Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-29
THE LEGISLATURE.

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when the Senate adjourn it be until the 22d
at $50, and it was adopted with half a
dozen dissenting votes. The committee on
corporations reported No. 161 5, providing
for the taxation of street railways, with
Il substitute. Other bills on the same sub
ject and for method of taxation of gas and
electric light companies were reported for
indefinite pOstpOnement. The committee on
health and sanitation reported for indefinite
postPonement NO. 229 ), authorizlng MIL
waukee to acquire lands for disposal OF
garbage. The appointment Of j. o. Ray
mond to succeed himself as a normal school
regent was confirmed. The joint resolution
providing that the Legislature take a re-
cess April II for thirty days was mo-
tiOn Of Senator Austin laid over until Tues
day evening. The joint resolution prOvid-
ing for the appointment of a legislative
committee to secure uniform fish and game
laws in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota
and Illinois was adopted. Bills were passed
as follows: No. S, authorizing the Citi-
zens' State bank of Whitewater to reduce
its capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000;
No. 40 S, exempting beet sugar factories
from taxation for five years; No 1876 S,
regulating the manner Of drawing petit
contaminated ice; No. 285 S, authorizing
bridge corporations to condemn lands No.
point assistants; No. 135 A, relating to
the municipal court of Ripon No 200 A,
comforting criminal jurisdiction on the La
to attachments in Justice courts; No. $50
A, relating to terms of the circuit court in
the Eleventh judicial circuit; No. 331 A,
legalizing acts of the secretary of state
and state treasurer; No. 4OS A, to authorize
cities of the fourth class to change their
names; No. 40 A, making the superin-
tendent or supervising principal of city or
village schools ex-ofticiO a member of the
local free library board: No. 451 A, author
izing wider use of the books of free pub
lie libraries; No 455 A. increasing the
minimum fine for sale of adulterated milk
from $40 to $50; No. 457 A, providing for
the establishment and maintenance of his
tOrical museums in cities of $4,000 and
over; No. 513 A, amending the act creating
IJrf in Non OLE
$40 A, amending the statutes relating to
statistics OF farm products. Senator Nc
Gillivray's memorial to Congress, for an
amendment to the constitution of the Unit
ed States prohibiting trusts was on his mo-
ton made special order for the 23d at IL
a. m. Senator Timmes bill, No. Sc S. re-
reported by the fish and game committee
with amendments AS amended it requires
nonresident deer hunters to pay license fee
of $50 to the secretary of state residents
of Wisconsin to pay license of 81 to their
county clerk In counties designated as
containing deer the license fee is to be re-
tanned by the county and go for the pay
of game wardens; the license fees in coun-
ties not containing deer and those paid by
nOnresidents to go into the state treasury.
The amendments were adopted and the bill
advanced to engrossment and third reading:
Bill No. 364 S, providing for the levying of
a state tax in 1897 and 1898 as amended,
authorizing temporary transfer from the
trust funds to the general fund, was ad-
vanced to engrossment and third reading
without dissent. Seven bills were killed
as follows: No. 302 A, Iegalizing the rec
Ords of the register of deeds of Grant
boom companies operating on the Nemadji
river and it's tributaries: No. 1913 S, Mr..
Mills bill for the establishment of boards
of police and fire commissioners. (Mr. Wei
toms bill on same subject with substitute,
was reported last EVENING" No, 204 S,
providing for reorganization of Milwaukee
school board; No. 220 S, to compel street
railway companies to pace tenders or safe
guards on their cars; No. 279 S, relating
IN
S, providing for the appointment Of city
comptroller in Milwaukee. Adjournment
was taken to the 22d at $3.50 p. IN.
The evening session of the Senate on the
18th was devoted to receiving committee re-
ports.
There were bull nine bills on the Senate
calendar on the evening of the 22d, but only
two were taken up for consideration, the
rest being laid over or re-referred to com
mittees. Mr. Devos' bill, No. 259 5, was
killed This is the measure to allow the
city of Milwaukee to acquire lands outside
of it's corporate limits for the purpose of
Cured in Mr. Buftington's bill, No. 467 A,
to cede to the United States the jurisdic-
tion of certain land in Eau Claire for
public building. Bills: No. 104 and 147 s,
both relating to the licensing of street rail
way companies, were laid over.
Senator Baxter offered a joint resolution
in the Senate on the 23d directing the gov
ernOr to set apart a room in the state capl-
tol for the use of the Wisconsin department.,
G.. A. r. 1t went over under the rule. Bills
were passed as follows: No. 30 S, provid-
ing contingent fund for the state board of
health to prevent spread Of cholera; NO;
80 s, providing that when q constitutional
amendment is submitted to vote OF the
people the ballot shall contain a brief state
ment of the nature of the amendment; Nc.
81 S, general fish and game law; No. 90 5,
regulating the nomination of candidates
CMr. Mills caucus reform bilD; No. ITO 5,
providing a salary for school librarians; No.
175 S, providing for the acquiring Of land
for a state rifle range; No. 203 S, amend
ing the law relative to the employment of
stenOgraphers by Supreme court justices,
making the compensation 500 per month
and placing all power of appointment and
removal with the chief Justice; No: 2O5 s,
amending the laws relating to the Wisconsin
National guard; No. 294 S, relating to the
disposition of fines; No. $40 s, abolishing
the civil jurisdiction Of the Dodge county
court; No. 353 S, providing adequate fire
protection for the state capital, and for
sprinkling the capitol park 1t provides for
the purchase of necessary hose and by
drants and for the connection of pipes with
the city water mains for use in case of fire,
cost not to exceed $4,000; No. 361 5, author
izing dam across Oconto river; NO. 1866 ),
relative to care Of boys committed to state
industrial school; No. 367 S, general act
authorizing the State Historical society to
possession. Bill No. 364 S, providing for
the levy of $40 mill tax for the years of
1897 and 1898, to meet the deficiency in the
general fund, was passed without discus
sion, and with only one dissenting vote, that
of Senator Burke. The first bill up for pas
sage was No. S, Senator McGillivray'S
prisons of other states and sold in Wiscon-
Sin. The bill was passed by a vote of %
to 2 the dissenting votes being those of
Senators Whelan and Youmans Senator
Welton's telephone bill, No. 1913 s, the OBJ
ject of which is to compel the Wisconsin
Telephone company to receive and trans
init long distance messages for local com
panes, was up on the question of engross-
ment and third reading. The original bill
had been recommended for indefinite post
ponement by the committee on corporations
and the bill under considerations was sub
stitute offered by Senator Welton. The sub
stitute was lost, 20 to 8, by the following
vote. Ayes, Baxter, Conger, Munson,
and Whitehead-9; noes, Austin, Burke. Da-
Wis, bennett Deyos, Fisher Green, Green, Lam Am
Mullen, Mills, Pierce, Putnam, Roehr, Solli-
day, Stebbins, Whitman and Youmans 70
Senator McGillivray's memorial to Congress
providing for an ame9Gment to the cons St-
trusts was the special order for IL o'clock,
and the senator made an able speech in it's
support 1t was adopted without dissent.
The Senate on the night of the 23d had