Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


on state affairs and moved it to be sent
there Senator Timme thought that it was
not necessary for the resolution to go
there, though it might be proper for the
bill reported by the committee to go there.
Senator Putnam thought it was proper to
refer the resolution to the committee and
Baxter was not in favor of referring the
resolution Senator Munson said the COM
mittee on state affairs already had the mat
ter under consideration and should take
charge of the whole matter. Senator
Timme and Senator Roehr thought it
should go to a special committees. Senator
Youmans moved the reference Of the resolu-
ton to a special committee; Senator Den
nett thought it better to send the matter at
once to the committee on state affairs. Sen
ator Youmans' motion to send the resolu-
ton to the special committee was lost.
Then Senator bennett moved to amend by
referring it to the committee on state af-
fairs. Senator Timme thought it should
be considered by a joint committee. Sen
atOr Putnam, chairman of the Senate com
mittee on state affairs, then stated that at
a conference of the committees on state af-
fairs of both houses it had been agreed to
appoint q joint subcommittee to make the
investigation. Senator benefits resolution
to refer to the committee on state affairs
was lost. An amendment by Senator Whe
Ian increasing the joint investigating com
Senate and three from the Assembly-was
adopted. Then the question came on the
adoption of the resolution for the appoint
ment of a special investigating committee,
and it was passed with but dissenting
vote from Senator Munson: The appoint
ment of Senate members of the committee
was deferred until the resolution is con-
Cured in by the Assembly. During the SEES
sion the following bills were passed: TO
stationery for the use of the state; also to
repeal section z, chapter 291, laws of 1895,
relating to fees required to be paid the state
treasurer for examination of banks; also
amending the statutes relating to banks; to
amend the statutes relating to new trials
in criminal eases; permitting circuit judges
10 hn11 in 9TH ri 1ipc
the general election laws, reducing the
compensation of newspapers for publishing
from 81. to SO cents an inch; appropriating
money for the purchase of Sanborn & Ber-
ryman's statutes for members. The As
sembly amendment to the rules providing
for consideration of bills in committee Of
the whole in that House vote of one
sixth of the members was adopted. Ad-
journment was taken until the 25th
Seventeen bills were introduced in the
Senate at the night session on the 25th,
most of them being Milwaukee measures
which have been approved by the city coun-
the taxation of street railway companies.
This measure was introduced by Senator
Green. The Senate adopted a joint resolu-
tion introduced by Senator Austin reconvey
ing title to the United States of certain
swamp lands, in order to secure valid ii
ties from the government Suits over the
land in question are now pending in Wash
ington and Attorney General Mylrea has
gone there to look after the interests of the
cut off new business February 10 was con
Cured IN by the Senate. Following are the
bills introduced: To encourage the pro-
duction Of beet sugar: sugar: to encourage the
passed at the last session requiring quaifi-
cations of county. superintendent; to
amend the law relating to guardians and
wards; to amend the law relating to liens;
to create the office of corporation counsel
in the city Of Milwaukee, and to fix his
salary at $4,000; to authorize the common
council in cities of the first and second
| class to fix the salaries Of city officers; to
regulate the amount of money to be kept
| on hand in the Milwaukee city treasury at
| $4,000; to amend the Kelley cure law so
| as to give authority to cities, villages and
to institutions for the cure of drunkenness,
| and cutting the compensation of such in
stitutions from $130 to $50: to provide for
| the employment of additional clerks and
messengers for the Legislature; to legalize
village organizations; to provide for the tax
alton of street railways; to fix the salary Of
abolish all fees; to provide for the taxation
of electric light and power plants; to pro-
vide for the taxation of gas works, to pro
| vide for the protection Of fish and game;
to require license for hunting deer.
petition was presented by Senator
| Whitehead in the Senate OH the Goth asking
for the passage of law giving the county
court of Jefferson county jurisdiction in civ
| il and criminal cases; by Senator Mailer
| from the county board of Brown county
asking for law relative h, to commitments
| N'N1ANtIOA
the repeal of chapters 203 and 216 laws OF
| 1895. Bills were introduced as follows:
| To regulate the nomination of candidates:
to amend the statutes relative to terms of
! confinement in warehouses;; to amend the
| statutes relative to sidewalks in towns; to
| amend the statutes relative to punishment
| of sodomy; amending the statutes relative
| to county courts; also, amending the stat
utes relating to water power; also, amend
! ing the statutes affecting judgments relat
| ing to realty; authorizing the joint special
| committee on revision OF the statutes to enl-
| ploy clerk and .stenographer; Also to
| amend the laws relating 10 the incorporation
| Of the Wisconsin Female college 1.-TWO bills);
| to exempt from taxation lands used by
cities and villages for public parks and
in the construction OF pubic buildings and
works; amending the statutes relating. to
the election of United States senator came
| up Senator Welton of Madison nominated
John G. 90 sp 1oI T 3, vote resulted:
Lieut.-Gov. Baensch, in the Senate on the
| 9th, announced as Senate members of the
| capitol employe investigating committee:
Senators Timme and bennett. Bills We're
| introduced as follows: To provide for the
| collection Of special assessments upon prop
| erty of corporations; making ali appropria-
ton adding to the normal school fund in
| come for addition to grounds and build
F! ing at Stevens Point normal school; provid-
| ing for commission to revise the laws re-
lating to taxation; to prohibit any person
having any lien therefor; requiring
non-residents to take out license for hunt
| ing game birds; also, to provide for the en-
forcement of laws relating TO fish and game
and providing officers therefor; also, relat-
ing to the organization, powers and duties
of the state board of fish commissioners:
providing for an advisory board Of pardons
and combinations; to encourage the beet
sugar industry; relating to imprisonment Of
| judgment debtors on execution, amending
the statute. also repeating these statutes.
| The effect is to prevent confinement of a
| debtor in tort actions who is unable to pay
! his debts; petition was presented by Sen
| ator Woodwork relative to fishing in Lake
Pepin; The committee on state affairs re-
| ported fayorably bill No. "a for purchase
| of stationery and No. 8 S for a loan to
| school district No. 2, Appleton. com
| munication was received from Gov. Scofield
announcing number of appointments.
| Later the Senate adjourned to the Assembly
| chamber, there to participate in the cleo
| ton Of a United States senator
Bills were introduced in the Senate on the
2Sth as follows: TO appropriate to the
Campbell & Cameron company a sum of
money; also, to amend the laws relating to
fees of Wisconsin Humane society; to amend
the statutes relating to railroads, requiring
them to carry bicycles free as baggage in
lieu of all other baggage; also, to prohibit