Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-25
IN THE ASSEMBLY.

The Assembly on the 18th received eleven
bills. including one to do away with party
restrictions at primary elections and s- one
q mile The first debate was over the
Grassie joint resolution for the distribution
of copies of bills. Assembly appointments
were announced
AT the opening of the Assembly on the
18th 26 bills were introduced and the com,
mittee on claims reported favOraby on the
the benefit of the legislative reference de
partment The original appropriation OF
$4,000 was cut by the committee to $1,000.
district school officers attending conven.
tons from So to So per day; making Il IS
per cent. individual liability for stockhold-
ers in corporation making towns and not
districts pay cost of equalizng property OF
joint school districts; protecting deer in
Richland, Crawford, Vernon and Grant
counties: making railroad officers RESPONSE
bic for accidents liable for manslaughter:
for passenger fare of 2 cents on roads
earning $500 mile; to regulate automo-
to six miles and in the country from twenty,
five to seventeen miles an hour; holding an
autoist guilty of manslaughter In first de-
gree if he kills person; regulating fishing
with set lines; authorizing town insurance
companies to insure contents of churches and
scboolhouses: appropriating $3.50 to Badger
Firemens association; exempting matt
sprouts sold for feeding from taXation per-
hitting boards of education to subscribe
for any educational journal they please:
permitting county clerks to retain 80 per
cent. of inheritance taxes collected: for an
eight hour labor day; allowing meetings to
talk trade disputes to be held anywhere:
permits picketing and provides no action
be taken against unions for acts by
members: authorizing judges instead Of
jury commissioners to call grand jures in
certain cases: protecting Lake Little Buttes
DIES Mortes from fishing through ice; confer
powers now held by clerks of courts on
REGISTERS of probate; reduce number lumber of VII
scattering of weed seed; enabling act for
municipal courts in cities: authorizing coun
els to remove ashes at expense of city or
property owners; for further protection of
quay: prohibiting students from voting OF
sol citing votes unless residents of places
where attending school.
Several amendments to the state const.tu
ton are provided for in resolutions intl o.
duced in the Assembly on the 22nd as fol
lows: To enact law providing for recall
of state officers by electors; to provide a
separate government for Milwaukee,: to levy
a direct tax for highway Improvement. Mr..
Roethe of Grant county presented the reso-
luton for an amendment to the constitu-
ton. providing for the recall of state oil
GERS Bills introduced were: That but nine
hours a day shall he required of street car
employees and the hours to be consecutive.
That children shall not work over eight
hours a day. Giving common councils the
right to condemn lands outside of cities for
park purposes. Providing for the distribu-
ton to all municipal courts of supreme
court reports. leaving it in the discretion
of Judges to determine course in real estate
Detit OnS. Increasing age limit Tor WOfkln =
children to 16 years. Providing for grea te"
safety for women employees and forbiddu4
Their employment in places where there arr
dangerous fumes. Amending primary eler.
tion law so as to provide for election of
city committee on the day following the
primary election. Requiring eight months
of district school instead of seven and par
ticipate in school fund. EXempting telers
and chief clerks in national banks from
Jury duty Authorizing jury commissioners
TO excuse jurors from service. EXemptlng
mutual fire insurance companies from liza
hilty of individuals under certain condi-
tons Adding. Candies containing intox /
eating LIQUORS to articles under ban of
pure food law General law for the crea-
fiOn of new counties. Establishing the Of
fee of state fire marshal. to be filled by
governor for term six years at salary of
$500: also provides for chief assistant AT
$500 and two deputies at $500. Requir-
inr circuses to have separate entrances and
exits five feet wide for every 1000 seats.
also separate ticket booths to correspond
Providing for punishment of persons who
fraudulently obtain transportation to do
work Increasing salary of attorney gen
eraI from $4,000 to $500. Cutting out lilni
tatfons of $4,000 for deaths by railroads.
leaving courts and jurieS to determine
amount Raising limit for deaths by rail
roads from $1,000 to $4,000. Regulating
peddling of liquor. licenses to be obtained
by county boards. Changing date of holt
September TO seventh Tuesday preceding
general election and requiring that all sig
natures to primary election position be oh
tanned within As days of filing. A petition
relating to fish and game laws came from
Oconto citizens Twenty-six new bills