Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-31
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITOL.
A Summary Account of the Work Ac-
complished During the Week by
Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.
WEDNESDAY.

On the 22nd two new bills were intro
duced in the Senate, one adding new sec
ton to the statutes giving justices OF the
peace in towns in all cases arising under
the ordinances and bylaws of such town all
the powers now given to police Justices III
incorporated villages. The other gives
cities of the first class power to license ana
regulate markets. The committee on state
affairs reported in the Assembly Dill pro
hlbitIng the smoking of cigarettes III puDtc
places for nOn-cOncurrence. The comnltteS
on claims reported the bill approprlatng
100000 yearly for nine years for the con-
struction of the new capitol for passage
with an amendment empowering the capltol
committee to dispose of the old capltoi py
sections.
THURSDAY.
On the Odd by vote of % to 0 the Sen
ate concurred in the Assembly b-t1 creatlns
the office of state fire marshal Inc Gras
sic bill changing the age to which chlidren
may be committed to the parental Schools
from Is to IS, and permitting cities having
no such schools to make arrangements VIII
other cities for the. care of such chlldteI'
also that boards of education may esrap
fish such schools, was concurred IN; ivy ivy
very important excise bills were adVall TGa
first was Senator Froemming's blil IN
creasing the minimum license IN MllWa4
kee after July 1, 1908, to $500 and IN e out
lying towns to 5000, an increase of 500,
with the power to increase the amount III
the city by vote to $500. The other was
the Barker high license b1ll e3tehan fo Pra at
large In districts where the incense mas
been 500 minimum, it will be raised 90 70
5000 with the privilege OF voting IL 10 9ooV
or $500, and in cities and villages, where 1T II
has been 5000 the minimum will be $500
with the privilege of voting 1t to Sooo or
$500.
On the oath the Senate met at o'clock
to tackle a calendar on which were elgnty
eight bills and joint resolutions and worked
with such expedition that at 1920 the entire
calendar was completed, nine bills only
having been re-referred to committee or
laid over. There was a roar of laughter
when upon Senator Birds plea for the AS
sembly bill prohibiting the smoking OF
for non concurrence Senator Roehr grave
ly addressed the Senate on the evils OF
cigarette smoking, claiming that they IN
fitted men for military duty ana the re ore
committee on military affairs. 1t was SO
referred.
On the 2Sth Senator Hastings resolution
for an income tax was adopted in the Sen
ate After long debate Senator Hudnalls
amendment to the Stewart joint resolution
for an investigation on the alleged lumber
trust was defeated 9 to 10. The amend
ment providing that members of the Legls-
lature serving upon such investigating com
mittee should do so without extra compen-
sation was concurred in by vote of IA to
T. The Senate indefinitely postponed the
Rummel bill aboishing cOntributOry negl-
gence as a defense and the Owen bill de-
timing the liability of railroad companies
for injuries to employees and then concurred
in the Assembly bill relating to school dis
tricts in the village of Joliet. The Senate
passed bill appropriating $4,000 to the
members of the life insurance and unlver-
sty investigation committee. Senator Hud-
nail only dissented. The Barker high IL
to $500 and the MAXIMUM to $500 was
passed by vote of 10 to 4.