Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
AssEMRLYMEN PIEPER AND
WORKMAN ASSERT STUDENTS
GO TO EXCESS.
ABSENT VOTING ADVANCED
House Favors Measure Calling For a
Payment of Ten boilers by
Those Taking Bar
Examinations.
Madison, June s. 1915.

Madison, June g. 1910.
The Culbertson anti-hazing bill
was killed in the assembly despite
the fight by Assem- blyman Carl Pie
ner and Edward Nordman, who as
serted university students indulge in
violent forms of hazing.
The Pieper bill for voting by mail
was sent to engrossment by the as
sembly. The bill provides that any
one who has to be away from his
home on election day can obtain
ballot from the town, village or city
clerk and mark this ballot in the
presence of any one who is entitled
to acknowledge papers, and then
mail it to the clerk, who will turn it
over to the election officials. The
vote will then be counted. Where
voting machines are used the ballots
will be added to the tally on machine.
Fees for Bar Candidates.
Assemblyman Donnelly of Milwau-
kee tried to defeat the bill which i'm
poses fees on those taking bar exam
nations, but was unsuccessful. The
bill calls for fee of $40 for all those
entering the examinations and SIS adj
ditional from successful candidates.
Four insurance bills were killed off
In bunch by the assembly. Two
were by Mr.. Laursen, one by Mr.. Bal
lard, and one by Mr.. Schroeder.
The assembly concurred in the
uouo+o opooDduonf fo tho hill nf Az
semblyman F. S.. Hansen relating to
the use of gill nets in the waters of
Green bay. The Stemper bills relat-
ing to recovery of taxes unlawfully
levied and relating to reimbursement
of city, town and village treasurerS
on account of judgments; the Nor
Jensen resolution relating to payment
of expenses of state fire marshal, SUI
pervising inspector of Illuminating
oils and state treasury agent, and
that relating to the office of fire mar
shal abolishing that Office, were
among the bills indefinitely post
poned by the assembly.
Extend Time for Probe.
The senate adopted resolution
extending the time in which the spe-
cial committee appointed to investi-
gate the publication of Everybody's
Business, a new Madison political
economy journal, shall submit it's re-
port Senator Bosshard said the
chair has appointed new commit
tee to make the investigation.
DR.. William F. Allen, who made
the much discussed survey of the
University of wisconsin for the
state board of public affairs, is un-
derstood to be connected with Every
body's Business.
Senate Kills Election Pamphlet.
The senate, by a vote of IA to 8,
passed the Hanson bill repeating the
law providing for the publication by
the state of campaign pamphlet be-
fore primary and general elections.
Contrary to expectation there was lit
tie debate on the bill. Senator Bich-
Ter, democrat, who wanted to retain
the campaign pamphlet, accused the
majority of using steam roller meth
DDS in forcing the bill through. He
said if the pamphlet law was repealed
the people of the state would in a
short time demand a substitute for 1t.
Rule Against Passes.
railroad employee holding town or
village Office must not keep his pass,
the assembly decided. A joint resolu-
ton amending the constitution would
have privileged railroad employees who
hold village offices to continue to hold
their pass.
The bill by Senator Monk, raising
the age Of consent for women from IL
to is years was sent to a third read
Ing by the assembly after long de-
bate. The Killa bill, prohibiting
agents of breweries or wholesale liquor
dealers from soliciting orders from
any but licensed dealers was sent to
engrossment.
County Highway Bill Passed.
The bin providing for state conser-
walton commission, backed by the adj
ministration, was passed by the as
sembly without argument, 70 to 6.
Those voting against the bill were
Assemblymen Carl Hansen, Herzog,
1Niius Hanson, Ofstie, Pieper and Van
de Zande.
The Woodward highway bill was
passed by the assembly and messaged
70 the senate. This bill places road
making in the hands of county authori-
ties. 1t calls for an appropriation of