Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-24
IN THE LEGISLATURE
DOlNGS OF LAWMAKERS AT
STATE CAPITOL
A Summary Account of the wor,. =,
complished During the Week bu
Solons at Madison,
In The Senate.
WEDNESDAY

On the 18th, in the Senate -
providing that in the Distribution of nf% !, b Il
serve fund should be allotted IN tSoIeSt res
reserve income fund was iutToIIme foresq
committee. The bll amending tbo "NyIIHq "
k ht Gas Light companys fra0rb %ia|2 Iul
also on the calendar for indetinitn 1,yogfSt'e
ment was re-referred. On motion 'rfsPUhe l
ator Owen the vote by which tTa al 9i SEM
IX.ldlng penalties for hunting wit I'" pro-
m incense on Ia possession was refused engros
amendment cutting down the nrDaIry " az
less than S25. This was ad6ntnT y, 70 nou
bill and an amendment strikinD " "no ny
second section presented by Senator =, Ia9
ing, were laid over. must
THURSDAY.
On the 10th the Senate advanoos
calendar. the Noble bill to provide 4 for IlS
commission system of govurn,,,a,,+ iot "
cities. 1t provides that in place Of dvf7
or ana other city officials and = c"n1 1I"S
council, the affairs of the muncpaIftv UhoiH
oe sosef L ny rev commissioners ia ba
elected by the people. A new bin nro,,jd oe
tor a third assistant register Of pr6b9ta ~"
counties of 100000 inhabitants at a SoIo WI.
OF Sl2OO per annum. Another provides Ky
IN counties having two county Judges tbo
Judge longest in office shall have tha no,, rts
to make all the appointments ana rcmoraIS
winch the county judge had the power +"
make before the election of a second Undo"
One of the new bills provides thai $3.50,
snail not be run faster than six miles an
hour While approaching and within twcntr
rods of grade crossings unless ga1ns o%
provided, when trains may be run N NOT ~
exceed twenty miles an hour and rponirin,
signals to be given eighty rods from cross
1ngs outside of Incorporated places Tho
Senate passed the joint resolution man,oriaI
izing Congress to take steps for the enact '5r
ment of a uniform game law The AsSnn,
bly, district option bill was amended as
agreed upon by the Senate COMMITTEES an
state affairs. the Anti-SalOOn lparun and tbn
representatives Of the liquor Interests ana
was ordered to engrOSsment
FRIDAY.
On the 18th in the Senate the Sanborn
bill relating to fishing in inland waters ana
limiting the number of game birds TO he
killed and the transportation thereof was
Indefinitely postponed and the Schauer bin
to insure the boundaries of the civ If
KeWaunee, was nOn-concurred in The FIRE
marshal bill which has passed the Assembly
was recommended for passage with an
amendment providing that the state should
not be responsible for the expense of the
office. 1t will be maintained by a percent
age of fire insurance premiums.
TUESDAY.
On the DIST in the Senate Senator White.
head asked and received consent to with
draw his joint resolution No. 27A. to com
bine all the eighteen circuit courts into four
large circuits Of several judges each Sen
ator Birds state water power resolution
was laid over for a week on his request
Engrossment was ordered on Senator IIaspl-
woods bill to give the state superintendent
of schools more authority in requiring bet
ter standards before giving state aid to
schools. The HaSelWotd bill, which was a
demand by the university people for 100000
a year for university extension work was
killed. The state fire marshal bill was
amended so as to make it clear that the
state could be caused no expense under it
and as so amended vas, ordered to third
reading. The Grassie bill to establish tru-
ant ungraded day and parent boarding
schools was advanced.