Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-05-02
CARL D. JACKSON
IS CONFIRMED
Senate by Vote of rs to 8 APP
proves Appointment of
Rail Commissioner.
ENDS ONE PHASE OF FIGHT
Assembly by a Vote of 81 to 25 Kills
the MetcaIfe Bill to Repeal
State Railroad Commits
sion Law.

sion Law.
MadlsOn.-An important feature OF
the big fight in the Wisconsin leglsla-
ture against the state railroad com
mission was disposed of when the SEN
ate, by a vote of % to 8, confirmed the
appointment of Carl d. Jackson as a
member of the state railroad commits
sion for a term of six years and the
assembly, by a vote of 81 to 20, killed
the Metcalfe bill to repeal the state
railroad commission law. The only re-
manning railroad commission problem
flor legislative disposal is to pass on
the SeversOn-Roethe bill for an cleo
tive railroad commission. This will
be taken up this week.
The fight against the confirmation
of Chairman Jackson hung fire in the
senate for two months. The opposition
was led by Senators Roy F. Wilcox Of
Eau Claire and Henry Huber, Slough.
ton. The roll call on the confirmation
was as follows:
To confirm-Anderson, Arnold, Ben
fey, Bennett, Boyer, Bilgran, Bird,
Buck, Burke, Clarke, Cunningham,
Jennings, Kleist, Kuckuk, Mullberger.
Nye, Peterson, Pullen, Roethe, Skog-
mo, Staudenmayer, Stevens, Wilkin-
son, Witter, Zumach-25.
Against confirmation-Conant DEM
hart, F'ons, Huber, Olson, Severson,
Schultz, Wilcox-8.
There was a hot fight in the lower
body Of the Wisconsin legislature
body over the Ballard resolution
memorializing congress to prohibit the
purchase of Liberty bonds by scalpers
and providing a penalty therefor, and
making bonds whose denomination
do not exceed $500 legal tender. After
an amendment by Donnelly, striking
out that feature of the resolution ask
ing that bonds under 500 be made
legal tender, had been adopted, 81 to
33, the assembly %concurred in the res
olution.
After considerable debate, the house
,engrossed, by a vote of 70 to 10, the
Axel Johnson bill for the licensing of
dogs. Five amendments were offered,
but all were rejected. The state af-
fairs committee having considered the
bill, then offered an amendment which
was adopted. This amendment pro-
,vides for the licensing Of dogs, the
killing Of stray dogs and the payment
of damages out of the dog funds for
damages.
The lower house Of the legislature,
"a to II, adopted a resolution to recall
United States troops from Russia. The
resolution was offered by Assembly
man 3. ". Knappe, Milwaukee, and
was subjected to a long debate before
the vote was taken.
These assemblymen voted against
recalling the troops from Russia DON
nelly, Downs, Edwards, Chilsen,
GRASS, Mathison, Mcdowell, Mitchell,
Cakes, Perry and Vaughan.
The corporations committee brought
in a divided report on the Arnold
home rule amendment to the constitu-
tion. The amendment was recommend
ed for adoption, with Senators Buck,
Bennett and Witter dissenting, indicat-
ing it will be strongly opposed on the
floor. The senate suspended the rule
to pass the Pullen bill, authorizing
counties, towns, cities and villages to
make appropriations for monuments
and memorial buildings to soldiers in
the war with the central powers. The
bill was amended to require that the
designs, plans and specifications for
such memorials be first approved by
the state board of examiners Of archi-
itects and the board is authorized to
prescribe rules and regulations affect
| ing the design and construction of war
monuments.
The house refused to recede from
its position On the Kuckuk bill, fixing
the nonresident high school tuition fee
at $3.50. The senate desired a So tut
tion fee. The Kandusch real estate IL
.cense bill was laid over, after a long
amendment had been offered by the
author.
Governor Philip announced that he
would sign the Nolan bill to submit
the question of woman's suffrage to a
vote of the people.
sGThe Nolan woman suffrage bill has
not reached me as yet, but as it Is a
referendum bill, and if it is in the
proper form, / will sign it." said Gov.
E. L. Philip.
The Fletcher rural high school bill
was laid over until April 80. The De-
laney bill to repeal the divorce counsel
act was tabled. The Edwards bill pro-
viding for supervision of the sale Of
commercial fertilizers was killed.
Control of tuberculosis Sanatoria.
T. S. Nolan has introduced a bill in
the assembly to enable the state to
take over and maintain all county tu-
b~erculosis sanatoria. Nolan proposes
the state board of control be given
management Of the institutions. The
governor is to appoint three persons
to appraise all sanatorium property.
They are to receive not more than
SIS a day and travelling expenses. The
governor shall certify all appraisals to
the secretary of state, who shall audit
same and draw warrants on state
treasurer for amounts.
Would Compel Proper Action.
A law to compel the railroad COM