Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-12


following day The Milwaukee school board
bill was concurred in by the Assembly with
out q word of discussion 1t takes the APP
pointment Of school commissioners out of
the hands of the common council and places
it in the hands Of a nonpartisan commission.
There having been some. question as to
whether or not an aye and no vote should
have been taken on the Hurd cigarette bill
at the opening of this mornings session of
the Assembly, the vote was reconsldered
unanimously in favor of the bill, as was the
vote the night before. Mr.. Mss stirred up
the Milwaukee members by offering a reso-
luton to establish a special committee to
be known as the Milwaukee delegation to
serve for the balance of the session to con-
slider Milwaukee matters MesSrs. Eaton,
Burnham and Arson objected and the reso-
of leaves Of absence were granted. The
committee on public lands reported sub
stitute for the three bills relating to the
sale of timber and land on the state park.
The following bills We're passed: No. 353 A,
repeating compensation of delegates from
country agricultural societies to state fairs;
No. $50 A, authorizing company to pick
up stray logs, lumber, timber, etc. No. 378
A, organizing a state board of agriculture;
No. 423 A, relating to the letting of CON
tracts for printing in cities of first class;
No. 536 A, amending law Of municipal
court at Oconomowoc; No. 543 A, relating
to use and ownership of water and light
ward purposes in Milwaukee; No. ID S, ac-
curing lake frontage for park or bOulevards
in Milwaukee; No. IA S, comforting certain
powers on municipal corporations; No. 20 S.
providing for more correct record of
births and deaths; No. III S, relating to
compensation of committees OF county
against members of the National
guard; relating to enforcement OF
penalties and forfetures: No, 285 S,
denim lands; No. 294 S. relating to dispo-
sition of fines in certain cases; No. So S,
requiring license fer hunting deer: No. 81
olok; no ,,Sc'1,N csnIr
No. 6S S, exempting lands used for public
parks and grounds from taxation; No. 1872 5,
relating to hotels and inns: NO. lS3 5, for
printing of reports of state board Of health;
No. 261 S. relating to school boards in cities
Of the first class; No. so S. authorizing
dam across the Wisconsin river. Villas coun-
son, justice of the peace. The bill to in
crease the pay of the Supreme court JUS
tees stenographers was killed by vote
of 81 to 10 after brief discussion. There
was quite debate over the dead beat law,
Messrs. Rosenkrans and Barnum opposing
1t and Messrs. Billiard and Tucker favorlng
long discussion over a Senate resolution to
permit the Introduction of the bills designed
to take the place of the Fricke insurance
code. Mr.. Frink opposed the resolution in Il
vigorous speech in which he contended that
it was only q scheme to get the code back
in another form. Messrs. w. A. Jones,
Overlook, Mss and others explained that 1t
was only to permit the re-enactment of the
present laws with a few changes, and the
resolution was cOncurred i'll. Under JOINT
resolution Mr. Taylor introduced blu to
permit Marinette to join with Menomlnee,
Mich, in building a bridge over the Me-
nominee river. The Green bill regulating
Senator McAIullen's bill relating to street
sprinkling was nonconcurred in The
Hindes resolution appointing a standing
committee to investigate the university was
ordered engrOSSed without discussion. The
following bills were killed. No. 23S A, re-
lating to liens on logs and lumber; No. 24O
n10f ir1or 1f1(.f FIN Of
No. 294 A, relating to manufacture of pure
beer; No. 800 A, approprlating a sum OF
money for the Oshkosh Fair association;
No. 466 A, relating to liens upon logs and
timber; No. sos A. relating to manufacture
of beer. The Hail railroad bills were on
the calendar for indefinite postponement,
but at Mr.. Halls request they were laid
over
The bill to increase the salaries of the
Supreme court stenographerS to 500
month. which was killed by the Assembly
in the morning was rescued on the night
of the I'd by Mr. Hall. He moved that the
vote by which concurrence was re-
fused be reconSidered and the motion pre-
vailed. Mr.. Hall said he was opposed to
the bill, but made the motion out of courtesy
to some persons who wanted hearing.
The measure was referred to the judiciary
committee. The bill to require license fees
for the hunting of deer was reconsidered
and the counties OF Brown and Sank insert
ed.
The Assembly had lively little fracas on
the 81 over the Barnum resolution calling
up the members of the house to surrender
their passes at once. 1t was on the calen-
dar. but as there were few members pres
ent Mr.. Barnum did not desire to have it
acted upon, and he moved to lay the matter
over until the 9Th. Mr.. Hindes moved to
lay the resolution on the table and Mr.. Bar
mum called for the ayes and noes. The roll
call had been dispensed with and Mr. Pierce
called attention to the fact that roll call
would show that there was not Il quorum
present. The chair desired to have, the mat
ter delayed until after the business of the
house had been transacted, but Mr. Barnum
had q cinch on the situation and he de-
clned to consent to any delay except upon
withdrawal of Mr.. Hindes' motion. Mr..
Hindes' ire was aroused and he declined to
the session would end at once, but Speaker
Buckstaff was equal to the occasion. He
called w. A. Jones to the chair, and, taking
the floor, explained the situation. The gen
tlemen then withdrew their motions and
peace was restored for the time. The Sen
ate resolution protesting against the CONSOLE
with the Chicago agency was concurred in
The calendar was full of important matters,
but on account Of no quorum being present
they all went over till next week Among
them were the bills forbdding saloons with
in half a mile of the university, the normal
schools. high schools, ETC.; the Hall rail,
the bicycle baggage bill. The following
bills were killed No. 1876 A Oresser, re
Iating to limitations by, actions; No 206 A
(Polacheck), relating to hotels and inns; No
2GS A Rosenkrans), amending laws retat-
ing 70 liens No 1893 A (Polachecko, relating
to electric railways; No. 433 A Polachecl)
limiting taxation in cities of the first class
Under authority Of a joint resolution Mr.
Hoyt introduced bill requiring toll roads
to pay a license of 3 per cent. on their gross
earnings. There were several bills on the
calendar for passage. but Hall thought it
would not be wise to pass anything while
there was any question about quorum be-
ing present. and that order was passed.
Mr. Barnum's pass resolution was laid over
until the 8th and the Assembly adjourned
until $50 p. m on the 18th.
The Assembly was il session for just an
hour on the night of the 7th. In that time
eleven bills and one joint resolution We're
passed. and several measures laid over.
This is the sum total Of the business done,
although the calendar was large one and
warranted a longer session. There were
twenty bills ready for consideration which
were not taken up, Mr.. Clark's motion to
adjourn being carried by a vote of 4S to %
The bills passed were: Mr.. Halls resolu-
ti0n for constitutional amendment to pre-
vent the use of railway passes by public
officials: providing for an annual approprla-
ton of SIS 600 to the State Historical So
ciety; providing for the taxation OF teie-
graph companies; relating to county aid for
the building of bridges; relating to military
training and discipline: to appropriate
money to the trust funds to reimburse loans