Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-25
Recess was taken until 2:3O D. m.

passenger fare and bill and amendment were
laid on the table. Mr. Buckstaff's fran
The Senate killed bills relating to paving in
Milwaukee. enabling counties to build and
| the evening session. under suspension Of the
| rules, the Senate passed bill No. 391 S,
| to authorize Milwaukee county to build an
| armory building at a cost of $4,000 for the
| use Of the National guard companies Of that
city. Senator kruszka tried to have the
Pin LAID on the tabs but lost by vote Of
a resolution to cut off new business at once.
The resolution was voted down and Senator
bill providing for the examination OF sta
| tionary engineers Reconsideration was re-
fused by vote Of L to g The Sc, Senate ate did
however. reconsider it's action on bill No. 712,
| to authorize towns to aid in the construc-
! ton of telephone lines The measure was
| refused concurrence by vote Of IS to s.
| The bill relating to overseers in counties
| having population of 100000 or more was
recalled and concurred in. resolution en-
| for the Legislature to visit the law-making
body of Illinois at Springfield was adopted.
dhs H 49, e to he pnbea
taxes; No. 36s, relating to excuses; No. Y,
| relating to publishing state reports; No. 60,
providing for taking testimony at inquests.
| The bill to repeal the Dane county drainage
act was killed. Bill No 1ss A, relating to
| the publication of tax sale notices, was con-
Cured in. Then the wind-up of all business
came and the remainder of the evening was
l
bers and presentations to the officers of the
| chamber. Lieut.Gov. Baensch was given
a watch, Senator Weeks was the recipient
| of diamond and dinner set adOrnS the
| table of Chief Clerk HOuser.
| Madison. Wis, April 2O-For the first
time this winter the Democrats had ma
! jOrity in the Senate at it's last session today.
When Lieut.. Gov: Baensch dropped the
gave at 10 a. M, just eight members of the
BaRter s apd Tme and DEM
| ocrats. Altpeter Bashford, Burke, Kennedy
and Wescott. Roll call was dispensed with.
Mr. Baxter offered joint resolution for the
| appointment of a committee of three, one
| from the Senate and two from the Assem-
bly,, to wait on the governor and learn il
| Baxter was appointed on this committee on
the part of the Senate and recess was
| taken until II 40 to await it's report. The
| list of bills signed by the governor came in,
the committee reported that there was no
further communication to come from the
governor and the Senate adjourned. The
governor signed Frank Flowers deep water
ways commission bill this morning and the
biz to receive tS his sgnatWHr eac the dnb bill
| from taxation for term of years. Among
the bills held back were: No. 1s9 A, amend
| ing section ITO, relating to the publication
of notice of time to redeem lands sold for
taxes; No. 1868 A, relating to the issuance
of licenses; No. 625 A. directing that half
| turned over to the use of public schools; No.
1919 A. amending the law relating to the adj
No. 29s e p row e for ef the election e Of
road overseers instead of having them APP
pointed; and the Milwaukee school board
bill.
The Assembly.
Madison Wis, April 16.-In the Assembly
a flood of protests against the killing of the
Hall anti-pass resolution was sent in. The
voted on the proposition at the last cleo
ton and out of 5000 voters there were only
joint resolution fixing the date of adjourn
| ment was taken up, but on motion of d. ..
Mahoney was laid over until tomorrow morn
| ing. Mr.. Frost's bill No. 233 A, relating to
| liens on lumber in Door county, was con-
CURED in. The rule relating to the commit
Tee o. Tue WnoIe e Was SUSPENDED ana the Dllls
! ing or killed without any preliminary -four
| ishes. Two Senate bills to loan money to
committee on state affairs. There was some
discussion over Mr.. Lambersons bill au-
thorizing towns to aid in the construction
passage, which brought forth an appeal from
Mr. Henderson, He said that It was in
| thought would be of great value. Mr.. Hall
replied that it was only opening the door
mer. When the farmer wanted the tele-
phone he would get it without town aid and
! those who did not want telephones The
bill was killed by a vote of 81 to 30. Mr..
Buckstatf got his bill for free library in
rules. Mr. Latta's bill pensioning the judges
of the Supreme court who have served fifteen
years was killed. Mr.; Boncers bill re-
$50 to $50 per month was the subject of con-
| siderable discussion. Mr.. Bonce! spoke in IA
adT % it. The iatter said hat the Iso
| pie Of mis- district were unanimously in favor
| of it. Mr.. Lamberson objected to the pas
sage of the bill. The law gave the well-to-do
| man exemption of forty acres, but the
| poor man had only an exemption of $50 a
month. 1t was not fair to cut it down any.
Nal hat No n
| ton of the poor man was to be cut down
the, exemptions of all others ought to be cut
was laid upon the table by a vote of 80 to
81 Mr.. Jeske's bill No. 234 A. making eight
hours a days labor on public buildings. was
| killed by a vote of Is to 33. The bill
| making appropriations to the penal and
charitable Institutions of the state, or
dered to third reading after having been
lighting plant for the capitol. There was
considerable discussion over the bill, Mr..
amendments to be printed and Mr.. Hall and
Burdick fayoring immediate action. Mr.
it on it's passage. The motion prevailed and
the bill was passed. Mr.. Notbohm tried to
get u law through changing the manage
ment of the Milwaukee, tiremen's relief fund
after the measure had been killed by the
Milwaukee delegation. He got his measure
reported from another committee as q sub
stitute for bill not germane to the subject.
George Mahoney raised point of order
against it. and the chair ruled it out of OF,
der. The GraIl0 avenue NlauucL Dill pdSSeu
under suspension of the rules. Mr.. Not
bohms original bill relating to the Fire
mems Relief association, recommended for
indefinite postponement by the Milwaukee
delegation but never acted upon, came up
for action. Mr.. Notbohm spoke i'll favor of
it and Mr.. Mahoney objected to it. MI
Notbohm offered the substitute n that tn the
again again The speaker took the matter, under
advsement until evening Mr. Notbohm,s
bill No $40 A, relating to secret societies
bearing arms, which had been reported
without recommendation. was on the general
file A motion to lay the bill on the table
was lost by Il vote of Al to 81. The meas
ure was then laid over until evening: The
following bills were, killed: No. o!o A,
assicnees: No III S. relating to foreign cor
poratons Nos. 152 and 253 S. regulating the
issuance of corporate bonds; No. 200 ),
providing salaries for register of deeds ME-.
O'Neirs bill to appoint a commission to re-