Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-23
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.

The Senate went through a long CALENDAR
today, killing six bills and passing an equal
number Most of the bills passed were
to prevent blindness, in newborn babes was
passed. Senator Gaylord launched forth
! into TRADE against the tariff system I'M
his resolution memorializing Congress to
pass income tax, but was shut of on al
point of order by Senator Burke.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IA.
suffragists scored again in the Senate to-
day when the motion of Senator Bird to re.
consider the vote by which the Stout bill
was passed two weeks ago was killed by Al
the Assembly providing for joint commit
tee to investigate the election of SENATOR
Stephenson was laid over. The Milwaukee,
nre and police bill was re-referred to the
committee on banks and insurance.
THURSDAY, APRIL Is.
The Senate passed the Whitehead memo
rial asking Congress not o pass the Inherit
ance tax law. The Gaylord resolution re-
questing the governor to demand the resig-
nation of certain state employees, whoa
handled the money in the state primary
campaign, Went over for the day. Ihe1
committee on education reported adversely
on the bills for normal schools at Green
Bay and Eau Claire.
FRIDAY, AoR1L I6
The joint committe Oh arrangements ap-
pointed Wednesday, April % as the day
for deceased members of the Legislature
who died during the year. The ''divorce'l
lawyer feature Of the Sanborn uniform d.
vorce bill caused stirring debate and was
finally retained by vote of to IL.
MONDAY, APRIL 10.
The Senate was not in session today.
ASSEMBLY.
MONDAY, APRIL 10.
Resolutions were adopted today over the
death Of Assemblyman Ferdinand Wttttg OF
Brown county, who. died saturday. A dele
CATION was appointed by the speaker TO a.
tend the funeral and on motion, 1t was de-
cided to hold exercises in memory of Mr..
Wittig on April o. A statement of the
condition of the business Of the Assembly
given by Mr.. Ingram shows that the Assem-
bly, is just about half through its work and
cannot hope to adjourn before June l.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10.
By a vote of 40 to 3S the Assembly today
ordered the Irvine spring shooting Dill en-
crossed. An attempt was made to pass the
bill Immediately under a suspension OF the
rules, but. unsuccessfuly. The bill VIII
come up for passage later in the week.
Speaker Bancroft and Mr. Ingram spoke
vehemently against the bill, declaring It to
be a stealing of national resources Inc
debate spirited throughout, Assembly,
man Bray declaring there was not good
argument advanced for its passage by those
who fostered it.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL a.
The Hambrecht bill providing for two
additional women members of the board Of
regents of the state university was killed
by a vote of 4S to A. but on y after the
put put up p by it's author and friends. Mr.:
Hambrecht said the women of the state had
been Disseminated against and said MS
measure merely provided Tor the proteGitlon
sity. Mr.. Mcconnell said, the passage or
the bill would be much as saying the
Legislature had no faith in the present
board and the measure was killed tofthWlth'
THURSDAY, APRIL Is
Assemhlvman George P Hambrecht OF
Grand Rapids scored a notable victory when
he had the Assembly order the bill prov1d-
ing for two women on the board of unlVer-
sity regents to engrossment. This action
was taken in the face of opposition from
the faculty. The spring shooting bill was
put over until next Thursday. Hereafter
the Assembly will meet on Saturdays and
Mondays during the remainder OF the SEES
sion.
The committee on manufactures and labor
reported bill today which prohibits women
working in establishments which produce
goods between the hours of p. m. and Z
a. m. Assembyman Clearys motion to ad-
iourn on May 8 was on the calendar ana
created quite debate. 1t was finally al0
over.
INVESTIGATION
TUESDAY, APRIL 13
When the special committee convened this
morning after organizing Monday night,
Chief Game Warden Stone, who was to
have been examined, could not be found.
The committee was in executive session
most of the day. No witnesses were ex-
amined 1t is probable that the committee
will extend it's time limit fifteen days be-
yond the time of adjournment Of the Leg
islature in order to examine members who
refuse to answer subpoenaes during the ses-
WEDNESDAY, APRIL a.
Game Warden Stone could not be found
today and no witnesses were called before
the Senate committee. A number OF sub
poenaes were issued by the committee today.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10.
Iohn r Linehan of Milwaukee was the
principal witness before the Senate investt-
eating committee. He disputed the testl-
money of Gov. Davidson that he (he gov
ernor5 did not know that game wardens
were contributing to the governors cam
naign fund. other witnesses were John
Buckley and II. r. Pestalozzi,
FRIDAY. APRIL 16.
Sergeant alarms Falconer left for Wash
ngton armed with Subpoenas for Senator
Stenhenson and Rodney Sackett. Chellis
WaVIand. business partner of Chairman Ed
monds told of the part he played in keep
ing Assemblyman Towne away from inc
Joint session of March at which time Sen
ator Stephenson was reelected. Mr.. Way
land denied that bribery was used to IN
6uence any member to stay away.
MONDAY, APRIL 10.
Tho Senate committee was in executive
session this afternoon for an hour, after
which the following witnesses were caHed
Or. F. H Gehbe. Henry Overbeck, j. j.
McGillyray "Dick' White and Maurice J.
Cleary of Milwaukee. All these men were
employed by Stephenson. Game WaI1e ~
Stone has returned from the north ana -
prepared to go on the stand at any Time.
He claims to have telegraphed Chairman
Marsh to this effect last week and Seeneu
much put out at March for not making HIS
telegram public.