Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-05
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DoINGs OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
A Summary Account of the Work Ac-
complished During the Week by
Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.

In the Seudle.
The Senate on the 9th adopted the Hust-
ing resolution and if the Assembly concurs
the vote on senator will begin April IL at
noon The Senate refused to curcur III the
Assembly amendments to the talrcnllu 1lll
for two new circuit judges IN MlI '',r1I,er
county The amendments cut the numDef
from two to one. The Barker drug Diii
was laid over one session and the nay plil
for the payment of legislative chaplalns
was concurred in. 49,,
The Froemming mental anguish BILL
permitting the recovery of damages for
error or delay in the transmission, recelTln Is
or delivery of telegraph messages, was lald
over until April 10 in the Senate on 5ne
2Sth. The Barker drug bill. as amended
by the committee on state attalrs. was ,n Or
dered engrossed and read third time. IN Ihe
following bills were concurred IN; Iowa;
to refund to the Fond du Lac cheese anu
Butter company 500; 2lOA, c0nt t tn nf
the Wisconsin National guard, Sl4o,Vuo;
263A, providing for an annual Appropriation
to the agricultural experiment stations'
In the Assembly.
The Assembly on the 9th ordered to en-
grossment the Cleary bill establishing the
Office of state fire marshal. -Four new
committee bills came in. One from the
yides for punching the presidential electors
when using voting machine. From the
committee on cities came one proposing
5000 before villages can incorporate as
cities Also changing the fiscal year
for cities tC correspond with the calenuhr
year, The committee on Libraries ri9, present sent
ed a bill authorizing the free library COM
mission to use part of it's appropriation for
equipment. The committee on transpot+1ba IA
ton reported for passage 546A, giving the
railway commission authority to supervise
and weigh freight and S1oA, placing street
cars and interurban lines under the autn0f~
ity of the commission, and authorizing the
commission to employ suthclent clerlcal
and expert force and providing that suit, SUITS
shall be begun in the Dane county circuit
lights on locomotives was reported for post
ponement. The Senate bill, 1905, forbid
In any proprietary medicine and which Is
aimed at State Veterinarian Roberts, was
re tor Sx EMS We're tfs
ported by the committee on military atfa1fs;
331A, providing penalties for discrimlna,
lions. against members of the National
guard; 605A, to the discharge of officers OF
the guard; 16SA, permitting municipalities
to help pay expenses of Memorial day o.
sodeTs HOMES TO s9Pp0t granhg to the
federal government the use of the Camp
Douglas military reservation; 42SS, to ap-
pointment of brevet second lieutenant IN
the National guard. The committee on
cities reported three bills for passage; 556A,
creating park districts and play grounds III
boundaries of wards; 677A, to water works
and lights in cities of the fourth class.
els els in cities ios of the fourth Class The
Hebron bill, s3A, authorizing county
boards to grant licenses to persons other.
liquor in not less than five gallon quantities,
was reported adversely by the committee
on state affairs. The amended Baker bill,
ably reported. The Estabrook resolution
relating to telegraph operators was adopt
ed: The Perry bill 1856, AUTHORIZING, the
state to enter into contracts with railroad
companies for reduced rate for the militia,
was killed. The John Scott resolution me-
morialzing Congress to make survey with
Wiz n tn &
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf by way
of Fox and Wisconsin rivers was adopted.
bonding officials of building and loan asso.
Citations; 1874, regulatin the method Of
book keeping in building and loan associa-
lions; LISA, authorizing school district cleo
tors to vote an annual salary to the. clerk,
treasurer and director; 1884, relating to
line on shore of Lake Monona: 145S. author
izng street lights along public highways;
357S, authorizing raising the Dells dam at
A bill which makes insanity ground for
diDorse was introduced in the Assembly, nt Oh
tinung the commission to provide historical
material relating to the civil war. The com
mittee on judiciary had three, one prescrib-
ing the method of computing the value of
the interest of beneficiaries in estates of
deceased persons, one to the presentation
law and one providing for reporter for
the circuit court of the Milwaukee and Ke-
nOSha counties circuit. The committee on
cities presented a bill authorizing cities of
the first class to employ special legal serv-
ices. The Assembly sent to engrossment
634A for an assistant to county Superin-
tendents of schools in counties having over
seventy schools and three bills relating to
the public service of stations, q substitute
for which came from the committee on agri-
culture Six bills were passed or concurred
in as follows: 216A, requiring railroad COM
panies to establish good crossings; 266A, pro
hibiting children under II from playing for
pay in bands or orchestras; 312A, author
izing boards of health to furnish free anti
tOXine, etc; 1894, prohibiting women I'M
der Is being employed in bottling works;
526A, recurring that labels be placed Oh
authorizing school district bonds. Five bills
the monopoly of the Wisconsin Journal of
Education. The bill providing that the law
against picketing and interfering with
workmen and the law in regard to con-
spiracy should not apply to workmen en-
gagged in strikes or lockouts was I'M
favorably reported. Mr. Carpenter in
troduced a resolution granting the use
of the Assembly chamber after this session
to Assemblyman Grassie of Milwaukee that
self On motion of Mr.. Ledvina the resolu-
ton finally went to a committee of one,
consisting of Mr.. LIE Roy of Marinette. Mr..
Potter also introduced one granting the use
of the chamber to Mr.. Grassie for the same
purpose on the evening of April 6, which
also went to Mr.. lie Roy Mr. Estabrook
introduced a resolution regarding fire losses.
The resolution went over The Assembly
then adjourned for the Easter vacation.