River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-02-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
senate.


MADISON, Wis. Jan. LIN the senate Tues
day joint resolution requesting the secretary
OF state and state treasurer TO submit TO the
legislature detailed statement of all loans
made from the trust fund Of the state 10 school
districts from April IS. 1898. to January =
1898 was introduced by Senator Baxter
A bill for the appointment OF deep
channels commissioner for Wisconsin was
introduced by Senator Mills. The governor
submitted the following nominations as men,
bers OF the board OF regents OF normal schools:
r. d. Coe. OF Whitewater. Frank ostrander OF
Superior; w. A. Brown. OF Marinette; Charles
Pittelkow, OF Milwaukee, James o. Raymond
OF Stevens Point, and A. Z. Thompson. Of
Oshkosh
MADISON. Wis. Jan 3i.-In the senate
Wednesday bill was introduced making the
ofice Of labor commissioner elective, and au-
thorizing the governor to appoint new COM
missioner. who shail hold office from March I.
1885, TO January :. 1887 TO appropriate annual
II for two years the money derived by the adj
ditionaI tax OF one-f fifth OF a mill to the
state university; providing for arbitration TO
end lator disputes and also to provide
way to settle disputes between neighbors or
business men. TT provides for the election OF
three arbitrator at the spring election TO
whom all eivil and private lawsuits shall be
first referred. The circuit court is TO take
jurisdiction Of no such cases until they have
peen before the arbitratorsl
MADISON. Wis, Feb. lin the senate
Thursday bills were introduced making vac
cinatioa Of children compulsory: TO provide
contingent fund Of $4,000 TO be used in resist
ing invasions OF cholera or other contagious
disease.
MADISON Wis. Feb 2-The secretary OF
state and the state treasurer on Friday pre-
sented TO the legislature detailed report Of
the condition OF state finances The report
showed that the retiring administration left
warrants TO the amount OF sio2,47J unpaid
when they retired, and that in addition there
were warrants TO the amount OF So 742 % drawn
after January l and left unpaid Memorials
from ex-State TreaSurers Baetz and Kuehn
asking release from judgments found against
them to compel the return OF interest moneys
to the state were presented in both houses
In the senate bills were introduced to give
women the right to vote. TO define trusts and
punish all persons connected with them. re-
quiring railroads to SCI, l.oOo-mile tickets at
$50 to be used by either purchaser or wife or
any member OF family, when accompanied by
either. and good for two years, the company TO
give rebate then for the unused part. but in
such case TO charge two and one-haf cents
per mile for the unused portion.
Assembly.
MADISON, Wis, Jan 20 In the assembly
Tuesday bills we're introduced repeating the
statues conflicting with the plan to have a
state bank examiner; prohibiting the killing
OF deer. quail and Monaghan or Chinese
pheasants for a period Of Eve years; providing
that keeping open barber shops on Sunday
shall not be considered work of
necessity or charity. to create q railway
commission with three members and a
secretary and to largely increase the powers
OF the commission in the matter OF railway
regulation; to remove the S. 600 limit on the
amount Of damages recovered in case OF death
by negligence providing that all departments
OF city government shall prepare regular
budget OF estimated expenses, which shall
ha gfz ut mud for
the payment of salaries to mayors.
and that in those larger cities that come with
in the first class there shall be twelve aide--
men chosen from the city at large that shall
sit with the couuciimen, as in European cities.
MADISON, Wis. Jan. Sl-The committee on
legislative expenditure reported fayorably TO
the assembly Wednesday on the resOlu-
ton 20 cut of new business on Febru-
airy 70. The rules were suspended and
the resolution adopted. Bills were in
troduced providing for the appoint
ment by the governor of any reputable pEar-
macist in the state as a menter Of the state
board Of pharmacy; authorizing cities to own
property outside Of the city limits on which to
maintain hospitals for contagious diseases.
MADISON. wis. Feb I'm the assembly
Thursday bills were introduced for the ap-
pointnent of a road commissioner by the gov
ernor for each congressional district; to appro-
pirate $1,000 for fire sufferers in northern
governor to distribute as he pleases ar AXE
purchases; to authorize the construction OF
hospital building at the state pubic school
at Sparta; 20 license cigarette dealers at slO0;
TO make II property whether belonging to in
habitants OF the state or not, that passes by
VIII or intestate succession other than for i'm
mediate relatives or connections or to charity
or religion exempt from taxation subjeet to
per cent. tax for state purposes; making as
saUlt upon girl of Is Years OF age punishable
by imprisonment from five 10 thirty-hye years
MADISON, Wis. Feb. I'm the assembly
Friday bills were introduced providing that
habitual drunkardS and poor may be commit
ted by cO-judges to some cure al county ex-
pense on application of friends physician or
others, the expense not to exceed Sl3 for four
weeks treatment providing FOR the closing of
saloons within half mile Of any home for sol
diers; providing for the appointment Of
deep waterways commission, for the purpose
Of promoting deep-water communication with
the Atlantic.