Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-02
ASSEMBLY.

mlttee recommendations.
ASSEMBLY.
TUESDAY, MARCH %.
Judges of the probate courts in the city
of Milwaukee will continue to draw 5000
q year, for the Assembly today killed the
Georgi bill raising their salaries to $4,000
per annum. The Assembly was in XII,
ing mood today and twelve bills fell under
the ban Assemblyman Leroy of Marinette
was presented with a silk American flag by
the veterans of the Civil war, who are serv-
ing in the Legislature, in token of his patr1-
otto speech last Friday in support Of the
proposition to have Lincoln's and Wash
ington's birthdays celebrated as holidays IN
alternate years
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a.
Despite the efforts of Assemblyman D. Il.
Stevens who pleaded with the members OF
of the state more educational advantages,
the Assembly today killed the bills provid-
ing for the establishment of new normal
schools at Amigo, Green Bay, Rhinelander
and Eau Claire Mr.. Stevens also made an
eloquent plea for the passage of the Cady
bill prohibiting the smoking OF cigarettes by
boys under IS years of age Assemblyman
Dorner offered a substitute measure for
county civil service.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25.
Chairman Ledvina of the Assembly judi
ciary committee called east bust
ness today and during his absence Mr..
Georgi of Milwaukee will act as chairman
killed the Hambrecht anti-vivisect1on bill.
The Assembly was deluged with petitions
favorng the Marsh county option bill. A
reconsideration of the Stevens bill 'provid-
ern part of the state was refused. The
committee on military affairs introduced
bill making it possible for military organi-
cations to hold property without few of
the members organizing into civil cor
FRIDAY, MARCH 26.
In the Assembly today the committee on
manufacturers reported FOR passage Mr..
Ledvina's bill empowering the bureau of
labor to obtain data showing the effects OF
various occupations on health and energy.
A petition was received from the faculty
and students of acknowledgements college
asking that the bill to make the woman
member of the board of control and auxin-
ary one be killed. Assemblyman Viebahn
objected to suspension of the rules when
Mr.. Cleary tried to get Senator Martins
measure relating to the rotation of names
on the primary ballot before the Assembly,
and no action was taken.
SATURDAY, MARCH 27.
A bill making the crime of kidnapping pun
ishable by imprisonment for life was intro
duced in the Assembly by the committee on
charitable and penal institutions. Speaker
Bancroft was made member of the com
mittee capitol grounds and in thanking
the Assembly for the honor stated that he
hoped the committee would not be the
subject of a graft investigation as was the
Pennsylvania committee which had charge
of building the capitol of the Keystone
several bills to give state aid to poultry as
sociations were under discussion by stating
that "he did not believe in giving aid to
aristocratic hens, but was a firm believer
in every hen scratching for herself" Many
members of the Assembly were absent,
having gone to Milwaukee to hear the Rose
Dickie debate.
MONDAY, MARCH %.
The Dorner art BILL which provides for
the appointment of commission by the
city Of Milwaukee. to supervise all pur-
cbases of works of art for the city was
passed by. the Assembly. The Assembly was
flooded with petitions against county option.
punishable by fine Of s25 for a boy under
is years Of age to smoke cigarettes created
considerable discussion. Assemblyman
Dorner objected to it on the ground that it
would be burden on the parents of the
youthful cigarette smokers inasmuch as
they and not the children would have to
stand the fine The Hambrecht bill re-
apportioning the board Of regents of the
state university was recommended for pas
sage and will come up later.
Investigation.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a
Lester Tflton of Neillsville, who made
affidavit that he had been offered money
by the Stephenson campaign managers to
run for the Assembly In Clark county, de-
MED on the stand today that the Stephen
son managers ever offered him money TIL
ton admitted however that he had written
to John A. Awkward saying. that he had
been offered financial aid and support from
the liquor interests and Stephenson. He
stated that the letter was a little strong
err than he had meant it to be taken j.
A. Awkward, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor In the recent campaign, testified that
Tilton had told him that he (Tilton) had
been offered first $500, then $1,000, and then
$500 by the Stephenson managers If he
would run for the Assembly and promise to
vote for Stephenson if elected. Mr.. AyI-
ward said he used this statement in the
campaign and it had never been challenged.