Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY. APRIL 81.

The Senate today passed the resolution
turning over to the special comm f se,io
| be appointed later all questions OF speclal
dam privileges. The Owen joint resolut ies
to amend the constitution to allow sherl cru
to hold office for mere than one term con,
secutively was passed as was the Sanoot n
resolution to permit judicial clrculis !"
elect more thar one judge. The resolntlo "a
for the amendment to the constitution "
do away with the decennlai census was
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2s.
The time of the Senate was occupied to,
day with the consideration of the special
| privilege bills Senator's Bird and Brazeau
made strenuous efforts to have the pllts
| reconsidered. giving the right TO prlYate
Senators Hnstng, Blaine and Gaylord SPOKE
against the reconsideration of the blls,
arguing that matters of this sort should 20
over to the special committee appointed 1or
that purpose.
THURSDAY, APRIL 90
The bill allowing the state to bond itself
for l per cent of the assessed valuation OF
the property of the state for the purpose
of public improvements was passed by the
Senate today. The bill involves constitu-
tional amendment and if passed by the As
| next Legislature and then so to vote OF Of
the people in 1913. If passed ultimately II
will mean that Madison will be parke 20
from the state capitol to the shores OF
Lake Monona. and from the capitol to the
| university. A communication from the sen,
ate investigating committee setting C IorIn
Tie NOhkS1upI CudISSS against S'AHN
man Edmonds was received.
FRIDAY, APRIL 80.
Although desperate effort was maze by
his friends to prevent the upper mouse
from taking action today; the senate co oe-
tempt and ordered that he be summoned pc
fore the members to explain his reasons TOT
not answering the subpoena of the Senate
committee. Senator Marsh led the fight to
,, declare the Appleton man in contempt ana
was ably seconded by Senators owen anu
Husting. These latter declared that the IN
vestigating committee had been altogether
too lenent and said it was time that men
who were disobeying the orders of a body
that that was practically court De oTougn5 Hp
Brazeau and Lehr opposed taking acton at
this time in order to allow Senator Hud-
nall, who was absent to be heard. Inc res
olutton was adopted by vote Of IL to o.
SATURDAY, MAY 1.
The Senate held a short meeting today
and passed a resolution for a special com
mittee to report to the next Legislature on
the ACCESSIBILITY of charging the Capitol
park. But six members were present The
committee on judiciary reported in num-
Der of minor bills and killed the Blaine reso-
luton to amend the constitution ana pro-
vide for board of pardons.
MONDAY, MAY 3.
With Senator Bird in the chair the Senate
put through calendar of seventy-four bills,
resolutions and memorials under one hours
time. One new bill came in, increasing the
fees for larger fishing nets and otherwise
changing the fishing in rivers. But two bills
were reported from committees, being minor
road measures. Senator Blaine moved re-
consideration of the vote on the resolution
for special committee to report to the
next Legislature on the ACCESSIBILITY of en-
larging the capitol park. The motion went
over. Senator Blaine explained the attend
ance was small when the resolution was
adopted and he believed there should be
olutions, one by Mr.. Leroy, urging the city
Of Madison to suppress the soft coal nu1-
sance around the capital square, and one by
Mr.. Harras, to have the governor, secretary
of state and attorney general report to the
next Legislature on improvements at the ex-
ecutive residence, were adopted, was the
Scott memorial to Congress for an 1nVeSt1-
cation of the recent wheat crisis in Chi
cago.
ASSEMBLY.
TUESDAY, APRIL q.
The Assembly went through only about
one-tenth Of its calendar today owing to
long debate over the bill providing for the
physical connection between independent
companies and the Bell system and the non
duplication of existing systems unless a pc
tltion Ct residents of a community demands
it. The referendum clause and the non
duplication measure were voted down by
the Assembly and the bill will come up for
further consideration.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %.
Upon motion Of Assemblyman Mortenson
9 resolution deploring the death Of former
Congressman Babcock was introduced and
passed unanimously. The Cleary telephone
bill was up for reconsideration. The AS
sembly refused to reconsider the duplication
Of the bill and recommended the bill for in
definite postponement The Stout woman's
suffrage bill was killed
THURSDAY, APRIL 20.
The Assembly killed the bill providing
for a state board to be appointed by the
governor to examine applicants for the Of
fees of public accountants. The bill was
discussed - for oyer an hour, Mr. Led rsias
speaker against It, The Hull bill prohibit
ing the granting of licenses to proprietors
Of road houses and disreRutabIe se esGrts
baseball in the state was introduced.
FRIDAY, APRIL 80.
After a sharp debate the Assembly today
killed the Mcconnell resolution to submit
the Mary Ann primary election amendment
election by a vote Of 81 to 20. Assembly
man Mcconnell made a valiant fight for
ing that it was the only true solution Of
the primary law by which nominations could
be made by majority Of the voters; AS,
by charts that the majority nominations
would not result from the passage of the
bill. Acting under the spell Of the oratory
Assembly advanced the bill making 1t a
misdeameanor to sell liquor in cans to
Ped fbe or house With IF I m roy
the protection of the children.
SATURDAY, MAY !.
There were over fifty members Of the
lower house absent today and the roll call
was dispensed with. A resolution was
passed asking the national government to
aid in the construction of public highways.
The Wellensgaard bill making it an offense
for a chauffeur to operate an automobile
without the owners consent was engrossed.
MONDAY, MAY 3.
The Assembly today put the Berner indie
terminate franchise bill to death. This is
the bill that caused more or less of furore
In committee and otherwise. 1t provided
that all franchises of public service corpo-
rations now under the jurisdiction of the
rate commission, should be made indeter-
inmate. The Assembly killed the resolution
asking Congress not to pass national in
heritance law. The Assembly also passed
the bill requiring railroads to provide tenn
porary step at car platforms when the reg
ular step is more than nineteen inches from
the ground or stationary platform of sta
tipn. This will give common coach passen-
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