Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-22
IN The LEGISLATURE.
Do1NGs OF LAWMAKERS At TIE
STATE CAPITAL.
A Summary Account of lie Work Ac-
complished During the Week
by Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.

the Milwaukee civil service bill, fOrbldding
removals without written charges ana
granting hearings before the commission II
demanded within fifteen days after DIS
charge; repeating statute eXemptlhS from
local taxation the property of trust, annuity
and guaranty companies; amending primary
laws to provide for placing names on prl-
mary election ballot on payment into couh-
ty treasury of l per cent. of salary OF once
sought; giving county boards power to nix
number and salary of assistants, deputles'
clerks stenographers to county othcers; pro-
viding for distribution supreme court re-
ports to municipal court, MllWauKee' re-
pealing the exemption of real estate owned
by telephone companies when used i'll tele-
phone business from local taxation; amend
ing law governing sheriff's fees; providing
standard form for life insurance polcles;
providing in counties of 100000 population
that the provision for one supervisor from
town or ward shall be repealed, ana the
county board shall consist OF member
from each Assembly district elected FOR
two years; for the construction of state
highway from the southern boundary or
the state to Milwaukee. Senator Noble in
3D. Dill Ia at iGP
Senator SanbOrn a bill amending the gen
eral corporation law to read that no cor
shall own, buy, sell or deal in the stocks
and bonds of other corporations. A joint
resolution came from the Assembly requlr
ing the chief clerk of the Senate or the
Assembly to notify parties desiring to be
heard of committee hearings upon bills
The resolution asking Congress to pass the
road employees was adopted by viva yocc
vote. Senator Hagemeister and Wright
alone voted in the negative.
In the Senate on the 14th four bills per
tanning to elections were put in by Senator
Barker, providing for registry of voters in
every ward in cities, villages and towns of
5000 population, and of registry at option
Of council in cities and villages of oyer
1000 and less than 5000; repeating section
regarding the notice of constitutional
amendments to be voted upon; providing
that notices of election must include full
text of any constitutional amendment or,
question to be submitted to the electors for
popular vote; specifying type in which
notices of election and making newspaper
compensation therefore 81 Il square or ruu-
ming inch for first insertion and IS cents for
each subsequent insertion. Senator Barker
also introduced an important bill affecting
all cities under the general charter law,
compelled to lay a standard sidewalk in
front of his property on condemnation by
board of public works until petition in
writing shall be signed by majority of all
property owners and the owners of ma
jOrity of all the frontage fronting or abut.
ting upon that side or portion of the street
shall have been presented to the council
and approved by that body Senator Noble
introduced bill correcting the statute gov
erning redemption of property by striking
out 10 per cent. as the interest charge and
making it 6 per cent. A bill introduced by
Senator Husting provides that all cities of
the fourth class with a population of 5000
or over may by vote of council order poles
removed from the streets and telephone,
telegraph and electric light wires placed
underground in certain districts. Senator
Whitehead introduced a resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution of
the state, which, if it passes, will revou-
tionize the entire system of courts in the
state. The Brazeau resolution, calling upon
the railroad rate commission to report
what progress 1t had made in deciding the
wilson submitted his report on the num-
Der of pardons and paroles of convicts.
Senator Whitehead introduced a joint reso-
luton to amend the constitution to create
county courts in each county and cut out
the circuit and superior courts. Senator
Browne introduced measures providing for
the sanitary inspection of public schools
Senator Fafrchid introduced a bill similar
to one introduced by Mr.. Bancroft in the
Assembly 40 supposed to to-, be the bi along the
interests are willing to concede as a reason
able measure. Senator Lockney introduced
measures authorizing increases In salaries
of assessors, and one prohibiting advertise
ments of cures for venereal and sexual dis
eases. Senator Wilcox introduced bill to
repeal the retaliatory insurance taxation
law. Senator FrOemmng introduced two
measures relating to prison and convict
labor Senator Stout submitted another >
cent fare bill
Senate from Iowa county for the passage
of residence district option bill. from She
boygan for the passage Of the Browne bill
restoring spring shooting of aquatic fowl
and for an inquiry into telephone rates in
the city of Sheboygan; from Port Washing
ton for the purchase by the state of Devils
from the Assembly ordering the superin-
tendent of public property to supply type
was killed Only one bill was reported by
the committee on revision, a bill permit
ting the owners of a dam in Lincoln county
to charge a reasonable sum. not to exceed
rs cents per thousand feet on logs stored
in the dam.
The Senate was not in session on the
night of the 18th.
There was no session of the Senate on the
10th.
In the Assembly
In the Assembly on the 18th the judiciary
committee reported favorably on the bill for
an additional county judge in cities of 25O,
600. Eight petitions from all sections of
the state protesting against the repeal of
the barber law, were presented. resolu-
ton was adopted providing for the marking
of report by the tax commission not later
than April 1. 1t was explained that this
resolution should not be confused with the
directing the rate commission to
port George Scott presented a petition
from citizens of Rice Lake asking the
passage of the bill for creating the office of
state fire marshal bill introduced pro-
vides Every egg producing fowl shall,
upon proper application being made to the
secretary of the board of agriculture be
provided with an automatic dating machine
to date consecutiyely each egg laid, in order
that the public may be properly informed
as to the age and edible qualities of such
hens product" After lively wrangle the
bill to increase the annual appropriation for
the Milwaukee public library about $4,000
was laid over for one day.
The effort to repeal the BARRIERS license
law was killed if the Assembly committee
report recommending its death is adopted
as presented the 18th. Mr. Ties pre-
sented a petition from the women of Brook
Ign for the passage of the measure looking
TO women suffrage. The Assembly adopted
the Ingram joint resolution petitioning Con
gress for the deepening of the Mississippi
river above the city of La Crosse that
more available waterway be established to
the proposed Panama canal. Among the
resolutions favorahly reported was that by
Mr. bancroft calling for Il report of the
EXPENSES of the state for special counsel
the past two years, The committee on elec.
lions made short shift of the bill to repeal
the primary election law. recommending it
for Indefinite postponement. Mr.. Ledvina
Of ManitnMnc In rnduced the following.