Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-04
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

to substantial victory and Senator Miller
led the Governors side in favor of the
passage of a sweeping measure to pro-
vide for the nomination OF all officers
local. legislative State, congressional and
United States Senators-by direct vote
of the people. The measure finally ap-
| proved provides for primary election nom
| nations of county officers and Tor an eX-
| tension of the system to all officers after
| being approved by the people in refer
| endum. The bill will go to the Assem-
| bly,, be refused concurrence and then go
| to conference. 1t is probable that the
| Senate will in the end have to kill out
| right or approve what the Governor de-
| mands. The anti-cigarette bill was pass
| ed in the Assembly without word of
debate 1t prohibits the manufacture or
| sale of cigarettes or cigarette paper ard
takes effect July ! next.
An effort to reconsider the vote by
| which Il Saturday session was decided on
| was the first business taken up by the
Assembly Friday morning. The motion
failed-45 to %. Then applications for
leave Of absence came in food. Speak
| err Lenroot announced that no leaves
would be granted without the vote of
the Assembly. A dozen members secur-
| ed leave of absence in this manner and
finally Mr.. Benson moved that leave of
absence be granted to all members from
Saturdays session. This was ruled out
| of order and changed to a motion that
| leave of absence be granted all members
absent from that session. This was car
| ried--4O to So. The chief clerk read a
| statement of the condition of business,
which showed 2S4 Assembly bills had
been disposed of, and 35S We're still i'll
| the hands of committees; % Senate bills
| had been concurred i'll and 60 were in
| committee On motion of Senator Hage
| mester it was resolved to adjourn until
| Monday at 8 p. IN. The anti-cigurctte
| bill sent over from the Assembly caused
| a little stir between Senators Eaton and
| Bird The president referred the bill to
| the committee on State affairs, but Sen
| ator Eaton asked for reference to his
| committee, the committee on health and
| sanitation. The latter yielded, however,
| when Senator Bird showed that all other
| bills of the same character were before
| the committee on State affairs. The
| Eaton bill, 63S. authorizing villages to
| borrow money to the amount of 5 per
| cent of assessed valuation for construc-
| ton Of sewers. was concurred IN. The
| limit is now ! per cent Considerable
| routine business was concurred in by
| each house.
| Gov. La Toilette Monday night sent
| to the Senate his third veto message,
| returning Senator North's bill relating
| to the erection of soldiers monuments by
| the counties. The Governor points out
| that the counties are now empowered
| to erect such monuments after the ques-
| ton has been submitted by the county
| boards to a vote of the people. The Gov
| ernor says he can see no good reason
| for giving the county boards absolute
| rights III the matter and he points out
| that in some counties where there are
| small boards hardships might result to
the taxpayers. Resolutions were adopt
ed in each house relative to the visit Of
| the President inviting him to address
| the Legislature in joint session and put
| ting Assemblyman Dudgeon and Sena-
| tor Miller on the legislative committee
| on arrangements. bill was passed I'M
der suspension of rules appropriatns
5000 with which to defray the expenses
of decorating the capitol.
The Assembly on Tuesday, by n vote
-
Senate amendment to the urinary bill.
The Democratic amendment to submit
| the entire question to the people was
| voted down by a vote of - to 60, fly e
| Democrats refusing to stand by the eau
| Gus action. Several Assembly bills were
passed and Senate bills concurred in.
The Martin bill requiring town, city and
| village physicians to analyZe the water,
where there are water departments, was
| killed without debate. In the Senate,
after disposing of some routine business
and concurring in Assembly bill 2O7A
| (Cowling), prohibiting the use of public
highways for camping purposes, the
| Frear bill taking game birds for prop
agating purposes, was taken UP and Sen
| ator Wipperman moved passage under
suspended rules. The bill was passed.
| -:
| Both branches of the Wisconsin Leg
| islature locked horns Wednesday ever
| the primary election measure. The AS
sembly passed the bil as the Governor
| directed. The Senate amended the bill
to make it apply to the election of city
and county officers and to compel the
submission Of the measure to the people
| for approval at the election of 1904. The
| Assembly refused to concur and the Sen
| ate 'stood pat" resolving formally to
adhere to its position. The Senate is di-
| vided 10 to II against the bill. The joint
| committee on fish and game will recon-
| mend the passage of a law forbidding the
| marketing of all kinds of game all the
| year. This is the result of the agita-
| ton in favor of Il law to permit spring
| shooting of ducks. The Superior grain
| inSnectOn bill was the subject of q hot
| controversy in committee. The bill seems
| likely to be killed. It's passage, it is
said, would be detriment to the grain
trade of Minneapolis and to a degree of
| Chicago.
/ Bills Passed-Senate.
| 2A DahD-To appropriate $4,000 to
| Chippewa Falls home.
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