Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-06-28

In the morning many assemblymen partici-
pated in the commencement procession and
exercises or the university campus and in
the afternoon they were the guests of Sen
ator Robert III. La Toilette at his farm,
Maple Bluff.
On the Goth the Assembly engaged in
long loose controversy which resembled
a political debate more than consideration
of an important proposed law over the z
cent fare bill which had been reported IN
tee on transportation A motion to Kill
was voted down. The bill advanced to
third reading by a vote of 40 to 80 AFTER
a spirited discussion the Assembly con
duced in behalf OF the Milwaukee Provl-
dent Loan society to better aid that Or
ganization in the prosecution of the So
called loan sharks.
FRIDAY.
On the Dist the Assembly limited the
amount of money which can be expended
by the capitol commission and sent the
amended appropriation Dill back to the
Senate. The original bill called for $6000oO
each year for nine years. Mr. Ingram sub
mitted an amendment limiting the amount
which can be expended on any wing OF
the new state house to $7500O0. This was
adopted without opposition The commit
tee on cities reported the bill for com
mission government without recommends,
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vote of 70 to the Assembly under suspen-
sion of rules passed bill No. 1868, relating
to the construction and operation OF the ne
a priation BIZ nH No e 75s Was taken up With
providing for the eontip .noa % Of fo
building purposes. The measure provides
for the continuation Of the 100000 special
appropria ION fo- two. years 100000 an
nually for four years for wo1nans build
1OrmitOrv nprmffS 1nC1r-
pora ton of a medical college. fight was
started by an amendment offered by Mr.
Estabrook. He said too much money was
being expended on the university: M!lwau-
kee had good medical college. Mr.. Cleary
made a defense OF the university bill and
asked that a medical college be established
here Mr. Norcross also favored the medi-
cal college The Estabrook amendment was
defeated by vote of Is to 80. The uniyer-
sity bill as passed by the Senat tie was then
ordered engrossed and on motion Of MI.
Cleary was placed on its final passage Il
was conquered in by vote OF 60 to Il,
state into Senatorial and Assembly dis
tricts The Assembly concurred in the
sto n bin proh,ibbl af saloons 100 s. within
versity The Assembly also concurred III
the Owen bill. creating the Office of state
waterways commissioner with salary Of
SATURDAY.
On the 22d the Assembly committee on
cities gave a favorable report on bill No.
any county, town, village or city office VINO
directly or indirectly has a pecuniary inter
est individually or as a stakeholder in any
corpora zion in any contract, bid, proposal,
sale or lease to or with such county, town,
village or city. The acquiring of any such
interest while holding such office shall va
23OS, relating to the calling of a charter
convention in cities of the first class was
favorably reported. Bill No. Zoos, fixing
the per cent of the qualified electors neces-
70 c1,hp no Of 1icpnSn RI
the people, and No. 23SS, raising the fee
for liquor licenses, were made special or
der Tuesday morning. The committee on
claims recommended that pension of $500
he granted to former Gov w. r. Taylor
The Assembly amended and eoncurred in
bill No, 515S enabling the city Of Grand
Rapids to build and maintain bridge
across the Wisconsin river.
MONDAY.
On the oath the Assembly concurred in
slight amendment to bill 206A, relating to
the practice of pharmacy 1t refused to
concur in, the Senate amendment to bill No
397A, limiting the granting Of free passes
or tickets of entrance to local and state
fairs. An amendment was concurred in to
bill No. 575A, relating to child labor. This
measure keeps children under 16 years out
of places where the occupations named are
hazardous and out Of saloons. 1t limits
the number of hours Of work each week to
fifty-five hours. The original bill provided
Il nine-hour day tifty-four hours a week
The Senate added an additional hour, there
Ivy permitting half a day Off on Saturday.
All the Legislative committees cleaned out
their boxes and reported in to the Legis-
lature all the bills they had under consider
alton. The last report submitted was that
of the Assembly committee on banks and
insurance which turned in seventeen bills
relating to insurance. Only four Of these
bills were favorably reported and amend
ments were recommended for each one.
These bills are 6S4A, providing that the
state insurance commissioner shall make
annual valuations of policies of foreign life
insurance companies or accept valuations
made by certain other states or the federal
department of commerce and labor; 670A,
prescribing the manner in which directors
shall be. elected and permitting voting by
mail: GSSA, limiting salaries Of officers Of
domestic mutual life insurance companies
TO 5000 a year. and 7O1A, requiring life
Insurance companies to furnish a gain and
oss exhibit to policyholders and the state
Insurance commissioner The Assembly
judiciary committee recommended for pas
sage the bill repeating the so-called Men
Il anguish" law. making the telegraph la
II for $500 damage for delay to deliver q
,aeSsage The Assembly committee on ju-
-iriary recommended concurrence in the
.,soInbly bill providing for an additional
ounty judge for Milwaukee county.