River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-18

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Proceedings In
the SENATE and ArxemhIy


Madison. Wis. March 1o.-A new and COM
prehensive game and fish bill was intro
duced in the senate yesterday. novel
provision is as follows: The ownership of
and title 10 all FISH and game in the state
or Wisconsin is hereby declared to be in the
state, and no fish or game shall be caught.
taken or killed in any manner or at any
time except the person so catching, taking
or killing shall consent that the title OF said
fish and game shall be and remain in the
state OF Wisconsin for the purpose of regu-
lating and controlling the use and DISPOSE
ton OF the same after such catching. tax
ing or killing.
Madison, Wis, March 1.-THE senate yes
terday passed the bill making physical edu-
cation part of the regular school curric-
ulum IT. all normal, high and city schools
entirely or partly maintained by the state.
Bills have been passed to change the title
OF the secretary OF the Wisconsin Histor-
teal society: relating to security for costs:
funds; to confer civil Jurisdiction on the
Jefferson county court: to amend the law
relating TO circuit courts; to establish
municipal court in Waukesha county.
Madison. Wis. March 12-In the senate
yesterday no business of Importance was
transacted.
Madison. Wis, March 1s.-In the senate
yesterday a favorable report was made
on McGillivray's bill relating to the sale
of prison-made goods. The measure pro-
vided In its original form that all goods
sold In the state which were made in
prisons outside of the state should he
labeled ''Prison-Made Goods The COM
mittee on charitable and penal institutions
amended II so as to include goods made
I'm the Wisconsin prisons. Senator Timmes
bill providing for the extension of the
Sheridan drive from Chicago TO Mil
waukee was advanced to third reading.
Bills have been passed TO promote ply
steal education: relating to damages from
defective roads; relating TO the organiza-
ton OF corporations; to amend the law
relating TO general elections: to author
ize cities to issue bonds; to organize the
town of CrivitZ In Marinette county: 10
appropriate 800 to each of the legislative
visiting committee; to authorize the gov
ernor TO designate a day to be known Is
The Assembly.
Madison, wis. March 10-In the assembly
yesterday the Wiley bill forbidding pool
selling In Wisconsin was favorably re-
poi ted by the committee on state affairs.
This probably means the passage OF the
bill. The bill creating a new state board OF
immigration to consist of the governor and
secretary of state, with power to employ
one secretary. was also favorably reported.
Madison. Wis. March 1.-THE bill to dis
place President Adams as a member of the
board of regents of the state university was
made a special order In the assembly yes
terday and was the cause of a lively dis
cussion, in which Messrs. Fogo, Barnum
and Tucker spoke in favor of the bill and
Messrs Billiard. True, Peterson. W. A.
Jones and ID. +. Jones opposed 1t. After
nearly two hours debate il was defeated
ca TO 81. The assembly killed all plans look
ing to a pardon board A bill providing
for the appointment of women on school
boards In cities were concurred in. Bills
have been faNorably reported for the ap-
pointment of a state bee inspector: to pre-
vent poolseling; for a plan to utilize the
fores~resourees OF the state; to appropri-
ate sum of money to the Wisconsin Fire
mems association; to reorganize the state
board of immigration: to fix the minimum
age of school-teachers at is years: for
one-tenth mill tax for improvements of the
normal schools.
Madison, Wis. March I2.-The wylie bin.
a duplicate of the ordinance that drove
bookmaking and pool selling out of Milwau-
kee was passed to a third reading and en-
grossment in the assembly yesterday. The
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, limitations have been pub
lishod in certain papers rejecting upon the
honor and integrity of certain members of
this assembly; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That committee of five be
appointed to investigate the truth or falsity
of such limitations, and that such commit
tee report back to the assembly at their
earliest convenience.
Madison. Wis, March BIN the assem-
bly, yesterday the following bills were
referred to the proper committees: The
Risum anti-high theater hat bill. the news
paper libel bill, and the bill to prohibit the
sale of liquor within half a mile of the
Wisconsin National soldiers home. The
following bills have been passed: For the
listing of property not assessed: provid-
ing for a tax levy for library purposes
and historical museums in cities; TO au-
thorize the Wisconsin Baptist state con-
vention to change its name; providing for
the collection of statistics of farm prod
ucts: to regulate the sale of impure ice;
TO regulate the licenses of railway com
panies; for the Improvements of public
boulevards; to authorize cities to change
their names.