Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-02
WISCONSIN SOLONS.


of minor Importance. The Senate passed
two bills, one of which gives employees
and officials of State institutions, such as
asylums and hospitals, police powers.
There were only four absentees III the
Senate Tuesday Neutrality-suspicious. Mail
er, Knudson, Woodwork and Weed. Sew
eral petitions in favor of the bill for
2-cent fare on railroads were received.
Senator Whiteheads bill providing for
stenographer in the County Court Of
Rock County in contested cases was ON
the calendar for engrossment. Senator
Whitehead stated that the bill was purely
local in its nature and asked that it be
put upon it's immediate passage, as stem
ographer is greatly needed just now. The
bill was passed under suspension of the
rules. The Senate concurred in Mr.. Har-
yey's bill relating to actions against ad-
ministrators and executors. When Sen
atOr Green moved an adjournment until
Thursday morning in view of the Senate's
having accepted the invitation of the bus
mess men Of Green Bay to visit the new
feformatory, Senator Jones dissented. He
thought it would be wrong to take time
out Of the middle of the week to go junket-
ing. Senator Jones called for the yeas
and nays on the question of adjournment.
and the motion was lost II to 10. An old
fashioned batch Of petitions and remon-
strances came into the Assembly. Nearly
all of them related to the fish and game
laws and the bill to reduce passenger
rates to 2 cents per mile. The Senate
resolution commencing Gov. Scofeld and
the Wisconsin volunteers for their SER
vices in the late war was adopted by
rising vote. A bill by Mr.. Sturdevant,
relating to the purchase of stationery for
the State, was ordered to third reading.
The only change from the old statutes is
that it relieves the State from the ne
cessity Of advertising for bids in Chi
cago papers. The Assembly adjourned
until Thursday morning.
There was session OF the Senate We'd
nesday morning. Those present were Sen
ators Whitehead, KreutZer, Lamoreux,
Jones, Welton, Arson, Martini Stout and
Whelan. Senator Arson introduced a
joint resolution asking that one of three
armed cruisers now being built be named
Milwaukee. - The Committee on Judiciary
reported for passage Senator Knudson's
bill providing for a satisfactory correction
of description in conveyance of real es-
tate. The Senate adjourned until Thurs
day morning.
Assemblyman True of Baraboo, who
introduced the marriage license BILL on
Thursday offered a substitute bill at the
session of the Assembly Committee on
State Affairs which is more sweeping and
more stringent than the original. The
original bill provided simply that a license
must be obtained before a marriage could
be performed. 1t might be secured the
day Of the marriage. This would not pre-
vent Opponents from Minnesota and Hi
nois The substitute provides that five
days must elapse between the time the Ii
cense is obtained and the day of the mar
rage 1t is expected the bill will protect
Wisconsin parents of foolish girls as well
as those of other States, for the suspicious
parent can watch the records. Any cler-
gyman or justice of the peace who violates
the act is to be punished by fine or inn
prisonment The bill has good chance
to pass.
The following bills have been intro
duced:
BY Senator Martin-To amend the eau
Gus law.
By Senator Riordan-To amend the law
fixing the salary of circuit judges.
ment and taxation of street car COM
panies.
BY Senator Whitman-To provide for
the incorporation of life insurance COM
panies on the stipulated premium plan.
BY Senator Jacobs-To provide for pay
ment Of costs # trials in charitable and
penal institutions.
By Senator Baxter-To amend the OBJ
scene literature law.
By Senator Eaton-To amend the law
relating to the levy of school tax in cities;
providing for State road from the south
ern boundary Of the State to Milwaukee.
BY Senator Devos-To create pension
fund for the members of the police de-
partment in cities of the first class; to
amend the law relating to superior courts
in Milwaukee County.
By Senator Mills-To create q naval
battalion in the Wisconsin National
Guard.
BY Senator Hatton-To. authorize the
Governor to make settlement of the war
claims of Wisconsin against the Federal
Government.
By Senator Whitehead repeal the
statute relating to damage caused by de-
fective highways; relating to the duties of
the law relating to county courts.
By Senator Welton-To prohibit the
commitment of Migrants or other crimi
nails in county poorhouses; to allow cities
of the third class to levy a special school
tax.
BY Senator eynolds-Relating to the
assessment Of benefits upon the Laying out,
building or altering of highways.
Nv Senator Grapn-Hpnuirinp the as
sured in unauthorized fire insurance COM
panies to pay the license fees and percent
ages required by law.
By Senator Withee-To legaliZe the is
sue Of all corporate bonds heretofore is
sued by cities of 10000 or less.
By Senator Whelan-To amend the law.
relative to the establishment Of manual
training departments in free high schools.
By Senator Roehr-Relatiye to the en-
ployment of labor; amending the statutes
to norract;On of errors in aSSnc.-