Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-06-04
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
TUESDAY. NAY Is.


decided to stand firm in its policy of re,
ferring all legislation relating to water
powers to the special session next winter.
Senator Bird to recall bill 4o5S. from the
special committee and have it put through:
This bill would create forest, hsh and
game and water power commission OF three
members Senator Bird argued for the bill.
1t would do away with the present fish
commission, the waterways commissioner
and the forestry board and combine their
functions in the new board, he said. The
expense, he declared, would be no greater
than at present and such body is needed
now. Senator Lockney, Blaine and Kan
dolph argued against the Bird motion. Sen
ator Blaine poin ted out that the action re.
quested would anticipate the business OF
the special session and that II the new
board were created it would be hard to 90
away with it if thought advisable. Inc
motion was then voted down.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1909
In the Senate this morning the resolu-
lions of the special senatorial Investigating
committee asking for time beyond the leg
islative session to complete the probe OF
ceived and at once the upper house was
precipitated into a lively fight. 1t finally
was decided to postpone action. The reso-
buttons reported by the committee are prac-
ttcaly the same as those given out by the
committee last week. The request for more
time is made on the plea that several i'm
portant witnesses cannot be brought here
at present because they are beyond Wis
consin jurisdiction and relate the fact that
fifteen days after the close of the session
the assemblymen who now stand on their
legislative privilege can be compelled to
answer the subpoenas.
THURSDAY. MAY p.
When the Fairchild bill, ga, which pro-
poses to reduce the tax of the Northwest
ern company Of Milwaukee, came up Sen
ator Whitehead made an argument for the
measure. The company now pays nearly
100000 a year on basis of per cent
on its gross. income and the bill would re
11,on hte a1o oIr,xai r0T
the taxes gradually to per cent 1t also
increases the tax on foreign companies. A
tax or per cent. on gross incomes, Wh1te-
head held, was too high. There is no higher
Senator Hust1ng wanted some proof or
reason for changing the present law. He
understood the Northwestern company was
pering as never before. Senator Lockney
made speech against the bill. He wanted
it killed instead of referred. Senator Htd-
lord and Husting in brief opposition, after
which the Owen motion for reference to
the special session was carried by vote of
IA to 10.
FRIDAY, MAY %.
The special order, the Chapple bill, for
the local assessment CT ore docks, was tax
en- up on motion of Senator Randolph.
On motion of Senator Page speeches were
limited to fifteen minutes. The bill was
passed. Senator Whitehead opened in op
position to the bill; He believed the present
yalorem law for retlload taxation. He re
hearsed the passage of this law, paying
tribute in the course of his remarks, to A.
R. Hall, and said the law had been the re-
suit of too much effort, expense and delay
to be jeopardized at this time. The su,
prene court had sutSained the law, but if
might fall. The bill, be held, was a long
and fatal step toward the destruction Of the
ad yaiorem law. Senator Sanborn in sup,
port of the bill SAID when there was moth.
question the
stttutionalty is always argued. To that
has Eow been added the fear of tearing
said If he had fears FOR the ad valorem law
he would be the t's.t to oppose the bill.
railroad property. He did not believe tha,
because an amendment might be unconsti.
tutional the whole law which had been es.
tabished would be so held. He held it un
fair that the state received all the tax
property which municipalities had to pro
ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY, MAY 25.
The Assembly today passed joint reso
luton 3SA, for daily sessions of the
Legislature except Sundays. There was
q long discussion on the resolution asking
paper. Mr.. Ingram favored the resolution
and Messrs. Stevens and Barnett spoke
against it., The resolution was carried by
a vote of 40 to 80. During the roll call was
O warm debate. Assemblyman Hambrecht
bitterly opposed the resolution and said he
desired to protest against these tariff reso.
for the. sole purpose Of putting the, mem
bers of the Legislature on record for
political purposes Assemblyman iagram
privilege. He said he asked the roll call
on this particular resolution and he desired
to know who had told Mr. Hambrecht these
roll calls were being asked for political
purposes. The speaker finally ouelled the
trouble by ordering the roll call to pro
WEDNESDAY. MAY %. 1909
The Assembly engrossed the bill giving
the Milwaukee common council power to
put palmists, fortune tellers and other
dered engrossed the bill permitting cities
Of the second, third and fourth class to
adopt the commission form of government
and it was that Fay Glars
aid for the Milwaukee county insane asy-
lum was killed after Assemblyman Carl
Herman Dorner Of Milwaukee had made
q telling speech. The So-called Milwaukee
auditorium bill was passed while the an
nexation bill was laid over. The Fairchild
resolution for an investigation of the sub
ject of Milwaukee night schools by experts
was passed. The Assembly farmers car
ried out the prediction in Mondays Even
ing, Wisconsin that they would slaughter
venge for the killing of the binder Irvine
plant proposition last week. They laid over
the bill appropriatiDs $4,000 annually for
MAINTAINING the normal ScnOOlS. ana also
laid over the bill giving $50, 600 for a WON
ems dormitory. at the Superior normal,
Not satisfied with these slaps at the claims
committee, Of which Senator Hudnall of
Superior is chairman, the farmers also
killed the bill granting increased salaries
to the grain and warehouse inspectors at
Superior.
THURSDAY, MAY o.
By vote of 60 to 20 the Assembly de-
livered a slap at Gov. Davidson this morn.
ing by overriding his veto of the insurance
committees bill providing for the disposal
Of the surplus funds of farmers mutual
fire insurance companies upon dissolution
Of the companies The bill was the out
growth of Herman L. Ekern's fight to make
these mutual companies report and also to
provide for division of funds among policy
holders upon dissolution, with interest at
6 per cent. Any surplus then remaining is
to revert to the state. Assemblyman f. w.
Kubasta of Merrill, chairman of the COM
mittee on banks and insurance, made
speech on the veto. Mr.. Kubasta made
crisp, concise arguments that impressed his
hearers, and the result was the governors
veto was ignored for the first time in
years.
FRIDAY, MAY %.
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