Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
WISCONSIN SOLONS

By a vote of 80 to 81 the assembly
Monday refused to adopt Mr.. Mosher's
| resolution for the appointment of u COM
| mittee of three to ascertain the amount
of the mill tax since 1885. The bill to
provide that banks be not required to pay
the fees of the bank examiner for exami-
nations. was recalled from the Senate.
Mr.. Wheeler entered Il motion that the
vote by which the assembly refused con-
currence in the bill be reconsidered. In
the Senate, there were but nine bills on
the calendar, but only two were taken up
for consideration, the rest being laid over
or re-referred to committees. Mr.. De-
vos' bill was killed This is the measure
70 allow the city of Milwaukee to acquire
lands outside of its corporate limits for
The purpose of garbage disposal plant.
The Senate concurred in the bill to cede
20 the United States the jurisdiction OF
certain land in Eau Claire for a public
building
The Risum theater hat bill passed the
Assembly Tuesday by vote of 43 to ~.
after short debate. The bill has been
through two committees, and has been
generally taken as a joke, but is likely to
pass. The bill provides fine of $40. The
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the passage by the Senate Of the bill re-
curing all goods manufactured in the
prisons of other States and sold in Wis
consin to be labeled as prlson-made
goods
The Senate Wednesday killed tho AS
sembly bill authorizing county boards to
place the registrar of deeds on salary. Inc
same fate was accorded the measure for
bidding continuous race meetings. In the
lower house bills were passed establish
ing substate fair at Chippewa Falls and
creating State board of medical exam
ners. The libel bill was laid over and
the bill permitting ordinary stores to sell
patent medicines was advanced to third
reading. Favorable action was taken on
the bill giving counties the power to aid
in the construction of country roads, and
the proposed constitutional amendment
enabling the State to grant such aid was
adopted.
State civil service reform is a POSSIBLE
ty in Wisconsin. Thursday the Senate
Committee on State Affairs reported
substitute bill providing for board of
civil service examiners consisting of three
members. to be appointed by the Gov
rrnor, who shall classify all the salaricd
officers and places of employment in the
service of the State, but it is provided that
the law shall not apply to officers elected
by the people, and officers whose appoint
ment is subject to confirmation by the
Senate officers of the State University
and of the State normal schools, officers
and employees of the courts of the State,
officers and employees of the Legislature,
the private secretary, executive clerk ana
messenger of the Governor, and such 9th
er officers and employees as shall be desig-
mated by the Governor and reported to the
civil service commission within three
months after this act becomes a law. A
bill is also receiving consideration which
aims to put the police and fire departments
of all the cities from 10000 to 10000 pop
ulation under civil service rules. The
special committee of the House which in
vestigated the charge of venal conduct on
the part of Populist G. n. Frink Of Mill
waukee reported Il full eXoneration. Erlnk
was said to have demanded 500 for his
vote in favor of the medical bill. The BIZ
cycle baggage bill was discussed at length
in the Senate, but final action was defer
red.
The Senate Friday unceremonioHssy kill
ed the bicycle baggage bill. The vote was
II 10 Is. The Overlook bill to repeal the
ia: tonnage law stirred things up some
what. Senator Green wanted the bill
amended and moved it's reference to the
Committee on Corporations. Senator
Woodwork said it had been carefully con-
sidered by the Committee on Assessment
and collection of taxes and ought not to
be referred again. Senator Mills wanted
the bill heard again. Senator bennett
said the committee that had considered
HE bill was composed of members from
The interior, and he thought that they
were not well informed on lake matters.
Mr. Baxter offered an amendment and
wanted the bill referred back to the Com
mittee on Taxation, and that motion pre-
vailed. In the Assembly bill was Of
fered taxing cigarette dealers 5000 year.
proposed constitutional amendment to
40 away with the State census was voted
III allirmatively.
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