Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-07
WISCONSIN SOLONS,


The anti-cigarette bill, which has al
ready been passed in the Wisconsin AS
| sembly, was on Wednesday ordered to
third reeSing by the Senate by vote
OF Il to II. The joint resolution for the
return of the Alabama battle flag taken
| by the Fifteenth Wisconsin regiment was
amended so as to provide for concur
renee by the Wisconsin Grand Army of
the Republic encampment. which meets
| IN La Crosse in June. A bill prohibit
ing legislative paid lobbyists from at
tempting to influence legislators, except
IN open committee Of legislative meet
| lngs, passed in the Assembly
The Freer bill, to grant exemptions
from taxation to veterans of the Civil
| War, was finally killed In the Senate
Thursday. The Assembly had a snort
calendar, five bills being down for pas
sage, three for third reading and six
for engrossment Mr. Smoker moved
that the vote by which the Assembly
adopted the joint resolution providing for
the return of the Alabama battle flags
on the concurrence of the Wisconsin
Grand Army, be reconsidered. By al
most unanimous vote the motion was car
ried and the resolution went back to the
committee on military affairs. In the
| Senate Stout presented a report from
the capitol commission. including an ar
gument by Cass Gilbert. McGllivray
objected to its going on the journal I'M
| less the arguments of the other side were
also printed. He argued at some length
on the capitol commission. He gave
notice that he would move that the ar
guments made some weeks ago be print
| ed. Whitehead said the argument had
| been brought in in good faith if there
was any other way to dispose of it he
| would be willing to comply. McGillivray
| did not see why arguments made to Il
| committee should be printed. Whitehead
| then moved it be laid over until morning.
| This was carried This incident shows
| how tense feeling is becoming on the
capitol question.
The bill to authorize S. d. C'Pump")
Carpenter to sue the State for an old
| claim for printing, claim which has
been denied by successive Legislatures
for years. was killed in the Assembly al
the evening session Thursday after quite
lively debate Assemblyman Warner
of Madison championed the cause of the
old man-Mr. Carpenter is about sc
years of age-and urged that it was
nothing more or less than lifting the ban
of the statute of limitations and permit
Mr.. Carpenter to bring action againsi
the State to recover an amount which
he himself believes to be due him fol
work done before the war. The amoun
involved is between $4,000 and $4,000
Mr.. Westphal spoke against the bill and
Speaker Lenroot asked if it was not true
that there was on file in the State Treas
urer's office a receipt in full for tbs
claim, and also whether there was any
living man in Wisconsin who could ties
tify as to the facts in dispute. Mr.. War
her couldn't answer the last question, bu
implied that the receipt referred to wa.
part of a game played by certain per
sons on behalf of the State to keep the
old man from getting what rightfully
belongs to him. The bill was indefinitely
postponed by vote of 40 to 26.
The Assembly on Friday had the brief
est session in history. Assemblyman
Cleary moved an adjournment until thu
next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
The motion carried and the members dis
persed. When the Senate met there was
the usual load of petitions for the rail
way rate bill. Assembly amendments
to the bill for a dam on Elk creek were
concurred in, and several bills of minor
Importance were passed.