The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-21
THE LEGISLATURE

TIL GEOIOEn OItI
madison. Wis; Feb. IA. The senate
ias+ night. after long debate, ordered
, ~ ahti-pass bill to third reading
and passed a joint resolution submit
Inc to the people a proposed amend
tnont 10 the constitution prohibiting
hossos The contemplated amendment
probihits the granting of passes by
REaiiroaGs to public officials, legislative,
ii,,dicial and municipal, and makes it
3,Ln1awful for them to accept such
t arl 1t leaves the penalty to be
8vod by the legislature. Senator
Whnlan of Buffalo county endeavored
- have an amendment Incorporated
r,oI,ing forfeiture of office the penalty,
bnt this was rejected, as was another
o[onndment by him fixing q penalty of
fine of from 500 to $500 for accept
mo a pass. After the adoption Of the
raSoIution Senator bennett made a
notion for a reconsideration, and ac-
+inn will be taken on the motion to-
dav He gave it as his opinion that
the resolution in the present form,
without a penalty fixed, is not worth
the paper upon which it is written.
The anti-pass bill is designed as a
temporary remedy. The provisions are
the same as those contemplated by
the proposed amendment. An attempt
hr Senator Mills of Superior to incor-
hCrate an amendment making the PEN
5Ities applicable to those now holding
masses was voted down in the assem-
blv Mr.. Hall introduced a bill for the
RdOption of the voting machine; and
Mr.. Holland of Iowa county one Civ
Ing the suffrage to women on liquor
license questions.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 15.-The senate
hy a vote of % to 8. refused to recon-
slider its vote by which the joint reso-
luton to submit the anti-pass con-
stitutional amendment to the people
was adopted. Mr. bennett made q
strong speech urging reconsideration,
asserting that the amendment with
out a penalty attached would be en-
tireIy useless. The anti-pass bill will
come up for passage to-day. Among
the important bills introduced were:
Providing that parties desiring to be
Had
county clerk before the ceremony is
performed; providing that whenever
husband and wife shall have volun-
tarily lived entirely separate for one
wear next preceding the commence
meht of an action for divorce and
each shall testify that it will be inn
possible to live with each other with
out discomfort and unhappiness, and
that they can agree on alimony and
the distribution Of children a decree of
divorce shall be granted; providing
that railroads shall sell 1,000-mile tick
cts, good for two years, for 500; COM
pelling railroads to sell family mileage
at the same rate.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 16.-With only
two days more for introducing bills the
rush Of measures in the legislature is
very great. Over 100 were introduced
In the two houses yesterday. Senator
WIthee introduced one taxing daily
papers. The bill is drawn on the plan
Of the bills taxing express and Sleep
ing car companies, requiring proprle-
tors of daily papers to report their
business and earnings to the state
treasurer and obtain a license for pub
fishing a paper, the fee being per
cent of gross receipts which equals
$4,000 per annum, 3 IL per cent for
business between $500 and $4,000, 3
per cent for $1,000 to $500, 2 IL per
cent for $1,000 to 5000, and 2 per
cent for less, and in addition fee Of
10 per cent for all amounts received
iCh
legislative acts. The bill went to the
Mills introduced a bill requiring bar
berS to hold a license, and Senator
Weed one enabling counties to estab-
llSh industrial and reformatory
schools for incOrrigible children. Sen
ator McGillivray's joint resolution ask
ing concurrent action of the federal
government with the states in the sup
preston of trusts was adopted.
IN the assembly Mr. Gerrer present
ed bill requiring local telephone COM
panieS to exchange with lCrg distance
lines. Another bill requires the imme-
Uate delivery of prepaid kilograms and
express packages. Other bills We're:
TO appropriate $4,000 for the battle
snip commission to purchase a silver
service and bronze badge for the bat
ueShip Wisconsin,; eXempting home
SteadS from seizure by subcontractors
under liens; for the collection of farm
statistics; prohibiting giving prizes
with sales Of goods.
Madison Wis, Feb. HIN the Leg
lSlature Assemblyman Henry L. Dag
gett of Bear Creek introduced joint
resolution to prohibit tight lacing. He