River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-03-28
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
summary of the Business Transacted
Daily in Both the senate
and Assembly.


Madison, Wis. March ia bill was
passed in the senate yesterday ordering 4
special election in Milwaukee tor vacancies
IN the council! to be held at the time of the
Judicial election, and declaring the offices
vacant unless such special election is held.
Madison, Wis, March 2o-The senate
yesterday passed the Martin bill for the
appointment of woman member OF the
state board of university regents, and ad-
vanced 10 third reading the ONeil bill for
woman member of the state board Of nor
NAL school regents The Whitehead bill
prohibiting the docking of horses tails was
also advanced TO third reading.
Madison, Wis. March 2l.-The committee
bill apportoning the assembly districts OF
the state was on the senate calendar Tor
engrossment, but was laid over. Senator
Miller's bill providing that the governor
may confer the title of colonel upon the
instructors in military tactics in the Unit
yersity and the various colleges through
out the state which require military driu
by their students was laid over. The
committee on military affairs reported ia
yorably on Mr. Halls bill authorizing the
governor to loan two Wisconsin battle
flags to the Grant Monument association
Senator Mills offered an amendment TO the
apportionment bill changing the name of
his city from West Superior TO simply Su-
perior. Bills were passed providing for the
appointment OIL woman fneUuBeT OI tHS
state board of university regents; making
the annotated statutes evidence in certain
cases; providing a penalty for shooting
into trains.
Madison. Wis. March 92-The senate has
passed Senator Morse's bill exempting
state and private banks from the fees
which they are now required to pay for in
spection by the state bank examiner The
committee on state affairs reported for
passags Senator Eatans bill for the IL
censing of stationary engineers.
Madison. Wis. March 23-The senate
passed under suspension of the rules Mr..
Duerrwaechter's bill providing that in
cities of the fourth class all the polling
places for all the wards may be located in
the city hall when the city has a city hall.
Assembly.
Madison Wis. March 19.-The commit
tee on privileges and elections yesterday
reported the primary election bill TO this
assembly for passage. Some changes are
made from the original. but the main fea-
lures of the bill are retained, the conven-
ton being eliminated and the caucus trans
formed into a primary election. One sec
| ton which has called out considerable crit
| icism. requiring that the voter at the pri-
mary on being challenged must make oath
| that he intends to vote with the party, IS
| cut out In the substitute bill. and the man
| ner of constructing the party platform 1.
| left optional with state central committees.
| At meetings of the state central commit
| tees each member is given one vote for
each $50 cast by his party in his county.
Madison Wis. March 20-The assembly
| yesterday passed. under suspension of the
rules. the bill introduced in the senate to
| prevent the appointment of four aldermen
| in Milwaukee by Mayor Rose. The COM
mon council of that city refused to call
special election to elect aldermen in four
Avrlx ed wa I'd
| appoint men to fill the vacancies after the
| coming spring election. and the bill is be-
| ing rushed through to compel an election
| in those wards. Attorney w l.. Wood
| ward. of La Crosse the author of the Stout
| marriage license bill offered an amend
ment in committee providing that women
| should not be required TO take an exami-
nation at the hands of the county board OF
| examiners If they could bring certificate
of health from their family physician. The
| bill originally provided that no person
| could be married In this state till he or
| she had been examined by a county board
| of examiners and pronounced free from dis
| eases
Madison, Wis. March 2l-The Stevens
| primary election bill was ordered to third
reading in the assembly yesterday after an
! all-night session. durirg which the assem-
| bly, was IN deadlock. by vote of 56 to Al
| Madison, Wis March 22.-The assembly
I
| amend the franchises CT public utility cor
| porations ard eEah.a cities to regulate the
rates to be charged by such companies
| The primary election bill was made II spe-
| cial order for to-day
! Madison. Wis March 23.-After con-
| test consuming the entire week and involv
| ing the most desperate methods known to
| parliamentary practice. the primary cleo
| tion bill was passed in the house yesterday
/ by vote of 81 to as The bill provides for
| the nomination of candidates directly by
| the people at a primary election which is
/ to be held by both parties on the same day.
| In the case of general elections the primary
1 election is to be held in September and for
! city elections at a reasonable time before
| the day Of election The members of ward
| and town committees OF each party snail
| be elected al the same time and in the
/ same way as the candidates are nominated
] The chairmen of the town and ward COM
| mittees are to constitute the county com
/ mittee and the chairnen of the county
/ committees will form he state committee
/ All caucuses ard conventions are to be
| wiped out and the people will vote direct
| for the candidate they wish TO he nomi-
| hated for any office