Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-19
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF LAWMAKERS AT Thu
STATE CAPITAL.
A Summary Account of the Work As-
complished During the Week by,
Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.

amendment to the bill strengthening the
barber law was lost by a vote Of IA to Is.
Mr.. Stewards bill pertaining to the sprink-
ling Of streets in villages was concurred in.
bill amending the law deducting the the
value Of a banking house from the value
of its shares for the purpose of taxation
by providing that all real estate or interest
in any real estate or any buildings owned
by bank shall be so deducted was intro
duced. Petitions were received from resi-
dents of Wood and Marathon counties pro.
testing against cutting down the number OF
deer to be killed to one for each hunter
and asking that the law be left as at pres
ent. A communication was received from
the German American Alliance of Wiscon-
sin, submitting a resolution adopted by It's
delegates in Milwaukee indOrsing the bill
establishing a pension fund for teachers.
Petitions were presented in the Senate
ON the 18th from Kenosha county protest
ing against the passage Of the Sheridan
drive bill; other petitions favored good
roads legislation, asked for the passage or
county license bill while several We're
against the one deer amendment to the
Produced new bill amending the law re.
lating to the municipal court Of Lincoln
county. A new bill made necessary by the
election of a second county judge. in Mil
mittee on judiciary providing that In any
county having more than one county judge
| all bonds given to the court shall run to
all of the judges of said court; Senator
| Whitehead opposed concurrence in the AS
| semby joint resolution for an amendment
to the constitution increasing the compen-
| sation of members of the Legislature. On
| roll call the resolution was concurred in.
| The Domachowski BILL prohibiting the use
| ed and advanced to third reading. The bill
increasing the salary of the trustees of the
county institutions of Milw VA county
| the tax for the Milwaukee public library
3-25 of mill, making it 11,25 of mill, was
concurred in without the bill as were MI.
| EVPrpft'S bill tpU0liZinp the organization of
| the towns of State Line and Pennington.
Villas county, and Mr.. Burke's bill authoriz'
The Assembly bill limiting the hours Of
| street railway employees was taken from the
| committee on Judiciary and was sent to the
committee on manufactures, which has SINH
| lar measures pending before it. bill has
| been prepared for the addition to the Wis
| consin national guard of a naval reserve
| battalion to be located at Superior. 1t pro-
| vides state appropriation for naval re
| serve crew of sixty at Superior. The fed
| eral government gives the naval reserve
| vessel Fern for the use of the crew. The
| boat will be renamed the Gopher reso.
| luton to amend the constitution providing
that the pay of members shall be $1,000 III
| stead of $500 a session. was concurred in
| by the Senate The resolution will have to
| be passed by the Legislature of 1909 and
| then be adopted by a vote Of the people in
| the general election of 1910 before it can
| become effective
In the Senate on the 18th a joint resolu-
| ton was introduced by Mr.. Bird and passed
recalling from the governor for correction
| No. 12S; the bill authorizing the state land
| commissioners to raise the price of state
lands. Three new bills were introduced by
committees By the committee on cities and
| villages, relating to terms of officers of
| cities under general charter, including su-
| pervisors, in cities of the second third and
| fourth classes in counties of over $50, OOO
| Inhabitants. The bill makes the term of
| office of supervisors, aldermen and officers
two years. Committee on enrolled bills:
| Providing costs in actions for trespass on
| wild and uHinclOsed lands shall not exceed
| the damages caused by such trespass and
| if a tender is made to the plaintiff by the
age before action is brought, the full cost
shall be taxed against the plaintiff BY
the committee on villages and cities: bill
| conforming and legalizing the establishment
of the police court in the city of West AL
lis and any city Of the second, third and
fourth class in counties of over 100000 in
drawn by the committee on cities and vii
lagos for the Roehr bill providing for the
establishment and maintenance of trade
schools was adopted and the bill ordered
engrossed. A tax of one-half a mill is au-
thorized for the support of the school. A
debate of nearly an hours duration took
Senator Fairchild's bill giving the state a
right to appeal in criminal cases. Senator
| Husting accepted the suggestion of Senator
Hudnall that the bill be re-referred to the
judiciary committee The motion prevailed.
The substitute offered by the committee on
| transportation to Senator Froemming s
mental anguish bill was adopted and
| the bill ordered engrossed. Bills passed
| No. 93S, relating to the sale or manufacture
| of adulterated or mIsbranded wines, liquors,
drugs and toilet articles; 1918, relating to
! collection of judgment in forfeiture cases;
| 479S, providing for the appraisal of and
sale to the United States of certain lands
In the Indian reservations ConGurred in:
| 227A, relating to the practice of barbering.
| The Senate in its afternoon session on the
| 10Th concurred in the Domachowski bill
! providing a penalty of not more than SIC
| days for any under sixteen years of age
| smoking or using cigarettes, cigars or to-
bacco on any public: road street, alley or
| amusement and also providing that any per
son permitting youths under sixteen years
of age using tobacco cigarettes or cigar Oh
any premises occupied by him shall be pun
| ished for the first offense by fine not TO
exceed $50 and for subsequent offenses nol
than thirty days. Eleven bills were indef
nitely postponed. Senator Froemmings bill
providing that 20 per cent. instead of T.
per cent of the voters should sign a peti
| ton before election in regard to liquor
| license could be voted upon, was re-referred
to the committee on state, affairs. Twelve
| two bills concurred in. including the Do
machOwski measure and the Weirwein bill
| relating to the construction of breakWaterS
by counties, towns, villages and cities. On
motion of Senator Noble a vote, by which
the bill regulating the practice of midwifery
| was indefinitely postponed, was reconsid-
cred and the bill was re-referred to the com
mittee on public health.
In the Senate on the 18th petitions were
| received against the Sheridan drive. The
committee on judiciary introduced four new
bills one relating to insane females, an
other to the division and distribution of es-
tates: the third providing, in addition. to
the general officers of corporation ANY
other agent or empIoye" may be examined
upon a trial which the corporation is prose
cutting or defending, as in cross-examina-
tons; fourth, providing interurban rail
roads shall be classed with steam railroads,
} and come under the same act relating to
! the place of trial of civil actions. All were
| ordered to the calendar. The Senate bill
| relating to the state veterinarian and for
| bidding him to be interested in the manu-
| facture or sale of patent or proprietary
| medicines, received from the Assembly with
amendments, referred to the committee
on agriculture against the protests OF that
| committed The joint resolution amending
| the state constitution to permit state aid Ill
road building passed ayes ~ nays 4 Sen.
| ator Fridd haired for and Randolph against
| the resolution The amendment now goes
to people for a vote; The resolution pro
| yiding for an investigation of the Wiscon-
SIN Veterans home at Waupaca was nom