Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-07-23

time will be saved, Senator Edward
F. Ackley introduced joint resolu-
| ton requesting the joint committee
to report all appropriation bills to the
governor first. Gov. Philip has
threatened to veto all appropriation
bills which in his judgment have not
been cut enough.
Senator Ackley also submitted
joint resolution recalling from the
governor bill SIS reducing the fees
of insurance companies.
| A bill Y. 5 introduced which makes
the commissioner of insurance ex-
officio fire marshal and provides that
| the deputy commissioner of insurance
may be named deputy fire marshal.
The bill gives the governor a check
on the number of persons to be en-
| ployed and the salaries to be paid in
this department. 1t provides 3s of
/ per cent of the premiums of fire
insurance companies shall be paid to
the state for the maintenance of the
fire marshals department which has
been consolidated with the state in
suranee department.
| The Burke bill providing for the
separation of retail and wholesale
| liquor licenses was advanced to third
reading, despite the protests of As
semblyman Jacob Killa, who argued
that under this measure the excise
laws of the state would apply only
| to retail dealers. Action was defer
red on all bills concerning which
there was difference of opinion.
May Change Saloon Ratio.
| Senator Frank Hanson moved in
senate that the vote by which the
| Stemper saloon license bill was
amended and concurred in by that
! body be reconsidered and action on
the motion be deferred. The motion
prevailed without objection. Senator
Hanson then moved that the vote
by which the Bray amendment chang
| ing phraseology of the provision CIV
/ ing the chief of police of Milwaukee
authority to determine which of the
Cream City saloons put out of bust
ness by the court decision year ago
! should be reicensed, was adopted be,
reconsidered and the motion lie over
until later This motion also pre-
vailed
| 1t is proposed to change the provi-
sion relating to the power of the chief
of police to approve licenses to make
it clear The provision of the bill
changing the ratio of the number of
saloons to population from one saloon
to ESQ persons to one saloon to 500
persons may also be amended so as
to put ratio back to present figures
of one saloon to ESQ persons.
Governor Signs Nye Bill.
Gov. Philip signed the Nye bill,
providing for the taxation of piers,
docks and warehouses of railroad
companies as if they we're separate
property and providing that taxes on
such property shall be paid by the
municipality in which the property is
| located.
The governor also signed the bill
creating new state conservation
commission to take over the duties of
the state fish and game warden, COM
missioners of fisheries, and forestry
commission. The measure provides
for a commission consisting of three
members to serve for four years at
salary of $500 a year each. The ap-
pointments will be made by the COVER
nor
The senate concurred in the assem-
bly, amendment to the general medical
bill and the bill will now go to the
governor for approval. The amend
ment provides that any person prac-
ticing the science of chiropractics may
continue to do so without license, but
must not hold themselves out as Ii
censed or registered practitioners and
must post a card bearing the state
ment to that effect in their Office.
| A joint memorial resolution, intro
duced by Assemblyman Vinegar, on
the late Pliny Norcross, GAINESVILLE,
was adopted.
Amended Stemper Act Passed.
The senate adopted the Budlong
amendment to the Stemper bill, relat-
ing to the issuing of saloon licenses,
and then concurred in the bill as
amended by vote of IS to 4.
The bill provides that one license
shall be issued for each 500 inhabi-
tants or fraction thereof in any town,
village or city, the population to be de
termined by the last preceding nation
al census, or official estimates made by
/ the board of census of the United
States government.
This changes the provision of the
Baker law on the question of ratio of
license to population, the provision in
the Baker law being one license to
$50 inhabitants The provision of the
bill relating to the re-licensing of the
Milwaukee saloons which were put out
of business by the court decision
year ago, gives the chief of police
authority to determine whether loca-
tons shall be reinstated and granted