Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-26
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

The first Republican joint caucus in the
contest for the seat in the United States
Senate, which will be vacated by . ohm L.
Mitchell of Wisconsin on March 4, open
ed Wednesday night. Five active candi-
dates were named, as follows: Joseph V.
Quarles of Milwaukee, Isaac Stephenson
Of Marinette, Joseph w. Babcock of Ne
cedah, Samuel G. Cook of Neenah and
Charles NJ. Webb of Wausau. Three bal
lots were taken without result. The first
result: Quarles 81, Stephenson 80, Bah
cock 10, Cook Is, Charles NJ. Webb lO,
absent 1, necessary for election Sc. The
second ballot showed a gain for Quarles
of two votes, loss to Babcock Of two,
gain for Cook of one and loss for Webb
of one. The third ballot, on viva voce
vote, resulted: Quarles 4S, Stephenson 1S,
Babcock II, Cook IT, Webb 10. Thurs
day afternoon the caucus again met and
cast five ballots. On the seventh ballot
the vote changed to Quarles AZ, Stephen
son "a, Babcock II, Cook II and Webb
10, and remained that way until adjourn
ment was taken after the fourteenth bal
lot After taking five ballots in the even
ing the caucus adjourned. Only one
change developed in the voting, Assembly
man Theissenhusen of Milwaukee going
from Quarles to Cook On the nineteenth
ballot the vote stood: Quarles Al, Ste
phenson "A, Babcock II, Cook IS and
Webb 10.
Sessions of both houses were held on
Thursday, but neither was over fifteen
minutes long. In the Senate, Senator
Stone introduced a joint resolution rec
ommending the appointment of COM
mittee of two from the Senate and three
from the Assembly to whom all matters
relating to forestry shall be referred. Sen
ator Roehr introduced a bill increasing
the power of the municipal court of Mil
waukee County and fixing the salary of
the judge thereof at $4,000 instead of 49,
600. The bill was referred to the Com
mittee On Judiciary. Senator Whiteheads
bill to amend the law relating to puhtla
notices in county courts was referred 81
the Committee on Judiciary. The bill pro-
vides that, at the discretion of the judge,
such notices may be published in Ger
man paper Senator McGillivray then in
troduced bill regulating the profession
of public accounts. 1t requires such ac-
countants to be examined and licensed,
the university regents to constitute the
examining board for the first year or I'M
til such time as enough accountants have
been examined to constitute the board.
The applicants shall pay fees sufficient to
make the board self-sustaining. On mo-
ton of Senator Stout the joint resolution
providing for the appointment of a COM
mittee on forestry was adopted. Senator
Lamoreux, on behalf of the judiciary
Committee, reported fayorably on Seha-
tor Welton's bill providing for the bond
ing of county officers and the bill was
adopted under suspension of the rules. In
the Assembly, Assenblyman Mosher in
troduced memorial petitioning Congress
to pass laws to encourage American ship
ping. Assemblyman Keene introduced a
bill to give the State Historical Society
power to sell lands, and Assemblyman
CRUDE introduced another giving county
judges permission to have court notices
printed in German papers in their discre
ton.
Three ballots wore taken in the Repub-
lican senatorial caucus Friday morning
without change in the results, and ad
journment was taken until Monday night
These ballots resulted: Quarles Al, Ste
phenson %, Babcock 16, Cook Is and
Webb 10.
A number of important bills were intro.
duced in both houses Friday morning. AS
semblyman Thomas, chairman of the
Railroad Committee, introduced a bill to
license express companies. 1t provides
that the companies shall pay per cent
fee on their gross earnings and that Sec
rotary Of State, State Treasurer and At
torney General shall be a commission to
fix the basis of taxation. Assemblyman
True introduced bill calculated to de-
stroy the Milwaukee marriage industry.
1t requires a license fee of $3.50, to be
issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court
of the county in which the bride-elect re-
sides. Tn the Senate Mr.. Roehr intro
duced bill to adjust the fees and salaries
in the register of deeds office in Milwau-
kee County. The bill fixes the salary of
the register Of deeds at 81 ZOO year and
that of his deputy at $500 and signifies
what eaclf clerk and copyist shall receive,
these provisions to take effect from and
after May 1, 1899. A forestry bill, intro
duced by Senator Stout, was framed in
accordance with the report of the State
Forestry Commission created two years
ago.