River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-02-02
Many Bills Before House


The senatCrShip contest has taken
nearly all tie interest attached to the
legislative meeting away and for the
first time during the present session the
senate was obliged to adjourn because
there WIS no quorum. Despite the lack
OF interest many bills found their way
to the front Since last writing the
measures set before the assembly are as
follows:
BY Mr.. Irvine, providing for trial OF all
civic action brought by state against reads
in Dane county court
BY Mr.. Warner, permitting state to re-
cover penalties from roads after six wears.
instead of two.
BY Mr.. Strehlow. abolishing board of
school commissioners in Milwaukee.
BY Mr.. Roycraft relating to fees for pub
fishing legal notices. making it GO cents a
folio for first insertion and 80 cents for all
other insertions.
BY Mr.. Brockhausen, providing for fans
and blowers in all shops where emery
wheels are used.
BY Mr. Berner, providing for fees in ius-
tice suits by laborers, in effect making an
additional levy of five dollars on employer
when sum of $50 or under is collected and
$40 when over $50.
BY Mr.. Huber, appealing law for fishways
In Koshkonong creek.
BY Mr.. AldriGge, prohibiting assignment
of wages OF married men except by written
instrument by wife and signed by two wit
nesseS.
BY Mr.. Strehlow, permitting plaintiffs in
all cases where orders are reversed by SUI
preme court to proceed to retrial without
prepayment of costs.
BY Mr.. Cleary, prohibiting assignments
of wages without notifying employer.
$3,>rr TrrA fS,,rr
ceedings OF trustees of asyIums, increasing
number from 500 to 1,500.
BY Mr.. Schauer, relating to pay of super
visor OF assessment, providing for their
pay by months.
BY Mr. Evans, absolutely prohibiting
manufacture and sale CT cigarettes, maxim
penalty of first violation from $25 to $50 and
the next from 800 to $780,
By Mr.. Huber, by request. relating to
town drains. extending time of notice from
20 to 40 days.
BY Mr.. Kinney, providing for uniform car
service and delayage charges.
BY Mr.. Carpenter, relating to divorce,
making five years insanity grounds for
divorce, if insanity is not brought about
by party seeking divorce.
BY Mr.. Pickart, to enable cities TO have
but one alderman from each ward.
BY Mr.. Hagarty. relating to civil con-
spiracies in restraint OF trade, giving power
10 recover damages In case OF conspiracy
against business.
BY Mr., Storm, to continue in power the
Andersonville prison commission and APP
propriating $4,000 additional for monu-
mentS at AnderSonville.
BY Mr.. Burdeau, relating to alteration
OF homesteads, making process easier.
BY Mr. Dinsdale. relating to transporta-
ton, providing for tTo-cent mileage and
1000m mile books for $50. Roads earning be-
tween 81 900 and 81, 500 mile can charge u.
cents and those under s, 200, three cents.
By Mr.. Turner, same as Dinsdale bill,
except that earning limit in each case is
$500 higher.
BY Mr.. Kinney, providing for a second
municipal court for Dunn county.
BY Mr.. Burdeau, relating to sessions Of
county boards, extending time OF sessions
from % to % days a year.
BY MIR. McGregor, providing that county
superintendent need not be residents OF
district; authorizing town boards TO appoint
police fer meetings,