Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-06-28
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.
TTTECnAv

OGOOAA.
On the 18th in the Senate the uniform
divorce bill was passed. Lieut-Gov. Con-
nor cast the deciding vote to allow the
people of the state to vote the question
of female suffrage. The bill 70 that effect
had been introduced by Senator Stout and
reported in by the committee on elections
without recommendation. Without a WORD
of debate the vote was taken and resulted
In a tie. Mr.. Common had relinquished his
chair to Senator Wilcox but assumed 1t
again to cast the deciding vote.
the .c,ontributory negligence, bill and biz
providing for the bi-monthly payment or
wages were Indefinitely postponed
WEDNESDAY.
On the 10Th the Senate ploughed through
the long calendar. The bill creating
board of appraisers" to consist of five tax
assessors, which shall review the assess
ments OF their colleagues has passed both
houses and now goes to the governor Tor his
approval Senator Hudnall asked that the
the publication Of the laws in newspapers in
pamphlet form be killed or that the bill be
killed. The senator killed the amendment
conference. The Thomas bill relating to
state board Of immigration and making an
appropriation therefor was advanced t to
cate measure was killed. motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Anderson
bill, recurring telegraphers to be a; at least
division by against to for. The Durley
bill relating to railroad crossings and the
bill requiring the price of every railroad
ticket to be stamped, written or printed
upon it, were also non-concurred in. The
vote by which the bill permitting village
amusement, etc, was non-concurred IN:
was reconsidered and the bill advanced and
later concurred in.
THURSDAY.
On the goth Lieut.. Gov Connor's vote
which decided the tie in the Senate in favor
of uniting TO the voters OF the state the
question of women suffrage was Of no
avail. The bill was killed the next day on
until the Goth. when it was killed by de-
cisvc vote. The womens rights advocates
must now wait two. years longer before
this morning adopted the Husting joint
resolution placing Wisconsin in the list OF
the states favoring a c9nstitution ma con,
amendment to the federal constitution for
the election of United States senators by
direct vote. Senator Birds joint resolu-
ton fer investigation Of the water pow
ers of the state and means of controlling
their development deriving a revenue there
from adopted. Milwaukee may have
charter convention next year. senator
Roehrs bill to that effect passed the Senate.
1t has yet to pass the Assembly.
FRIDAY
On the DIST the Senate adopted resolu-
ton to amend the state constitution to pro
vide for the referendum to the voters of all
measures enacted by the Legislature upon
petition of per cent of the voters; BY
vote of 13 to - the Senate refused to in
include the right Of the people to Initiate
legislation. The merits of the bill pension
ing members of the stGte troops for injur-
les received in the service We're discussed
on a motion to reconsider the vote by
which it was non-concurred in last night
The ayes and noes were called for and
the motion to reconsider was lost, II to 10
The conference committee upon the bill for
additional circuit judges for milwaukee,
county reported that an agreement had
been reached with the Assembly, which
had stood for only new judge, and the
substitute bill agreed upon, giving one new
judge to be elected in 1908 and another i'll
1909 This was adopted and passed under
suspension of the rules. The bill creating
a nineteenth judicial circuit to comprise
the counties of Florence Forest, Iron
Oneida and Villas was ordered to engross
ment.
The rules were then suspended and bills
ordered to engrossment were passed. The
bill appropriatlng $1,000 annually Tor the
at Milwaukee and the bill permitting the
state board to expend $50, 900 for q. suitable
building for the workshop at its discretion,
the bills providing $1,000 for a heating plant
for the executive mansion and for building
barn on the grounds connected with the
residence and $1,000 annually for the Light
Horse Squadron armOry at Milwaukee were
passed. The nomination of Thomas M
Purtell of Madison to be state fire mar
shall for the term ending, January Is, 1913
and of DR.. David Roberts of WaukHsha to
be state veterinarian, for the term endin~
June l. 1909, were received from the COVER
nor and under suspension of the rules. were
confirmed at once. The vote was Purtel
20 to 0 and Roberts % to = The Senate
concurred in the Goldsworthy resolution for
an investigation by the state board of con
troll of quarlies and rock bearing lands OF
the state. with view of establishing
rock crushing plant at the state prison.
SATURDAY.
On the 22d a bill introduced in tn
Senate which is calculated to end the lit
CATION which the state has been carrying
on for several years against the railroads.
It authorizes the governor, secretary OF state
and attorney general to make settlements
with the railroads in all existing suits Tn"
committee on claims reported against the
doing anything with the capitol park eX
tension plans at this session The commit.
tee on claims reported the bill for state
monument at Vicksburg without recommen-
dation, and the bill for binding twine
Senator Hudnall dissenting. The commit
tee on Judiciary submitted divided report
chowski bill prohibiting the use of cigars,
cigarettes and tobacco by persons under 10
years of age was concurred in.