The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-02-09


Wet contract labor were introduced.
The latter permits conyicts to be
worked on public highways. Gov. SEQ
field submitted a report of his prede-
cessor's pardons The list is fifty pages
long and shows that Gov. Upham eXer-
cised the pardoning prerogative with
almost unprecedented freedom.
In the assembly petitions and re-
monStranceS were received for and
against a number of bills. One was
from the teachers of Sheboygan coun-
ty, protesting against the repeal of the
law requiring teachers to pay 81 for
taking examinations.
A petition was received for the pas
sage of Mr.. Dayidson.s bill for the
taxation of mortgages.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Dresser amend the laws
of 1895 relating to dispositions taken
in other judiciary; also, to legaliZe acts
of supervisors of Burnett county.
BY Mr.. Anson-F'or a statute Of Gen.
Farchild in Statuary hail. in Wash
ington
BY Mr.. Bechtel-Relating to fees Of
county judges and clerks; also, to re-
peal law of 1893 relating to referees.
BY J. J. Smith-Relating to mechan-
les liens.
BY Mr.. Staples-To lessen the cost of
criminal cases; also, to designate ma
terial to be used in public buildings.
Mr.. Hall introduced a resolution to
amend the constitution so as to do
away with the free passages, ETC..
which was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Mr.. Davidson's mortgage bill, which
was the special order for IL o'clock.
was laid over for one week. and made
the special order for next Tuesday.
Senator bennett presented n remon-
STRANGE against the passage of q s,
the pharmacy bill.
Senator Putnam offered joint reso-
luton for constitutional amendment
authorizing the State board of pardons
to take the pardoning power from the
governor.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Senator Misunderstanding that
certain insurance companies may
amend their articles of reincOrpOra-
ton or reorganization; also, authoriZ-
ing and directing the governor to have
placed in the old hall of the house OF
representatives at Washington a stat
ue of Gen. Lucius Fairchild.
BY Senator Devos (by requesD-Pro-
viding for the better education Of sta
tionaTy engineers.
BY Senator LamoreuX-To amend the
laws relating to acknowledgment Of
written instruments.
When the assembly joint resolution
for the purchase of four typeWriting
machines for the use of legislative en-
ployes came up, Senator Baxter asked
that it be sent to the committee on
An adjournment was then taken to
Wednesday at 10 a. m.
Madison. Wis, Feb. 4.-Several inn
portant bills were introduced in the
legislature, the most important COM
ing from Senator Davis of Oshkosh.
It contemplates the application of civil
service reform rules to the whole state
government exclusive of tie state Of
ficers and the judiciary, and to in
clude the management of the charita-
BILE, penal and raformatory inStitu-
TONS Senator Solliday presented a
bill amending the election law in such
n manner that gold Democrats will be
enabled to get upon the official ballot
as such even though they failed to cast
per cent of the total vote, the per-
centage to be reduced one-half
Assemblyman Billiard introduced
bill for state board of law revisers,
by whose work the state should be
saved a vast amount in law publica-
tions biennially. and Assemblyman
McGrath presented a measure app o.
priating S125,000 for the establish
ment of q reformatory for young Grim
mails The various state farmers or
ganiza lions continued their meetings
today One of tho most imOOrtAnt adj
dresses was by George Raymer show
ing the marvelously productive re-
suits of irrigation on his farm near
Madison. Prof George McKerrow, of
the state university, declared that
shredded corn fodder was to become
the ideal live stock feed of the future.
Horticulturists and beekeepers also
met. During a debate in the state con-
ference of charities Gov. Pingree's po-
tato patch plan of affording aid in
cities was fayorably considered.
Lima. Ohio. Feb 3.-At North Balti-
more Charles Il. RUSSELL seventy years
old, and his wife, siXty-fiye years old.
were burned to death. They lived
alone, and some time before midnight
their house was discovered to be on
fire. Russell managed to get out of
the house but ran back after some
money he had secreted and was over
come by the heat and cremated, his
dead body with the charred money in
his hand being found at the door. Mrs.
Russell was in bed and was burned to
q crisp
Washington, Feb. 3.-EX-Queen Lii
uokalani paid. a visit to Mrs. Cleveland.