River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-01-28
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
The State Lawmakers Meet In Biennia
Session IN Madison.

I
Session IN Madison.
Madison, Wis, Jan 21-No business OF
importance was transacted in the senate
yesterday.
Madison, Wis, Jan. PIN the senate yes
terday Senator Timme offered Joint reso-
luton for the appointment of a committee
of three, one from the senate and two
from the assembly. who are authorized and
directed to call upon the different state
officers aud heads of departments In the
state capitol and ascertain and report the
number OF assistants. bOokkeepers. clerks
and employees. respectively. In each of the
state offices and departments, and their
compensation, and to report a bill class
Tying the same. IL Is measure aimed at
reduction of state house employees Bins
were introduced for the revision oi the
statutes for 1873: 10 prevent pollution Of
etreams: to provide a contingent fund to
prevent epidemicS: to secure better vital
statistics. and to provide for vaccination.
these being the bills prepared by the state
board OF health.
Madison. Wis, Tan. 2s.-In the ser ate
yesterday Senator Timmie's joint resolu-
ton for the appointment of committee
70 reconstruct the force of capitol en-
ployes and fix a new basis of salaries was
passed after unsuccessful efforts to side
track II by reference to committee An
amendment by Whelan was adopted in
creasing the membership OF the committee
from three TO five.
Madison. Wis. Jan. 2s.-Gov. Scoield sent
to the senate yesterday his veto of the first
bill passed by the legislature, No. 9. per-
hitting the directors of reincorporated in
surance companies to amend their articles
o. association. The governor stated his
reasons for vetcing the measure at some
length, the principal one being that the
stockholders of the companies, and not
the directors alone, should have a hand In
amending the articles. The assembly joint
resolution cutting of new business Feb
ruary 10 was concurred in. The most I'M
portant bills introduced were: Providing
for bounty Of one-half cent per pound on
beet sugar. giving the producer and manu-
facturer each Ga, fourth cent: also good
roads oil; amending tine fish and game
laws; also to require license for hunting
deer. Providing for the taxation OF street
railway. electric and gas companies in the
Fame manner that other property is as
sessed amending the Kelley cure law. re-
curing petitions TO be made through city,
village or town officials.
The Assembly.
Madison, Wis, Jan 2l.-In the assembly
yesterday bill was introduced for con-
stitutioral amendment establishing the
principles of the referendum relative to
general legislation. and another to license
street railway companies as follows: OF
gross receipts. IA per cent on the first
$3.50. 900: two per cent. on over 0,000 and
amounts over that This is an increase OF
one-half Per cent. on the two lower classif-
cations and double the tax on 100000 and
over.
Madison. Wis. Jan. PIN the assembly
yesterday Mr.. A. r. Hall introduced joint
resolution providing for the appointment
of a committee of three from the as
sembly and two from the senate to consider
sntipass legislation and to report suitable
bills to both houses. Bills were introduced
to license physicians and shut out quack
doctors, providing for a board of nine ex-
aminers to he APPOINTED by the governor
to hold examinations and grant licenses:
to repeal the law establishing a deep water
ways commission.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 23.-Mr. A. r. Halls
enti-pass resolution prohibiting the issu-
ance of free railroad passes to legislators
and state officers met sudden death in the
assembly yesterday. being relegated to the
table by an almost unanimous vote. Bills
were introduced to appropriate 5000 to the
TO assessment of personal property COM
peling registers of deeds to send to as
SCISSORS all records of mortgages. etc.
Madison, Wis. Jan. 26.-In the assembly
yesterday bills were introduced to permit
the payment of special assessments for
paving streets in five annual installments;
to permit cities of over 100000 inhabitants
to own street railway lines; also 10 prohibit
the collection of extra fees by telegraph
and express companies; to permit the city
of Milwaukee to issue bonds above the
limit