Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-22

for the webster pure peer Dill, Tor the pro-
Sos 81 A. a0d 1S7 A. were feaG and
motion se of n T ha sq biz GVe No tn
for an amendment to the general charter
law and providing for the election of all
city officers in cities ,. OF the fourth class,
calendar the Assembly adjourned.
Except for action on three veto mes
sages received from the governor the morn
was almost devoid of interest. The vetoed
bills were No. 60 A, introduced by Mr..
Klabunde, relating to the auditing Of Mil
giving the clerk of the Milwaukee police
court discretionary power in the matter of
issuing warrants, and No. 157 A, by Mr..
of the municipal court Of Winnebago coun-
ty. The veto on the first and last bills was
sustained without any opposition. On Mr..
Woller's bill, Mr.. Wheeler of Rock county
made a speech in favor of its passage over
the veto, taking the ground that it was not
certain that the bill was unconstitutional.
had held just such provision, constitution
al Mr.. Billiard said that the judiciary
committee had considered that point fully
and had come to the conclusion that the pro-
vision was constitutional. The com
mittee had recommended it because 1t
thought it was proper and because the pro-
Flett corroborated what Mr.. Billiard had
stated and said that he thought the bill
ought to pass. In view OF the dlnerence
of opinion upon the cOnstitutiOnality of tn y
act MI Hall thought it should have more
consideration and on his motion the bill was
laid over until the 18TH Senator Austln's
joint resolution for new joint rule, Tor the
adjourned session to cut off new business,
was laid over because it had not been print
ed as rule Of the Assembly requires. Mr..
Klabundes bill relating to trust and guar
antee companies was re-referred to the COM
mittee on insurance. banks and banking
The following bills were passed: No g A,
relating to vacancies in cities of 10000 or
more; No. 81 A. relating to Issuing or Donds
by cities for certain purposes; No. 445 A,
relating to cutting of ire on inland -akes;
No. 449 A, relating to foreclosure OF mort OFT
to free school library boards; No. 467 A,
ceding lands in Eau Claire for public build
ing; No. 5S4 A, relating to water powers;
No 124 S, to permit Sureties on bonds to
limit their liabilities. There We're six bills
on the calendar for engrossment, but four t
Of them were. re-referred or laid over. Inc
At the night session Of the Assembly on
the 18th Mr. Klabunde's bill, No. 430 A, for
the taxation of trust companies, was re-
called from the committee on finance,
banks and insurance, on motion OF MI. Kay.
The bill was then passed. large number
Of petitions favoring the passaSe OF the
bill to prohibit the sale of liquor within half
a mile of the state university, or any OF ine
of Mr.. Lewis the bill relating TO the ma
cine municipal court was recalled from the
committee on onrOlloQ DlIIS, anu foluruCu
to the Senate. joint resolution by D. K.
Smith was adopted, requesting the governor
to return to the Legislature bill No.. 437 A,
relating to the Waukesha m NUM- fonr
by Mr.. Wheeler to allow Mr.. Church to IN.
troduce bill relating to the discharge or
sewage into Delayan lake. Messrs. Ackef,
man, Stanley and Connors were appointed
members Of the conference committee on
the part of the Assembly with reference to
the bill exempting private insane asylumS
from taxation.
The Assembly on the 18th, after a notable
fight, ordered the Clason medical bill,
amended as by substitute, to a third read
ing. This is equivalent to passing the meas
ure. The bill was ordered to third reading
without taking an aye and no vote. Be-
fore the medical bill was reached there was
a short, sharp, fight. over the Wyie anti
dar for passage. Mr.. Peterson attempted to
secure delay by having the matter re-
referred to the judiciary committee to have
upon. Mr.. Ray opposed the re-reference,
saying that it was not a question of law,
but of decency, a question Of whether or
not Wisconsin should remain the dumping
ground for the thugs and gamblers of Illi-
nois and Indiana. The ayes and noes were
called and the bill passed to % by the fol-
son, Beach, Bechtel, Borchsenius, Bufing-
ton, Billiard. Buttles, Church, Clack, Clason,
Davidson, Dresser, Eaton, Edwards. Flagg,
Kraus, Latta, Legried Lewis Merrill, Mer-
riman, Mcdonald, McGrath, Minch Morgan,
Policy, Pratt, Ray, Reinnoldt, Rosenkrans,
Rutherford, Schellenberg, SEEKER, Smith, D.
r., Smith ]. j., Stanley; Stone, Thomas mas
ster, Welch, White, Wolff, Wolter, Wylie,
Yorkey, Mr. Speaker-65; noes, Barnum,
Burnhamif Cashin, Feige, Frink, Gavin amdn'
check. Reynolds, Risum, Staples, Sweeting.
Taylor, Wheeler, Wofnger Wa Heedai}
HUI Hughes xot Marsh Settler shefer wippepman
g. Bills were passed as follows: No 81
S, amending the laws relative to punish
ment Of sodomy; No; q ;, proDiding ,d foG
the property of corporations; NO. l66 >,
regulating the sale Of vaccine virus and 9th
Ell preventives of contagious diseases; No.
$50 S, to apportion certain moneys due Sank
and Columbia counties; No. 228 S, providing
for the organization of auxiliary historical
s4cietes No 29 s. Teating to dappofn d fbt
control and suppression of contagious and
infectious diseases.
The session of the Assembly on the even
ing of the 18th was a busy one. The un-
finished morning calendar was taken up and
disposed Of and for just diversion TWEEN
ty-four bills were killed. Among the meas
ures indefinitely postponed were the two
bills introduced by Mr.. Peterson for the
removal Of the state capital to Milwaukee.
There was no evident desire to secure the
request for separate consideration. Mr.
Risum's bill to prohibit the wearing of high
hats in theaters was ordered engrossed in
the Assembly. but little opposition being
manifested. Mr.. fuckers bill providing
that teachers in common schools be IS
years old or more was on the calendar Tor
passage. 1t resulted in lively debate. An
amendment fixing the age limit at II years
was voted down. and the bill killed. A
joint resolution by J. j. Smith was adopted,
asking the governor to return to the Leg
islature No. 307 A, providing for a dam
across Hay river in Barron county.
In the Assembly on the 18th Gov. SEQ
fields veto of the bill giving the clerk of
the police court of Milwaukee discretionary
power in the matter of issuing warrants
was taken up. There was some discussion
over it, Mr.. Wheeler maintaining that the
bill was constitutional and should be
passed. Mr.. Flett said that the bill diff
fered from the statute in the Ashland case
cited by Mr. Wheeler in that it conferred
the powers of justice of the peace on the
clerk. After further discussion the veto
was sustained, nobody voting against it.
Mr.. Hoyt's resolution to appoint a commit.
tee to take steps to annul the charters of
toll roads which have failed to pay taxes
was adopted. Several bills were re-referred
and then the following bills were passed:
No. Is s, to promote physical education;
No. 90 S. relating to dams across Chief