Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-03-29
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
A Summary Account of the Work Ac
complished During the Week by
Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.


back after its use at two general elections
| if they desire. The "Frear BILL amend
clerk and CONFIDENTIAL clerk in the secr e-
| tary of states office from under it's pro-
visions was withdrawn. The bill appro.
priating $1,000 for a military company $
travelling expenses to the Jamestown expo
| sition was ordered to engrOssment and third
reading The bill
| due for his services as counsel for the
life insurance investigating committee was
| cOncurred in. The bill for additional judges
| in Milwaukee county went over for week
| Under suspension of the rules on the DIST
| the Senate concurred in the Assembly bill
creating the town of Glover in Bayfield,
concurred in the Assembly resolution for
recess from Thursday, March 49, at noon,
until Monday, April 8, at 9 a; M; The fol
| adoption of chapter 4OA, statutes of 1893,
allowing portions of the general charter
law to be adopted on petition; relating to
| the members of the board Of control, cor
| recting the confusion in the term of serv-
| ice of its members resulting from the board
having been legislated out of office in 1905;
| to appropriate SAT, 600 to the several chart
| table, reformatory and penal institutions IS
a deficiency appropriation; relating to pow
er plants operated by towns; providing that
| any proceeding, suit or transaction had or
| commenced in any civil court case previous
to the time when such act shall take effect
| The following were cOncurred in: Relating
to the appOrtionment of the school fund;
authorizing school boards to provide maps,
charts. books and globes. and other equip
ment for schools. The Senate by a vote or
"a to voted down the bill repeating the
| barber license act
Senator Roehr's bill providing salary Of
$1,000 each for the trustees of the Milwau
kee county hospital was ordered to engroSS-
ment in the Senate on the 22nd, after an
| amendment had been adopted cutting the
salary to 5000. resolution offered by Sen
| atOr Noble was passed recalling bills from
| the governor for the creation of two new
towns in Sawyer county. Weirger and
Couderay. The following bills were passed:
Providing for the parole of prisoners; relat-
ing to the time of holding annual school
meetings; authorizing school district boards
| to become members of the county school
| board association: relating to fshways in
| dams and providing a penalty for violation
thereof; providing contingent fund for the
prevention of Asiatic cholera; making fur
| Their provision for the interstate park of the
| Dells of the st. CrOiX and approprlating
money therefor; relating to the establish
ment of corporations for the maintenance of
| schools, permitting the consolidation or
| Marquette college and the Milwaukee medl-
cal college; to appropriate to the governors
contingent fund the sum of money named
| therein.
The Senate on the 25th acted on three
| bills and laid one over, Senator Barker's
bill to prohibit the sale or manufacture of
adulterated or misbranded drugs medicines
| LIQUORS or toilet articles Senator Husting'S
bill to limit the, time in which the state
| board of medical examiners may revoke a
| license was postponed. ASSemblyman Kay S
bill to pay the officiating chaplains of the
Legislature So prayer was advanced to
third reading. Assembyman Migrants bill
to establish a ferry across the Mississippi
| river from Buffalo county to Minnesota was
| cOncurred in.
In the Senate the Doth resolution
Spooner April 16. after considerable dis
cussion, was was laid over ~! until Wednesday, $
ly postponed: 1875, relating to vacancies
| in city Offices; 170S. to provide an addition
al home for the custody. training and edu-
bills 1s9 were passed: 74S. to amend the act Of
the organization of corporations to create
and maintain parks, etc; 96S, authorizing
| lot; relating to the exclusion of testimony
of certain persons; 2S6S, relating to appear
ance: 1898. to authorize the city of Ash,
land to construct and maintain a dam
across the White river: 5O5S, relating to
the jamestown exposition and making an
| appropriation
In the Assembly.
The Assembly OH the Goth voted to take
ten days recess at Easter, from March %
| to April s. The committee on education
reported for adoption joint resolution 56A,
that it is the sense of the Legislature that
a knowledge of any. other language. than
English be not required for admission to
the university, also lisa, authorizing sal
schools from $4,000 to $4,000. Bill 214A
reported Bills reported For passage are as
follows: 1884, relating to county deposit
taries; 318A, election of village and district
| rreasurers; 554A, TO wrongful use of milk
and other dairy products; 75A, creating the
office of fire marshal; 1904, for bonding Of
officers of building and loan associat atoms:
1874, for regulation of bookkeeping of build
i and and loan associations; 635A, increasing
the salary of the superintendent of fisheries
to $500. The committee on elections re-
ported for passage liza, prohibiting the
circulation of nomination papers before 50
! hoo plp bnv no q
| the primaries constitute precinct commit
tees. The committee on federal relations
reported for adoption the joint resolution
memoralizing Congress to make a survey
| and report on the adyisability Of deep
waterway from the Great Lakes to the gulf
Ivy way of the Wisconsin river at Portage;
also joint resolution 3lA, memoralizing Con.
gress to take steps toward taking over all
public service property that may hereafter
| pass into the hands of receivers appointed
by the federal courts. Joint resolution 43A.
praying for the federal ant-injunction bill
The Turner bill to prevent the scattering of
weed seed and Cleary bin to prevent in
| jury to the capitol park were advanced.
The bill requiring tenders on street and
| interurban cars went over 169A, licensing
male dogs at 81 and female dogs at 81, was
the publication in newspapers by railroad of
time tables killed. No. IT'S. requiring
non-registered electors to be. certified to by
amended anne Estabrook bill providing for the
| removal by cities of ashes and garbage was
cchaplains So a day each for r' opening the
| session with prayer, and the Estabrook
bill, SOFA. providing for a change in the FL
ing of bonds with cities of the first class,
requiring that only the aggregate sums be
placed on file instead of itemized state
mentS.
In the Assembly on the 21st Rev Carl D.
| Thompson's joint resolution memorializing
| Congress to bring about government owner
ship of railroads was referred to the COM
mittee on transportation Six bills relating
to the national guard 1871 and 742 inclusive,
were reported for death by the committee
on military affairs. The committee on edu-
cation reported adversely 511A, provid-
ing for naming of school houses and 594A,
prescribing qualifications of school inspec-
| tors. No. 773, fixing the powers of district
school meetings was favoraby reported.
312A. fixing the pcwers of local boards of
| health and 34TA, for the operation of retail
| meat markets were favorahly reported Mr..
! Berner's joint resolution memoraiZng Con-
| gress to work for the establishment of a
| perpetual international peace tribunal was