River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-01-31
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
summary OF the Business Transacted
Daily in Both the senate
and Assembly.

ahu Assembly.
Madison, Wis. Jan. PA move toward
the establishment of a state printing of
nee and the abrogation OF the present
seheme OF letting the state printing by
contract was made in the senate last
evening by Senator Mills in joiGt reso-
iutioh directing the printing committee
70 investigate and report on the subject.
me resolution states that over sl2S,00O IS
pslu annually for public printing in Wis
cohsin Bills have been introduced pro-
Nlalng for biennial municipal elections;
relating to standard fire insurance policy:
appropriating Sl2.50O for the state geolog-
cal survey.
Madison. Wis. Jan. Ex-senator McGil-
hVray introduced in the senate yesterday
memorial to congress asking for the
passage of an amendment TO the federal
constitution siyins congress joint power
win the states 20 control trusts
Madison, Wis. Jan. Ex-senator McGl-
lFray introduced a bill in the senate yes
terday permitting any excentiate or APP.
polhtee of any bishop TO perform mar
riaSeS while serving as the regular min
lister Of any church. He also introduced
Dill providing for side paths for BIZ
cycles, the appointment of commissioners
ana licensing of bicycles; also a constitu-
uona amendment authorizing the state
70 assist in road Improvement IL was
passed by the last legislature. and IL It
passes this time will be submitted to the
vote of the people
Madison, Wis, Jan 25-In the senate
the president was authorized by a mo-
ton from Senator McGillivray to appoint
the three new members of the apportion-
inent committee, and he appointed Sena-
tors Whitehead of the First congressional
district, Munson of the Third and Weed
OF the Sixth. The following bills were in
PRODUCED: Amending the statutes relat-
ing to damages from defective highways;
authorizing cities to give bonuses to fac
tories providing for the perpetuation of
testimony: relating TO the reconstruction
of levees on the Wisconsin river at Port
age; relating to he refunding of munich
pal Indebtedness: relating to negotiable
Instruments
Madison. Wis. Jan. 26.-Flve important
appointments were sent to the senate by
Gov. La Toilette yesterday as follows
Nils p. Haze of black River Falls,
to lie member of he state tax commits
sion In place of Col w. j. Anderson
G. r. Boardman, of Oshkosh, to be adj
Jutant general, reappointed; Judge Nor
man L. ellison to be state tax commits
sioner in place of Michael Griffin de-
ceased; Judge William p. Lyon to be a
member of the state board of control,
reappointed: Halford p. Erickson to be
commissioner of labor statistics, reap
pointed; H. c. Adams to be state dairy
and food commissioner for the residue OF
the present term and for the full term
ending February IS, 1908. reappointed.
Assembly.
Madison. wis, Jan pa bill was in.
troduced in the assembly yesterday tC
reduce railroad fare from three to two
cents a mile. and another fixing the rate
at two cents a mile regardless of the
amount the road earns. MIR, Hall offered
joint resolution providing for the
amendment of section 3, article 3, of this
constitution of the state of Wisconsin
so as to make it possible for the intro
duction of voting machines
Madison, Wis, Jan. 23.-Bills of minoi
Importance We're introduced in the as
sembly yesterday.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 24.-Tn the assembly
yesterday Mr.. Brunson introduced bill
| giving the railroad commissioner power
to fix and enforce maximum freight anC
| passenger rates on railroads. A delega
| ton from Portage asked for an appro
| priation of 900 for levees along tn
| Wisconsin river to prevent periodical
| floods, which have caused great destruc
| ton. The committee on public health
| and sanitation recommended the anti
| cigarette bill A bill was introduced Il
| amend the damage suit law by requiring
notice to be served on q city within i
days after injury and the action to bt
begun within one year.
Madison, Wis, Jan 25.-The Overbeeh
anti-cigarette bill, which absolutely pro.
hibits the sale of cigarettes or cigarette
paper in Wisconsin, passed the assembly
yesterday under suspension of the rules
with only a few scattering nays in oppo-
sition Bills have been introduced fixing
the standard accident insurance pc icy
amending laws relative TO collection OF
damages for injuries caused by defective
sidewalks; requiring state board of aerl
culture to make annual reports instead o.
biennial; amending criminal laws so n,
attempt TO commit felonies are punisha-
BILE by same sentence as crime itself;
authorizing cities of first and second
class to acquire lands outside of cities for
isolation hospital purposes. The joint
committee on rules exported in favor or
the appointment of committee on for
estry and lumber. The house eoncurred
I'm the report and Messrs. Erickson. Whit
son. Young, McGill and Flaherty were APP
pointed the committe.
Madison Wis, Jan. 26-An antitrust
bill was introduced in the assembly yes
terday by Irvine l.. Lenroot. of Superior
1t provides that any person attempting TO
monopolize. hinder or embarrass trade or
commerce shall be liable TO the person
injured thereby for treble all damages he
may suffer. and to such exemplary dam
ages as the jury may impose. and also
liable to a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $1,000. Mr. Norton introduced
a bill providing that all unmarried wom-
en- over 30 years of age must pay an an
nual tax of $40. The bill reads exactly
the same as the bachelor bill. except that
the word female is substituted In the
measure for male.