Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-15
49, - .l,o ALornr- IIa vIrnnd case.

400. memoriafzing Congress for an Inyestl-
CATION of the Meyer Haywood case.
In the Assembly on the 9th bills were in
troduced as follows: Providing FOR the elec-
zion of the Milwaukee chief of police by the
neople: to retire justices of the supreme
Court when they attain the age OF ~ years.
Two point resolutions We're introduced ~
the Assembly Saturday affecting the opera
Hons of the lumber trust. One provides FOR
an investigation into the methods OF tne
said trust by the Legislature, and the otnSt
like undertaking and bring to light NAT
evils. if any are existing in that industry
Assemblyman Scott proposes TO exempt
Chautauqua grounds from taxation. As,
semblyman LIE Roy's transportation Dill
was Introduced. Speaker Ekern's elaborate
bill providing for the taxation of puolic
utilities was introduced. AssemDlyman
Theodore Thomas introduced bill relating
to stocks and bonds of railroads ana puttlns
the regulation of the same under the au-
thority of the railway comm,s eble Of the
land where the first capitol building or the
state first stood at Belmont and the pfesef-
district attorney assistant district attor-
ney or any person holding judicial posi-
ton from being retained by common car
rier or public utility corporation, em', rnr
sonaI Injuries If the accident causing the
injuries was due to slight negligence on MS
part and greater negligence on the part or
some fellow employee; prohibits any mem
Der of political committee from being u
candfdat re for any public office or any candi-
date for public Office from being Il mcm-
Der of any political committee; to prevent
school teachers or county superintendent
of schools from accepting commissions or
valuable considerations of any kind from
book concerns while engaged in their offi-
cial work: requires railroads to give :.
cent passenger fare; for the appointment or
state commission of five members to SUI
nerintend and manage Wisconsin exhibits
at the jamestown exposition; for the en-
ployment of convicts at Waupun and Green
Bay in road building; appropriates $1oo
each to Senator J. II. Noble of Eau Claire.
Assembyman B. S. Potter of West Bend
and Gilmore T. Elver Of Madison for their
expenses in visiting the state penal and
charitable institutions; permitting railroad
companies to employ only telegraph opera
tors over 20 years old who have had at
least six months practical experience; re-
ouires all state banks to have their capital
paid I'D in full by January l. 1909, or go
ont of business; eXemptS the property of
ali Chautauqua assemblies from taxation;
milwaukee, If joint resolution introduced
NV George F. Grassie of Milwaukee is adopt
cd every one who accepts a nomination and
election to the Legislature two years hence
will be morally bound to support his party
candidate for United States senator who
receives a plurality of the votes of the en-
tire state cast by his party for that office
at the September primaries. l.. n. Clausen
of the bayfield, Sawyer Washburn district.
Introduced a Joint resolution memorable
ing Congress to make an appropriation for
n suitable general government building at
the Alaska ukon-Pacific exposition and
that exhibits be placed therein showing the
standing, progress, and advancement of the
United States as a great commercial nation.