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

J0llt
adopted asking the governor to return Nos.
GO S and 67 S, relating to the Milwaukee,
Downer college for further consideration, to
correct an error. The committee on judiciary
reported faVoraby No. 442 for the estab-
lishment of a municipal court at Racine.
On motion of Senator Timme the rules were
suspended and the bill was concurred i'll.
Senator Welt0n's joint resolution directing
the superintendent of public property to
furnish copies of the statutes, etc, to the
university regents for the University of
Wisconsin law library was killed on recon-
mendation Of the committee. Senator Aus
tins joint resolution for a new rule, pro-
viding that when at any session of the Leg
islature q recess is taken for more than
thirty days no business shall be transacted
after such recess except such as is named
III the resolution, was adopted Bills were
passed as follows: No. 129 s, apprOpriating
$1,000 to the state fish commissioners to
Bayfield,; No. 1873 S. providing for the print
ing Of the reports of the state board of
health; No. 191 S, relating to notices to lot
owners Of special assessments for sewer pur-
poses in cities of the third class incorporated
under special charters; No. 218 s, authoriz-
ing city attorneys in cities of the first and
second class to appoint assistants; No. 81
S. giving electric and street railway com
for right-of-way as are given steam rail
ways; No. IL 5, relating TO the destruction
Of n6xioqs weeks. amending chapter 154,
viding that no person not citizen of the
United States shall be eligible to office was
killed. The committee on charitable and
penal institutions reported Senator McGilli-
ways bill, requiring the labelling of pris-
on-made goods, with an amendment extend
ing the requirement to include goods made
at the Wisconsin prison as well as those Of
outside states and recommending the bill
for passage in this shape; Senate bills were
killed as follows: No. 81 S, providing for
vaccination; No. 46 S. creating the Office
Of corporation counsel in Milwaukee; No.
81 s, amending the laws relating to taxa
curity for payment OF wages earned and
material used in construction, etc, of public
hibiting any person who furnishes material
for the erection Of building from having
any lien therefor No 81 s. appropriation ion
material furnished for prison warden's
residence; No. 1O2 S, relating to acknowI-
feag to o. wnsa No M
and Furnishing certain misdemeanors in
trade and commerce; No. 155 S, providing
town of Crivltz, Marinette county; No. 24S
S. authorizing cities to prevent the pollu-
ton, obstruction or filling in of any body
of water over the surface of which such
city may exercise control; No. 255 S, author
izing tax on street railways for street
repairs and improvements; No. 265 S, relat-
ing to acknowledgement of written instru-
ments; No. PIT s, providing penalties for
misrepresentation Of moneys received from
sale of grain and other farm products by
commission merchants; No. $50 s, requiring
county treasurers to set aside from the
county funds an amount sufficient to pay
the annual county salaries; No. 306 S, re-
lating to the crime of rape; No. 341 S, pro-
vidng for the redistricting of the state in
to judicial circuits; No. 342 5, relating to
school, town and county orders. The Sem
ate then adjourned to the night of the 10th.
In the Senate on the evening of the 18th
Mr.. Green offered a resolution which was
laid over requiring amendments to bills
recommended for passage to be printed be-
fore bills are acted upon The Assembly
was requested to reconsider its concurrence
in &C S and 81 S, relating to Downer college
and to return the bills to the Senate for cor
rection. Bills passed were as follows: No.
:339 ), Mr.. Timme, relating to nsh hatcn n
highways; No IS A, Mr. Pierce, appoint
ment of deputy county treasurers; No. l27
A, Mr.. Bullard, relating, to liens of me-
chanics; No. 132 A. Mr.. Thomas, settlement
with town treasurers; No 13S A, Mr.. Bull
lard bonds of county treasurers; No 156
county supervisors; No. 158 A, Mr.. Plum
mer, maintaining a ferry across Lake Pepin;
jurors; No. 80 A, Mr.. Harvey, acknowledge
ment of written Instruments; No. 81 A,
NJ Clark h es7a sta 1Hmeer nsPeetqfn IN
board of review. Mr.. McGillivrays bill,
No. ) S, relating to labelling convict-made
goods was made a special order for the
18th at II o'clock, on motion of the author.
There is considerable opposition to the bill,
and adverse action was expected tonight.
No. 229 S, Mr.. WOodWOrth relating to print
ing reports Of state conference of charities,
and 800 S, Mr.. McGiliyray, to prevent
trusts, were ordered to a third reading.
In tie Senate on the 10th Senator Thayer
introduced joint resolution for the appoint
ment by the governor of a committee of
three, one from the Senate and two from
the Assembly, to investigate the prison
labor problem and report to the governor
and the next Legislature. The resolution
went over until the next day. Bill No. 4S
A, providing for the taxation OF private IN
sane aSylumS, which amended in the
Senate to exempt Milwaukee county from
the provision, came back from the Assembly
with the amendment nonconcurred in. Sen
atOr Thayer moved that the Senate adhere
to its amendment and appoint committee
of conference. Senator Austin moved that
the Senate recede from it's amendment and
argued that the amendment violates the con-
stitutional provision that taxation shall be
uniform. Senator Mills said this question
had been carefully considered by the SEN
ate committee. He hoped the Senate would
not recede from it's amendment. The mo-
tion to recede was lost-15 to land the
motion for a committee of conference was
adopted The chair appointed as Senate
members of the conference committee Sen
ators Mills, Thayer and SOiliday. The fol-
lowing bills were passed: No. % s. pro
and deaths; No. 1873 S. amending the stat
utes relating to trust companies; No. 151 5.
providing fishways in dams; No. 2l1 5, pro-
viding for the reassessment of invalid special
taxes. No. PSI A, striking out the limit of
$4,000 on the amount which may be loaned
school districts by the state, was non-con-
CURED in. Senator McGillivray's bill pro-
yiding bounty for producers and manu-
facturerS of beet sugar was up for engross-
ment and third reading The substitute OF
the agricultural committee, providing a
bounty of Is cents per ton. total amount
not to exceed $50 was killed. The sub
Stitute of the committee on claims, which
exempts the property of beet sugar manu-
facturers from taxation for five years and
gives no other bounty, adopted and the
bill then sent to engrossment and third read
ing. Senator Youmans' bill, No. 325 S, with
substitute giving farmers owning land
abutting on waters right OF maintain or
permit others to maintain blinds for
shooting ducks in the water adjacent to the
shore within the line of rushes, brought out
considerable discussion. 1t was reported
by the committee for indefinite postpone
ment Senators Youmans, Lamoreux, Green,
Timme and Roehr contended for the passage
of the bill. Senators Whitehead and McMul-
len opposed it. Senator Putnam sent up
letter from a Green county farmer urging
the passage of the bill The Senate refused
to Kill the bill by vote of Is to and the
substitute was passed. Senator Mills eau
Gus reform bill, as amended by the commit
tee, was advanced to engroSsment and third
reading. The bill applies to cities of TO-
900 and more. Recess was taken to 1870
D. m.
The night session of the Senate on the 18th
was entirely devoted to the receipt of COM