Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

TUESDAY. MARCH 16.
The Senate killed Gaylord's bill allowing
cities OF the frst-class to engage in the
plumbing business. Senators Gaylord, Hud-
lively and interesting discussion OF tne
matter. The joint resolution adopted two
years ago raising the salaries OF the men, mem
bers of the Legislature from $500 to SLOW
per session was passed and is now up 10
the people for final disposition.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II.
The Senate was flooded with petitions
this morning most of which were OF minor iao
ate committees to report In an Dills ny ny
April 10 was adopted; The Barker eI,on no ong
sheet and clean towel bill was adVan ecu
bill was introduced. The chief feature OF
the bill is the prohibition placed upon cn lll
dren under IA years of age from p perform az
the state factory inspector or one o. na1
subordinates, or the judge Of municipal
or county court.
THURSDAY, MARCH IS.
The only business transacted by the Sen.
resolution on the death Of former. Gov
William R. Taylor. The usual routine Oh
reading petitions was gone through.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10.
Senator Whitehead's bill asking for the
exemption from taxation of municipal bones
which was reported for passage by the com
mittee on taxation, was killed after splrlI,
providing for the frightening Of the term
of embezzlers of large sums of money to
twenty-five years was passed.
ASSEMBLY.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16
The Milwaukee juvenile court bill was
was lost by reason Of the Milwaukee mem
bers fighting among themselves. The
Twesme bill providing for fair trial for
suspended university students was indef-
nitely postponed. Assemblyman Twesme
was out of town when the matter came up
for discussion but he will make an effort
students fair deal. The Bancroft bill to
permit the transportation Of state troops on
Sunday was passed.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II.
The Assembly today passed the joint res
olution previously passed by the Senate pro-
viding for the appointment of four commit
tees to consider the questions of industrial
insurance, waterways, income tax and bank
ing laws. The passage of this resolution
means that the Legislature will be called
in extraordinary session next January. The
debate on the question sharp, but
Messrs. Cleary and Bray controlled the sit
uation and blocked Assemblyman Ingram's
attempt to Illustrate the plan A mass Of
petitions flooded the Assembly but it took
lust twenty minutes to dispose Of them.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10.
The Twesme bill granting to expelled and
suspended university students the right to
a hearing before being dismissed by the
faculty was given new lease of life this
morning when the Assembly re-referred it
to the judiciary committee. The re-refer-
ence, was the result of a long distance
sta1dent who asked that the bill be given
another hearing so that he might appear
in favor of it. The Hoyt midwife bill was
brought up again and the ground thorough
ly gone over by the report OF an 1nvesuga-
ton committee in regard to the practice of
thanking the Wisconsin delegation in Con
gress for the stand that they took on the
rules question was killed. The Hambrecht
anti-segregation bill was passed without a
FRIDAY, MARCH 10.
Asemblyman Leroy of Marinette fired the
patriotism of the members of the lower
house today in ringing speech for the
Reconsideration of the bill which was killed
Yesterday providing for the celebration in
alternate years of Washington's and Lin
introduced a measure commencing the Wis,
consin members of Congress who voted
against Speaker Cannon and the continu-
ance of the old House rules, despite the kill
ing of similar resolution yesterday.
Investigation.
TUESDAY, MARCH Is.
Senatorial developments were the feature
of todays Investigate ton when ASscmblyman
Wellensgard brought out the testimony that
his opponent in the Assembly campaign
had had his expenses paid by s. A. Cook.
WelIensgard corrected several of his state
ments made on the stand yesterday. He
said that 1t was lmpOSSlUle 1OF W nave
kept an exact account of the money he
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II.
Former State Game Warden Henry Over
beck told the investigating committee to-
day how he spent Senator Stephenson's
money in the primary campaign; He spent
about $40 but did not remember all the
neople to whom he had given cash. He
said his reasons for working for Stephen
son were purely personal, having known
the Junior senator for the past forty years.
Mr. Overlook said that he brought about
the meeting between Rev. Eppllng, Luth-
eran minister and Mr.. Stephenson, where
nv Mr. Stephenson was to give dona-
tion to the Lutheran college at Watertown
n c. Keller Of Baraboo was also on the
stand Late in the afternoon word was re-
ceived that the sheriff of Outagamie county
had served a subpoena upon William ii.
Hatton who has been wanted by the IN
vestigation committee Tor some DAYS
THURSDAY, MARCH IS.
T Earl Morgan. son-in-law of Senator
Stephenson. told the investigating commit
tee in detail to whom he paid money in the
campaign IN eood sad thaf bo had no
expected to be reimbursed but that Senator
Stephenson had insisted that every cent
spent should go into his campaign state,
the Junior senator's campaign in Walworth
and Kenosha counties. did not remember
to whom he had disbursed the $50 gwen
him by the Stephenson managers.
FRIDAY, MARCH 49,
Chairman Marsh charged that attorneys
for Senator Stephenson were coaching wit
nesses before they appeared before the in
mack indignantly denied the charge. J. R.
Jones of Racine was ON the stand at the
time the charge was made. Mr.. Jones re
fused to give any testimony relating TO
nreyious campaigns in which he was en-
gagged Former Sheriff W. r. Knel of Mil
waukee made the startling statement that
the only way a manager could be sure, OF
carving the Stun district of Milwaukee
was to get the voters drunk on the morning
of election and keep them away from the
r. thc method of the Stephenson campaign
in that ce,Ity. W. H. Hatton appeared IN
answer to a summons
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