Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-05
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
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III. university will be deprived OF rcHycnu,
amounting. to approximately Sll3,oU 49, pc
wear. Although the time for the lntrouuc
ton of new bills has expired bills SUI con
time 10 pour in from the revision COMM
tee. The appointments Of ~ ) Gdsqn a
Il member of the tax commission and ~ y
Clark as state veterinarian were unanimous
IT confirmed.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a
Senator Lehr created laugh when ne
introduced bill providing that a Wile, ~
any one interested in an hAh1tual drulkaiu,
might make complaint that sald per ~ hte
was squandering his money and placing n in
family in want and have him pos,TreSo iii
I'LL The saloons in his community. inc nlti
further provided that habltual druhhaluoo
he compelled to wear red buttons +h nnp
inches in diameter conspicuously on M M.
coats. food of petitions relating 10 u,ir
versity extension work came In from va 30
ious labor organizations througnouu AZ =
state. The committee on claims feLu'n ~ ;h a
bill appropriating $2S37. 10 to l. II. No Gov
mond to pay Attorney Ralph Jackmah 1oi
work done on the inheritance tax cases.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY %.
III the last batch of bills to be introduced
in the Senate Senator Husting presentco
a bill providing for system Oh lncoLi -,
taxation. Senator Martin presented OH IN
providing for a first and second choice III \
n from the Game
ing that the law prohibiting spring snoot Iii
be not repealed. The committee on mn,
tary Affairs presented JOINT to reSp petred
list upon which may be placed with retired
pay the surviving officers OF the Yoluht t,
army of the Civil war. Little business was
transacted.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY &c.
Senator Martins bill providing method
for the certiication of bipartisan nomina-
tions and delegates to national conventions -
by the secretary of state was recommended
for passage by the committee on elections.
A number of bills were indefinitely post
poned, among them the bill to approximate ave
70 pinhy LOCAL services
in connection with the inheritance TAX
cases. Under a suspension OF the rules
Senator Sanborns bill creating the new
town of Pfisen in Bayfield, county was
passed. Senator Lehr's bill prohibiting the
location of cemeteries within fifteen roas
any dwelling house. watering place, scnool
house or any public building was passed.
The Assembly bill granting the right TO
build bridge over the Flambeau river at
Park Falls was advanced.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY q.
Under a suspension of the rules the Sen,
ate this morning passed resolution oHefeu
by Senator James providing for the PRINT
ing of the testimony before the senatorial
investigating committee and having copies
members of the Legislature the same as All
other documents. The bill was then sent
to the Assembly for concurrence. The JOINT
resolution asking Congress to appropriate
$4,000 for the Lincoln Farm ASSOCIATION
was passed. Senator Pages bill author
iZing the county board of Milwaukee to NIX
court was amended so as to include depu-
ties and was then advanced.
MONDAY, MARCH l.
The session Of the Senate was enlivened
testimony that is being taken before the
primary investigating committee should
be published Senator Hudnall pointed out
that the. cost of printing the testimony VII
argued that the investigation was of inter-
est to everyone and that the senators ana
assemblymen were entitled to have their
information first hand and not be forced
to rely on newspapers for reports OF the
proceedings The motion finally prevailed
to have the testimony printed daily.
ASSEMBLY.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %.
The Assembly engaged in wordy battle
over the resolution OF Mr.. Roethe to do
away with the state fire marshals depart
ment. The imputation was made by Mr..
Ingram that the office was created to give
a man job. Assemblyman Cleary prompt,
ly denied that such was the case when, he
introduced the bill creating the office two
years ago and quoted statistics to show that
the fire marshal and his assistants had done
the state great deal Of good in the past
two years. The bill was Indefinitely post
poned. Assemblyman Roethe also made ar;
Intellectual effort to have his bill aboish1nt
Nearly thirty petitions came into the As
sembly relating to county option: 100000
for university extension. increasing rates
for insurance of benevolent societies and
BARRIERS Sunday closing law.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a
Assemblyman Kalaher won his point in
regard to the Milwaukee juvenile court bill
when he succeeded in having the measure
laid over until March 2 in order to allow
the Milwaukee members to draft subst1-
tute bill. Mr.. Georgi opposed the PROPOSE
ton to lay the bill over and Mr.. Ledvina
suggested that if the session was to ac-
complish anything it was time to start do
ing business. The vote was 55 to ga The
Acc hlxyy Hnn6p6 nQfitinnC
ing to the rates of fraternal societies.. Mr..
Ledvina thought they should be referred
surance but Mr.. Ingram objected, stating
that they should be read. The speaker sus-
tanned Mr.. Ingrams objection. A bill rails
ing the salaries of legislators from $500 to
$1,000 per session was favoraby reported
out of committee, Mr.. Cady dissenting.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25.
President Van Hise and the regents of
the state university received a rude shock
education recommended for passage the
Hambrecht bill which provides that all
classes at the university shall be open to
the presidents pet idea Of segregation.
Resolutions were passed to hold memorial
services for deceased members of the As
Carpenter, Stevens Point, and w. A. Cerna-
han, Eau Claire. A bill providing for po-
licemen in cities of the fourth class to be
appointed by civil service was recommended
for passage. Assemblyman Roethe bobbed
up as usual with bill to do away with
something, this time the college of medi-
cine at the state university being his OBJ
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY &c.
BY a vote of 81 to % the Assembly up
held the judiciary committee in its rec
ommendation for the passage of the Ingram
joint resolution amending the constitution
so that members of the Legislature shall
receive, $1,000 instead of $500 per session.
The bill memoriaizing Congress to grant
the regular rate of retired pay to volunteer
army officers Of the Civil war was also
passed. The anti-free lunch and the anti
treating bills were recommended for death
by the committee on state affairs The
judiciary committee recommended for pas
sage the bill prohibiting the drawing of
salaries in advance by supreme court ana
circuit court judges. Action on many bills
was postponed.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 81.
Assemblyman Brockhausen tried to rail-
road through the Assembly today the meas
making il lawful for Ia hnr uninns