Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-05

quite fight over Mr. Mosher's bill relating
to the Improvement of highways, and on
an aye and no vote it was killed, notwith-
standing favorable report from the COM
mittee. Mr.. Dayidson's bill to tax tele
graph companies was amended to reduce
the proposed tax somewhat and to make II
81 per mile for the first wire, 81 for the
second and 70 cents for the balance. 1t
was then ordered to third reading. Its
passage will increase the taxes of the tele-
graph companies to about $4,000. They
now pay about $4,000. There was fight
over Mr. Risum's bill to repeal the law Civ
ing bounties for killing wild animals. Mr..
Barnum objected to the passage of the bill,
saying that the wolves drove the deer out
of the country, and his remarks caused a
discussion which brought the fact that in
certain counties the raising of wild animals
quite an industry. The bill was or
dered engrossed. Mr.. Merriman's bill Gre
atihg a tax commission was ordered en-
crossed Mr.. Polachecks deaf mute school
bill was laid over. The following bills we're
killed: No. A A, authorizing the Manito-
voc Building Supply company to build and
maintain dock and pier; No: 166 A, relat-
ing TO liens; No. 172 A, designating what
material shall be used in public buildings;
No IT'S A. relating to liens of contractors;
No. 80 A. to provide for the sem-annual
payment of taxes No. 800 A, relating to
better protection of bridges No. 410 A,
relating to detached territory from Clark
and Marathon counties and attaching same
to county of Wood; No. All A. to create the
county of Rivers; No. AT A., relating to
elections; No. 517 A, to create the county of
u.
by towns; No. 81 A, to create the county
Of Rusk; No. GAL A, to maintain bridges in
certain cases Among the bills killed were
the measures to create the counties of Rusk
and Rivers These were substitute bills be-
fore the committee, but it declined to re-
port them and the whole matter is dead
The Assembly passed resolution to hold a
session on the Sd and then adjourned to
the 9Th. Among the Senate bills ordered
to a third reading were Senator Devos'
measures relating to the lake shore drive
in Milwaukee. There was a fight over the
bill to increase the pay Of the stenographers
of the justices of the Supreme court, but it
was finally ordered to third reading. Sen
ator Tmme's bill requiring a license for
ing.
The small boy and the deadly cigarette
were under the legislative microscope in
the Assembly on the night of the LIST. After
an examination Of more than an hour 1t
was decided that the latter would have to
give way to the former or the result would
be vice versa without need Of legislative en-
actment The Hurd anti-cigarette bill was
the topic Of discussion in the Assembly, lit be-
ing a special order for 8 o'clock. The meas
ure came to the Assembly from the commit
tee on public health and sanitation with a
recommendation that it be indefinitely post
poned But after the members Of the lower
house had listened to the arguments pro and
con, the opposition to the measure was
completely routed, and Mr.. Hurd scored
notable victory by having his bill passed I'M
der suspension of the rules without any
evident opposition. The KurG bill is q
sweeping one. 1t provides for license fee
of $500 from dealers in cigarettes and pro-
hibits the sale of cigarettes to minors under
penalty Of q fine of not less than $25 or
more than 500.