Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20.


Arpin Lumber company the right to BULL
dams across the Flambeau and the Chippe
wa rivers respectively, be referred to thN
special committee on water powers to Dc
appointed later. He was followed by Sen
ator Husting, who put up strong plea To-
the state to retain the authority which s.
streams of the state, stating that the grant
Ing of these special privileges to wateN
power companies carried with it powef
greater than the right of eminent donald
Bird defended the bills, claiming that the
granting of the privileges asked for woulo
insure the development Of the states waite
power and would in no measure diminisM
the control of the state over the streams
WEDNESDAY, APRIL q.
After much discussion In which little o.
no opposition to the measure was shown
the Bodenstab bill providing home rule to-
Milwaukee was passed The discussion
arose over an amendment offered by sen
ator Page to exempt the Milwaukee public
schools from the provisions of the measured
The Hambrecht anti-segregation bin passed
without q dissenting vote.
THURSDAY, APRIL 90
The Milwaukee charter convention bili
providing for non-partisan elections waa
sent to engrossment by an overwhelming
majority by the Senate today. An interests
Ing debate preceded the passage of the btlls
Senator Page stating that the adverse. re
that Socialism would fasten its hold upon
Milwaukee If the bill was passed The
other part Of the bin relating to the c0rrups
committee on motion Of Senator Sanborn.
FRIDAY, APRIL %.
Eight new bills were introduced in the
Senate today. The business was mostly OF
q routine nature and none of the bills that
were under consideration provoked any APP
prectable interest or debate. The Lockney@
bill providing for heating interurban cars
was sent to engrossment.
ASSEMBLY.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20.
A joint resolution introduced by Assembly,
man Scott asked the national Congress to-
pass legislation restraining the manipula-H
ton in deals that will result in corners In
wheat and stocks. The Assembly engaged
in lively debate when the minority reports
labor was presented by Messrs. Weber,
Harris, Egan and Kempf. asking that the 4
hours Of labor on all state work be re-
stFced to eight Inc report Was ad oyer
of protest the bill empowering the state
forestry commission to purchase land at tax
sales was passed. The bill carries an APP
preparation of $4,000 a year.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL q.
Women scored again today when the Ham,
brecht bill providing for two women in
stead of one on the board of university
regents passed the lower house. The bill is 1
expected to pass the Senate. bill intro
duced today allows the capitol commission
to draw $11,00o,00o, per year until the capitol
funds in the state treasury. The amend
ment to refer the Mary Ann first and sec
ond choice provision of the primary election
law to the people was adopted and the
amended bill will come up for special con-
sideration later.
THURSDAY, APRIL %.
The Irvine spring shooting bill was killed
in the Assembly today after hot debate l
The bill had come from the committee with
a recommendation for passage but when 1t
reached the floor Of the House the battle
began. Speaker Bancroft left the chair and
made an eloquent plea for the preservation
of ducks in the spring. He was followed
by Assemblyman Bray. The final vote was
46 to 40 against the passage of the bill
FRIDAY, APRIL %.
The Assembly today repealed the law
passed two years ago whereby the fisher
men along Lake Michigan have been com
PEELED to paw q net license of from S35 to
$85 and substituted in its stead the Rey-
holds bill reducing the license fee. The
committee on education introduced Dill
making it compulsory upon all city super
intendents to attend at least one conven-
tendent. The Berner bill to compel the
support Of poor relatives was killed.
INVESTIGATION.
TUESDAY, APRIL 90
Senator Stephenson telegraphed Sergeant
alarms Falconer of the Senate today that
he would not honor the summons Of the in
vestigating committee to appear in Madison
until the United States Senate had finished
the discussion on the tariff bill. "Dick"
White Of Milwaukee was on the stand to-
day. He refused to admit that he had
offered a man named Kelpinski sum com
mensurate with the number Of votes he
could deliver for Stephenson. He said that
he had hired John Milkowski, a Democrat.
to work for Stephenson. When asked why
he had hired q man known to be q Demo
crat, White stated that it had been the
custom to hire Democrats for the past ten
or twelve years.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL q.
Former Deputy Game Warden Immel
created a sensation before the committee
quest Of Warden Brown to contribute to the
Davidson campaign fund with the plea that
he could not afford it. he was told, by
against the state Immel further said that
he was sent out of Herman L. Ekern's dis
trct because he was known to be opposed
to TWeSme.
THURSDAY, APRIL %.
Former Game Warden Henry Overlook on
the witness stand before the Senate tnVestl-
eating committee today denied that ne mac
tried to influence DEMOCRATIC members 9I
the Legislature to vote for Stephenson. he
admitted, however, that he was active dur
ing the session preceding the electlon OF
Stephenson and that he was one OF Mr.;
Edmond's assistants. He told of the nnaI
ballot on March 4 but denied knowledgH; OF
any telegram sent to Ramsey and FarreH 10
be present at that time. OVerbeck state0
that he did not know whether or not as,
train that brought him. to Madison On
March in time to vote for Stephenson
FRIDAY, APRIL %.
Startling in the extreme was the test
mony of Assemblyman Leuch who stated
before the Senate committee today that ne
had been offered anything he wanted py y
David P. Davies, a Stephenson worker,
he Oeuch) would remain in the joint ses,
sion at the time when the stephenson
forces were endeavoring to summon quor-
preceding the elefon of b the
and animated that bribery was attempted.
Adolph Rosenheim, Mi iva Ike s+s saloon
son money in the Ninth ward of Milwaukee
Rosenheirn also admitted that. he knew
nothing whatever of his being plaintiff IN
suit before the supreme court to stop the
senatorial investigation until Senator Lehr
of Appleton approached him and asked MN
to sign some papers which made him party
to the suit Previously Rosenheim haa
stated that he had started the suit hi t4seT.
new Lamb as counsel. No record of any
bill presented to Rosenheim by either Lehr