River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-04-25
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
summary of the business transacted
Daily in Doth the senate
and Assembly.

Madison. Wis, April 1.-THE senate held
only a brief session. Senator Jones offered
a joint resolution authorizing the two COM
mittees on state affairs to cooperate with
the superintendent of public property and
draw a bill to provide for a ventilatlng
system for the capitol.
Madison Wis, April 1S-Senator Stout
introduced a bill in the senate providing
that county clerks shall hereafter keep on
file in their Office for public use a copy of all
the bills resolutions and memorials intro
duced in future legislatures. Bills were
passed appropriating $4,000 for the prose-
cution of the work of the state geological
and natural history survey; providing aid
for township high schools; exempting the
property Of Industrial exposition assocta-
tions from taxation so long as that prop
erty is exclusively used for public pur-
poses.
Madison, Wis, April 1s.-In the senate
bills have been passed prescribing and de-
lining the duties of school superintendents
in cities of the third and fourth classes;
regulating the qualifications for kindergar-
ten teachers in Wisconsin; authorizing
counties to establish reformatory schools
for incorrigible children; increasing the
number of members of school boards in
cities of the third and fourth classes; in
creasing the salary of the messenger in
the state law library from 5000 to s.. 200.
Madison, Wis, April 20-In the senate
bills have been passed extending state aid
to the Platteville Fair association; relating
to admission to the state university; APP
propriating a sum Of money to Lewis An
dcrson for injuries received at Camp Doug
las; refunding money to Jefferson county;
relating TO the admission of children to
the state public school at Sparta; appro-
priating 5000 for stationery for the state;
relating to the changing of established
grades in cities of the first class.
Assembly.
Madison. Wis. April lin the assem-
bly, the following bills were advanced to
third reading: Providing that doors shall
open outwardly on public buildings; to APP
propriate money to the State Firemen' s
association; TO provide for compulsory vac
cinatlon; to provide for the collection of
butter and cheese statistics; to provide for
the publication of 5000 copies of the re-
port of the dairy and food commissioner:
to provide for the appointment of a clerk
by county superintendent; to authorize
cities Of the first class to employ a veter-
mary surgeon to appropriate money for
the Northern Wisconsin Fair association.
Madison, Wis. April 1S.-The assembly
committee on town and county organiZa-
ton reported in favor of the division OF
Chippewa county and to create the coun-
ty of Gates. Bills were passed appropri-
ating $4,000 for the rebuilding of the
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pharmacists; to provide for an interstate
park; to provide for licensing dogs.
Madison. Wis. April 19-Bills have been
passed in the assembly relating to removal
of fences; appropriating $4,000 for contin-
gent fund for Asiatic cholera; relating TO
| counterfeit labels; relating to reorganiza-
ton of the national guard; relating to APP
pointment of public officers.
Madison, Wis. April 20.-Bills have been
passed in the assembly to provide for gar
nishment notices in justice courts; to de-
fine the words Intoxicating liquors." re-
lating to the burial of deceased insane per-
sons; to appropriate money to Wisconsin
state board of agriculture; relating to COM
pensation of officers of state prison: re-
lating to joint school districts; appropriate
ing money to La Crosse Fair association:
to provide for lectures for workingmen and
women; relating to noxious weeds; relat-
ing to naming farms; relating to examina-
ton of parties before trial