournment, Messrs. Burke,
Fitzgerald and McDonough. Bills were passed
as follows: Relating to special verdicts by
jurors; making unnecessary registry OF electors
In towns containing city or village in which
registration Is required. The Senate bill ap-
propriat1ng $1,000 to the State Firemans Asso-
citation was concurred in by a vote of SO ayes to
Sd nays. At the evening session of the Assem-
bly, there was debate on the merits OF the
Gaynor bill providing for an investigation into
the advisability OF establishing the Torrens
Australian system of recording land titles. The
bill was fina lily laid on the table.
MADISON, Wis. March 2S.-Assembly bill No.
$780, which was drawn by Supt. Wells, was final
ly passed in the Assembly this morning. When
the question was put there was surprising OPP
% to g. The bill compels the
payment into the county treasury of municipal
an interesting time over the attempts of Mr.
Burke to kill the bill providing for the estab-
lishment of home for the feeble-minded.
which passed in spite of the strong opposi-
ton. The bills to exempt the property of
the Milwaukee Medical Society from tax
nqn d to coun fees for sf0Tdpg
suspension of the rules. Senate bill to repeal
the law relating to prison management so as to
called up by Mr. Tracy with an explanation
that the author did not desire the bill passed,
and moved that it be laid on the
Wells sustained severe defeat tonight when
his bill to abolish the office OF county superin-
tendent and create the office of district superin
SO to y. The Assembly also finally disposed
of the Troublesome Dodge legacy law,
the judiciary committee having, reported
the Senate repeal for passage and it went
through without dissent. The bill making the
office Of register of deeds of Milwaukee County
salaried was killed The fee system will there
fore be continued, at least until the next session
of legislature. The opposition to the bill was
ostensibly because it more desirable to re-
duce the tees by half
MADISON, Wis, March M-Another Tuesday
morning adjournment was taken by both
houses, the Speaker not caring to renew his
fruitless fight for Friday and Monday evening
sessions The bill to tax mortgages was killed
by the Assembly and other less important liti-
cations disposed Of For the first session
since the introduction ofgeneralbus mess there
was neither petition, memorial nor remon-
STRANGE presented in the bly, this morning.
A resolution that adjournment when taken
to-day be till 10 A. NJ. Tuesday was adopted. as
was one to authoriZe Mr.. Harmon to introduce
q bill to create the town of Sprlngvale. Chip
pewa County. Nh Fitzgerald offered a res0lu-
ton to limit all speeches to ten minutes, ex-
cepting by unanimous consent, which was
adopted with half a dozen conspicuously many
worded members dissenting. The committee
reports included one from that on retrench-
establish state home for the feeble minded
Senator Lees and Assemblyman Burke dissent