River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-11
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

| MADISON Wis, April AT wednesday
1 evenings session OF the senate the bin pro-
/ viding that no account for travelling ex-
/ penses be audited by the secretary OF state
/ until the claimant has first made aaidavit
/ that no travel charged has been upon a
/ free pass was eoncurred in. The bill author
ling cities TO pay mayors salaries was also cor
/ CURED In The bill 10 cheaper the adminis-
/ tration OF estates Of moderate value in pro-
bate courts was refused engrossment. after
some debate by vote OF IS TO H. Senator
/ i. b. Mills. OF Superior has a joint resolu-
/ ton. which he will probably introduce. TO
annex Duluth. MINI. 10 Superior. A resolu-
4 ton TO annex superior to Duluth passed the
Minnesota legislature some days ago.
/ MADISON, Wis. April s.-The senate ju-
i dietary committee has decided 10 re-
/ port ia favor OF the measure 10 release
/ eX-St4te TreasurerS Baetx and Kuehn
/ from payment of interest moneys re-
/ ceived on deposits OF state funds and
1 relieving ex-Treasurer McFetridge from
any further payments than he has already
/ made Halford Erickson. OF Superior. ap-
/ pointed ~ Gov. Upham to succeed Labor Com
f missioner Jeremiah Dobbs. was confirmed bv
the senate without a dissenting vote The
4 joint resolution petItioning the president to
/ appoint Edwin F. Townsend hrigadier general
/ as soon as any vacancy occurs in that Office
was adopted
/ MADISON Wis, April 1.-THE senate on
Z
I the rules the bills relieving ex-State
Treasurers Baetz. Kuhn and MeFetridge
/ from the judgments OF $4,000 rendered
/ against them for interest on state
! funds kept by them while in once. TIE
4 bill legislating the present democratic board
4 OF control out Of once was passed to third
1 reading by strict party vote. Senator Put
/ mans bill prohibiting the sale Of Intoxicating
4 liquors on county fair grounds receiving state
aid was killed
MADISON, Wis, April s-The senate on SAT-
urday passed the measure granting TO the
/ State Agricultural society all rights now
/ granted to county agricultural societies and
4 eoncurred In the bill prov iding for munich
4 pal ownership OF waterwOrks and lighting
plants The senate adopted the joint resolu-
/ tion for a constitutional amendment to allow
! Milwaukee an extra circuit court.
i MADISON. Wis. April p-Senator Spensley
/ introduced bill Monday afternoon repeating
/ the act passed several weeks ago providing
/ for the taxation OF vessels according to their
/ tonnage The committee on public health has
reported the measure authorizing inebriates
/ who have not the means to pay for treatment
/ 10 be treated at county expense
Assembly.
/ MADISON. Wis. April 5.-The assembly
/ passed 10 a third reading Thursday morning a
/ bill that Is aimed at the privileges now claimed
/ by sportsmen's clubs on the lakes of this state.
/ 1t imposes license on club houses and pro-
/ NiOtS tndN no sufH cruz snail exercise con-
/ troll over any lake that is in fact navigable
4 or which has been declared to be so. The bill
I is backed by the farmers aud local hunters
| and fishermen. The bill imposing a 8 per
cent. tax on collateral inAeritances has been
referred TO the committee again and the
county option bill reported for indefinite
postponement made a special order for
next week Petitions favoring the passage OF
| the measure TO prohibit saloons within half a
mile Of the Wisconsin veterans home came III
from many G. A. r. posts The ONeill woman
suffrage measure was made a special order COR
next Wednesday evening
MADISON, Wis, April 6-The local option
bill was killed In the assembly Friday without
debate or dissenting vote, while the senate
| killed bill compelling street car companies te
vestibule their winter cars within two years
! Mr.. O'Neil's arbitration bill passed with only
| II dissenting votes. II provides for the estab-
| lishment OF board OF arbitration, 20 which an
| labor disputes may be referred for settlement
! The bill makes the subm ission Of questions to
| arbitration wholly voluntary. the Prochnow
bill making 1t misdemeanor for any person
or concern having discharged an employe to
| blacklist MIN.
MADISON. Wis. April SIN the assembly
/ Saturday the bills for the relief OF ex-Treasur.
ers Bactz Kuehn and McFetridge were
/ brought over from the senate and sent to tie
/ judiciary committee. The measure providing
for draining the Menomonee and Kinnickinnik
valleys was passed
4 MADISON, Wis. April g-The assembly on
Monday passed a bill 10 declare meandered
/ lakes public property. and a bill 10 create a
municipal court for Villas county The sen ite
bills which the assembly refused TO order to
third reading Saturday were taken up and adj
vanced Monday evening with few dissenting
| votes