Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-26

| district meetings: by request. relating to
bonds issued by cities of the first class.
In the Assembly.
The Assembly on the 18th advanced the
Fstabrook bill to regulate tenement, lodg-
ing and boarding houses in cities. Just be-
| fore adjournment the committee on state
affairs reported a substitute automoplle
| bill. 1t is disappointing to autoists in that
law while they expected action in the con-
| trary direction. Four new bills came III
| from the committee on dams. three pro-
| vide for dams at Black RIVER ta!ls. oGonio
| river and on the Brule river and on Brute
| river in Florence county between N1scon-
| sin and Michigan. The fourth bill regu-
| Iates the building of dams on navlgaoiee
streams. Three bills Nos. 35A, 40A, and
! 1904 variously regulating the speed OF at-
| tomobiles We're reported for postponement
A substitute bill will be prepared. No.
grafton, was reported for passage Three
] bills for dams in the Wisconsin river at
| Prairie du Sac, in the Flambeau river ana
| the Little Wolf river were reported for
| massage No 612A. authorizing cities of the
| first class TO condemn rights OF way, eStaD-
| fish railway terminals and issue bonds
| therefor. was reported for passage Inc
| committee on cities recommended the Hud-
nall bill No. 74S, authorizing cities to es.
| tabliSh the office of Il park superintendent
and the creation of corporations to nam
| tain parks and drives. The section giving
cities the right to condemn lands outside
| their corporate limits has been stricken out
| No. 70A, to the same purpose, was reported
| for postponement No 322A, for expert ald
| in municipal works, was adversely reported
Gov Davidson reported that he had signed
| fourteen more bills. having mostly to 90
with the creation Of new towns ana ana sm aant
| personal appropriations. Other DllIs sent
| ro engrossment were: No. 4OSA, authoriz-
| ing police and fire commissions IN cites OF
| second and third class to appoint chlefs,
branding of votes; No. 618A, authorizing
| cities, villages and towns to aid in the pay
ment of expenses on Memorial day observ-
ances; No. 1874, authorizing cities as OF tne
| first class to appoint a public lighting com
mission: No. S5SA, to fishing in outlying
water; No. s64A, changing the fiscal year
to correspond with the calendar year. ~, NO,
bills were killed, being No: S9A, relating
| to child labor; No ABA, for the amend,
ment of city charters by direct vote r; ana
| No. 657A, to city sewerage plants Bllis
| passed or concurred in were: No. 46A
! to issuing of bonds by towns, villages or
cities; No. TIA, to the suspension OF sen sen
fences of minors; No 5S4A, authorizing the
village of Gillett to acquire land outside OF
| the border for sewerage purposes; NO
| 646A authorizing the appointment OF clerks
| funds for fire departments in cities of the
! first class; No. 24S, to pensions for the
| police department in cities of first class
/ No. 4S9S, for a dam in the city of Ashland
In the Assembly on the 18th Mr.. Esta-
| brook introduced a resolution for an lnYes-
tigation aiming to reduce the cost of the
! state printing. Two bills providing for
damages from mad dogs were reported for
death. also two bills, Nos. 593 and 800, pro-
| viding penalties for fraudulent nursery
agents No. 309S, providing for trustees for
reported, also No. 309s, for better sanitary
| conditions in bakeries. The committee on
| dairy and food recommended for postpone
ment No 632A, relating to fraudulent label
| ing of stock foods, and No. S12A, requiring
| licenses of persons doing a commission
business, while No. 372A, regulating the
manufacture of dairy by-products was Or
dered for passage. The committee on n
| nance, banks and insurance introduced a
| bill defining the words assessment ana
organization" The Grassie joint resou-
| ton providing for instruction in practical
politics and requiring the superintendent or
| public instruction to prepare a manual on
the subject was killed. The committee on
| claims reported for, passage the Alaska
| Yukon exposition bill with amendment
cutting the amount to $4,000, to be avail
able next, February. The committee on
| ance bills for passage and one with an
amendment. They relate to these subjects:
Prohibiting writing of participating and
| participating insurance by same com
pany, requiring foreign companies to de
| termine and report the respective rights of
policy holders and stock holders IN unas-
| signed surplus before being given g license
! in Wisconsin, relating to discrimination by
| life insurance companies; prohibiting mis-
| representations and providing a penalty
| therefor; relating to life insurance on the
| stipulated premium plan; requiring copy of
application to be furnished; regulating life
! insurance companies and requiring them to
| report monies disbursed and other consider
alton paid in opposing and promoting legis-
| latiOn; requiring all contributions made for
| political purposes tC be reported to commits
| siOner; relating to licenses for life inSur-
ance companies; relating to discontinuance
| Of business by life insurance companies.
| The Sprague bill for the vacation of an old
| cemetery at Elkhorn passed over the
! governors veto by a vote of 81 to o.
| Memorial bill No la introduced by John
! Scott, was cOncurred in after the adoption
| Of an amendment offered by Senator Hase-
| wood striking out q reference to the Chi
| cago drainage canal Bills sent to engross-
| ment were: No. 42A, authorizing teaching
| Of one foreign language in public schools;
| 59A, relating to liability of railroads for in
| jurieS; 1904, requiring certain large schools
| to have two departments to share in state
aid; 5O0A. prescribing a form of deed by
| which persons can reserve a life estate. 1t
| aims to secure to old people the possession
! of their property when renting or leasing it
for support; Mr. Ingram introduced a sub
| stitute for No. 397A, to limit the number of
passes to fairs. Twenty-one Assembly bills
we're killed by one vote Among them was
| No. 369A, authorizing notaries public to
! other bills killed were No 49, to powers
| Of registers in probate; 81. to distribution of
| the session laws; S6, to employees; 100 to prt-
| vate detectives; 1C&, to minor children and
wife; 1873, to teachers of public schools; 1856,
| to humane societies; 1S9, to leasing lands
of ward; 1872, to attorneys without license
| ZZU, TO ulSlElCI dLlOIuty III uIFOLCe dCllOnS
BOB, to distribution of reports and notices;
361, to ginseng; 398, to drainage; 403 to
| tax certificates; $40, to powers of town
| boards; $50, to funds in the circuit courts
! 619, to circuit or county courts; 625, to ap-
peal from action of town supervisors; 653
| to sale on foreclosures; 663, to private de
| tectives; $50 to tenants.
| The Assembly killed the Social Demo
| cratic resolution memorializing Congress in
| favor of the establishment of the parcel
post. The Domachowsky bill prohibiting
! the use of tobacco by boys under Is years
Of age in PUBLIC places, amended by the
Senate by providing exception when !. the
finally passed and will go to the governor
| for his signature. Petitions came in against
/ the new committee automobile bill. Assem-
| blyman J. O. Thomas presented a resolution
adopted by the council Of the city of Bur
| lington protesting against the Sheridan
| drive bill. Five new bills were introduced
| and thirty nine reported out by committees
| An important new bill was presented by the
| committee on elections. It aims at the
| wiping out of party lines in city elections