Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
WISCONSIN SOLONS

The Assembly Monday passed the fol-
lowing bills: Relating to the issuing or
corporate bonds; providing for dam on
Yellow river in Burnett County; to legal
iZe the acts of the register of deeds OF
Grant County; to authorize the building
of dock in Lake Michigan in Door Coun-
ty; to legalize certain acts of the Secre-
tary of State and Treasurer; relating to
the establishment of the Seventeenth lum-
Der district. Senate bills concurred in:
Relating to sewer and street assessments;
providing for the collection of dairy sta
tistics; to authorize corporations to change
their name. In the Senate favorable ac-
ton was taken upon these: Relating to
free public libraries; relating to county
courts; relating to the duties of town
treasures; for constitutional amend
ment to allow the election of extra cir
cult judges; to authorize the construction
of dam across the Chippewa river in
Dunn County; relating to the Winnebago
County Court; relating to the jurisdiction
of the Waukesha County Court
The House Committee on State Affairs
Tuesday struck hard blow at the Ideal
Park Association, owning grounds near
Kenosha, by favorably recommending the
bill which forbids all forms of race track
fight has been waged for and against the
measure. A new and comprehensive game
and fish bill has been introduced. A novel
provision is as follows: "The ownership of
and title to all fish and game in the State
of Wisconsin is hereby declared to be in
the State, and no fish or game shall be
caught, taken or killed in any manner or
at any time except the person so catching,
taking or killing shall consent that the
title to said fish and game shall be and re-
main in the State of Wisconsin for the
purpose of regulating and controlling tho
use and disposition of the same after such
catching, taking or killing"
In the Assembly Wednesday the fol-
lowing bills passed: Relating to the NUM-
cipal court of Ripon; for the listing of
property not assessed; relating to attach
ments in justice courts; relating to the
determination of issues of law; providing
for a tax levy for library purposes i'll
cities; authorizing tax levies for historical
museums in cities; to authorize the Wis
consin Baptist State convention to change
it's name; providing for the collection of
statistics of farm products. The usual
number of communications in the way of
petitions and remOnstrances were received
in the Senate and were referred to COM
! mittees. These bills passed: To promote
physical education; relating to damages
from defective roads; relating to the or
ganization of corporations.
The long-expected demand for a legis-
latiye investigation of the rumors of cor
ruption in connection with the medical
bill came up in the Assembly Thursday
| morning. Assemblyman Frink of Mil
| waukee sent to the clerks desk the fol-
lowing: Whereas, limitations have been
published in certain papers rejecting upon
the honor and integrity of certain men,
bers of this Assembly; therefore, be it
Resolved, That committee of five be ap-
pointed to Investigate the truth or falsity
of such intimations, and that such COM
mittee report back to the Assembly at
their earliest convenience. McGrath of
Brown opposed the resolution on the
ground that no specific charges had been
| made against any individual. Mr.. Frink
said that the rumors reflected on the
honor and integrity of members of the
Assembly and he felt that an investigation
should be had. The chair then put the
question and the resolution was adopted
| without dissenting vote.
In the Senate Friday favorable report
| was made on McGillivray's bill relating
| to the sale of prison-made goods The
measure provided in it's original form
that all goods sold in the State which
| were made in prisons outside of the State
| to be labeled 'Prison-Made Goods and
| penalties for violations of it's provisions
| were imposed. The Committee on Char
liable and Penal Institutions amended it
SO as to include goods made in the Wis
consin prisons. 1t is believed that if it
becomes law it will make start toward
doing away with the prison labor competi-
ton now so bitterly complained of by
| manufacturers and laboring men. The
| members Of the joint committee on claims
and Gov. Scofeld will have conference
to formulate a plan by which the short
| age in the State finances can be made up
without the levy of an extra State tax.
The plan is to cut down the appropria-
| tons for all State Institutions, including
the State university and normal schools.