The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-03-23
THE LEGISLATURE
PrOceedir,ss of Both Branches of the
WISCONSIN, Legislature.

Madison, Wis, March 16.-The COM
mittee on state affairs of the assembly
has made a favorable report on the
bill which is intended to license de-
partment stores to DEATH An adverse
report was made on the bill which
aimed to compel the Bell company to
permit local telephone exchanges make
long distance connections with it's
lines by paying toll. A big fight has
enSued over the measure. The senate
ordered to third reading the McGilli-
vray bill eXempting beet sugar fac
tories from taxation for five years
This is in lieu of the original plan to
offer a bounty
Madison, Wis, March IL Senator
Thayers joint resolution providing for
the appointment of a commission to
investigate the prison labor problem
was referred to committee by a vote
of 10 to IA, McGillevray's bill for Ia
beling priSon-made goods passed by a
vote of IA to IL, after an amendment
including Wisconsin prison-made
goods was killed and another adopted
providing that only those who know
ingly sell goods not labeled shall be
liable. Welton's bill providing for in
terchange of messages between local
telephone companies and long-distance
lines, was reported unconstitutional
and referred to committee. When the
Wylie anti-pool selling bill was
reached in the assembly motion to
refer to the judiciary committee was
lost. The bill passed with little oppO-
sitiOn. Austin'S resolution limiting
business at the recess session to reviS-
ion of statutes was cOncurred in.
Madison, Wis, March 1S-The spe-
cial committee to investigate the
charges of bribery that have been
made against Assemblyman Frink,
who said that he had never been ap-
preached with a bride. He had had
several conversations with DR.. Seaman
but denied that he had ever offered to
sell his vote. He was opposed to the
till because he was a Christian Scent
list and the bill would wipe them all
out. Mr.. Frink gave a history of the
several interviews with DR.. Seaman in
which that gentleman claimed that he
tried to sell his vote, and stated that
no such talk took place.
The bill to establish a substate fair
at Chippewa Falls caused some de-
bate in the assembly. Agen of SUI
perior, Burlington of Eau Claire and
Stanley of Chippewa Falls urged the
passage of the bill, which, at the close
of the debate was ordered read a third
time. The first call Of the house was
made on motion to read a third time
Assemblyman McDonald's bill taxing
church property. A lot of members
tried to dodge the vote, but were
brought in by the sergeant-at-arms,
and the assembly killed the bill by a
vote of 81 to SO.
Madison, Wis, March 19.---The bill
making it possible for the gold Demo
Gratis of the state to have place on
the ticket at the next election was
ordered to third reading in the as
sembly this morning after a short de
bate Jones Of Iowa county made a
short speech in which he acknowledged
the debt of the Republican party to
the gold Democrats and urged the
passage of the bill as due them. The
silver Democrats all voted against the
bill. and ClasOn, the only gold Demo
crat in the house, voted for it, as did
all the Republicans. The appointment
of O. d. Raymond of Stevens Point on
the board of normal regents was con-
firmed.
The Joint resolution authorizing the
governor to appoint special commas
sion to tr yto secure uniform nsn anu
game laws in the States OF Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin also passed
the senate. The bill reducing the eX-
emption of earnings from execution
from S66 to $40 received the approval
of the assembly.