Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE
TUESDAY. My IL.


the worlds various methods of state owner
ship and control of the liquor trathc Ws.e
on the calendar for indefinite postponemernn'a,
but the senator moved it be advanced ny
Legislature is flooded with liquor hlilS ever
session and changes its mind every M we
years, he said: He believed 1t shoui 10 p rG
better informed The bill to create noatu
to regulate the practice Of optometry caled
forth protest from Senator Whl5eneau
Mh9 cha characterized as Vicious rs ratfe the
practice of medicine" he said, ana tntn
this board appoints another to regtlute
optometry and report not to the LeglsiatuFt
but to itself 1t seems to me that it Is a
long step in the direction of beaurocracy
is vicious in principle and outrageous AZ
practice.
WEDNESDAY, MAY r.
IN the Senate this morning the chief 1ea-
ture was the passage of the Donald resort
ton directing the lieutenant governor ~
name committee to make up the ilsts %
upper house members to serve on tne spe
c1al committees which will sit during tne
summer aid fall and report to the speclaa,
session in January. The resolution passto
II and Lieut.-Gov. Strange appointed Sena-
tors Morris, Bodenstab and Randolph
These three senators will choose the sen ID,
tors to serve on the special committees Oh
income tax, industrial insurance, water
ways and banking laws and it is probable
that the lists will be announced next Week
THURSDAY, MAY IS.
Frank T.. Terry's six-year fight for the
adoption Of the Torrens system Of land
registration came to naught, the Senate
this morning killing the Fairchild bill: inns
In Milwaukee county and left the adoption
Of the system optional with other counties
The measure was introduced by Mr.. Ealr,
child at the instance of the Milwaukee Real
Estate board, which approved the plan at
er long consideration. w: r. Gaylord, the
Milwaukee Socialist, urged the adoption OF
crossed the Page automobile bill which had
the influence of the Wisconsin Autmobil@
1iO4;1 TIn nj pnjS
speed limit in the country to twenty-five
miles, but provides that the driver must at
all times have his machine under compete
control. Senator Blaine secured the adop- |
ton Of an amendment, which madeS IT IN |
lawful for a person under 16 years OF age
to drive machine unless accompanied by !
parent or guardian.
FRIDAY, MAY IA
The Milwaukee normal school is to he |
given $4,000 for the purchase of an addl- i
tional four acres of land to be added to the !
site on College avenue where the new Schooi |
now stands The land will be used prlncl- |
pally for athletic purposes. This $4,000 ap- |
preparation for Milwaukee was injected into |
the normal school appropriation PHI from from
the request for the money had been rejected |
both by the committees on education and on |
senators was responsible for the money be |
ing included in the bill. The normai |
schools .s appropriation bill as it now stands
gives 1921 500 for Improvements in the next
two years at all the normal schools.
ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY, MAY IL.
Several impoStant bills were advanced by
the Assembly among them being the amend
ment to the Ingram bill, which is entitled
"a bill to prevent the adulteration of mat
ardent or intoxicating liquors. The bill IS
supposed to put an end to the use of adul-
terants in beer Its number is ASA. As
semblyman Hull's bill aimed at the festive
hobo got favorable action and went to en-
grosSment in amended form. 1t provides
for stone piles at county jails at which
hours S of confinement instead Of being pei
mitted to play schmier, eat at the county'S
expense and enjoy life generally. All the
brations of Lincolns and Washington's
birthdays. The committee took the original
bill by Mr. Kubasta and amended it SO that
1t disposes of the whole question of LoH-
days In Wisconsin.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10.
Roulette wheels, faro outfits and roya
Pushes had their inning before the Assem-
bly, this morning when the Roethe resolu-
to stop gambling came up for consideration.
The resolution first was passed, but some OF
house came out with empassioned oratory
and the opposite action was taken the vote
being As to 81 on roll call. The Assembly
committee on cities introduced bill max
ing it a misdemeanor for an employer to
force an employe to work more than eight
hours on primary or election days. The use
of the Assembly chamber was granted the
Capitol Mutual club for the. evening OF
May 20, to be used by H. e. Leger, secre-
liver a lecture on FIFTY Years of State
hood" A resolution by Mr.. Farrell in mem
cry OF III. L. Palmer of Milwaukee was
unanimously adopted by the Assembly
THURSDAY, MAY 10.
On the strength of Gov, J; O.. Davidson's
veto Of the surety bond bill, the measure,
known as 772A, was put to death in the
Assembly this morning. Two new good
1pnG t1Nn Acc
this morning by Assemblyman Bfchler and
ingram. The two bills will aid materially
in delaying the whole subject Of good 600, roads To
lation before the special session OF, even
later. There now are five good road bills
being the work of Senator Browne. The
Browne bill has the approval of the uni
versity and state experts. The four Assem-
and Ingram. Assemblyman Estabrook,
bill comforting greater powers on the Mi,
waukee county, board was ordered een1,gGrossed
by the lower house today. The bill gives
the board power to buy up property for
parks and bouevards and to condemn lands
aGr in II gg
and will facilitate the building of new
courthouse.
FRIDAY, NAY a.
The sterilization bill for imbec1les and
feeble minded persons refused recog
milton in the Assembly today. The bill was
Indefinitely postponed by an overwhelming
Messrs. LIE Roy and Ledvina. Assemblyman
q. w. LIE Roy made strong speech against
the bill. He said it inhuman and that
medical science does not recognize it as
successful. Mr.. Ledvina strongly criticised
classed it as experimental" He spoke of
the religious and personal rights of the in
mates Of these institutions An effort to |
refer the bill to the committee public
health failed. The previous question
ordered and the bill was killed by a vote of
30 to u. Another hearing was given the |
teachers pension bill this afternoon before |
the Assembly committee on education. The |
Misses Minnehan and Mary E. Hannah of |
Milwaukee spoke for the bill.
SATURDAY. MAY Is
The chief debate in the Assembly this |
morning came up on the Social Democrats |
bill 23A, by Berner, which limits hours |
Of work to eight day on all public works. |
The bill was up for engrossment with a |
recommendation for passage by the com
mittee on manufacturers and labor The |
usual arguments were made for and against |
the BILL The country members contended |
that there should be no time limit; that q |