Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-05-30

ness of a fellow servant or not, provided
the injury is one peculiar to the opera
ton of railroads" The Supreme Court
VIII have to decide what that means.
broken arms or internal injuries are not
! peculiar to the operation of railroads"
and IN the same way many injuries are
not.
Laws Affecting municipalities.
There are many minor enactments re-
lating to cities and villages. The most
important measures are the bond cura-
tive act, the refunding law and the new
law governing the issuance of bonds,
modifying the present law so as to make
the referendum on bond issuance neces-
sary only when demanded upon petition
of 20 per cent of the citizens. The bond
curative act and the refunding act are
similar in many respects, the only differ
ence being that the curative measure re-
lates to bonds issued in the past while
the refunding act covers all of the legal
indebtedness of cities.
Legislation Affecting Women.
While the prospects for extending the
right OF suffrage to women was bright at
the commencement of the session, that
hope went down in the same way that it
did at the previous sessions and as it is
likely to do for some time to come. Laws
have been passed validating conveyances
directly from husband to wife and au
thorzng them to dispose of their inter-
ests in life insurance. The right to enter
the Waupaca home is extended to wom
en- who served as nurses in the army and
navy.
Soldiers Monuments.
An additional appropriation for the
Shiloh battlefield monuments of $4,000
was made and $4,000 granted for the
purpose of erecting monuments to COM
memorate the actions of the Wisconsin
regiments at Vicksburg. A monument
to Wisconsin soldiers is to be erected at
the National cemetery at Andersonville.
Many Dam Bills.
1t would appear as though every
stream in the northern part of the State
will have been thoroughly damned by
| the time the dams are built which were
authorized by the Legislature at this ses-
sion, in addition to those now existing.
-Four new dams are to be erected on the
Wisconsin river alone. In all about forty
dam bills We're passed.
Fish and Game.
| ceived greater attention than at this SEES
sion. One of the first matters inquired
into when dam bills were up was wheth-
er provision was made for fishways. In
most of the bills that had been overlook
ed, but the bills were amended. Under
the new game law the sale of game is
absolutely prohibited. Spring shooting
is allowed from April 10 to April %.
No person is to shoot more than fifteen
ducks in one day.
Miscellaneous Enactments.
Many anti-saloon bills were presented,
but none of them were permitted to pass
with the exception of one measure, which
holds forth local option to districts an
nexed to cities of the second, third and
fourth class. Milwaukee is not concern
ed. In order to secure local option, how
ever, a plea for that provision must be
made in the petition for annexation. The
law relating to the sale of liquors to
minors was extended so as to prevent
wholesalers from selling to boys. Here
tofore the law covered retail dealers only.
The brewers license act permitting brew
ers who have agencies in any city and a
local license to sell from the wagon in
the surrounding territory was passed,
ernor There is some doubt as to its
becoming law.
The bill prohibiting anarchy and strik
ing against the propagation and spread
of that doctrine has become a law. There
were many insurance measures passed,
most of them amending the present laws,
one of the important new laws being that
permitting the trustees of insane asylums
al, RI
surance companies. Another law requir-
ed health and accident companies to Sc
cure certificates before doing business in
the State. This is to shut out the wild
cat companies.
State Forestry Act.
Provision has been made for the pre-
servation of forests by the establishment
of State forestry commission and the
appointment of a forest warden. Much
is expected from this measure. Provls-
ion is made for fire wardens to prevent
forest fires. The sale of State lands IS
nearly cut off. Provision is made for
the sale of isolated tracts and tracts par
ticularly adapted for agriculture and
swamp land The sale is restricted to
100 acres of any person. This is to pre-
vent speculation.
LEGISLATION That Failed.
The Legislature enacted 479 measures.
1t indefinitely postponed $50. The Gov
ernor vetoed more than fifteen bills. Some
of the most important measures were
killed. Notable in the list was the freight
rate commission measure, the act that
sought to regulate freight rates. Fol
lowing it the Legislature also killed the
bill that was offered as substitute for
the commission bill for the purpose OF
protecting shippers which sought to put
into effect as the maximum freight tar
ifs those in force on June 10, 1902. The
grain inspection bill also died. The bill
seeking to take away the exclusive fran
chise of the Milwaukee Gaslight Company
also failed Many reform measures also
fell by the wayside, notably the anti
cigarette bill and many curtailing the
liquor traffic. These were the important
ones. Whether the Legislature acted
wisely in killing SOME of these measures
depends, so far as individuals are con-
cerned, largely upon the point of view.
1t is the public in the last instance that
must decide. The killing of the railroad