Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate.

of estates in county courts, which was on
| opposed by Senators Weeks, Austin and
T! Bashford. They contended that should the
| bill become law it would have tendency
| it. Senator McGlliyray favored the passage
| of the bill. He said that if there is any
| class of people whom the Legislature is in
honor bound to protect it is the widows and
| orphans of the state The bill was refused
engrossmenr by a vote of ID ayes to II nays
m ba m rov Ne g that a. no
| count for travelling expenses against the
| state be audited by the secretary of state
! until the claimant first makes affidavit that
no part of the travel charged has been upon
a free pass or other free transportation, ana
| that the amount charged for such transporta-
ton has been actually disbursed. The Mil
commissioner bill and the fire. relief com
missioner bill, The joint resolution fixing
was laid over until Friday on motion of
| Senator Spensley. The Senate passed the
following bills: No. III S, authorizing for
eign corporations to do business in this
state; No 175 S. to confer limited PARTICULAR
rights upon certain towns NO. 266 >, TO
enlarge the powers OF city councils IN C Ger r
| the Supreme court in certain eases; No. 3O7
S, providing for the plating of lands stu
ated within the borders of incorporated cis*
les for the purpose of taxation; no. 4O4 5,
| relating to county courts The following AS
| sembly measures were concurred in: No.
| Il. appropriating $4,000 to the WISCONSIN
State Horticultural society; No 1884, author
| izng cities to pay mayors salary; No. so,
providing for the employment of stenog-
No. 800, to amend the charter of the Wiscon-
| sin River Improvement company; No. 1863,
providing for dam across BLACK river; NO.
$780,, TO prevent the adulteration Of dairy
| products; No. 7O4, relating to the indebted
ness of the town of Pelican. The Senate
killed the following measures: No. 424 s,
| appropriating sum of money to Phoebe NJ.
Brooks; No So S. providing for the publ
cation of time to redeem from tax sales; No.
Madison Wis, April A statement was
| received from State Treasurer Peterson as
to counties that have not paid oyer. to the
school fund fines collected in criminal cases:
| showing the counties of Kewaunee, Burnett,
Marquette and Sheboygan are deficient. The
| a dozen, mainly from G. A. r. posts. being
for the passage of bill No. 2os A, prohibit IN,
Soldiers home meat at MILWAUKEE, a Joint reso-
| luton adopted permitting Mr.. Spensley
to introduce bill amending chapter ID:
laws of 1895. relating to assessments of
Steamboats, The committee on state at
fairs reported favorably the appoint
ment Of Halford Erickson as labor commits,
unanimously. The committee on public
health and safety reported, fayorably No.
PIG S. making an appropriation to the state
board of health for EXAMINING, drinking
waters. Joint resolution No. 53 S, request
ing the President to appoint Edwin +. Town
send brigadier-general, was adopted Sen
ate bills were passed as follows: Joint reso-
luton No Is amending section 81. article 4,
of the state constitution. referring to the in
for better protection of bridges; No: 3OS S,
relating to appealable orders; No: $50 >, for
the promotion of free public libraries. in
state afe' library 'u commiss: on Assembly bills
were concurred in as follows: No 1s5 A,
amending the law neorpo%ratln eon the Nay N
Weeds s A f No. s75 refunding $50 to WieneeK
Which they We're not liable; No. 547 A, cor
rectins the tax levy in school district No.
/, Barron county; No. 563 A. relatinS to to the ne
S. originally Mr.. Wells bill revising the
school code, amended by substitute which
provides for a codifcation of the school code
was passed to engrossment and third read
ing. Senate bills were killed as follows:
No 49, relating to to- 10 CT rfnse
ton and commitment of the insane; Bin
No 374 S, increasing the salary of the as
treasurer from $4,000 to $4,000 each, reported
for passage, was referred to the Judiciary
committee. Mr.. spens,ey stating that there ere
of the bill, A recess was taken till { 30 p M
The evening session of the Senate was de-
voted almost entirely to the Eearins OF re-
mttee reported the following measures for
indefinite postponement: No. % 5, relating
10 the assessment Of personal property; No
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maintained by telephone company, toll
service be furnished to any other tele ld1 q
company wtout ia N0 an ayi Or p
dinance by law, resolution or other act
granting any franchise. The bill to obllge
CROSSINGS eros Where highways are laid across rhc
right-of-way was reported unfavorab'y by
the railroad committees FL rne c1mfte pos eh
ponenent No. $40 s. providing, for the mu-
nicipa1 ownership of waterworks and light
ing works plants but reported1, ga A, the the
measares Bill No 81 S has been reported
for ny the Ma sta59 aa
business men without the expense of litiga-
r. Mahoney's bill No. 261 S. for the better
protection from fire in factories ana n, hotels'
Cor concurrence. Mr.. Hambright,s BIZ pro-
v;ding for the payment. of license fee by
street railway companies was also favor
ably reported by the state affairs commit,
tee Tie committee on charitable and penal
A. to provide for the incorporation OF socle-
ties organized for the purpose of securing
or grossly il-treated children by adoption or
otherwise Senator Officers bill, No. 3S2 s,
to increase the salary of the warden OF the
state prison to $4,000, was reported Tor IN
definite nostponement by the committee on
claims The committee ON insurance, banks
and banking reported NO; Uy TO % a hut or
ganized to insure plate glass, for passage,
and No. 233 S. to prevent combinations by
insurance companies, for indefinite postpone
ment
Madison, Wis, April 5:-The Senate got
mornings session. The committee on
claims reported No. 80 S. the bill for a JOIN,
library building for the State univ ersi1y and
State Historical society, for indefinite post
ponement The same committee reported
No 226 A. providing for a board of immi-
grafton. for concurrence. The committee on
tish and game reported for passage suOsti-
tute general bill. which was ordered printed
When joint resolution No 500 A, providing
for final adjournment on April Is, was
reached Mr. Spensley offered an amend
ment postponing the date until April 20
Mr. Bashford moved to postpone considera-
ton till Tuesday. He thought it doubtful if
the work could be properly finished by the
goth. Mr.. Putnam thought the time should
be fixed and the work could then be done
Mr. McMuhen did not think it could. Con-
sderation of the resolution was postponed
TIL Tuesday. Joint resolution No. % S.
amending section g. article II. of the state