Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-04

by cities, the Berninger bill increasing
the salaries of members of the Milwau-
kee county board and the bill prohibit
ing black listed persons from entering
saloons.
The Jensen bill prohibiting intoxicat-
ed persons from driving automobiles
under penalty of revocation of licenses
was passed. Senate bills increasing
the jurisdiction of the Municipal courts
of Brown and Racine counties were
concurred in.
Refuse to Bar Cigarettes.
The assembly, 35 to 80, killed the
MCGOWAN ktIl prohibiting the state
university and other educational in
stitutions of the state from employ
ing professors, teachers and instruc-
tors who smoke cigarettes and pro-
hibiting such institutions from
granting diplomas and certificates of
graduation to any student who
smokes cigarettes. There was no de-
bate on the bill.
The assembly indefinitely post
poned, 48 to 20, the Hoffman bill
repeating the law appropriating
500, 900 for woman's dormitory at
the state normal school at Stevens
Point.
The assembly passed the Ballard
bill, exempting farmers from the
state workman's compensation law,
also the Weber bill authorizing the
state industrial commission to fix the
death benefit of beneficiaries who are
partially dependent for their support
on the earnings of the deceased per-
son.
New Central Board Bill.
The state administration bill Gre
ating a new central board of educa-
ton was introduced in the assembly
by the committee on public welfare.
The bill proposes to create central
educational board of five members.
of which the state superintendent OF
public instruction shall be an ex-
officio member.
The assembly committee on eauca-
ton, to which the bill was referred,
voted with one dissenting vote. to
recommend the bill for passage.
Election Bill Killed.
The assembly killed the bill pro-
viding for majority rule in election
of congressman, county officers and
members of the legislature in Mil
waukee county, and a bill providing
for nonpartisan nominations and
elections of county officers.
The assembly engrossed bill pro-
viding for the nomination of party
committeeman in Milwaukee county
by petition and the placing of their
names on their election ballot
The county board of control bill
was reported in for passage. The
Heden anti-treating bill was report
ed for inconvenience The bill pro-
hibiting blacklisted persons from
going into saloons was reported for
concurrence.
The Milwaukee county civil ser
vice bill was indefinitely postponed
in the senate Is to 16.
To Hear Jitney Bills.
The biggest hearing this week will
be that on jitney bills. before the
joint senate and assembly commit
tees. 1t will be in the room Of the
senate committee on corporations.
All jitney bills will be taken up in a
bunch, to make further hearings I'M
necessary. Three are senate bills
and one assembly.
Another hearing to attract atten-
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raise in passenger rates on railroads
in the state to 21s cents. This bill, in
troduced early in the session, has
been held in the committee. At one
time it was said that railroads would
have the bill withdrawn, but this
move, if intended, was reconsidered,
and the bill will come up for a hear
ing before the assembly committee
on transportation.
The bill relating to the state den
tai board and matters connected with
it. which caused stir when it came
up for a hearing on the senate side,
is scheduled for another hearing be-
fore the assembly committee on pub
lie welfare.
The finance committee will have
before it, among other bills, the bill
of Senator Burke, relating to the
publication of the session laws in
newspapers. The bill has attracted
much attention among the publish
ers of country newspapers, who are
chiefly affected by the provisions OF
the bill as it comes from the assem-
bly,.
The senate committee on education
and public welfare has scheduled
for hearing the Ackley bill, exempt
ing farmers from the workmen's
compensation act; the Hambrecht
nonresident tuition bill, and the
Bradley bill. repeating the $4,000
appropriation for a physical educa-
ton building at the La Crosse, Nor
NAL school.