River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-13
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Daily summary of the Proceedings
Tint Take Place I'm the SEN
ate and Assembly.

Madison, Wis April Tin the senate re-
monstrances were presented against the
passage OF the Orton bill, No ia. providing
for the taxation of life Insurance COM
panies. Two assembly bills were concurred
in, relating 10 damage on highways and re-
lating to the soldiers relief fund Gov SEQ
field transmitted a communication from the
ofhcers OF the Pan-A meriean exposition TO
bt held IN Buffalo, N. " in 1901, calling at
ten'l0n to the exposition and urging the
legislature TO make an appropriation for
Wise onsin exhibit In the assembly bills
have been passed increasing The taxes OF
IRE Insurance companies; relating 70 as
sessment OF personal property; relating 10
me foreclosure OF tax certificates author
lzlng a dam on Apple river; regulating the
sanitary conditions of factories,
Madison, Wis, April 7.--In the senate a
joint resolution increasing the state super
intendents term OF office 10 four years and
making the date Of his election identical
with that OF supreme court justices so he
may take office on the first Monday In July,
was adopted. Bills were eoncurred IN ap-
propriating 10000 annually TO the geolog-
tcal ana natural history survey OF this state
for two years. providing for the cancellation
OF town mutual insurance company poll
cies; providing that all county treas1rers
small pay TO the state treasurer the am cunt
Of state taxes charged to their respective
counties on or before the first Monday in
February. The resolution for adjournment
by April "a was laid over week. The as
sembly XII ed the bennett bill 10 license
bicycles. II also reconsidered the Buffing-
ton bill, killed last week, and which appro-
priated 5000 to the Eau Claire home for
fallen women. The anti-pass bill to cut OFF
passes was referred TO the railroad COM
mittee.
Madison, Wis. April 10.-The method Of
raising funds for the state university is TO
be changed. The senate Saturday con-
CURED in bin making a specific appropria-
ton Of S2Gs, 900, instead or one-mill tax
and apDropriating $4,000 for normal
schools. The bin providing for four adj
diticnal factory Inspectors, making six in
all, also passed The assembly passed un-
der suspension of the rules the bill re-
storing important sections omitted IN the
revision Of the statutes in law placing the
policemen and hremen in cities of the third
and fourth class under the civil service sys-
TEN. AZ Il stood on the statutes he law
had little force, and it was feared that
new mayors soon to take office might re-
organize the police forces Of their cities on
political lines.
Madison, Wis, April l1.--In the senate
bills have been passed regulating the APP
pointment Of deputy register Of deeds; fix
ing the salaries Of the warden Of the state
prison at 5000 year and Of the deputy
warden al 81 900 year. permitting the sale
or Is acres of land about the Mendoza state
hospital for the insane; appropriating 1000
for the purpose Of moving the state his
torical library to its new building; defn-
ing certain duties Of the state fish commits
sioneTs; providing that college graduates
may be given unlimited teachers certif-
Gates after one years experience. repeal
ing the mill tax for The state normal schools
and the university, and providing for spe-
cihe appropriations.