Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-25
LEGISLATURE.
IN The SENATE.

In the Senate on the 10th the only matter
up during the day was a resolution by Sen.
ator owen providing for publication OF o0h
copies of the report of the Senate commit
tee on state insurance, which was laid over
In the Senate on the 18th Senator Hud
nall introduced several amendments 10 tns
rules proposed at last session, largely !.
correct errors in wording. Senator OWeH
introduced bill relating to flshlng VIII
nets i'll the Mississippi river. Other bllls
introduced Were TO maintain s3nlIar!
conditions in hotels; relating TO the powers
of councils for the inspection and regula
tion of stationary steam engines and bol!ers
and licensing stationary engineers: to com
pei county clerks to print cards for dlsFrl
button. printed in as many languages "a
he deems necessary to instruct the Votel
how to prepare his b amn,ot TO cont at
least twice. per month and pro
vides a penalty of 81 per day for failure
to SO pay after notice. with costs; to abGl
iSh contributory negligence as a oar 10 Tue
recovery of damages. but can only D.
shown to reduce the damages. Both houses
adjourned until Tuesday morning under a
joint resolution.
Upon the opening of the Senate on the
22d the first petition of the session related
to the open season for shooting quiill III
Vernon county. resolution was intro
duced which carried providing the commit
tee on Legislative expenditures and employees
report the names of some person ON the
civil service list for, each position under the
chief clerk and sergeant-a farms The Dill
passed by the Assembly to grant an appro
pIiation of 5000 to the reference library
commission failed of concurrence. Senator
MunSon moved the reconsideration or the
vote and upon the second vote the measure
passed without dissenting vote. Blils
were introduced as follows: Providing that
whenever any officer shall remove from the '
city or from the ward or shall fail to NIL
his position the office shall be declared va
cant and the mayor shall appoint subject
to the confirmation of the council. FIXING
the terms of officers in cities of second
third and fourth class at two years ana
granting council right to divide into classes
electing Il part each year. TO allow
plaintiff i'll suit when costs are required tne
right to deposit the sum required by the
court in money. Imposing penalty, by the
way of reducing proof, on stenographers in
courts who neglect to make transcript , OF
panies to heat cars between October - and
April u to at least 90 degrees. Imposed
fine of 500 to 500. To remove the common
law disability making husband or wife IN
competent witnesses for or against each
other. To make the State Historical society
the trustee of the state for the safekeepIng,
compiling and indeXing all records, docu-
ments. or anything not specifically required
Ivy law to he retained in the Office of an Of
fetal Providing for the payment OF thI
guardian al litem for services. to be award
ed by the court. To empower board of edu-
cation in cities organized under special
charter to erect high schools without any
restriction as to territorial limitations pre-
Scrhed III their charter. TO authorize the
erection of state monument, colonnade or
other permanent structure at the Nicksbur2
National Military park and appropriatine
$4,000 for the purpose. Providing the APP
praisal of public lands is fixed as the mimi
mum. and the commissioners may fix an in
creased price The commissioners may
withdraw any lands. but when they are re-
offered they shall be offered at public sale.
One person shall not buy more than lN
acres. and must make affidavit that he has
not at the time of purchase. more than
enough to make the total bought from the
state 100 acres. Making the salary of
county judges of Rock county $1,000 per
year and taking away all fees. The Senate
appointed Chris Paulus of Milwaukee post
master of the Senate in place of j. H. Hib-
bard of Stoughton. Sergeant-at- Arms Fal-
coner of the Senate announced appoint
MeutS for the session.