River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-20
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
A Daily summary of the Proceedings
That Take Place In the SEN
ate and Assembly.

Madison Wis, April 12.--The senate yes
terday passed a resolution for final adj
lournment on April q. the assembly laying
the same over. The assembly passed the
senate bill appropriating $4,000 to the uni
versity. The Sheridan drive bill was re-
ported for passage in the form of a SUBJ
stitute providing that no money be ex-
pended for il until voted by the counties
through which the road shall pass. The bill
to regulate the legislative lobby was fa-
Vorably reported.
Madison, wis, April 13.--The senate yes
terday without debate killed the Wheeler
bill licensing BARRIERS, The blanket fish and
game bill was favorably reported. IL pro-
vides that resident hunters must pay a III
cense of one dollar and nonresident hunt
ers a license of ten dollars for shooting
game birds of all kinds. Nonresidents must
pay s25 for shooting deer No game can be
shipped out of the state unless accompanied
by the man who shot il. The provisions as
TO the closed season are the same as IN the
present law +. The assembly ordered 10
third reading the Orton bill increasing the
taxes on railroads about S303,000 annually.
This estimate is based on last years taxes
which amounted to $l,2a0,000 A motion TO
pass the bill under suspension of the rules
failed. The bill fixes rate of five per cent.
on the gross earnings over $4,000 a mile, AZ
per cent. on earnings of between $4,000 and
SIS coo. four on earnings between $1,000 and
81 900, 3i6 on earnings between $3.50 and
$1,000.
Madison, wis, April 14--In the senate
Yesterday the bill to appropriate $35, 600 for
an electric lighting plant for the university
the capitol and library buildings went over
for day. Bills were passed taxing intelli-
gence offices ten dollars and providing for
the payment by the state of costs of trials
Of offenses committed at state institutions;
creating the office of state tax commission
er. who is to hold Office for term OF ten
years and receive $4,000 year. the Dill
provides two assistants for him, one at
"a 900 and the other at $4,000. LIN the as
serubly the bill repeating the anti-pool-
selling law was adversely reported me
anti-pass bill went to third reading. by
new amendments the penalty is lessened
from Incarceration in the state prison 10
the county jail, with the maximum time
one year and the maximum fine $500. The
Mcleod bill for new state board of immi-
grafton and appropriating $1,000 thereto was
passed.
Madison, Wis, April ia resolution was
adopted In the senate yesterday allowing
he state board of control TO use the labor
IF state prisoners in manufacturing articles
for other state institutions. bill was
passed making an appropriation TO extend
manual training 10 ten more high schools,
making 20 high schools in the state having
such deDartments In the assembly Sem
ator Roehr's anti-lobby bill, requiring lob
twists TO register, was concurred in with
3ut debate. The McGilivray patronage
bill, which provided that the state political
,ffices should be divided among the assem-
,Iy districts on a basis of population was
xilled. The anti-pass bill as amended was
,oncurred in and now goes to the senate