River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-11
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Proceedings
I'm the Senate and Assembly.


Madison. Wis. Feb. s-In the senate yes
terday Senator Putnam introduced Joint
resolution for another constitutional
amendment creating a board of par6ons.
to act Independently of the governor.
Madison. Wis. Feb. 4-Several important
bills were introduced In the senate yes
terday, the most important coming from
Senator Davis. of Oshkosh. 1t contem-
plates the application OF civil service re-
form rules TO the whole state government.
exclusive of the state offices and the ju-
dietary. and to include the management OF
the charitable, penal and reformatory in
situations.
Senator Solliday presented hin amend
ing the election law In such manner that
gold democrats will be ena bled TO get upon
the official ballots as SUCH even though
they failed to cast two per cent. of the
total vote The percentage is TO be re-
duced one-half.
Madison, Wis. Feb Ex-senator bennett
introduced a bill in the senate yesterday
prohibiting convict goods fro.n beirg per
United to come into competition with other
wares.
Madison. Wis. Feb. e.-Bnis were H.
troduced In the senate yesterday providing
for compulsory vaccination in case of an
epidemic of smallpox: requiring telephone
companies to Interchange messages; pro-
viding for the taxation of gas. c1tric and
street railway companies. The report of
the university regents. giving information
asked in regard TO exper ditures. number
of instructors. etc. was 81 omitted and re-
ferred to a special committee.
The Assembly.
Madison. Wis. Feb S.-Among the bills
introduced in the assembly yesterday was
one directing the governor 10 have placed
IN the old hall OF the house of representa-
tives In Washington a statue of the late
Gen. Lucius Fairchild; appropriating $780,.
600 TO furnish and equip the new historical
library; cutting on fees of county judges
and clerks of courts. A petition was pre-
scented from the Outagamie county board
for memorial to congress asking that the
presidential term be fixed al six years. Mr.
A r. Hall introduced a joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment for
bidding public officials from accepting
passes or franks. and railway. telegraph
or express companies from granting them
u was sent to a committee.
Madison. Wis. Feb. 4.-Mr Billiard In
PRODUCED a bill in the assembly yesterday
for a state board Of law revisers. by whose
amount in law publications bienniaily, and
Mr.. McGrath presented measure appro-
priating Sl25.o00 for the establishment of e
reformatory for young criminals.
Madison. Wis. Feb. 5.-Among the anti
corporation crop OF bills introduced IN the
assembly yesterday was one measure from
Mr.. Frink. of Milwaukee. which vests a
public functionary's official commission
with the magic of pass. Ii is a sweeping
proposition, including all judges. state Of
ficials, legislators. county officers and even
police chiefs.
Madison. Wis, Feb. "a bill which has
as its chief object the doing away with de-
partment stores and trusts in mercantile
business by means of a license system
which would amount to practical prohibit
ton of large department stores was intro
duced in the assembly yesterday by Mr..
Taylor, of Marinette.