River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-30
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Proceedings
That Take Place I'm the Sem
ate and AssemDIs.

Madison, Wis, March 22.-The senate has
concurred in the following bills: Relating
TO the organization of Bankers Mutual In
surance companies; providing municipal
court for Racine county: providing for the
payment of the expenses of the late tax
commission; relating to appeals to the SUI
preme court In the assembly yesterday
the anti-pass BILL VIII ch absolutely pro-
hibits passes, was pas sed without dis
senting vote and now goes to the governor.
The bill giving carriages he right of way
over bicycles on country roads was also
passed, and the four bills for the taxation
of sleeping car express, freight line and
equipment companies were sent 10 third
reading without debate. Other bills have
been passed for a constitutional amend
ment to permit the use of voting machines:
TO appropriate 81, 500 to provide for an in
terstate park at the Dalles of the st. Croix;
to appropriate $1,000 to build monument
at the grave of ex-Gov. Dewey in Ian
caster
Madison, Wis, March 23-The senate
yesterday passed bills prohibiting proxies
at political conventions and requiring open
ballots in caucuses for United States sena-
tor and refused concurrence in the assem-
bly, amendment to the anti-pass bill max
ing forfeiture of office the penalty. In the
assembly the effort TO abolish saloons with
in one mile of the Milwaukee Soldiers
home was defeated The bin compelling
poisons TO be kept In three-cOrnered bot
ties was advanced TO third reading and the
measure giving carriages and wagons right
of way over bicycles on country roads,
which passed the assembly, was recalled
from the senate and killed.
Madison. wis, March Ex-senator La
moreuX's resolution fixing April IA as the
date for adjournment sine die came up In
the senate yesterday and Immediate action
was asked, but Senator Baxter objected
and the matter went over until Tuesday.
~. fH..vaN g
consin to pay a tax of ten cents ton on all
ice shipped out of the state went TO third
reading. The money raised from the ice
Is to go into the school fund The assem-
bly, yesterday passed the anti-pass bin with
slight amendments. 1t now remains for the
senate to concur in these amendments,
when, with the governors signature, it will
becomes a law. This measure shuts OF
passes Immediately. The senate bill re-
-quiring circuit and superior court Judges
to make affidavit that all cases submitted
to them more than 80 days previously have
been decided before drawing their salary
went to third reading.
Madison, wis, March 25.-The senate
yesterday concurred in the bill TO pur-
chase land at St. Croix Falls, in the north
western part of the state, for park. The
anti-pasS bill, with the assembly amend
ments, was laid over until Tuesday An
appropriation of Sl51, 900 for new buildings
and improvements was advanced to third
reading. A Joint resolution fixing the date
of final adjournment at April ii was laid
over until next Monday, as was also res
olution requiring all committees 10 report
all bills in their hands by April |. Bills
have been passed requiring annual state
ments by local assessors of all railway
property in their respective districts; pro-
viding penalties for persons knowingly TAX
ing fire insurance in unauthorized com
panes providing for the appointment of
four additional factory inspectors. In the
assembly bills have been passed provid-
Ing for marriage licenses; relating to the
Incorporation of villages; TO require en-
ployers to furnish seats for female en-
ployes; to repeal the law exempting pri-
vate insane hospitals from taxation; pro-
vidng for the branding and sale of reno
waited butter; to appropriate $4,000 to the
natural history survey; relating to the
wider circulation of free libraries.