Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-28
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

At the opening of the Assembly ses-
sion Thursday morning Mr.. Ray moved
that the vote by which the 19S, authoriz-
ing county boards to appropriate not to
exceed $4,000 for soldiers and sailors
monuments without submitting the ques-
ton to vote of the people, was non-con-
Cured in, be reconsidered. The motion
carried, 60 to 81. Mr.. Ray then moved
concurrence in the bill. After over an
hours discussion the bill was concurred
in, 81 to 80. The anti-cigarette bill, pro-
hihiting the sale or importation of cigar
cites into the State, was reported favor
ably for passage by the committee on
health and sanitation with an amend
ment providing that in case the fine for
violating the law is not paid punish
ment shall be by Imprisonment from
thirty to ninety days Mr.. Cady object
ed to the passage of the Timlin bill ex-
empting pianos and organs from taxa
ton. He could not see why musical in
struments should be exempt any more
than a pig or 4 COW. Mr.. Timlin spoke
for the bill, referring to his experience
as an assessor in Milwaukee, pointing
out that it was only the poor people who
paid the tax on such instruments. Mr.
Doolittle, for the committee, said the
bill did not create an additional exemp-
ton. The bill was passed by vote of
20 to %. The Senate passed Il number
of bills of varying degrees of Importance.
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The Legislature met Friday morning
and adjourned out of Difference to the
death of Judge G. V. Bardeen.
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Both houses of the Legislature held
brief sessions Monday night, but did no
business except the passage by the AS
sembly, under suspension of the rules,
of the Andrew bill intended to clear up
a disputed point at the coming spring
election, by providing that county super
visors shall be elected annually for
terms of one year, unless otherwise pro-
vided for i'll cities operating under Spe-
cial charters, and the passage of Il bill
in the Senate providing for the expenses
of the legislative committee which made
IN investigation of the State charitable
and penal institutions.
The Assembly had sevcnty-four bills
and two joint resolutions on its calendar
twcnty-nine of them scheduled for indcf
mite postponement, Tuesday morning,
with the bill limiting the school tax to
$S5O,O0O as special order at II O'Clock.
n bill was introduced by the judiciary
committee providing for trial by jury
in proceedings arising from violation of
injunctional orders. The committee on
public health and sanitation introduced
n bill amending the State medical law in
many of its details. 1t makes no change
in the makeup of the medical board. The
committee on judiciary reported the Sen
ate mortgage taxation bill for passage
with some amendments. The Dudgeon
anti-cigarette bill was ordered to engross-
mcnt and third reading with only enc
vote, that of Herman Miller, in opposi-
ton after Mr.. Miller had made an I'M
successful effort to have it referred. AS
amended it is to take effect July | next.
Mr.. Walrch moved that the bill limit
ing the school tax to SS5OOOO be laid
over until Wednesday evening at 1880
and made special order then. The mo-
ton was carried. Both houses passed
bill providing that nomination papers
for candidates for associate judge Of the
Supreme Court may be filed as provided
hy law uD to 9 o'clock March %. This
action was taken in order that success
sor for the late Judge Bardeen may be
chosen at the ADril election.