Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18
RESOLUTIONS TO
BAR ALIENS FAIL
Bill Asking Congress to Take Ac-
ton Is Killed by Lower
House.
NOLAN SAYS WAR IS OVER
Confirmation of jackson as Member of
Rail Commission Delayed by the
Senate-Up to Governor
Phillip.

Madison.-Resoluti which called
upon congress to prohibit fmmigra-
ton from all countries for period Of
five years and from Germany for
period of ten years, and another reso-
luton for the deportation of all in
termed enemy aliens were killed in the
lower house of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture.
"The war is over" declared Assem-
blyman T. S. Nolan, in opposing these
resolutions. 'There is no need for the
passage of such resolutions"
An effort will be made to put life
into the state life insurance fund.
After hot short debate the assembly
advanced the Masikowski bill to per-
nit a fee of 80 cents for 500 Of insur-
ance written and 10 per cent Of the
first annual premium. This bill was
engrossed by a vote of SO to Ii. The.
Ethan bill to permit accountants oper-
ating in the state before 1911 to prac-
tice without an examination was kill
ed The Nolan trading stamp bill was
sent back to committee for further
hearing. The Otto bill to prohibit
ambulance chasing was killed A to
81, after a long debate.
After practically an all-dav ses-
sion of the senate over the 'confirma-
ton of Carl d. Jackson as member
of the state railroad commission, the
senate, by a vote of 16 to II. delayed
action two weeks from last Thursday.
This move was made to give Governor
Philip an opportunity to give his ap-
prevail of the G. E. Hanson bill giving
the legislature power to remove an ap-
pointed official by a majority vote of
both houses. Jackson appeared be
fore the senate to answer his critics.
Wisconsin's assembly, with practi-
cally no debate, killed by vote Of
81 TO % the Chapple joint resolution
condemnlng the production of German
plays in Wisconsin prior to the signing
of the peace treaty.
The Chapple resolution came to the
house from the committee of state af-
; fairs with the recommendation that it
be adopted, Assemblyman Knapp, Mil
waukee Socialist, being the only MEM
Der dissenting from the favorable re-
port of the committee.
But when the measure came up for
action, Assemblyman Nolan of James
vile, without a word of explanation,
moved the indefinite postponement of
the resolution.
The only remarks on the resolution
were made by Assemblyman Kaney of
Milwaukee, who favored it.
''If German plays are bad before the
peace treaty is signed" said Mr..
Kaney, "they are just as bad after the
peace treaty is signed and my only
objection to this resolution is that it
does not condemn the production Of
German plays in Wisconsin for all
time They ought to be prohibited
permanently in the state"
After debating for nearly an hour
the Delaney bill to abolish divorce
counsels, the assembly, on Mr.. Hew-
tits motion, laid the measure over un-
til this week.
The bill introduced by the commit
tee on insurance and banking, which
provides a penalty for making deroga-
tory statements affecting the financial
standing of any bank, was advanced
to engrossrneIIt and the house finally
conclrred in the Kuckuk bill increas-
ing the tuition Of nonresident high
school students.
A Joint resolution introduced by AS
isemblyman Simpson calling upon the
secretary of war to release all farm
ers now in military service was adopt
ed
No recommendation has been made
by the committee on the Bennett pro-
hibition bill. For three hours the SEN
ate committee on state affairs Of the
Wisconsin legislature listened to argu-
ments in favor Of 8 per cent beer.
Scores of men representing the labor
organizations in all sections of the
state appeared in favor of a provision
in the dry bill to that effect.
Senator Benentt opened the argu-
Iment in favor of his bill. He said that
the present law prohibited any liquor
in dry territory and that his bill would
permit beer with per cent alcohol
He offered a score of amendments,
which he said would take care of the
objections raised by patent medicine
people, Roethe asked Bennett if he
was not an advocate of fewer commits
sions. Bennett replied that he was, but
that this office of prohibition commits
sioner he felt was necessary.
Banks Show Prosperity.