Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-20
LEGISLATURE ENDS
\ ITS ACTUAL WORK
BOTH HOUSES FINISH ALL ITS
BUSINESS IN RECORD
BREAKING SESSION.
EMERGENCY FUND WINS OUT
Plumbing Measure Is Killed, Leaving
Matter Stand as at Present
Mothers Pension Fund 10
Reduced by Half.

Madison.-The Wisconsin legisla-
ture of 1915, which broke all marks
for long sessions, finished its actual
work shortly after noon, August IA.
A few members will hold daily ses-
sions until the governor has had time
to examine bills coming to him, and
unless he exercises the right of veto,
adjournment sine die will be taken the
latter part of the week. The emer-
gency appropriation bill passed both
houses with many votes to spare. In
the senate the vote was IL to and
in the assembly 46 to 10.
One of the last bills acted on was
the plumbing measure, which the SEN
ate killed, leaving the matter as at
present.
Senator Burke introduced in the
senate a bill to legalize all mill taxes
He said there was grave doubt wheth-
er they were not illegal and his bill
legalized all these taxes and statutory
provisions so as to be sure that for
the years 1915 and 1916 these taxes
would not be disturbed.
The bill was accepted by the senate
and passed by vote of % to 10
Mothers Pension Cut.
The mothers pension bill, as amend
ed by Senator Bosshard's amendment,
was concurred in by the senate. The
amendment cuts the state aid in half,
from $4,000 to $4,000, and makes the
system compulsory in all counties.
Senator Bennett moved noncOncur-
renee and this was lost by vote OF
IL to IA, and then the bill was con-
Cured il, as amended, by IA to IL.
Assembly Passes Track Bill.
The assembly concurred in the SEN
ate amendment to the Martin spur
track depression bill. AS the bill
went to the legislature it provides that
the state railroad commission snail ap-
portion the cost of reconstructlng
sidetracks disturbed by track depres-
sion or track elevation among the
municipality, the railroad companies
and owners of industry or factory
properly affected, but no assessment
is to be made against the municipality
unless the commission is convinced
that such municipality derive substan-
tial benefits.
The senate bill, placing the super
vision of registered nurses under con
troll of the state board of medical ex-
aminers, finally went through both
houses of the legislature and now goes
to the governor for approval. Prac-
ticaI nurses may continue their work
without being registered.
The delegation of registered nurses
which came to the capital to try to
have the bill amended to give the
state board of health instead OF the
safe board of medical examiners SUI
pervision of the registered nurses,
failed in their mission.
Swamp Claim Discussed.
The Hansen bill was concurred in
by the senate after fight over sub
stitute amendment offered by Sena-
tor Bosshard, making senators and
congressman joint committee TO
press these claims. These claims
amount to $2,000,000.
The senate concurred in the assem-
bly, bill annexing territory of the
town of La Crescent and making this
territory a part of La Crosse.
In the assembly Mr.. Pieper moved
that the vote by which the general
university appropriation bill was con-
cured in be reconsidered. The mo-
tion was rejected by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
Track Bill Recalled.
The assembly reconsidered the vote
by which it refused to concur in the
senate resolution recalling from the
governor bill 445S authorizing the
state railroad commission to appor-
ton the cost of restoring sidetracks
destroyed by track depression. The
resolution was then concurred in. 1t
is proposed to amend the bill so that
it should apply only to Milwaukee.
The assembly nonconcurred in SEN
ate amendments to the state plumb
ing license law so as to exempt
plumbing contractors who are master
plumbers from taking out contrac-
tors licenses and amending the law
in accordance with the desires of the
plumbing lobby.
The assembly amended and con-
Cured in the senate bill authorizing
county supervisors to fix rates of in
terest on delinquent tax certificates
at not to exceed Is per cent a year.
Box Car Rohher Sentenced.