Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-03-15
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
DoINGs OF LAWMAKERS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
A Summary Account of tie Work Ac-
comp1ished During the Week
by Solons at Madison.
In the Senate.

Immediately after the reading Of Gov.
Davidson's letter submitting the resignation
Of Senator John e. SpoOner, the senate on
the 9th took mp and adopted the resolution
presented Tuesday by Senator Noble Gaining
upon the attorney general for an opinion
as to the time when the Legislature should
ballot for a successor Senator Barkers
sanitary hotel sheet and towel bill was lalu
over and after division the Even Dlll,
amending the civil session law to exempt
the chief clerk and confidential clerk Ill the
secretary of states office, was laid over Tor
one week, Is TO 13 The physical connec-
ton bill, requiring telephone exchanges 10
permit connection with other toll Lhes
whenever requested and without d1scrlmlna-
ton. was again introduced. from the com
mittee on engrossed bills which also intro
duced bill extending to any person the
power to make complaint against liquor
dealer for selling intoxicants to a prohibit
ed person. The Senate killed the amend
ment to the capitol bill providing for sep
aratc heating plant
The Senate jconcurred on the 9TH in the
Bancroft joint resolution requiring state
upnt regarding special counsel employed by
the state in the last ten years, in the John
Scott joint resolution for the appointment
of committee to visit the land In the
vicinity of Portage City TO report thereon
and the Wehrwein joint resolution relat ins
to a federal uniform standard of class1tlca-
tion of grains. The Ingram resolution re-
lating to the Improvement of the upper
Mississippi was re-referred to the commit
tee on state affairs with instructions to give
senators interested hearing. Bills con
CURED III. lJ'bA. MI ottn Wy lc4ueoIG
!ating to public shade trees; 2osA. Mr..
Burke. relating to counties. Bills passed:
senator Bird, relating to the sale of public
lands: Senator Fairchild relating to a pen
sion fund for members of the fire depart
ment in cities of the first class; Senator
Munson, authorizing the placing OF state
tOrical society: Senator Lockney, relating 70
cities and fixing terms of certain city ON
GERS: Senator R0ehr. relating to pension FOR
the police department in cities of the hrSI
class; Senator SanbOrn, to detach certain
territory from the town of Mtnong in Wash.
burn county, and to create the town OF
Frog Creek: Senator Page, authorizing the
town board of towns situated in Il county
containing a city of the first class to erect
and maintain street lights along public high.
ways where streets cars are in operation;
Senator Owen. relating to evidence; Senator
Morris, granting to the United States the
right to use the Wisconsin military reSerYa-
ton near Camp Douglas: Senator White
head. relating to town officers; Senator Fair
child, relating to the appointment of brevet
second leutenantS in the Wisconsin m
act Incorporating the congregation Eman-
ueI,' of the city of Mlwa Gkee.
In the Senate on the Sth the joint reSO-
luton offering a tribute to John G. Spooner
for his success i'll the United States Senate
was cOncurred il by Il rising vote, every
Republican voting for concurrence and the
Democrats and one Socialist Democrat of
the Senate not voting at all. The commit
tee on revision introduced a new bill au-
thorizing the Arpin Lumber company to
construct a dam across the Chippewa river
in Sawyer county. The Assembly bill to
compensate the Legislative visiting commit
tee appointed to visit charitable and penal
institutions cOncurred in. The Assem-
bly, Joint resolution for the investigation of
the Wisconsin Veterans home at Waupaca
was referred to the committee on military
affairs of the Senate. On motion of Senator
Burns, Assembly bill No. 166, providing for
filing vacancies in the Office or mayor i'll
cities of the second, third and fourth class,
was recalled from the committee on cities
and villages and cOncurred in by the Sen
ate under suspension of the rules.
IN the Senate at the evening session on
Joint resolution declaring that it is the
policy of the state to ultimately own the
water powers within its boundaries. and for
the following reasons: First. to advance all
of the material interests of the state by
promoting the manufacturing interests by
the use of such water power Second, to
maintain reservoirs for storage of water at
times of excess for periods of shortage, thus
lessening damage from high water and Sc
curing more uniform flow throughout the
year
In the Senate the 18th the bill which
provides for the use of marble or granite
or both in the construction of the capitol
and for the erection of a separate heating,
lighting and storage plant passed to
the Assembly The opinion of the attorney
general covering the question of the cleo
ton of a successor to Senator Spooner was
read at length by the clerk and went over
under the rules. Among the most important
legislation advanced was the Froemming
municipal work in Milwaukee to eight
hours. The bill of Senator BrazPau. detach
ing Adams county from Judge Webb's cir
cult and attaching it to Judge Stevens
circuit. was passed.
The Senate on the 18th refused to appro
pirate 5000 for employing j. l.. O'Connor
and actuarieS to assist the committees on
banks and insurance in the hearings ON the
life insurance bills and voted to adhere to
its amendment to this bill cutting down
the amount of the appropriation from $500
to SlthNt The Senate allowed SltkM for the
services of an actuary. The Barken wide
bed sheet bill'' was advanced to engross
ment and third reading after an amend
meut had been adopted prohibiting the be
fouling of any dish or utenSil used i'll the
cooking department. of a hotel. The Cleary
bill to reduce the number of trustees of
villages from six TO four was referred for
further consideration.
In the Assembly.
Gov Davidson on the 9th transmitted to
the Legislature the letter of resigna ton of
Senator Spooner Following the reading of
Senator Spooner's resignation in the Assem-
bly,. Mr. Norcross introduced a joint reso-
luton explaining that he was an old friend
and university classmate of Senator Spoon
members of the Legislature that elected
Senator Spooner the first time By rising
vote the resolution was adopted under
pension, the Social Democratic members and
Thomas of Ladysmith, Hager of Depere,
Miller of La Crosse. keuD of Wautoma,
Hebron and IIarrass of Milwaukee and
Barley. not voting. Mr. Potter asked
unanimous consent to introduce a bill which
provides that whenever a person shall have
been committed to the house for the feeble
minded and such home shall be crowded
such patient may be transferred to the
asylum of the county in which he or she
lives ans such care shall be given the pa
tient as is prescribed for chronic insane
The committee on state affairs reported for
adoption the joint resolution introduced by
Mr. Stout providing for increasing the sal
airy of members of the Legislature from
$500 to $1,000 The committee ON public
health and sanitation reported favorably on
the Domachowski bill prohibiting the use
of tobacco in any form by minors under 16
and The sale to such minors. Under suS-
pension of the rules the Estabrook bill,
authorizing common councils in cities of the
second. third and fourth class to fill vac
ancies in the office of mayor was passed.
The committee on taxation reported for
death FIVE bills seeking to exempt certain
properties from taxation. they being 432.
to farm machinery: 644A. to property of
sharpshooters. 74T, to Wisconsin farm and
home school: 500, exempting various house
hold and other property: 10, property of
religious and moral societies. Other bills
adversely reported were: III, making pri-
mary election day school holiday; 611A.
giving teachers time for attending teachers