Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

Madison, April 1.-THE proposition
to give the state the right of appeal
from adverse decisions of trial courts
in criminal actions furnished the sub
ject of a debate in the senate. and
finally the bill on that subject was
re referred to the committee on judo
larry for further consideration and
amendment.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Fairchild of Milwaukee, to cover such
situations as arose in the graft cases
in Milwaukee where defendants under
indictment for crimes were discharg-
ed without trial by decisions on tech
nical points. The district attorney
sought by mandamus to secure a re,
view in the supreme court, but the
court held that it had no jurisdiction
The bill was considered by the com
mittee on judiciary and a substitute
drawn to make it conform to the
statute enacted by congress recently
ney declared that the bill was re
Spouse to public clamor on matter
of which the public knows nothing.
Senator Husting sided with Sena
tor Lockney and Senator Brazeau
made an argument in support of the
bill.
The committee on military affairs
reported for non-concurrence the res
olution to have a legislative investi
CATION of the soldiers home at Wau
paca Several senate bills were or
dered to engrossment, including two
by Senator Roehr for the establish
ment of trade schools and the pun
ishment of larceny of lead pipe and
other property from buildings in
course of construction and Senator
Froemming's bill to make mental
anguish ground for recovery of dam
ages against telegraph companies
Four bills were killed, three by Sen
ator Whitehead relating to steal
ing gas and electric current, and the
Hazelwood bill to punish unethical
doctors Senator Froemming op
posed the final passage of the Mueller
barber bill because by requiring an
apprenticeship of two instead of one
year it would make it more difficult
for BARRIERS to get help, but the bill
was concurred in. The Barker bill
to punish the manufacture and sale
of misbranded or adulterated medi
cines, liquors and toilet articles was
passed.
The proposed Sheridan drive, In
volved In bill 433s, introduced by Sen
ator Fairchild, furnished an incident
of interest. This bill, which provides
for a survey of a state road from the
Illinois state line to Milwaukee, a.
the expense of the counties through
which it passes, was favorably report
ed by the committee on roads anC
bridges. after hearing in which nc
one appeared in opposition to passage
After a debate the bill was rereferred
Spread-eagfism, which would dc
credit to memorial day exercises, at
tended the consideration by the as
sembly of the bill to send the Fond du
Lac company of militia to the James
town exposition and appropriate $1,000
for that purpose. The bill came VI
from the senate for concurrence, and
after fully an hour of patriotic speech
making, it was concurred in, SIS to 6
those voting no were the five socia
democrats and Mr.. Grassfe of Mil
waukee. The only other debate in
the assembly was over the Barker
wide "bed-sheet" bill. AssemblymaI
Everett. himself landlord, led the
fight and succeeded in killing the
measure by a vote of As to So. Mr..
Everett opposed the bill on the ground