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

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til $50 p. m. on the 22d
The committee on cities made favorable
report TO the Assembly on the night of the
viding that franchises be sold to the high
est bidder A strong lobby came to Madi-
son to defeat the BILL and several speeches
against the measure were made before the
committee. The committee state affairs
reported Mr.. Halls bill, No 443 A, for pas
sage. The measure inStructs the attorney
general to examine the reports made by
companies with the end in view of
finding out whether they are paying their
Just share of taxation. joint resolution
along this line was introduced by Mr.. Hall
two years ago and was adopted in the AS
sembly AS no appropriation was provided
the Senate deemed an investigation would
amount to little, and the resolution was de-
feated. The state affairs committee also
made favorable report upon Mr.. Treats bill
to prohibit the sale of liquor within half
saloons in the immediate vicinity of the
home Mr.. Green's bill to authorize the
assistant was reported for concurrence by
the committee on judiciary.
There were many important bills on the
Assembly calendar on the evening of the
22d, among them Mr.. Halls bill for the ap-
pointment of a committee to investigate the
earnings of railway companies, and Mr.. An
sons bill to regulate the practice of phar-
macy Mr.. Treats bill to restrict the sale
Soldiers home was on the calendar for en-
grossment and third reading. A resolution
by Mr. Woller was adopted to allow Mr.
Overlook to introduce a bill for the erection
of pier or dock into the waters of Green
bay. By vote of 30 to 81 the Assembly re-
fused to adopt Mr. Moshers resolution for
to ascertain the amount Of the, mill ta-
since 1885. On motion Of Mr.. Wheeler No
80 S, to provide that banks be not required
to pay the fees Of the bank examiner for ex-
a mi q
Mr.. Wheeler entered motion that the vote
by which the Assembly refused concurrence
in the bill be reconsidered
In the Assembly on the 23d special COM
first order The special commission APP
pointed to revise the town and village law,
consisting of Assemblymen Burdick and
H. e. Brown of Lancaster offered Il report
in which it was declared that the commits
sion considered it impracticabe to unite
town and village corporations and itthought
they should remain distinct as at present
A bill more distinctly defining the powers
of both town and village corporations was
presented with the report. The special
legislative committee appointed to investl-
gate why electricity had not been intro
duced into the capitol as ordered by the
Legislature of 1895, reported that it had
been discovered that the Improvement
would cost 100000, while the appropriation
was only $4,000 The bill comforting Grim
inal jurisdiction on the La Crosse county
court was passed, as were the joint resolu-
lions providing for steps tor an interstate
commission to secure uniform fish and
game laws. Joint resolution No. A, in
trOduced by AsSemblyman Merriman, pro-
viding for the submission to the people
of constitutional amendment requiring all
voters in Wisconsin to be naturalized citi-
zens, was adopted. Bills were passed as
follows: No. 1873 A, changing territory of
towns in Taylor county; No. POS A, relating
a dam across Oconto river; No. SO A, re-
lating to term of court in the Fifteenth
judicial circuit; No 527 A. amending mu-
nicipal court for Douglas county; No. 553
A. to promote purity IN political conven-
lions; No. Gil A, relating TO sewer and wa
ter systems in cities; No. 631 A, relating to
Hamilton cemetery in La Crosse county;
No. 632 "A, relating to new trials in Grim
nal cases; No. 10 s, relating to the police
court in Milwaukee,; No. q S, relating to
the duties of the attorney general; No. 43
s, relating to guardians and wards; No. II
sessments; No. 116 S, amending the general
election law; No. $50 S, to apportion GER
tain money; No. 229 S, relating to printing
of proceedings of charities and corrections;
No. 264 S, relating to evidence of ordi-
nances, ETC.; No. $50 S, relating to GENE
teres. The new libel law was discussed
slightly and as regards the amendment of
fered by the committee and Mr.. Lange'S
amendment to the amendment which re-
turns the law to about its original form,
but as Mr. LANCE was absent the matter
was allowed to go over until Thursday
morning, when the assemblyman from Fond
du Lac will be in attendance. The Arson
pharmacy bill also went over. while the
bill for the levying of state tax went
over to await the action by the Senate on
measures of similar character The bills
refunding to Lake Winnebago fishermen,
because of the destruction of their nets
under the invalid fish law the cost of these
articles, went over for the week The bill
repeating the present law empowering sher-
ifs to collect delinquent taxes was sent
back to the judiciary committee Flett's
h 0nI11r "a of mn fro
chises was at the recommendation of it's
author sent back to the committee on cities.
Among the bills advanced to third read
ing were the Mills bill compelling con-
stables to have Offices within the districts
which they serve and the Green bill per-
hitting the appointment of an additional
assistant in the office of the city attorney
in the city of Milwaukee After hard
fight this morning the Assembly, by a viva
voce vote, ordered the. bill forbidding the
sale of liquor on section 3d. which wipes
out the saloons at the Soldiers home gates
in Milwaukee, engrossed and read a third
time.
The unfinished part of the morning cal
night of the 23d and disposed of. There
was considerable discussion of Mr. Latta's
bill, No. 563 A, relating to the levy of taxes
the difficulty in the town of Iron River in
issuing bonds for electric lighting and wa
terworks purposes. Mr., Staples made a
speech in favor of the bill, and it was or
Among the committee reports received was
MI Mss bill for the appointment of com,
mission to devise plan for utilizing the
forest resources of the state. The news
paper libel bill was ordered engrossed and
read a third time. Mr. Lange's amendments
to the bill were withdrawn and there was
no opposition to advancing the measure.
Mr. Austins bill, No. 354 S, was passed.
The bill authorizes boards of aldermen in
cities of the first and second class to dis
continue the publication of the proceedings,
The Assembly on the oath passed the fol-
lowing bills Joint resolution No. 10 A,
amendments to section 10, articles of the
constitutions; No. 70 A, authorizing dam
across Cranberry creek, Burnett county;
No. 80 A, relating to duties of district at
torneys; No. 1875 A, for sub-state fair at
Chippewa Falls; No. 235 A, regulating the
practice of medicine and surgery; No. 23G
A, relating to lands sold for taxes; joint
resolution No. Is S, to amend article II of
the constitution No. 1875 S, relating to di-
viding cities into classes and providing for
their incorporation and government; No. 1877
S, relating to the place where constable
shall hold his office; No. 1913 S, relating to
dismissal Of pending suits, etc.. for want
of prosecution; No. 218 S, relating to APP
pointment of assistant city attorneys in
certain cases; No. 228 S, relating to socie-
ties auxiliary to State Historical society;
No. 289 S, relating to appointment of guard
ianS for minors; No. 35S S, relating to acts