River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-03-23
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
A Daily summary OF the Proceedings
That Take Place I'm the Sem
ate and Assembly.

Madison, Wis. March 15-BilIs have been
passed In the senate relating TO the incor-
poration of villages; authorizing the com
missoners of the public lands to loan GER
tain funds authorizing the adjutant gem
eral to audit certain accounts; relating to
the practice of veterinary surgery. relating
to obscene books and literature In the
assembly bills have been passed providing
for specific appropriations for the main
tenance of the university and normal
schools instead of percentage taxes; to
permit the governor to appoint one stenog-
rapher and one messenger for the executive
Office was passed without opposition A
joint resolution for the appointment Of
committee of five TO arrange for the trans
fer of the property Of the State Historical
society TO the state was adopted Bills were
killed to amend the election laws; provid-
ing license for the sale OF cigarettes; pro-
viding a bounty for the killing of English
sparrows; to confer upon women the right
OF suffrage on questions of granting license.
Madison, Wis. March l6.-The senate yes
terday adopted resolution providing that
the retiring governor furnish to the Iegisla-
ture a statement of public affairs and
finances at the close of his term In the
assembly the anti-pass resolution with the
forfeiture of office amendment included
was passed and the bin recurring employ
ment offices 10 take out license and file a
bond was advanced to third reading
Madison, Wis, March I'm the senate
yesterday the railroad committee reported
for inconvenience in the forfeiture of Of
flee amendment added 10 the anti-pass res
olution by the assembly Bills have been
passed limiting the time for which mem
bers of committees of county boards may
draw pay; providing for the recruitment
of the Wisconsin national guard: relating
to the duties of the bank examiner and au-
thoriZing the chief clerk of the examiners
oftce TO make examination of banks: relat-
ing to the punishment of Migrants: pro-
viding for supervision and control of in
vestment associations constituting the
rights of claimants against towns. :. In the
assembly the bin for a bounty of one cent
on all beet sugar raised in Wisconsin was
fayorably reported. The joint resolution
providing for securing the opinion of the
supreme court on pending legislation when
requested by the governor and two-thirds
of each house was killed. Bills have been
passed relating TO damages on highways:
affecting arguments to the court and jury:
relating to the limitation of actions; relat-
ing to common schools; to appropriate
sum not to exceed SS97.32 to pay the ex-
penses of the Wisconsin state tax commits
sion. The senate resolution providing an
appropriation of $4,000 for the Milwaukee
industrial school for girls was concurred in,
Madison, Wis, March 1S.-The senate
passed bill yesterday imposing a pre-
MUM tax on persons insuring in unauthor-
ized companies doing business in the state.
Ing Ashland county to issue bonds for GER
tain purposes; lowering the bounty on GER
tain wild animals; TO limit the purchase of
goods by junk and secondhand dealers
In the assembly the anti-pass crusade took
on a new turn when the assem- d. y railroad
committee reported for indefinite postpone
ment the senate bill designed to stop the
use of passes until constitutional amend
ment can be adopted by the people and go
into effect The assembly passed the bar
bers' license bill, which has number of
sanitary provisions, and voted $4,000 to the
state geological and natural history sur
vey. The Frost bill repeating the law max
ing the state a preferred creditor in case
of bank failures was passed.
Madison, Wis, March 20.-The senate has
passed bills relating to establishment of in
sane asylums; providing for joint private
and public libraries in certain cases; relat-
ing to prolice and fire department associa-
lions. In the assembly favorable report
has been made on the marriage license bill
and bills have been passed to appropriate
s629 to the Beoit school district; relating
to judicial elections. to confer additional
jurisdiction on the st. Crox county court;
relating to tine time of opening and closing
the polls: to authorize Douglas county to
aid the Douglas County Agricultural So
ciety; to appropriate $4,000 to the Barron
county fire sufferers; to appropriate 500 to
each of the members of he legislative visit
ing committee.
Madison, Wis, March 21.-Both houses #
the legislature held sessions last night and
disposed of considerable routine business.
In the assembly the bill for the immediate
abolition of railroad passes, which had been
reported for nonconcurrence by the rail
road committee, was sent back to that
committee for further consideration.