Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

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Senate.
Senator Putnam for the committee on
state affairs introduced in the Senate on
the 26th a bill levying Il state tax OF 3-lO
mill for the years 1897 and 1898. This bill
is intended to meet the deficiency III state
finances, which was the subject Of Gov.
Scofield'S recent message. Senator Mills,
under permission Of joint resolution, in
troduced il bill to provide for the safe in
yestment Of school funds. 1t provides that
the board of education of any city having
the management of the finances Of the
public. schools therein, may by majority
thereof. in registered United States bonds
at thei market value with authority to
sell the same or part thereof, at market
value, for current expenses when necessary.
Senator MunSonS joint resolution for
constitutional amendment relating to sher
ifs eligibility for reelection, reported by
the Judiciary committee for indefinite post
ponement and re-referred to the commit
tee on state affairs, came back from that
committee with a favorable report, but was
defea ted-1S to u. Under suspension of
the rules, on motion of Senator Austin, No.
% S was passed. 1t provides that in cities
of 5000 or less the city clerk and all other
officers may be elected in the same manner
as mayor and treasurer have been hereto
fore elected, upon petition asking there
for being filed with the city. clerk twenty
days prior to the municipal election, signed
by q majority Of the voters at the last
preceding general election. The petition
may include one or more or all Of the Of
fcers, and the election shall be for those
thus named. Other bills passed were as
follows: Permitting cities to issue special
Improvement bonds which may not be a
lien upon the city; authorizing the common
council of cities to change the number and
boundaries of wards by three-fourths
vote, and making it mandatory when a
petition for such division is filed with the
city clerk, signed by Il majority of voters,
for the clerk to Immediately notify the
mayor of such petition, the mayor to have
the petition published, and the council to
pass the ordinance; amending the act in
cooperating the Milwaukee orphan asylum;
relating to duties of assessors, extending
the time for filing statistics of farm prod
ucts from July to August 1. Bills were
indefinitely postponed as follows: Amend
ing the act incorporating the city of Med
ford; providing for an examining board of
architects relating to advertisements of
lands to be sold for taxes Bill No. POP
A, authorizing the state treasurer to con-
cral fund, was made special order for the
Sd prox. adjournment was taken until
$3.50 p. m. on the list.
The Senate on the evening of the list
adopted Mr.. Welton's joint resolution giving
the governor authority to assign Offices in
the capitol to the various departments. A
bill was introduced by Mr.. Woodworth for
uniform charge upon counties for boys
committed to the Industrial school, Mr.
Wclton's bill to fix the salary of the Dane
county judge at $500 was ordered en-
crossed and read a third time. The fol-
lowing bills were concurred i'll: No So A,
to authorize the auditing Of Milwaukee
ward bills; No. "A A, for the ira nsfer of bail
moneys in the Milwaukee municipal court :;
No. liz A, to authorize Dunn county to con
ssfuct q ferry across the Chippewa river
In the Senate on the I'd Senator Munson
offered a joint resolution, which was adopt
ed; authorizing Senator Stout to introduce
a bill requesting the governor to designate
June z, 1898, as a public holiday for the
celebration of the semi-centennial of the
taking of oaths of office by the first state
as follows: No 80 S, amending the laws
relative to publication of notice for sale of
land for non-payment of taxes; No. 115 s.
appropriating $500 annually in 1897 and 1898
to the Wisconsin Firemen's association.
(This is a reduction of 5000 from the usual
annual appropriately; No. 131 s, authorizing
the state board of control to permit the
town Of Westport, Dane county, to change
highway so as to run across corner of
the state hospital farm 3d in order to avoid
appointment of women on school boards;
No. 1919 S, relating to school libraries pro-
viding that the school district clerk instead
of the town clerk shall purchase the books;
No. 239 5, authorizing the reissue of rail-
road bonds by Cities towns or villages; No.
264 S, amending the statutes relative to
evidence of ordinances, etc, of cities and
villages; No. 292 S, providing for the collec-
ton of dairy statistics; No. 31S S, authorz
ing corporations to change their names; No.
143 A, appropriating to the Wisconsin in
dustrial school for girls $4,000 for repairs
and $4,000 for rebuilding barn, storage room,
h 5 Pant etc Senator to
and bills of sale, was indefinitely post
pened. No. $40 S, relating to admission of
attorneys to practice before courts of rec
! ord, was engrossed and ordered to third
reading. Recess was taken till Z p. N.
In the Senate at the evening session on the
I'd joint resolution in !, re regard to Gen
memory, was introduced by Mr.. McGilli-
yray. 1t was unanimously adopted by ris-
Ing vote, and was messaged over to the AS
sembly, where similar action was taken:
The Senate adopted joint resolution offered
by Messrs. Mayer, McMullen and Solliday,
that at II O'Clock Thursday morning the
augurated, the Senate take recess and
that the senators rise and join in singing
America" joint resolution was reported
by the state affairs committee authorizing
the employment of an architect to examine
the vaults in which the state records are
contained, and to authorize necessary i'm
prOVements along this line to be made. The
resolution was adopted.
In the Senate on the Sd, Senator Welton's
bill, No 100 S, which provides for the pro-
posed drive around Lake Mendoza, was
passed aSfa Among bills ordered to and third
providing for the establishment of work
houses: No. 146 s, authorizing any incor-
porated city or village to annex contiguous
territory which is used principally for a
manufacturing plant; No. 219 S, fixing the
salary of the city clerk of Milwaukee at
$4,000 and cutting off fees of all city Off
GERS; No 252 S, relating to bakeries. re-
curing q proper system of plumbing, clean
liness, etc; and No. 266 S, relating to terms
of court in the Milwaukee circuit. Nine
unimportant bills were killed The Senate
took a recess until Z 80 p. M
Many important bills were reported at the
night session of the Senate on the Sd and
they went on the next days calendar. In
the Senate a joint resolution was adopted
TO request Lieut.-Goy Emil Baensch to adj
dress the Senate at II O'Clock on the 4th,
it being the hour of President McKinley's
| inauguration.
Both houses of the Legislature celebrated
Inauguration day on the 4th by exercises
held in the Senate chamber At II O'Clock,
the hour corresponding to the Inauguration
in Washington both branches took recess
for the purpose. The members of the As
sembly formed in line with the speaker and
chief clerk at their head and marched into
the Senate chamber, where the whole com
pany joined in singing "America' After
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had delivered
short address upon the Inauguration, the
audience arose and sung America" under
the leadership of the Senate Glee club. At
the conclusion of the singing Col. Caldwell
swung the national colors in the air from
the gallery and the audience broke out with
THE Star ,spangled. Banner" Among the
bills passed in routine session were: No.
159 S, fixing the salary of the Dane county