Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-03-29

by the supreme court decision which
board. After some debate the new deer
bill introduced by the committee was adj
vanced to third reading
The Assembly on the 22nd killed the
Grassie Joint resolution, to have titles as
we'll as numbers of the bills placed on the
journal. 1t also killed the Brockhausen
cooiie and Monaghan labor. Mr. Webers
joint resolution memorializing Congress to
enact legislation for taking over the prop
erty of public service corporations operated
through receivers appointed by, the United
States courts, was referred. Mr. Bancroft
took the floor in the Assembly in defense
of his joint resolution that the Legislature
does net regard a language course in the
high school as requisite to entrance in
the university, which was adopted. By a
large majority the Assembly voted to hold
Saturday and Monday sessions A petition
against spring shooting carrying 1900 names
was presented. Bills were reported fol-
Of articles of food; a57A, authorizing raising
of dam at Eau Claire: 1904, to boards of
review; 501A, authorizing cities of the first
class to regulate the salaries Of officers; 99S.
creating dock line ontLake Monona; S42A,
to salaries of county officers; 145S, author
izing cities of the first class to establish
street lights. Adverse reports were re
ceived on 7O2A for semi annual payment of
taxes; 514A, for a workshop for the blind
at Milwaukee and three bills; lila; 754A;
creating the town of Enterprise in Oneida
county was passed under suspension Mr..
Cleary's bill to create the office of state
an attack had been made upon 1t by Mr..
Ties. Mr.. Clausen's two bills to bond of
ficials of building and loan associations and
to have the bank examiner regulate the
bookkeeping of such associations was ad-
vanced The Thomas bill providing pen
atty for the sale of stale eggs was killed,
also the SOrens IN bill en1arging the opera
tons of local insurance companies, and the
Owen bill to fishing with nets in the Mis-
sissippi river. Mr.. Estabrook presented
resolution for competent railroad telegraph
operators which went over till next week.
Bills passed or concurred in were 1854, re-
funding 500 to the Fond du Lac Cheese
alties for obstructingo highways outside of
incorporated cities; 210A, continuing present
appropriation for the maintenance of the
national guard; 216A, requiring good rail-
road crossings; 255A, authorizing town
boards to collect forfeitures of delinquent
officers; 2e3 asod providing an annual appre-
tural experimental association; 447A, giving
power to common councils to issue bonds
for parental schools: 527A, requiring great
err care on part of consumptives; GAIA,
authorizing cities to establish building lines
for the erection of dwelling houses; 12S,
relating to the sale of public lands, the
appraisal to be the minimum price; IT'S,
requiring non-registered electors to get af
fidavits of two free holders in order to vote.
The Assembly concurred in 671A, authoriz-
ing county boards to lease lands for pub
lie purposes
The Assembly on the 23rd demonstrated
the practical value of Saturday sessions by
going through the second longest calendar
of the season. One important bill passed
was the lie Roy bill which requires a GER
tain standard for the testing of food prod
ucts on the same basis as the government.
The committee on education reported for
death two free text book bills, 273 and 544.
The committee on elections reported for
passage three bills; 257, limiting campaign
expenses; 712, to filing of expenses; and rs
to printing of ballots. The Senate resolu-
tion to recall from the governor the bills
creating the towns of Werger and Couderay
in Sawyer county was nOn-cOncurred in.
Gov. Davidson sent to the Assembly his
first veto, disappearing of 2S3A, introduced
city of Elkhorn to sell cemetery. The
governor gave as his reason for the veto
that the city appeared to not have a full
title to the property. He suggested the
passage of a general law to meet such
cases A number of important reports came
in from the committee on st state affairs OH
tiOn of the SO-called Thayer residence OPP
ton bill was reported for death substi
tute will be reported Bill 5S9A, authori2-
ing cities to establish the Gothenburg sys-
TEN of liquor selling was favorably report
ed. Bill 615A, prohibiting saloons within
two and half miles of the Soldiers home
at Waupaca was reported for postponement.
A favorable report was received on 49SS,
aimed at blind piggers, providing that gov
sale The Social Democratic bills, reported
for engrossment, were sent back to the
committee on judiciary, in spite of the pro-
test of their authors. They were 5sA, for
permitting peaceful picketing. Mr., Brock
children under IA playing on musical instrn-
ordered engrossed were 312A authorizing
state board of health to appoint town
boards of health where none exist; 459A.
prohibiting employment of girls under IS in
bottling departments: 552A, refining alum
in baking powder; 573A, charging powers
bills were killed: 267A, to labor on public
highways by persons sentenced to county
jail; 511A, to naming public school build
in in the office of state superintendent Of
schools; COLA, establishment Of stone
crushing plant, 1874, to the military staff
tary staff of the governor; 1894, to school
for officers in National Guard; 740A, to Ma
tonal Guard; 741A, to incidental expenses
ficers in Wisconsin National Guard. Bills
passed were: 50. relating to apparatus for
educational lectures; 145, relating to bound
mon councils in cities of the first class con-
tinuous; 246, relating to memorial hall, ap-
ant and delinquent children; 337A, enlarging
powers of library boards 421 permitting
Sorting works on the Big Rib river; 422,
relating to flooding dams on Big Rib river:
494, fixing standards of purity for food
products; $50, for q dam on Clam river; 592,
to filing proof of publication of ordinances;
relating to the transfer of inmates of the
state reformatory Before adjournment the
committee on fish and game presented four
new bills.
Sixty-five members of the Assembly an
swered to roll call on the 25th. Mr. Soper
moved that leaves of absence be granted
all absentees, to which Mr.. Douglas Of Eau
Claire objected. However, the Assembly
voted the leaves The committee on judi
ciary reported for passage 646A, granting
juvenile courts discretion to give proba-
tionary sentences to children under Is. The
committee transportation reported for
postponement 1894, authorizing the state to
make contracts to carry the national guard
at reduced railroad rates. The Schauer
resolution giving immigrants until 1912 to
take out their second papers was adopted.
Bills ordered engrossed were: STA, making
the days work of street railway employees
zen hours and to be performed within twelve
consecutive hours: 107A, providing for an
B-hour day for railroad teegraphers: 1904.
relating to boards of review; 5O1A, author
ling cities of the first class to regulate
salaries of city officials. The following bis
were killed: Ill, relating to boards of re-
view: 22S. relating to county insane asylums
in counties of more than 10000 inhabi-