Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-06-21
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.
TUESDAY,.

On the 18th two new bills were intro
duced in the Senate The bill was intro
ducCd by the committee on taxation and
permits the court to employ counsel to as
sst district attorneys i'll criminal cases and
to fix their compensation at not to exceed
$50 day actually occupied in such pros.eic coo
occupied preparing the cases for trlal. Inc
Schauer joint resolution amending the con
stitution by requiring full! Citizenship pa
pers as a requisite for voting after Decem
Der /, 1912, amended to fully conform
with similar resolution passed by the last
the people for vote The bill cutting the
rate of all express companies SO Is per
cent. in Wisconsin was killed by vote OF
II to 6. The forestry bill appropriating not
to exceed $4,000 for the purchase OF GER
tain lands was passed.
WEDNESDAY.
On the 10Th the Assembly reported non
concurrence in the Senate amendment to
the issuance of passes to agricultural fairs,
but the Senate refused to recede from us
position that such passes should not be Is
sued to persons holding an elective or APP
pointive office and Senators Whitehead,
mittee on conference. Bill No. 75A, the
fire marshall bill, entered upon another
chapter in it's troubled career when JOINT
resolution was passed recalling 1t from the
governor for correction. The committee re-
ported the bill authorizing cities of the first
class to license meat markets, for passage;
appropriating money for the geological and
natural historical survey by Senator
Brownies amendment appropriating $40
under the direction Of the survey The
committee amendment limiting the amount
to be expended in road building to $1,000
engrossment. The bill making an appro-
priation for a site for the Milwaukee nor
NAL school, amended to provide, $4,000 in
stead of 100000 and providing that no con-
tract for any site now existing be recog-
nized was ordered engrossed.
THURSDAY.
On the 18th the Senate took up caen
dar containing ninety three bills and resolu-
tons the largest calendar of the session
The Thompson bill requiring railroad trains
to be operated by full crew, recalled from,
the Assembly, was amended so as not to
apply to trains operating on roads of TWEEN
ty-fve miles less, and the Stewart bill
providing for park districts in cities of the
third and fourth class, amended to apply to
townships as we'll as cities, was cOncurre6
in. The Burns joint resolution for an
amendment abolishing the state census and
basing the apportionment on the federal
census was adopted The Sanborn bill re-
lating to contributing negligence and as
sumption a defense in actions for in
jures caused one of the greatest debates
Of this session. An amendment was offered
by Senator Husting providing that the pro-
visions Of the act should not apply to laws
when such employe has been guilty Of gross
negligence. The Husting amendment was
adopted Il to 6, and the bill was ordered to
engrossment by IS to 10. Senator Husting
asked for separate action on his bill for 2
cent passenger fare, on the calendar for in
definite postponement. long debate fol-
lowed. After a debate of an hour and a
half between Senators Husting and Hudnall
the roll was called and the bill was killed
by vote of 81 to 6.
FRIDAY
On the 18th the Senate killed the Georgi
bill giving to members of the Milwaukee
fire and police departments the right of
trial before discharge from service in the
eight hour law for telegraphers was passed
and the bill passed was the one which re
lieves q supreme justice at the age of 20
after twenty years of service. The call of
the roll on the passage of the Bancroft
bill raising the death limit to $4,000 in
the bill was sent to the governor by the
deciding vote Of the lieutenant governor.
Senator Marsh moved a reconsideration.
The doors were ordered closed. Senator
Owen moved that the call be raised. On a
roll call the Senate refused to raise the
call Senator Sanborn moved to adjourn.
The motion was lost. After a long wrangle
over parliamentary tactics the senators
reached an agreement and on the motion of
Senator Wright the call was raised and the
bill was laid over until Wednesday.
MONDAY
On the 18th the public utilities bill was
laid over until Thursday because only four
Senator Husting, who made this motion, in
troduced an amendment containing the
changes which he, together with other
Democrats, advocated, providing for grant
municipalities. The Senate passed the com
mittee bill authorizing common councils in
cities of the first class to license meat mar
kets.