Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-01
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.

Bills were introduced in the Senate on the
o3rd as follows: Empowering the state tax
commission to supervise and control issues
OF stocks and bonds of corporations, bill
relating to registers of probate in Brown
county. Bill amending act creating pen
on fund Milwaukee Fire department, pro,
vding for pension of half pay in case OF
discharge after twenty-five years service
or retirement after twenty two years serr
ice at half pay Am e as act w tGF nsm
granite Prohibiting marriage or cohablta'
ton between imbecile or invalid persons
county Jail or $500 fine for persons .vio.at-
ing the act OF aiding and abetting violations
of the same. Relating. to the support OF
laying out of highways by extending il, to
lands already having a water highway but
excluded from highway by land.
Under suspension of rules on the 24th the
Senate concurred in Assembly bill 81 Eigh,
teen bills reported by the revision commit
tee were read for the first and second time
and referred to committees the new bl.ls
reported being as follows: Providing fol
licensing and inspection OF passenger boats
on the inland waters of the state. lncreas
ing number of county training schools Tor
teachers TO which state aid may be eN-
tended from twelve to twenty. Re-eStaD
fishing the state board of immigration, al:o
limiting the sale of state lands to l6O acres
to the purchaser, also approprlatlng not u
exceed $4,000 for the erection OF state
monument colonnade at the Vicksbur2
National park. Empowering cities to II
cenSe stationary engineers. Providing Tor
pensions and retirement on half pay aft'l
twenty-five years service in the milwaukee,
police department. To encourage consolida
SO per annum for each school district fur
nishing transportation to it's pupils foi
thirtytwo weeks, providing I per cent, OF
the pupils attend. To require hotels TO FUR
nish sheets nine feet long and towels. bed
clothing to be aired daily. Senator Roehi
submitted a bill to authorize Milwaukee tC
LII l, al +,hiI m
plant Senator Randolph introduced a bll
TO provide that - per cent. of the taxes
paid by corporations shall go to the coun
tics in which the corporation property i
located. instead of entirely to the state
treasury. Adjourned.
In the Assembly
In the Assembly on the 23rd Assemblymar
ROethC introduced a resolution rejecting
seriously upon the president and faculty Of
the state university and superintendent OF
state institutions for indirect lobbying. I'll;
resolution was laid over. Mr.. Morris intro
duced a bill limiting campaign expenses
fixing the school age of children ATTENDING
district schools from to II years. New
Assembly bills introduced were: Regulat
ing the business of private detectives, re
curing examinations and $50 license fec
Adding two members of village boards to
boards of review. Providing that majority
VcrdictS may hold in justice court trials II
hours deliberation. Making fees of jurors
in justice courts $50 q day with cents
mile for travel. For half day 81. .Witnes:
of justice. Extending time of notice tc
cities of injuries on highways from fifteen
to thirty days. Providing that nomination
papers shall not be circulated before sixty
days before filing. Exempting notaries pub
lie from provisions OF anti-pass law. Peg
hitting the Green county judge to bold
court at Brodhead. Taking away the
elusive feature of the franchise of the
milwaukee, Gas Light company. Providing
hnt Of FINN icf op:v
lions go to the Wisconsin Baptist state con
vention. Appropriating $4,000 a year fol
two years to the Wisconsin Geological and
Natural, History survey for a study of the
roads, lead mines and water powers OF
state. Providing that no property of hus
band shall be exempt from seizure for sup
port of wife or minor children during di
yorcc proceedings. Permitting killing OF
skunks at any time. Requiring vendors OF
sales of MERCHANDISE in bulk to give list OF
creditors Regulating building and ventila
ton of tenement and boarding houses. Pro.
yiding that all laws go :nto operation the
first day of July after enactment unless 9th,
erWise specified Extending protection OF
fish in Mason lake from to 10 years. Max.
ing it illegal everywhere to hunt rabbits
With Th ohGng emplDymen o.
eight hours without eight hours rest fol
lowing, except in case Of casualties. Re
erS who violate contracts shall lose certiti.
Gates and districts that employ volator OF
CONTRACTS may lose share of apportionment
fund. Making September primary only reg.
istration day for either primary, city OF
gene ral election Relating to false preten.
ses to get employment Permitting coun.
ties to get tax moneys collected on real
estate Of railroads in such counties. After
some explanation and debate the Assembly
passed substitute prepared by the commit,
tee on printing to the Grassie BILL which
provides that any citizen for So may get
copies of all bills, resolutions and journals
of both houses.
he filSt TO I,cf +l,o
~ on the oath was petition presented by
Mr.. Carpenter coming from the county
board of Portage county and asking for
the repeal of the primary election law.
Mr.. Bancroft placed joint resolution stat,
ing 1t was the sense of the Legislature that
all reports of boards of regents commits,
SiOnS and other bodies should be made in
time to be laid before the Legislature at
opening of the session, which was adopted.
Assemblyman Stout introduced joint Yeso-
bers from $500 to $1,000 a year and 10
cents mile each way for one trip.
resolution was presented for memorial to
Congress for the construction of a ship way
canal from the Great Lakes to gulf by way
Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Follow
ing the Introduction of eighteen new bills,
the ROethe resolution froWning on state in
sttutions giving social functions for legis,
lators came up. Mr.. Irvine of Waupaca
moved its indefinite postponement, which
reported concurrence in the Grasse bill by
which people of the state can get copies
of Legislative proceedings on payment of
So 1t was the second bill passed by both
Houses The Assembly adopted the Joint
rules prepared for the two houses, chiefly
by Senator Whitehead and Speaker Ekern.
Bills introduced in the Assembly were: For
erecting monuments to mark boundaries OF
plats For ferry across the Mississippi
river between Buffalo county and Wabasha
MINI. Repeating common law provision
relating to husband and wife testifying
against each other Regulating appeals in
justice courts. TO harmonic the statutes
relating to county courts. Providing pen
atty for making false returns of affairs of
corporations, copartnershfps, etc. Permit
ting shooting of quail in October and No
vember Permitting majority verdicts in
civil action when parties interested agree
vagrancy. tramps, fortune tellers, and pros
titutes shall be required to do hard labor
in county Jail for three months. if able
Authorizing bank examiner to compel prop
er bookkeeping for building and loan asso
Citations Requiring officials of building and
loan associations to have good securities
Prohibiting fishing through the ice in Shell
lake for ten years. For a dam across Nee
nah creek in Columbia county. To dptach
a portion from Price county and attach it
to Taylor county. For fixing boundaries OF
towns Requiring that persons holding OF
fee of mayor, alderman or supervisor to be
two wears resident of city or town and