The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE
proceedings of Both Branches of the
wisconsin Legislature.

Madison. Wis. March 2.-Mr. Over
bpck's bill, repeating the present steam
boat taxation laws, was rushed to en-
grossment on a tObOggan slide in the
assembly this morning.
It was the only thing that saved the
mornings session from being entirely
rninterestinteresting nothing else of an
exciting nature having occurred in
either house. The bill was on the cal
pndar for engrossment with two re-
pOorts behind it, a majority report in
its favor and a minority report against
it.
Mr. POlacheck endeavored to have
The minority report substituted for the
majority report, but was ruled out Of
order There was an amendment to
wipe out all the tonnage laws, and Mr..
Wipperman put the question on the
amendment without delay, which was
adopted. The question of engrossment
was then put in the same manner and
carried. There was no time for di-
vision or anything else, and in five min
utpS the matter was settled
There was quite a debate over Mr..
Church's bill relating to the sale of i'm
pure ice which it was sought to amend
50 Dis uOl W IclcI " ICc ldhcu lIOl1 Iull-
ming streams. 1t was rereferred.
In the assembly another load of petit
tons and circumstances was dumped
this morning. They related to the va
rious measures in which the people of
the state are interested and upon which
pptitiOns and circumstances have been
coming in all winter.
The following bills were passed: No.
Y. A, UT, relating to noxious eeds;
No. 1S1, A, ConnOrs, relating to evil
dence; No. $50, A, Lange, relating to
steam engines on highways; No. 455,
A, Thomas. relating to adulterated
milk; No 1914, A, Davidson, relating to
n bridge across the Kickapoo river; No.
625, A, Wheeler, relating to the state
board of health; memorial No. 4, A,
Latta, relating to bill No. 1, house Of
representatives, in regard to Jerks in
the railway mail service; No. IS, A,
Austin, authorizing the employment Of
vision cOmmittee;a clerk and a stenog-
rapher for the revision committee;
No. 145, S, McGillivray, relating to the
location of public institutions; No. 100,
s. McGillivray, relating to a loan of
trust funds to the Black River Falls
school district joint resolution No. q,
S, Stout, relating to semi-centennial
observance.
Madison, Wis, March BIN the SEN
ate Senator Welton's bill, No. 120, $,
which provides for the proposed drive
around Lake Mendoza, was passed.
Among the bills ordered to a third
reading were: No. IA, A, amending the
law providing for the establishment OF
warehouses;; No. 14S, S, authorizing an
incorporated city or village to annex
contiguous territory which is used
principally for a manufacturing plant;
No 219. s. fixing the salary of tn Getty
clerk of Milwaukee at $4,000 and cut
ting off fees to all city officers; No. 252,
S, relating to bakeries, requiring a
proper system of plumbing, cleanliness,
etc; No. 266, S, relating to terms of
court in the Milwaukee circuit.
Nine unimportant bills were killed.
In the Assembly, aside from the
short fight over the medical bill this
morning, the mornings session of the
assembly was almost devoid of inter-
est.
The following bills were ordered to
third reading: No. y, s, ROehr, Vacat-
ing certain streets in Milwaukee; No.
4S, S, DevOS relating to the treasury IN
firSt-class cities; No. Sc, S. Austin,
amending the incorporation of the
Wisconsin eFmale college; No. 40, 5,
LamOreuX, relating to cutting timber
on lands sold to counties; No. III, ,,
Whitehead, relating to auctioneers.
a large number of bills were killed,
most of which were unimportant one
of them was a bill to take state aid
from county agricultural societies.
Mr. Risums theater high-hat bill was
on the calendar for indefinite postpone
Ment, but it was referred to the com
mittee on state affairs.
Madison, Wis, March both
houses of the legislature celebrated IN
auguration day this morning by patrl-
otto exercises held in the senate cham
Der. At II o'clock, the hour CORE
spending to the Inauguration in WASH
ngtOn, both branches took a recess for
the purpose In the assembly DR.. GA
son moved, at the opening of the SEES
sion, that at IL o'clock a recess OF III
teen minutes be taken to enable the
assembly to participate in the exercls-
eS in the senate. and at that hour bust
ness was cut short. The members OF
the assembly formed in line, with the
speaker and chief clerk at their head,
and marched into the senate chamber,
where the whole company Joined in
singing America and listened to a
patriotic address by Lieut.. GOV.
BaenSch.
At II o'clock the members OF the as
sembly filed into the senate chamber
and took seats in the open space IN
front of the senator's desks. The gal
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