Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-21
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

A sweeping anti-anarchist law was in
PRODUCED in the Senate Thursday by Mr..
Roehrer, of Milwaukee. 1t defines as
criminal anarchy the doctrine that or
ranized government should be over
thrown by force or violence or by assas-
sination of the executive head or any
of the executive officials of the govern
mant. The advocacy Of criminal anarchy
bv speech or writing and assemblage OF
two or more persons for the purpose OF
advocating or teaching the doctrine or
criminal anarchy are made felony. FER
mission to use premises for assemblages
of anarchists is made mlsdemeanor.
Docking of horses will become crlminal
Offense and the importation OF docked
horses will be forbidden If a bill nitro
duced by Senator Whitehead becomes a
law. Owners of animals that nave beel
locked will be required to register them
with the County Clerk within sixty Gays.
The penalty for violation is Tine or
from 500 to $500 and Imprisonment
from thirty to ninety days. All corpora
tions and stock companies doing business
in Wisconsin will have TO file statements
with the Attorney General after June 4,
1904. showing the exact standing OF the
companies under terms of an antitrust
bill introduced by Senator NylIe. All
contracts or agreements III restraint or
trade are declared void and persons max
ing same are to be punished by one year
Imprisonment or a fine of $4,000 Prop
erty of illegal trust companies is to be
forfeited.
Senator Roehr on Friday introduced an
anti-anarchy bill in the Legislature. Inc
bill defines anarchy as the doctrine that
organized government should be over
thrown by force or violence, or by assas-
sinati0n of the executive head or Of any
Of the executive officials of the govern
fnent, or by any unlawful means. The
advocacy of such doctrine by word OF
mouth or by writing is made felony.
Of the nine bills aimed at trusts III the
Wisconsin Legislature the one which has
the best chance of becoming a law was
introduced by Senator J. J. McGillivrs !.
It provides for detailed annual reports Of
all corporations operating i'll Wisconsin
TO be submitted to the Attorney General
showing in detail amount of stock and
bonds. property and securities. Any COM
bination or agreement in restraint OF
bate is made an offense and punishable
The judiciary committee will insert a
penalty clause A memorial to Congress
was offered in both houses calling for a
constitutional convention to provide an
amendment to the federal constitution
providing for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote. The law
of gravitation is not approved by some
member, who so far has kept his iden-
tity a mystery. He has handed the fol
lowing bill to the Assembly: Section i.
The law Of gravitation as discovered by
one Isaac Newton is hereby repealed and
the rule of stop, look and listen, as
announced by the Supreme Court OF the
State of Wisconsin, is substituted there
for. Sec. 2 This act shall be i'll force
from and after the passage and publ
cation of the woman suffrage act"
Governor La Toilette on Wednesday
sent his first veto message to the l4egis-
lature, refusing to approve the employe
bill which was passed the previous
week. The Assembly had voted to recall
the measure for amendment under i
threat of veto, but the Senate refused
and the Governor returned the bill. Al
effort will be made to pass the measure
over the Governors head. The bill pro
yides for twenty-One additional session
EMPLOYEES The committee sessions OF
the Senate on the primary election meas
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