Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-06-18
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
TUESDAY, JUNE 8.
The Senate was not in session today.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8.
At the opening of the Senate session to-
day the committee on education presented a
joint resolution to authorize the regents of
the university to expend 5000 or more out
of the university Improvement fund to build
the forest laboratory. The idea Of the re-
duce the original size of the proposed build
ing SO as to keep it within the appropria-
/ ton of $4,000, but government forestry
official has been here and says the proposed
| reduced building would be too small to ac~
commodate the machinery. The resolution,
was adopted. The Senate adhered to it's
amendment rejected by the Assembly, to
the Kalaher bill providing imprisonment
penalties for abandonment of wife and
child. The amendment provides that PEN
| dency. of action for divorce shall constitute
no defense to charge of abandonment. After
getting into tangle over the Blaine bill
for division of inheritance taxes the Sen
ate laid the' measure over until tonight
The Lehr joint resolution for the appoint
ment by. the presiding officers of the. two
fore the session of the Legislature of 1911
to to &c consider ns the form of such bills as are
of such committee was adopted.
THURSDAY, JUNE TO-
BY vote of SO to. IS this morning the
Assembly sustained the governors veto Of
the Chapple ore dock taxation bill. The
veto of the bill came in yesterday but the
Assembly waited until today to consider it.
The Chapple bill provided for local taxation
Of Of raosd IT thus giving
emoluments and taking them from the
state which receives them at the present
sembly decided that $500 year was suf-
fcient salary for Herman l. Ekern, deputy
Insurance commissioner, by killing the bill
raising his salary to $500. The owen bill
requiring that candidate receive 20 per
cent. Of votes cast at the previous election
before d getting his name on the party ticket
bill providing for two women university re-
gents without increasing the size, of the
priating $1,000 additional for the completion
Of the forestry laboratory at the uniyer1
sity. Final passage was given the bill
clearing the way for a normal school at
Eau Claire. The state gives $4,000 for build
ing plans and for improving a site to be
given by the city of Eau Claire.
ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY, JUNE 8.
Oil Inspector Ed Tracy's salary was the
chief subject of debate in the Assembly
this morning, two factions of the House
fighting over the Senate bill increasing his
pay, adding to his staff of inspectors, per-
uniting the appointment of a deputy at
$1,000, and requiring that vouchers of the
inspectors should be approved by the gov
ernor Assemblyman Roethe wanted TO
know just what brand of lubricating oil
Mr.. Tracy used in framing the bill. He
called 1t bold grab and clever scheme to
work up an improved system of making the
sational speeches were made against the
bill. Messrs, Ingram, Daub and Hull conf
the proponents of the bill were strong. Aft
Hambrecht made a bold defense of the
measure. After Mr.. Hambrecht sat down
Mr.. Ingram informed the Assembly that
Mr.. Hambrecht had secured his figures from
Tracy. Mr.. Hambrecht admitted it and said
he thought it was all right. roll call was
insisted upon and the bill was advanced. The
result being as follows: Ayes, 43; noes, u.
Only thirtyone members were present The
Stout bill for the creation of state teach
ers' retirement fund was advanced in the
Assembly, with an amendment attached.
The amendment strikes out the clause by
which the state contributes annually 10
cents for every child of school age toward
the creation of the fund and appropriates
instead $4,000 year from the general fund
goes back to the Senate.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9.
Practically 100000 were appropriated for
various purposes by the Assembly today.
1t also passed the Tracy bill which raises
the salary of Oil Inspector Tracy $500
year. This bill provides that an unlimited
appointed and that accounts of the depart
ment shall be 20. KID by the governor.
Mr.. Ingram made q last futile fight against
the bill saying, "As you all know, this bill
provides salary raise for Tracy, 1t allows
appointment of additional inspectors with
out limit and violates the constitution by
audit the accounts of inspectors for travel
ing and other expenses. sincerely hope
and the nerve to veto it, After a short
speech by Mr. Hambrecht in favor of the
Dill II was passed ~ TO ~.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10.
Unless the governor sees fit to use his
veto power, teachers of all schools In Wis
consin henceforth may look forward to re-
firing on pensions The Stout bill providing
rewards for long services in guiding young
Americans along the paths Of virtue and in
search of knowledge, received its last action
in the Senate this morning. The upper
house has only to act upon the Assembly
amendment appropriating $4,000 year
from the general fund toward the retire
ment fund to be created. Assessments on
the salaries Of the teachers will make up
the remainder of the fund. This $4,000
appropriation is to be annual and 1t is ex-
pected that the fund will grow with the
years. This latter phase of the question.
however, only can be demonstrated and
worked out in time. The result will be that
Wisconsin will set the pace for other states
in working out a system of teachers pen"
sions The bill introduced by Senator }"
H. Stout, Menomonies educational bene-
factor. now has passed through both houses
and goes to the governor for his signature.