Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-21
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David Evans, Jr, has earned for hsm-
self the sobriquet of 'the untaught child
| OF nature" This is the manner in which
MIR. Evans referred to himself during
the Assembly burlesque on the Senate's
method of treating the primary bill. Mr..
Evans made a great hit with the MEM
bers because Of his manner in presenting
the necessity for great consideration for
| slight things. Men trained in the arts
and sciences Mr.. Evans pointed out
might readily grasp the Importance, or
the dement's or merits of bills, but to an
"untaught child of nature" like himself
these things did not appeal SO readily
They appeared only by slow reasoning.
and he therefore craved the indulgence
OF the gentlemen of the House If his
wit did not come so readily. Even Mr..
Cady, the sedate chairman of the judi
ctary committee, unbent himself and took
prominent part in the travesty, pointing
to the lesson taught by the gentleman
OF the opposite house of serious deli bera-
ton; n lesson made the more emphatic
because of the fact that the ad valorem
bill was on the calendar. The Senate
had sidetracked everything in it's desire
to give railroad taxation the right of way,
and the Assembly would be wanting in
sympathy if it did not waive all other
considerations and hasten the bill that
the gentlemen of the upper house might
have the privilege of displaying the ac-
tivity they SO earnestly desired with ref
erence to that measure. When the Sem
ators heard what was going on IN the
Assembly there was q rush for the lower
house and none enjoyed the play more
hugely than they, at the time. Reflection
bred the idea that the Senate had been
made sport of and the Assembly's ac-
ton is now dubbed by the Stalwart MEM
bers as ''horse play"
The Assembly committee on finance,
banks and insurance Is divided upon the
question of eliminating suicide rs bar
to recovery within one year from the
time of issuing the policy. 1t is contend
ed in opposition to the clause that 1t pre-
vents any insurance policy from becom-
ing effective until one year from the time
when the first premium is made. The
principal argument in favor of the clause
is that to do away with the protection
would place the insurance companies ut
the mercy Of persons who take out poll
ces with suicidal intent. Without COM
menting on the fallacy of the argument
that the welfare of others appeals so
deeply to persons intending suicide, the
reply is made that there is no particular
reason why insurance companies should
be given any greater protection from the
ordinary risks of business than any 9th
err person. Suicide ought to be consid-
cred, many of the members believe, as
risk attending the business OF lnsurlng
the lives Of persons. There are instances
| where persons who took out insurance
policies became insane through accident
within a few months afterwards and
committed suicide and their families were
barred from recovery and hardship has
resulted. Not even the amount paid In
premiums could be recovered and he
cause of this fact the argument is made
that the rule is one that works favor to
the insurance companies alone.
Assemblyman farrell told the Assem-
bly, committee of judiciary why he pre-
sented the bill to make the punishment
for the willful wanton or malicious In
Jury to domestic animal more severe
by providing for maximum imprison-
ment of five years at hard labor in place
of Imprisonment for six months. In
common with a number of residents Of
Darlington, Mr.. farrell related, he was
| called to serve as a juror in a case where
a man, purely for spite and in n spirit Of
vengeance, entered the barn of a farmer
| Mt night and poisoned n team of valuable
| horses. He did it because the farmer
took a pistol away from him, which he
was fourishing in a dangerous way. Tho
most that the court could impose in tho
way of punishment was imprisonment for
six months. Mr. farrell said he had
been informed of case where a man
had cut a horses tongue off for spite.
Six months imprisonment Mr.. farrell
said was too lenient treatment for per-
SONS Of that sort.
Senator Rogers is an exceedingly busy
man these days. As a prominent mem
Der of the Chamber Of Commerce and
connected with various industrial insti-
| buttons his acquaintance with the pronL-
! nent merchants, manufacturers, bankers
| and business men and men Of affairs
generally is exceptionally large, with the
| result that he is being flooded with in
ouiries concerning bills in both houses
touching this, that or the other subject.
| Some of those to whom he had caused
| comics of bills to be sent to have written
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back for his opinion as to the relative eff
| feet of such legislation upon their busi-
ness and the endeavor to satisfy evcryone
and attending to the affairs of state OF
the same time is keeping him hard Mt
work all Of the time.
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Apparently the fire insurance agents
ore getting busy in the various cities or
the State, judging from the petitions that
are beginning to roll in asking for the
defeat of the bills that seek to do away
with the local boards of fire underwriters.
There is q strong suspicion in the minds
Of some Of the members that insurance
rates would be much lower than they are
if the agents were prohibited from meet
ing and making agreements as to the
rates. They look upon the boards as re-
strcting competition. They believe that
If the rate schedules were done away
with there would be cheaper insurance.
This is the idea that obtains in the minds
Of members who carry large lines of in
4urance and they will welcome anything
that will tend TO decrease the rates.