River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-05-04
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
A Daily Summary of the Proceedings
That Take Place In the SEN
ate and Assembly.

Madison, Wis, April 26.-The True mar
riage license bill had series of adventures
In the senate yesterday and wound up with
a victory at the evening session The bill
was on the calendar at the forenoon ses-
sion, but the senate refused to pass IL by a
vote of II to 10. In the afternoon, however,
the friends of the bill hustled and in the
evening the bill passed by a vote Of q to g.
A motion to reconsided was unanimously
voted down. The bill requires that a license
TO wed be taken out five days before the
time set for the ceremony. After some de-
bate the senate concurred in the assembly
Bill establishing state board Of immigra-
ton. The debate developed that tract OF
land as large as Massachusetts, remains UNI
settled in Wisconsin and that / COO families
from Norway and Sweden are about TO
come as colony to Clark and Chippewa
counties. In the assembly the anti-pass
bill was sent back to the conference COM
mittee The assembly refused concurrence
TO the senate amendment to the bill requir
ing the carrying free of the railroad COM
missioner and his deputy and the amend
ment greatly increasing the penalty. An
amendment exempting wild geese in the
bill against spring shooting WIS concurred
in and 1t is now ready for The governors
signature.
Madison. Wis. April 27.-The senate yes
terday refused to recede from it's amend
ment to the anti-pass bill making violation
felony instead of misdemeanor and or
dered conference. The Withee bill tax
ing newspapers was unanimously advanced
to third reading, the purpose being TO kill
II when 1t came up for passage. j. The as
sembly concurred in the senate Joint reso-
luton for a constitutional amendment
changing the time of electing the state SUI
perintendent of public instruction and
eliminating the limitation of salary to ST.
200. Mr.. Wheeler offered a joint resolution
embodying a memorial to congress urging
a law to prevent the use Of the American
flag as an advertisement. The bill appro-
priating $4,000 to an exhibit at the pan
American exposition at Buffalo was or
dersd to third reading. Among the 25 bills
killed was one for a uniform system of
textbooks in schools. Mr. True was pre-
sented with baby carriage and doll by his
colleagues for securing the passage of the
marriage license bill. 1t bore an appro-
pirate les end and was carried in amid APP
plause after the opening prayer. Mr.. True
hlushed deep crimson, but rallied ard
made a graceful speech, christening the
doll No. II. the number of his bill.
Madison, Wis. April 2S.-The anti-pass
bill has passed both houses of the legisla-
ture and will be signed by the governor and
published in a few days. A conference bill
was reported in both houses yesterday, and
under suspension of the rules ii passed the
senate and shortly after went through the
assembly. BY the agreement of the con-
ference committee the using of a pass or
frank is made felony punishable by from
of from $500 to $1,000 The word bribery is
stricken out, also the Office forfeiture
clause, and the railway commissioner is not
made exempt from its provisions. A large
number of bills were slaughtered in each
house The senate passed the bill allowing
counties to build reformatories.
Madison, Wis, April 29.-The senate yes
terday passed the Orton bill increasing the
taxes of the Northwestern Mutual Life In
surance company of Milwaukee by $4,000
The bill now goes to the governor. The
governor appointed ex-Congressman Mi
chael Griffin, of Eau Claire, as tax COM
missioner and George Curtis, of Merrill, as
first assistant tax commissioner, the for
mer to receive a salary of $1,000 and the
latter $4,000. The appointments are made
under a law enacted at this session of the
legislature and are for term of ten years.
A second assistant at salary of $4,000 is
yet to be appointed. The appointments
were confirmed. Gov. Scofield sent COM
munication to both houses calling atten-
tion to the fact that the appropriations pro-
posed by this legislature are about $3.50 600
more than those of the session of 1895, and
that deficit would ensue unless appropri-
atoms were cut down or laws enacted to
increase the taxes. The message was re-
ferred to the committee on claims. Final
adjournment will probably take place
Wednesday,
Madison, Wis May 1.-The state legis-
lature will probably remain in session until
Wednesday or Thursday of this week, but
no measures of any general Importance re-
main to be acted upon, and the work of the
session may be said to be practically ended.
Some minor bills still remain for disposal,
but the chief purpose of this weeks ses-
sion will be to await the action of the gov
ernor on the large number of bills that
came into his hands last week