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

State aid for road building received
serious setback on Tuesday, the Senate
defeating by vote of IS to II an amend
ment to the constitution proposed by Sen
ator McGilliyray. allowing the Legisla-
ture to appropriate money for road inn
provements. The amendment was debat-
ed for an hour. Senator McGilGvray de-
clared the opposition to the bill was back
ed by taxdodging corporations Senator
Long Jones made an attack on the
State university during his speech. Other
speeches We're made against the amend
ment by Senators McDonough and
O'Neill. The amendment was adopted
by the last Legislature, and il it had
passed this would have been voted on
by the people at the next general cleo
ton. a bill is on its way through the
Assembly which authorizes counties to
aid towns in road improvements, and sew
eral of the Senators who opposed the APP
preparation of State moneys said they
are ready to vote for this bif, but feared
the amendment would open the way for
miniature river and harbor bill in Wis
consln. The primary election bill was
received from the Assembly by the Sem
ate and sent to the committee on priv
ileges and elections without comment. a
substitute has been offered in the Legs-
lature for Senator Stout's marriage BILL
which SO moditics the measure that there
is a chance it may pass. The substitute
provides that every person who applies
for a marriage license must produce
certificate from reputable physician
showing the holder to be free from hered-
itary insanity, tuberculosis and several
other diseases.
The Assembly on Wednesday unani-
mousy concurred in the Arson Senate
bill to punish those who use the Ameri-
can itag fer advertising purposes. The
bills making poSt-nuptial insanity cause
for divorce and prohibiting marriage
within year after divorce We're laid
over The Assembly apportionment bin
was passed by the Assembly without de-
bate. The ayes ana nays had to be call
cd and there were only six dissenting
votes, Messrs. Collins, Erickson, First,
Galloway, Silkworth and Spratt There
WAS long debate over Senator kreut-
zer's bill increasing the salaries of the
Supreme judges from $1,000 to $4,000
and of the Circuit Court judges from
$4,000 to $1,000 with an allowance OF
$500 for expenses. Senator Roehr's
joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment authorizing joint system of
government for the city and county of
Milwaukee was adopted unanimously by
the Senate. The Assembly amendment
to Senator Mosher's bill adopting the ma
tional standard of weights and measures
was concurred in. Gov. La IFollette's
message relating to the new system OF
bookkeeping was received and referred
to the committee on State affairs.
A joint resolution from the Assembly
providing for Il constitutional amendment
that will permit tie use of voting ma
chimes was concurred in by the Senate
Thursday morning. II is thought these
machines will IL tried shortly in Mil
waukee and possibly in some of the 9TH
er larger cities. The Assembly passed
the bill raising the salaries Of the Su
prcmc Court justices from $1,000 to So
600 4 year. An Assembly amendment to
Senator Gaveneys bill authorizing per-
sons to change their names by filing a
declaration with the register of deeds was
concurred in. The bill reapportioning
the State into Assembly districts went
to the Senate and WAS referred
People who are seeking divorce in or
der to marry Il second choice will avoid
Wisconsin, if the Barker bill becomes Il
law, rs seems probahle, the Assembly
on Friday advancing it to third reading.
1t prohibits marriage within year after
divorce, though compromise amendment
permits remarriage on an order of the
court There will be lively contest on
the floor of the Senate over the anti
cigarette bill, the judiciary committee re-
turning divided report, five for and four
against the bill. The Assembly killed the
bill conveying the land grant given to
the Green Bay Ship Canal Company to
Charles +. P6ster and Ephraim Mari
mer, who purchased the property from
the company 4 motion for reconsidera-
ton was set for action the next Thurs
day. The Hall constitutional amendment
authorizing the use of voting machines in
Wisconsin passed the Senate unanimous
ly. II legaizcs their use, without max
ing it compulsory. The amendment will
have to be passed by the next Legisla-
turc, and the proposition must so to Il
vote OF the people before taking effect.