River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-11

This is a move to have the Marquette statue re-
moved aud one of these substituted to fiji the
niche allotted TO Wisconsin.
Announcement was made in the senate during
me wee that tie joint committee on fish and
game would hear arguments on the several bills
relating to the preservation and protection of
tish and game on Feb. 8. All next week the new
insurance code drafted by Insurance Commits
sioner Frieke will be before the committee on
banks and insurance. They win hold daily
sessions until all parties interested have been
heard
The more important bills in the senate during
the week were:
BY Whitman C4O 81 to provide for street rail
ways paying license. This is one of several
railways.
By welton (iO7 S. to establish police and fire
commissions in cities of the first and second
class
By Lamoreaux QIOs)a bill to re-establish
the board of immigration and to continue its
appropriation. This measure was passed at
session of 1898 and is intended to encourage
thrifty progressive settlers to locate in northern
Wisconsin.
By Davis (ll 50 bill to provide civil service
for the officials and employees of the state. The
measure is very sweeping and places under
civil service rules the university and normal
school regents; the treasury agent; superintend-
ents of slate institutions and their assistants and
IN iaet nearly all the employees of the capitol
except the heads OF departments. 1t is thought by
many 10 be too broad TO pass without many
amendments but there is q general feeling
towards making a trial OF civil service rules in
state offices,
BY Mills O35 So to shut off the hunting of
deer for several years, also bill Q39 81 allow
ing women TO be appointed on school boards or
boards of education in cities of second and third
class.
BY McGillivray (i45) to prevent cities offering
bonuses or sites to secure public institutions
The assembly bills of party interest were:
By Reinnoldt (l50 Al declaring void all trusts
or such combinations made with view to lessen
free competition.
BY Wheeler Us Al Ia prevent the wholesale
manufacture of voters just before elections" II
requires aliens 10 give notice of taking out their
papers 60 days before elections.
BY Beehtel Q6O A. preventing judges or clerks
OF county courts from taking fees when their
salary amounts to over 1000.
BY Staples az Al This is a home industry
bill which requires that all brick, wood or stone
used in state public buildings shall be from
Wisconsin
BY Hurd ESQ Al arranging for the publica-
tion of history of the battle flags exhibited in
The capitol and of Old Abe.
by McGarth Qs3 Al The measure provides
for the establishment Of an intermediate prison
where the prisoners under a certain age shall be
confined. Mr.. McGarth believes the younger
prisoners should be separated from the older
and harder criminals.
By Bullard 600 Al TO create a board of COM
missioners to ascertain and apportion damages
the fishermen suffered by the supreme court
overthrowing the fish and game law.
BY Risum (23i Al to repeal the bounties on
wild animals.
By Clason (235 A. The bill already intro
dueed TO regulate the practice of surgery and
medicine was Withdrawn and this bill introduc-
ed in its stead. Mr.. Clason's measure is the
official bill of the State Medical Society and pro-
vides for board of seven examiners.
By Rosenkrans Gao Al to provide for the
manufacture of pure beer and also bill GAG Al
to provide physical culture in the schools and
| making this branch part of the instruction of
teachers in the state normal schools.
The bill by Assemblyman Rosenkrans allow
ing jury notices to be sent by registered letter
passed to a third reading in the lower house
Friday. II il becomes a law il will cut down
the sherins fee for serving these notices.
The ingratitude of the world can
never deprive us of the conscious
happiness of having acted with hu-
manity. -Goldsmith.