Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-16
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

The congressional apportionment, as
agreed ON at the caucus, was adopted by
the committee at its second meeting
Tuesday afternoon by vote Of - to s.
drafted into bill, and introduced and
passed in the Assembly under suspension
of the rules at the evening session. 1t
was at once mesSaged over to the Senate.
The McGiIlvray antitrust bin was
finally returned by the lower house and
came up Wednesday morning on the ques-
ton Of reconsidering the vote by which
1t was passed. Its author stated that he
was willing to reconsider the vote and
have the bill referred to the judiciary
committee, which he hoped would fix up
bill which would accomplish something,
and which would pass. The vote was re-
considered and the bill rereferred. The
resolutions providing for final adjourn
ment May 10, cutting off business Satur-
day at noon, and requiring bills to be
placed on the calendar after this session,
We're passed. The State land office bill,
limiting the expenditure for clerks and
employees to $4,000 per year, was passed
by the Senate under suspension of the
rules 1t makes a reduction of about ST.
900. The bill reducing the capital force
by reducing the number of janitors from
eighteen to twelve and cutting off few
other employees was passed without dis
cusson. The Green bill providing that
polls in the country districts shall be
open from sunrise until I p. NJ, was pass
ed. The Mills bill amending the statutes
relative to notices of caucuSeS was also
passed. The bill providing for statis-
tican in the railroad commissioners Of
flee, at $1,000 per year, was passed with
no discussion. The Eaton bill for licens-
ing stationary engineers was concurred
in, 36 to 80, after stormy debate.
The Senate Thursday morning killed
four important bills. They were the
Rossman measure. permitting pool selling
at all horse races; the Overlook ice bill
imposing n tax Of 10 cents ton upon
all ice cut from the meandered lakes of
Wisconsin and shipped out Of the State;
the Torrens land title bill and the Gal
away measure preventing the running of
double-headcr trains. Senator Jones
made n vigorous speech in opposition to
the pool-selling bill, saying that he did
not believe that the highly moral State of
Wisconsin wanted to take Il step back
ward and thus legalize gambling. The
Joint resolution for constitutional
amendment increasing the number Of JUS
tees of the Supreme Court from five to
seven was concurrcd in by the Senate.
The Assembly reconSidercd and killed
the bill requiring stationary engineers
to be licensed. GOV. La Toilette vetoed
the bill for increasing the fees of the
police and fire chiefs of Milwaukee to
$1,000, saying it infringes on the juris-
diction of councils.
The Hagemeistcr primary bill was We
toed by Gov La Toilette on Friday. AS
this would appear strange to those who
remember the vigorous statements which
the Governor made on the question of
the election of candidates by direct vote
of the people, he sent to the Senate
long message explaining his position. He
states that the measure is only drawn up
to throw ridicule upon the very question
which it appears TO support and that
while it provides for primaries as the
platform originally desired, it so inserts
obstacles in the way rs to be yaluelesS.
The chief executive also complains that
its provisions are so loose as to be uncon-
stitutional in that it provides for its OPP
GRAFTON only so far as county elections are
concerned. Furthermore, it is presented
that several Of the large cities of the
State when called upon to vote on the
question have no election at the time
specified and therefore would be dis
franchised. The Senate reconsdered its
vote on the bill taxing ice shipped out of
the State 10 cents ton, and advanced
it to third reading.
At its closing hour Saturday morning
the Senate, amid scene perhaps unpar-
aleed in the history of Wisconsin legis-
lation, adopted resolutions strongly con
demning Gov. La Toilette for his STRIFE
lures upon the Legislature MS set forth
in his veto of the Hagemeister primary
bill. The resolutions were introduced by
Senator Roehr of Milwaukee, who did SO,
he said, from sense of duty to his par
ty, his fellow legislators and himself.
After quoting extracts from the mes
sage rejecting on the Legislature. the
resolutions closed with protest against
the executive questioning the motive or
of the legislators. Immediately
an excited scene followed. Senator Nc
Gillivray jumped up and denounced the
resolution as cowardly and intended as
Il cover for the sins OF the majority, and
the StalNartS rs not Repuhli-
cans. Senator Miller in warm defense
of GOV. La Toilette used the words this
subsidized Senate and at once Senator
Long" Jones asked the clerk to take
down the offensive phrase, which was
done, Miller dehantly replying that he
could not be scared that way. Senator
Miller finally withdrew his remarks about
n Subsidized Senate" but the resolu
ton went through by a vote of Is to s.
One of the last acts of the Senate was
to concur in the Assembly bill authoriz-
ing cities to use voting Machines The
bill authorizing the Governor to inyesti
gate State Departments with a view to
clerical forces failed in the AS
sembly.
Bills Pas sed-Senate.
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