River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-04-18
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
summary of the Business Trapxacted
Daily in Both the senate
and Assembly.

Madison, Wis, April SIN the senate
bills nave been passed: Appropriating
SS6,ooO 10 the industrial school for girls at
Milwaukee, relating to special taxes and
assessments on real estate: prohibiting
the sale Of obscene books. papers and lit
erature relating to child labor; relating
to once house for the several depart
ments of state; relating TO an education
al amendment of the constitution.
Madison, Wis, April l0--The senate yes
terday, by one majority, II to l6. killed
the Stout marriage bill, requiring parties
contemplating wedlock 10 secure a ply
sicians certificate OF freedom from insan-
lily and certain diseases; the bill requiring
stationary engineers to be examined and
licensed, and the Halton bill providing for
course of study in agriculture in differ
ent schools were passed, and the house
bill amending the statutes relative TO
granting teachers certificates to graduates
OF the state university to require that such
graduate shall have completed the course
OF pedagogical instruction at the univer-
sity was corcurred in. Two substitutes TO
the primary bill were introduced. One is
by Senator Hagemeister, providing primary
elections fer the nominations of town and
county officers and leaving all other Of
hcefs N the state. including congressman,
state senator's, assemblymen and all city
ofhcials. to be named by the old conven.
ton system. The other IS by Senator
kreutzer and in addition to county Of
hcers makes the primary election
apply TO delegates to the state. congress
sional, state senatorial and assembly dis
trict conventions
Madison, Wis. April 1.-THE senate held
a brief session but did little business be-
sldes receiving committee reports The
committee on assessment and collection OF
taxes offered a bill exempting the Nil.
cNntly bill Of this kind was vetoed by the
govern r, but this measure makes the law
apply TO ali expositions in the state and
this will probably meet the approval of the
executive.
Madison. wis. April l2.-The senate
yesterday passed the Magemeister substi-
tute Tor the Stevens primary election bill
by a vote of 10 10 IL. 1t provides for the
nomination of only county officers by pri-
mary elections. An amendment was adopt.
ed making the law optional with counties.
Madison, Wis, April 13.-Gov La Fol-
lette sent to the senate veto of Senator
Whitehead's bill relating to the charging
of fee by county judges for the filing OF
papers. The governor takes the ground
that it Is the duty OF the judges 70 do so
without a fee and says so in his veto Bills
have been passed defining the duties of the
tax commissioner over assessors; relating
to free Libraries; relating to the terms of
the supreme court; relating to bounty on
wolves relating to appropriations for state
institutions; relating TO review of the de-
cision of the state superintendent
Assembly.
Madison. Wis. April S-Appropriatior
bills aggregating the sum of 500. 500 have
been passed by the assembly. as follows,
State hospital for insane, sl30. 900; north
ern hospital for insane, $l27 900: schoo
for the deaf $4,000; school for the blind
$65,Oo0; Wisconsin industrial school fol
boys 100000 Wisconsin state prison
$S1 900. state public school. $50, 600; home
for feeble minded. SIS, 900: state reforma.
tory $4,000; State Historical society
5000; state normal schools, SIS. 1000; re
lief of city of New Richmond. s2l 500
Madison, Wis, April 1O-Woman suf
frage was defeated in the assembly yes
terday, the Evans constitutional amend
ment permitting women to vote being
killed by a vote of II to go A similar
amendment has already been killed by III,
senate. The special order was Mr. Hall!
bill, establishing a railroad commission
The railroad committee reported it ad
versely, and the bill went over as specia
order for another day.
Madison, Wis, April lin the assem-
bly, bills have been passed authorzing
the establishment of industrial schools n
certain counties; to prohibit marriage
within one year after divorce; to create
municipal court for Forest county: pro.
viding a proof reader for the supreme
court reporter at a salary of S125 a month
to provide for pensions for members OF
police and fire departments of cities of the
second and third classes; to increase the
salary of the messenger of the state law
library from 5000 to 81 geo: authorizing cities
operating under general charters to hold
biennial instead of annual elections; the
T0rrens land bill; to license the business
OF private detectives.
Madison, Wis. April 1.-THE assembly
railway committee will to-day report for
indefinite postponement the bill drawn by
the state tax commission, which proposes
TO increase the tax on railroads. The Roe
bill defining an intoxicant as any drink
containing one per cent. or more OF alcohol
was passed to third reading yesterday
Madison. Wis. April l3-The assembly
yesterday after a spirited debate killed the
Cady bill prohibiting marriages between
whites and negroes. The vote was SIS TO 50.
The osteopathy bill was also killed by a
vote of 90 to 49,