The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-16
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of Both Branches of the
wisconsin Legislature.

MaQlSOn, WIS. Mafcn 9.-lH the as
sembly this evening the Wylie pool
selling bill was recommended for pass
hge by the committee on state affairs.
II this bill becomes law, Ideal Park.
In KeOnsha county, resort of Chicago
sports, will have to close.
In the senate to-day Chairman Tim
me, of the joint committee on fish and
game, reported a substitute for his BILL
No. 81 S., on the subject of fish and
game. 1t is the result of that commit
tees labors since Jan. %, and is likely
to become a law without material
change. The first section of the bill is
a ne wfeature. It provides that 1.-The
ownership of and title to all fishes and
game in the State Of Wisconsin is here
by 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 or kill
ing shall consent that the title to said
fish shall be and remain in the State or
Wisconsin, for the purpose of regulat-
ing and controlling the use and dispo-
sition of the same after such catching
or killing The assembly committee
on state affairs reported a substitute
for the bill repeating the state board
of immigration. The substitute pro-
vides that the governor and secretary
of state shall constitute the board, and
that they shall have authority TO en-
ploy q secretary at salary not eA-
ceeding 81 800 per year. The substl-
tute carries an appropriation OF SS,-
900. The new libel bill was recon-
mended for passage. There was hot
fight before the joint committee on
railroads this afternoon when the
Whitehead bicycle baggage bill came
up for consideration. The Wisconsin
division of the L. A. w. is exerting ev-
cry effort to compel railroads to carry
bicycles free, and the railroads, in
turn, are opposing the Wheelmen with
every resouse at their command. The
committee does not expect to take final
action upon the bill until next week.
Madison, Wis, March 1O.-ASsembly-
man Fogo's bill retiring the president
of the university from the board of uni
versity regents was the special order
for II o'clock in the assembly, coming
up on the question of its engrossment,
and, as was expected it caused live
ly debate, after which the bill was
killed by vote of 81 to "a.
There was an unusually large num-
Der of petitions and remonstrances on
various matters.
Under authority of a joint resolution,
D. f. Jones introduced two bills, one
relating to the board of health, the
other relating to executions
The committee on military affairs re-
ported favorably on Mr.. Fogo's bill
providing for the destruction of the
lists of deserters, and the committee on
ways and means reported for Indefinite
postponement the bill continuing the
office of deep waterways commission
er and the bill authorizing the codifica-
ton of the railroad laws.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
Ray secured the passage of bill con-
ferring criminal jurisdiction on the
county court of La >jroSSe county.
The following bills were passed: No.
135, A, Edwards, relating to munlclpal
court of Ripon; No. 179, A, Mcdonald,
relating to assessment of property; NO.
325, A, Wheeler, relating to attach
mentS in justice courts; No. 81, A,
White, relating to determination OF IS
sues Of law; No $50, A. White, relating
to terms of court in Eleventh judicial
circuit; No. 402, A, WEIGH, relating 10
levy of tax for maintenance OF pubic
libraries in certain cases; NO. 4O3, A,
Welch, relating to levy of tax for main
tenance of public museums in certain
eases; No. 457, A, Treat, relating to his
torical museums, and levying of tax in
relation to same in certain cases; NO.
6O4, A, Lewis, to authorize the Wlscon-
sin Baptist State convention to change
it's corporate name; No. 533, "A, Agen,
relating to the superior court for Doug
las county; No. $40, A, BOrchsnius, re-
lating to statistics of farm products.
The evening session of the assembly
was entirely given over to the receipt
of committe reports, ensuring a goOd
calendar for the following day.
Many of the petitions sent to the sen
ate this morning were against the fra
ternal assessment features of insur-
ance revision; others were against re-
moyal of Marquette statue, and one,
from Stoughton, was in favor OF it.
Bills were passed as follows; NO.
16. S, making physical education part
of the regular school curriculum III ali
normal, high and city schools, entirely
or partly maintained by the state; NO.
121, S, amending the statutes relating
to damages from defective roads, re-
curing notice of claims to be mace
within five instead of ninety days; NO.
4S. S, repeating chapter III, Laws OF
1883, relating to private insane asy-
lums.
Among the bills ordered to engross-
ment and third reading were two from
the state board of health, one providing
for the better collection of vital Stats
recording births and deaths-the
other providing for the printing OF the
reports of the board.
n4l,o,. I1;IJc cont fO third reading