Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-16
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

were introduced IN the Senate Monday
night by Senator Baxter. One Of the
bills carries an appropriation of SS95,000
| to defray current expenses, including
| painting and necessary repairs, and pro-
| yides that the balance left after the eX-
| penditure of special funds may. with the
| approval of the Governor, be transferred
| to the current expense fund of the instl-
| tuition. The total of the second bill. is
| 1898, 400
The anti-pass bill reported by the Sen
| ate Railroad Committee in accordance
| with the Governors message was again
| delayed On Tuesday. The preceding
| Thursday it was on the calendar for con-
| sderation, and was laid over. When the
! bill came up Tuesday morning Senator
| Green moved that it go to the judiciary
| Committee, and the members agreed to
| this.
An attempt to wipe out the saloons of
| Silver City is to be made by the Legisla-
ture. Assemblyman Dodge on Wednes-
| day introduced bill forbdding saloons
within one mile of the Soldiers Home in
Milwaukee, which will take in the Silver
| City saloons and also few to the north
| of the home. This is the third time such
| Il bill has been introduced. Once it came
| important bills were two by Mr.. LANCE to
| repeal the corrupt practices act and bill
| providing fire and police commissioners i'll
| small cities. A bill by Mr.. Rasmussen
| placed the liability for forest fires on rail-
| road companies and other companies OPP
Grating roads and shifted the burden Of
| proof from the plaintiff to the defendant.
| Judge Orion introduced a new railroad
| taxation bill. It divides the roads into
two claSSeS-One earning more than S3,OOO
| per mile and the other earning less. The
| first class is to pay tax of per cent
on gross earnings and the second class 31a
| per cent. The bill increases the taxes of
| the smaller roads. The usual grist of
| bills came in during the one-hour session
| of the Senate.
Once more the ant-pass resolution has
| been laid over When it came up in the
| Senate on Thursday it went over until
| the next Monday, owing to Senator
Withee of the Railroad Committee being
| absent by reason of sickness. Senator
Whelan offered an amendment providing
| that an official found guilty of violating
the anti-pass law should forfeit his office.
In accordance with the recommendations
| of the Governors message the Committee
| on Assessment and Collection of Taxes
reported bill for the taxation of express
and sleeping car companies on the money
value of the entire property of such COM
pany in the State.
Senator Stout on Friday introduced in
the Senate bill adding two women to
| the State board of control of charitable
| and penal institutions. The board which
| is one of the most important branches of
| the State government, is now composed Of
! five men. The bill is backed by the State
| Federation of Women's Clubs
The following bills have been intro
| duced:
By Senator Knudson-A bill to amend
| the law relative to corrections of descrip-
| ton in conveyance of real estate; also Il
| bill to prevent insurance companies from
| writing policies in districts where they
have local representatives.
By Senator Whitehead-A bill relating
| to the discharge of persons confined for
| torts; also bill compelling employers of
| females to supply seats for them when
not on active duty.
BY Senator Green-A bill to subject the
property and reserve funds of domestic
| insurance companies to taxation and to
| fix the fees paid by foreign insurance COM
| panies doing business in this State; also
| bill to authorize cities of 100000 and over
| to cause park lands to be vacated and
leased for railroad purposes.
| BY Senator Dennett-A bill amending
| the law relating to the license of bicycles
By Senator Jacobs-A bill to amend the
| law relating to cities under special char
| ters; also bill to authorize the change of
boundaries of village incorporated under
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| of villages; Also a bill to amend the law
| relating to sidewalks
BY Senator WeedA bill providing that
| the. salaries of sheriffs and the number
and residence of under sheriffs be fixed
| by the county boards.
BY Senator Whitman-A bill requiring
| public buildings to be built with Wiscon-
| sin building material.
| BY Senator Whitehead-A bill making
| it possible in courts of record where thir-
ty-siX Jurors are chosen to cast out the
name of a man who is shown to be dis
qualified in any manner, and draw again.
BY Senator Rochr-A bill under whose
| provisions any number of persons not less
| than five, who shall have taken applica-
| tons in writing for insurance on at least
| 500 BICYCLES, may form an incorporated
| company for mutual bicycle insurance
against any contingency except fire.
By Senator RoehrA bill authorizing
the purchase of tools and machinery for
building roads.
Bv Senator Grcen-A bill to provide for
| the effect of technical conditions or for
| FIXTURES on contracts of insurance. The
| bill provides that the breach of such con-
| ditions shall not render the policy void
| unless resulting in substantial loss or in
jury to the insured
BY Senator McGillivray-A bill to eX-
anime and regulate the sale of patent
medicines; a bill to regulate the distribu
| ton of official patronage of State equally
| between the different counties.
| BY Senator Woodworth-A bill to ex-
| tend the privileges Of examination to in
mates of county hospitals and to the