Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-13
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.



MADISON Wis., April 5-The bill declaring
Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, boulevard above
Thirteenth Street was concurred III without OPP
position and becomes law with the governors
approval Consideration of the joint resolution
fixing the time for final adjournment for April
70 was postponed till tomorrow. Bills
were passed; TO amend the laws relating to tel,
ephone companies, and to regulate the use and
rental of telephones in this state; to protect and
encourage the raising of sheep and discourage
the raising of dogs: to appropriate certain sum
Of money to the Wisconsin Veterans Home; re-
latng to the restoring of streams, highways,
etc, to their original state OF usefulness
by railway corporations: providing Tor
funeral expenses of deceased members.
Among Assembly bills concurred in were the
following Relating TO highways and bridges;
amending the statutes relating to county courts;
to make diplomas granted by universities, nor
NAL schools and colleges licenses to teach in
certain schools before being countersigned by
the state superintendent to authorize the sale of
land now belonging to the state prison.
MADISON, Wis, April 6-IIad the vote been
taken tonight upon the treasury settlement bill,
it would have been defeated by the ballot OF
Lieut.-Gov Jonas Senator MacBride, author OF
the bill. saved it from death by scratch
after reading a telegram from Col. Wood
yard stating that Judge Newman was IN
favor of the per cent. settlement. Upon the
motion of Senator MacBride to defer action UNI
til next Tuesday, II ayes were cast to 10 noes,
every senator being in his seat, and Senator
Martin who is opposed to the bill, voting with
those who favor it. In vote on its merits
there would have been IA tie, and Lieut..
10Y. jonas nlu announced 10 Selid-
tor MacBride that he. should vote
against the passage of the bill. After a mum.
Der OF committee reports upon measures OF
county organization reported a bill for the ere
alton of the county of Villas, with u recomlnen-
dation that it pass as amended. The bill takes
to create the new county and adds four
towns to the county OF Iron.
The committee of agriculture recon-
mended non concurrence in the Assembly bill
allowing the sale of Honor the grounds OF
county agricultural societies, Senator McC'ce-
han dissenting Senator Martin moved a sus-
County bill, and the bill then passed. The
Assembly's amendment increasing the State
Dairyman's Association appropriation from
$1,000 to 81 600 was defeated by vote of Is to A.
The Assembly bin passed providing that all
wagons having tires So inches or more in width
shall be free from taxation.
MADISON, April THE bill providing for the
appointment by the governor of a commission of
three to investigate the Australian or Torrens
system of land titles passed by vote of 20
to 10. The Assembly bill TO encourage the main
tenancc of permanent landmarks and make pub
lie records thereof was killed The SEN
ate had lively discussion over over
the Assembly bin permntns the sale ths
society holding the fair receives aid from the
state. The bill came from the COMMITTEES on
agriculture, with Il recommendation that it be
indefinitely postponed. The Senate refused, IS
to Is, to kill the bill, and it was passed to third
reading The Assembly bill for the establish
mS!lt OF an lnStltutlOn the lecOlc-lnlnueu was
concurred in with but few dissenting votes.
MADISON Wis, April 10.-At the opening OF
this evenings session of the Senate Chief Clerk
Shafer read statement showing that fifty six
Senate and tfty-tive Assembly bills were in the
hands of committees. The committee on judici-
AIRY recommended for passage general bill au-
thorizing cities to issue bonds 1t does not in
clude Milwaukee. On motion of Senator
Kruszka the Milwaukee bond bills were re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. The plan
is to report general law which will allow the
Milwaukee City Council to issue bonds at its own
discretion at first suggested by Mr.. Austin.
Col. KreZ's general bill is in question and the
special bond bills have been declared unconsti-
tutional by the Senate judiciary committee A
message from the governor announcing the APP
prevail of several bills read. The Senate
then killed the bill increasing the juris-
dicton of Waupaca County Judge in GER
tain cases The Senate passed the Assembly bill
allowing transfer of school funds in Ohtagamic
County. The Senate bills relating to bonds in
voluntary assignments and making it an otfcnsc
for members of county boards of supervisors to
charge fees for committee work were ordered to
Il third reading.