Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-04-25
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

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law. The vote was 80 for and AZ against
Il. The bilt~for an appropriation to the
| wisconsin State Eiremen's Association
was recalled from the engrossing room
| OF $1,000. The Erickson interstate park
bill was sent to the Senate by a vote Of
| 40 to 4. Mr.. Barkers measure for $20,-
oOO for the Portage leyee was passed, 70
to 3. Mr.. Benson pressed the passage
of his bill for the destruction Of noxious
| weeds. 1t was passed. The Hartung
| dog license bill imposing a State tax on
CANNES in localities where the local mu-
| nicipal government .eXacts none excited
some little discussion. 1t was passed, 53
| TO 10. The Cady vagrancy bills were
| passed. They prescribe who are such
| and Tx as 4 penalty Imprisonment not
| to exceed six months or from three to
| ten days solitary confinement. Under
suspension of the rules the Mills bill reg
| ulating the taxation of steam vessels was
concurred in Gov. La Follette's veto
OF Senator Jacobs bill authorizing
| changes of venue from the county to cir
| cult court, and vice versa, in Dodge
| County, came up for action in the Senate.
| Its death was confirmed only four Sen
ators voting to pass the bill over the
| Governors veto. The joint resolution for
| the Inauguration of steps to provide for
n complete ventilating system for the cap
| itol building was passed. Assembly
amendments to Senator Riordan's bill
amending the law making taxes a lien ON
| logs, and Senator Mosher's bill relative
to taxation of buildings on leased ground,
| were concurred in.
| The Senate committee on rules We'd
| nesday morning reported back Senator
| Kreutzer's joint resolution providing for
| final adjournment May 4, with an amend
ment changing the date to May IL. The
| resolution, without discussion, was order
ed placed on the calendar The Hall
| constitutional amendment authorizing
the use of voting machines, which has
been both killed and passed by the Sen
| ate and both times reconsidered, was on
| the calendar for action, but on motion of
| Senator Roehr, was laid over. The
| O'Neil bill relating to the publication of
county board proceedings was on the
Assembly calendar for concurrence, but
| was finally recommitted. The Knudson
National Guard reorganization bill was
concurred in. 1t provides for extending
| the time spent in camp each year. A
warm debate was had on Mr.. McCabe's
| bill giving judges the right to ask the
| jury for special verdicts either before or
after the testimony is in or before or
| after arguments on the case. 1t Is OF
special interest to personal injury suits.
| The judiciary committee had offered
substitute and Mr.. McCabe wished the
whole matter re-referred. The Assembly
refused to do so by vote Of to SO.
Mr.. McCabe then offered the original bill
as substitute for the committees sub
stitute. Speaker Ray ruled it out Of
| order. Mr. McCabe then offered sub
stitute embodying both the original bill
and the committee substitute. After
long discussion, Mr.. McCabe's substitute
was killed, go to Is The committee sub
stitute adopted 53 to 30, and ordered en-
crossed and read third time. The orig
| inal bill required three questions to be
| put by the judge. The substitute makes
| special verdict only optional.
The expected peaceful conclusion to the
battle between the regular physicians and
the osteopaths, who have been seeking
recognition aud the right to practice i'll
Wisconsin, was consummated in the AS
sembly on Thursday. The principal strug-
gle has been on the examination of cam
ddates for practice and the cases the
osteopaths should be allowed to treat.
The Roehr bill which passed the Senate
gave them a special board OF examiners.
1t had become stranded in the Assembly.
The McComb medical bill, which was re-
ceived more favorably by the Assembly
but which had not yet reached the Sen
ate, gave them only limited right to
practice but compelled an examination
by the regular board before candidate
should be allowed to practice. The COM
promise is Il new form for the McComb
bill and provides for an eighth member
on the examining board, who shall be an
osteopath, and prescribes that the board
shall grant license to practice osteopathy
to all applicants who fulfill certain re-
Quirements. The Senate refused to post
pone the time for final adjournment to
May II, voting down the committee
amendment to that end, and passed the
Kreutzer bill as originally introduced,
fixing May as the date for adjourn
ment sine die 1t was the third time and
out for the voting machine in the SEN
ate. The Hall constitutional amendment
| legalizing their use, which had been kill
| cd once and passed once, and rcconsid-
| cred both times, was up again. Senator
McDonough spoke against it, saying it
had been learned that constitutional
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use of machines. He resented the idea
| that Wisconsin must go to Rhode Island
| for its inventions. The amendment was
killed II to Is. Gov la Follette's veto
of the Roehr bill exempting the Milwau-
kee exposition from taxation was sustain
| cd by the Senate unanimously.
The Legislature on Friday received
| Gov. La Follctte's message urging the
abolition of certain useless and unncces-
sary positions under the State. The mes
sage was referred to the proper commit
| tee. There was some discussion in tho
| Assembly over the Stevens bill giving
students attending educational institu-
| tons in the State the right to vote III
| certain cases. 1t was finally ordered ell
| crossed by the close vote of 43 to u.
Alfred Cooks appropriation of 81, LOO to
| cover his expenses in defending the Van
| dercook contest for his Seat in the AS
| sembly passed the Assembly, only seven
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