Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
TUESDAY. MAY IS.

the Il
house on motion of Senator George B. Hud'
nall, chairman of the joint claims commit
tee over a resolution by Senator THOMAS
calling upon the claims go, committee to rep 5gp
of them, relating. to the binder Irvine plant
at the state prison. If this resolution
passes l shall take it as deliberate insult
to myself and the committee. This chair
manship is a thankless job at best and | m
tired of being slapped and kicked If TINS
resolution passes you can have my reslg Siie
ton three minutes later" little While
after delivering this rebuke to the senate
at large, Mr.. Hudnall moved call OF the
house. Five members, a sufficient number,
upheld him and the doors were locked, Tue
clerk meanwhile sending kilograms to the
fourteen absent members. Later the Sen
ate adjourned irregularly awaiting the re-
the chamber he threatened 20 resign as
state senator if the resolution passed Sen
ator Owen sought to calm the Superior
solon, by saying he took things too seriously
posed action to which Hudnall replied, NO
Sir, this is final'' Senator Thomas then
Hudnall moved a call of the house, saving
he wanted a full vote land if the senate
wants to turn down this committee 1t can
have my resignation as chairman IN three
minutes
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10.
After explanation by Senator George b.
Hudnall, chairman of the joint claims COM
mittee Of the University OF Wisconsin ann i ap,
ordered the measure engrossed and mus
brought nearer an end the long fight over
the amount Of funds to be given the state
greatest educational institution. The bill
as advanced this morning did not 1ncluue
the provisions for the university extension
division. This matter, which is of speclaii
interest to Milwaukee manufacturers, Will
be taken up later and separate OH miro
duced. 1t is expected that with the dis
posal Of the binder Irvine plant mixIiup tn the
wide demand for liberal appropriation Tor
this work will be listened to and needed
The omnibus appropriation sure advanced
today gives to the university the mill mills
600 with an advance of about 10 per cent.
year Added to this is an appropriation
of 100000 year for seven years. Other
special matters are Incorporated in the BIZ
and it is said that if the bill goes through
as it now stands there will be no complaint
THURSDAY, MAY 20.
After practically completing its calendar
without any incident of note, the Senate
authorizing county boards in counties OF
10000 population or over to establish a de-
partment of abstracting. Senators Fridd,
Senators Lockney and Bodenstab opposed
it. Mr. Hudnall, too, was inclined to OPP
pose it. Mr.. Lockney believed the h1li
would be an entering wedge for its general
adoption which was unnecessary. Senator
Bodenstab said it would throw an immense
burden upon the taxpayers of Milwaukee II
adopted. Mr.. Sanborn said there was too
much poor abstracting; that all one needs
now to go into the abstracting business is
pencil and that all the trouble over Jim
call the bill was passed by vote of II to
FRIDAY, MAY 81:
The Senate passed the automobile bills.
One of them provides for license fees all
along the line and increases penalties for
not securing licenses or carrying numbers
on on machines. Another provides penalty for
10y riding" or the practice of using a ma
chine without permission Of the owner The
most important of the auto bills alters the
method of prosecution: The bill permits
charge Of careless driving or of not hav-
ing his car under perfect control. The com
mittee. on judiciary introduced a new bill
providing for the reassessment of property
that may be omitted from the tax roll in
the next year. Senator Bird moved that
Committee for T next winter be recalled from
that committee to be acted upon at this
session. The bill creates a commission on
forestry, game and water power. Action
on the motion went over until Tuesday. By
the Senate concurring in Assembly amend
ments final passage was today given 537S,
providing life sentence for kidnapping, also
to 1918 (Whitehead), providing that no writ
OF attachment shall issue against munich
pality in garnishment for liquor debts; 275S
shat; 5oas, Creating a municipal court for
Fond du Lac county.
SATURDAY, MAY %.
In the Senate today a new bill was in
troduced relating to voting machines and
the time polls shall be kept open in cities
where voting is done exclusively on ma
chimes. 1t permits more than one voting
machine may be used in any one polling
inspectors shall not allow any person to
pass within the railing to that part Of the
room where the machines are situated ex-
cept for the purpose Of voting and they
shall not permit more than one voter at
time to be In such part of the room. They
shall not themselves remain or permit any
ran in In hot ynJ111
permit him or them to see or ascertain
how the voter votes or how he has voted.
No voter shall remain within the voting
machine booth or compartment longer than
one minute, and If he should refuse to leave
it after that lapse of time, he shall at once
be removed by the inspectors.
ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY, MAY 10.
The feature in the Assembly was the
fight over the subpoenaes issued by the Sen
ate Investigating committee for members OF
the lower house to take the stand. A reso-
luton was introduced by NJ. ]. Cleary call
ing upon the Assembly to take stand
against the members recognizing these sum-
mons from the upper branch of the Legisla-
ture. There was some sharp debate and at
its close the matter was made special or
this morning passed the Brew boxing bill.
The Brew bill as amended permits thirty
minutes of fighting or ten rounds Of three
minutes duration. 1t also provides that all
clubs giving boxing bouts shall take out
license and that no, purse, shall be, given
the boxers. John M. Olin's plans for the
identifying of Madison made progress this
morning. Two resolutions already passed
by the Senate went through the Assembly.
One is to amend the constitution SO the
state can legislate on the subject and put
into effect a commission form of govern
ment somewhat similar to. that of Wash
ington, D. C. The other is to amend the
constitution so the state can buy up prop
erty for widening streets and creating parks
in the capital city. Both resolutions now
go over until the next session. If they pass
at that time they will go to a vote of the
people and if the latter approve Of the
changes, there will be beginning on Arch1
tect John Nolen's scheme to make model
city of Madison.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10.
The Georgi bill providing for seven civil
courts in Milwaukee county to displace the
present justice courts was passed by the
Assembly today under a suspension of the
rules. The bill was then messaged to the
Senate and will be reported in that body
tomorrow. The bill was amended several
times in hearings before the Assembly ju-
dietary committee and now provides sal
airy Of $4,000 a year for each Judge, the
courts to have jurisdiction in all cases In
1oa of