Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-03-23
WISCONSIN SOLONS.


schools. The appropriation will have to
be renewed every two years. The Hall
resolution, looking to the adoption of the
voting machine was ordered to third
reading, and one transferring the title of
the property held by the State Historical
Society to the State was adopted. The
Senate adopted the Mosher memorial to
Congress for legislation in favor of Amer
lean shipping. Among the bills killed was
one to give woman suffrage on liquor IL
cenSe questions, to raise the age OF con-
sent to Is years, giving a bounty for the
killing of English sparrows and requiring
long distance telephone companies to con-
meet with the local exchanges. The BIZ
cycle is demanding large amount of at
tention from the solons. The bicycle bag
gage bill, which was killed two years ago,
will likely go through this year, though
the railroads are laboring hard to defeat
it. Besides the bicycle baggage bill, Mr..
Keene of Milwaukee also has bill which
may be passed and which prevents cities
from compelling bicyclists to pay license
fees.
The Assembly on Wednesday, by vote
of 53 to 81, Incorporated the forfeiture
office clause in the joint resolution pro-
viding for a constitutional amendment
prohibiting the use of railroad passes and
telegraph and express franks by public
officers. The Assembly, after little
skrmish, advanced to third reading the
bill requiring employment offices to take
out a license and file a bond. The Senate
adopted a resolution providing that the
retiring Governor furnish to the Legisla-
ture a statement of public affairs and
finances at the close of his term. In the
afternoon the Legislature made its annual
inspection Of the State University.
Speeches concerning the needs and pIr-
poses of the university were made by
President Adams, Gov. Scofeld, eX-Gov.
Peck, Lieut.. Gov. Stone, Speaker Ray,
State Superintendent of Public 1nstruc-
ton Harvey, Attorney General Gates and
others.
On Thursday, at the evening session OF
the Senate to receive committee reports,
the Railroad Committee reported for non
concurrence in the forfeiture of office
! amendment added to the anti-pass resolu-
ton by the Assembly Both houses APP
pear so firm in the stand they have taken
that the resolution will be delayed some
time and may even be defeated through
this disagreement. The strongest effort
will be made, however, to put the matter
| through. After some argument the AS
sembly killed the joint resolution provid-
ing for securing the opinion of the Su-
preme Court on pending legislation when
requested by the Governor and two-thirds
of each house.
Another delay developed in the anti-pass
legislation in the Wisconsin Legislature.
This time it comes in the majority report
of the Assembly Railroad Committee rem
dered ON Friday to indefinitely postpone
the bill for the immediate abolition of
passes. Assemblymen Rowell, Hunt, Will
lott, Werheim and Ives made the ma jority
report and Assemblymen Holcomb, Gal
away, Willy and Thomas made an en-
phatic dissent. The bill is aimed to stop
the use Of passes by public officials until
constitutional amendment can be adopt
ed by vote of the people.
Among the bills lately passed are the
following:
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING to organ
ization of Bankers Insurance Company
By Mr.. Eine-Relating to justice court
appeals.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding to cities I'M
der special charters
By Mr.. Ela-Relating to the bond given
by guardians of minors.
By Mr.. Orton-Conferring additional
powers upon registers of probate.
By Mr.. Manufacturing the acts of
the county board of Taylor County
By Senator Notwithstanding towns
to buy tools for making roads on credit
and to pay for them in five annual INSTALL
ments; providing for sanitary conditions
in cigar factories and prohibiting manu-
facturers of cigars to employ any person
under Is for more than eight hours a day;
prohibiting Superior and Circuit judges to
draw their quarters salary until they sub
scribe an affidavit of having rendered de-
cisions in all cases submitted within nine
ty days.
BY Senator Anson--Approprati $16,-
900 to the industrial school for girls.
By Senator Notwithstanding man
ufacturers and merchants to furnish seats
for their female employees.
By Senator Harris-Providing penalty
of $50 to 500 for failure to brand reno
waited butter.
By Senator EatOn-Providing for the
making up of the school budget in the
spring instead of in the fall.
BY Senator MISUNDERSTANDING for
a committee of three appointed by the
Scn0Dl DOafu TO examine ScllOOl accounts.
BY Senator Mils-Providing that in all
counties of less than 10000 population all
sheriff's fees in excess of $4,000 shall be
paid at one-half the regular rate
BY Mr.. Overbeck-Appropriat $1O,-
600 for the purchase Of a silver service
and a bronze badger for the battIeship
Wisconsin. (Assembly bill concurred in)
BY Mr.. Ryan-Relating to CassviIle
cemetery. (Assembly bill concurred in.)
BY Senator neutrality-suspicious. for
a qualified inspector of public schools for
the deaf
BY Senator Eaton--Authorizing coun-
ties of 100000 or more to elect town
clerks, assessors and treasurers for two
years instead of one
BY Senator Roehr-Prohibiting Supe-
rior judge of Douglas County to draw his
quarters salary until he gives affidavit