Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate,

Weeks, president pro tenn. called the SEN
by Senator Spensley from F. B. Britton in
regard to sinking a deep shaft in the lead lead
region Of Wisconsin resolution f on s sep
chamber to the joint committee on claims
to hear arguments on the deep water com on
WAS adop ruee Bills We're Introduced as fol-
lows: Requiring the certificates of sur
veyors to be recorded; to prevent insurance
panies This repeats section $50 of the laws
Of 1893; to establish a police court IN the
city Of Milwaukee to fix IT the height a e or
ing the dam; to authorize cities of the first
and second classes to set sside streets for
and Park to Ffp oe TIVE
amending the law relating to church taxes.
The appointment of DR.. Scion Marks to be
confirmed The resolution introduced by
Mr.. Spensley requiring executive appoint
ments to be referred to some committee be-
fore action by the Senate was made a
standing resolution and was adopted by
unanimous vote. Senate bill No. 8, relat-
ing to the distribution of school taxes, was
Madison. Wis, Feb. e..ePetitions, were
presented in the Senate as follows: For the
Of se n No from ting
provision Of the fish laws; for an institution
for the feeble,minded; to make she Tha
boyganites for the passage of Senate bill
No. &c. requiring plumbers to be licensed;
from the Wisconsin Polytechnic society for
the geological and natural history, survey.
Bills were introduced: Amending the town.
ship road laws requiring fifteen days
notice of election. whether taxes shall be
paid in money or in work, such election to
be ordered on petition of twenty electors;
authorizing L. S. Cohn to build a dam across
the Wisconsin river in Marathon ao county;
tees from $4,000 to $500 annually, and of
circuit court judges from $4,000 o to $4,000;
| RI allowing members f vote
either in person or by proxy, notwithstand-
ing the company's charter may provide 9th
in the Tenth circuit; amending the statutes
relating to corporations SO to make filings
consistent Increasing the salary of Eth. the
$1,000 to $500 per year; limiting the charges
of railway companies for carrying passengers
and freight light in Wisconsin and amending IN.
providing that in impanen1ng, a jury upon
onment in the state prison for life the per-
son on trial shall be allowed to challenge
peremptorily twentyfour Of the persons re-
turned as jurors; if there be two defendants
they shall be allowed thirty-six peremptory
challenges and if there be three or more
they shall be allowed no more than forty
divided equally among the defendants; also
a bill to prevent adulteration of dairy prod
ucts; a1>endings the statutes relating to in
surance, permitting the insurance commits
sioner to revoke the certificate of any in
surance agent doing business for an author
lied company who shall also do business for
an unauthorized company and providing
that similar action by an officer, stakeholder
or partner in any authorized company shall
ense s WITH Which he is ce connected
neither certificate or license so revoked to
be, renewed within year; to amend the
bish into rivers. not to apply to rivers 100
feet wide; permitting the city Of Milwaukee
to issue bonds for the erection of police
hy1il6 inr mo fnp hn ipf-
ment of a tax commissioners in Milwaukee.
Joint Assembly resolution No. Il, cutting off
business after L. was
Washburn county: retiring judges Of the
viding for register of probate in Walworth
county. The committee on education re-
ported favorably on the bill for a state
the committee on claims: The bill to con-
tinue a contingent fund for the suppression
of contagious diseases vas sent to the
committee on public health and safety
The bills n gd the k Ge of labor eo
| on state affairs. The judiciary committee,
to which Pr j. W. SCOTS so nomination as
that he was now a citizen OF the United
States and the nomination was confirmed
unanimously. Mr.. Spensley offered a joint
ernor of two commissioners for suppression
of the Russian thistle. Mr. Spensley stated
adjoining states had appointed similar com
missiOners and meeting OF these is to be
held at st. Paul February IA to secure uni,
form action. The resolution was passed
under SUSPENSION , Of the rules tho conc,rson
of the opening exercises in the Senate Presi
dent Pro Tenn Weeks called Senator r. B.
Mills to the chair. Mr.. Thayer presented
petition for the passage of Senate bill No
100 relating to fish and game laws. The
dairy and food committee reported favoraby
r ~ DAM nIv1f1n nnt d0 md
food commissioner. and it was confirmed
unanimously. Bills were Introduced as fol-
lows for of sanbnrn m1neS
statutes furnished legfsIatO amending the
statutes relating to agricultural societies,
allowing them 40 per cent. of the amount
of premiums in racing department; author
izing counties to build and maintain schools
for dependent children; providing for pub
waukee county; relating to discharge Of
merchants lien, requiring annullment of the
claim if not presented within year; author
iZing justices to issue transcripts of jUdg-
ments in cases where the costs amount to
SIS or more whether the judgments exceed
$40 or not; amending the general city char,
operate their own lighting plants; amend
ing the law relative to accident insurance
specifically provide for payment in cases of
partial as well as total disability; lncreas-
ing the for fr s 81 BOOKS KS
$4,000 per year: to confer police powers ON
officers of the State Humane society; amend
ing the general election law, changing the
order of parties on the ballot; providing
for the dismissal of actions unless they are
brought to trial within two years after
protect persons, associations and labor
unions in trade marks and labels and re-
pealing chapter 104 laws of 1898: appropriate
ing $4,000 to the governors contingent fund
for the years 1895 to 1896; providing for a
uniform rate of taxation on vessels making
the tax on tonnage; relating to public
schools in Milwaukee, comforting additional
powers on the school board; making the
terms of aldermen in Milwaukee four IN
stead of two years; to legalize the action OF
the town of Melrose, Jackson county, in
issuing bonds for the construction of two
iron bridges over the Black river; to cheap
en- the cost of administering estates ;, Of mod,
nassed as follows: Changing the point of
intersection of the Sheboygan, st. Paul &
Central railway with the Milwaukee & North
ern. extending the time for completion OF
the former. and the time for delivery OF
bonds; appropriating S14o0 to the State Fire.