Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-25
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

Sembly at the opening of Thursdays SEES
sion; also seven petitions for the railway
commission bill and one against and Il
petition from four labor unions for 63SA,
amending the special verdict law. The
Dahl bill providing that upon complaint
the State Tax Commission shall equalizc
assessments of leaf tobacco was passed
without debate, As to 80. Mr.. Morris
tried to secure reference to the Claims
Committee of the bill reimbursing coun-
ties. cities and villages for moneys eX-
pended in care of smallpox patients i'll
10000. saying most of the money was
spent on ''hoaters," non-residents of the
county. The Assembly refused to re-
refer the bill, however, and on roll call
killed the bill, 45 to %. The veto of the
Governor on bill 1913, relating to soldiers
monuments, was sustained i'll the Senate
by IS votes to pass the bill over the veto,
but this did not constitute the necessary
two-thirds to pass the BILL Wisconsin
hunters will have no spring shooting this
year, but they will enjoy that privilege in
1904. The joint committees on Fish and
Game came to the conclusion that it was
useless to attempt to secure the enact
ment of bill that would provide for
shooting of ducks in the few days that
remain before May I. Spring shooting
next year will be conditioned upon pro-
vision forbidding the sale of game abso-
lutely. This has been agreed to by ev-
eryone interested. After three hours
discussion the Senate in the evening
adopted the Merton resolution requesting
Congress to call a constitutional conven-
ton to provide for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote. The vote
l.. T ~ 7
casting the deciding vote.
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At the opening of the session in the
Assembly Friday petitions were present
ed from twenty-four towns favoring the
passage of the freight commission bill.
Mr.. Fritze of Milwaukee presented pc
tition from the Common Council asking
an amendment to the civil service law so
as to provide that examination papers
be open to public inspection. The com
mittee on State affairs introduced Il bill
increasing the number of blue books al
lotted to each member from 200 to 300.
The agricultural committee reported the
cranberry aid bill with an amendment
reducing the amount to $500, just one
half. The tobacco aid bill was reported
with a similar reduction to $4,000. The
Senate received memorial from the
Legislature of North Dakota and Il num-
Der of petitions from clubs and associa-
tons in West Superior i'll favor of the
passage of the grain inspection bill, and
hardly ten minutes later the committee
on State affairs reported the bill in ques
ton for indefinite pOstponcment, Sena-
tors Munson and Hatten dissenting. The
committee on assessment and collection
of taxes reported the adj valorem bill for
| passage.
| The Assembly Monday evening passed
| four unimportant bills and adjourned
with the calendar but half finished. The
session of the Senate was brief one.
Assembly bill 277 relating to compiling
statistics relating to the sale of liquor
was killed, and so was the Roehr ped
dlers' license bill. Seven bills were
passed.
The substitute for the contributory
negligence bill, submitted by the judi
| ciary committee without recommendation,
occasioned considerable debate in the
Assembly Tuesday. The original bill
sought to abolish contributory negligence.
The substitute merely abolished slight
| negligence and as the committee was
evenly divided. six each way, it was pre-
! scented without recommendation. The
! substitute bill was killed, Sc to 3D. When
| the adj valorem bill on the calendar was
reached the four amendments introduce
! ed by the committee on assessment ana
collection of taxes were adopted and the
bill was referred to the committee on
claims. The Senate passed seven bills
authorizing the building of dams i'll diff
ferent parts of the State. The surprise
of the Senate session came when, after a
short discussion, the barbcring bill was
advanced to engrossment
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A new bill providing for taxation OF
mortgages and mortgaged property was
| introduced by the committee on assess
ment and collection of taxes in the AS
sembly Wednesday. In substance it pro
vides that the value of property affected
| by a mortgage, less the value of the mort
gage, shall be assessed and taxed to the
owner of the real estate and the value
| of the mortgage assessed and taxed to
the owner of the mortgage III the assess
mcyt district in which the real estate IS
situated. In the Senate the so-called
trust resolution was concurrcd in after
being amended so that legislation, II
necessary. may be had by The next Leg
| iSlature. A bill providing that no Judg-
ment for absolute divorce shall he entered
until the expiration of one year from the
fling of the findings in the case were
passed. The I'D valorem railway taxa
ton bill was advanced to q third read
ing. Sensational developments are await
ed in the Legislature in connection with
the defeat of the Superior grain com
mission bill Early III the Senate Sen
ator Hudnall of Superior, sponsor of the
BILL secured pledges of support from Il
number of Senators in both the admins
tration and stdwart factions enough, he
said, to assure the passage OF the bill.
| Now a number of Senators have changed
their minds and have notified him that
| they will not be bound by their early ses-
sion expressions. lie las practically CIV
en- up hope of passing the measure ana
makes sensational charges 0f bribery.
! Other measures Of minor Importance are
said to be Ringing on the fate OF the
grain inspection bill and it is thought
that the tangle viii result in unSayory
/ disclosure.