Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01

into the public treasury all fees and per
quisites not specifically provided . for them
poration Of the Vernon Literary Hall com
pany. Senator Withee's bill 2U9 S, which
kee common council and abolishes that body
as now organized was ordered TO engross-
ment and third reading, without word
OF opposition. Senator Weltons bill au-
fboriZing the common councils of cities to
change the number and boundaries of ward
boundaries by ordinance, With an amend
ment legaliZing such action under the old
law. was ordered to engrossment and third
reading unanimously. Senator WeltonS
bill, No. 24S S. authorizing any city acting
under special charter to prevent the, pol
luton, obstruction or filling in of any lake,
water course, or ponds or other body OF
water included within such city or over
the surface of which it has control went
to cngrossment and third reading. Recess
was taken until evening.
In the Senate at the evening session on the
9th President Pro TEN. l.. ". Thayer an
nounced the appointment of MesSrs Nelton,
Solliday and Fisher to visit Downer col
lege at Fox Lake. Mr.. Baxter introduced
bill relating to flexible premium Insurance
companies. The following committee re-
ports were received: Committee on rail
roads for passage, relating to municipal
bonds issued in aid of railroads; committee
on corporations for passage, dividing cities
into classes and providing for their gov
eminent. Committee on manufacturers, Tor
Indefinite postponement, for the examination
Of stationary engineers; roads and DrldgeS
for passage to grant certain lands Tor
highway purposes; committee on charitable
and penal institutions for concurrence, re-
lating to the Milwaukee Orphan asylum;
committee on assessment and collectlon or
taxes for passage, relating to publication
for lands sold for taxes; committee on as
sessment and collection Ct taxes for con-
currence, to amend the law relating TO the
duties Of assessors; committee on JUDICIARY
for passage, to abolish lees and hx the
salary Of the Dane county judge; relating TO
practice of attorneys in courts OF record;
committee on judiciary for indefinite post
ponemeat, relating to the ellglplilty OF
judges; committee on agriculture Tor pas
sage, to encourage the beet surgar industry
Joint resolution No. 8 A, providing for
joint committee of five to examine and re-
port on the report of the university regents,
reported favorably by the committee on
state affairs, was taken up in the Senate on
the 25th and concurred in. The report or
the regents, introduced by Senator Stout;
Wednesday evening, was then taken up ana
laid over, to be referred to the special com
mittee to be appointed under this resolution
Senator Mills, under permission OF JOINT
resolution, introduced bill relating TO cor
pOrations and amending section l775 OF the
revised statutes. Senator MunSon'S JOINT
resolution for a constitutional amendment
making sheriffs eligible for reelection, re-
ported by the Judiciary committee Tor IN
definite postponement, was at his request
sent to the committee on state aHalrS me
following bills were concurred in: NO. A,
appropriating $4,000 to equip the home
for the feeble-minded and $500 to meet
immediate current expenses until the Dlll
ton is passed; No 70 A. authorizing the
Manufacturers bank of New Richmond to
reduce it's capital stock; No. 49,, giving
women the right to vote in church meet
ings. Bills were ordered to third reading
as follows: Amending the act incorporating
Milwaukee Orphan asylum; amending the
lating to publication of notice for sale OF
lands; providing for the granting of certain
lands for highway; making more definite
the law relative to issuance of bonds issued
by cities and villages, and providing for the
reissuance of railroad bonds; relating to
evidence of ordinances, etc; providing Tor
collection Of dairy statistics; authorizing
corporations under chapter 81 laws of 1873,
to change their names; relating to riparian
rights Of farmers, giving the exclusive right
ito construct "blindS' for duck shooting on
lake shores adjoining their property, from
the shore line to the outer edge Of PUSHES
along the shore. The bill No. 250 ), pro
viding for the retirement of justices OF the
Supreme court and judges of all courts Of
record at the age of 20, was indefinitely
postponed; also Senator Roehr's bill proVld-
ing for the 'better EDUCATION of stationary
engineers" Senator Welton's bill fixing
the salary Of the Dane county judge was re-
ported by the judiciary committee with an
amendment making the salary 5000 per an
mum and providing that all fees shall go
into the county treasury. Recess was taken
The Senate met at $50 p. M on the 25th
to receive committee reports. An interest
ing resolution was reported by the commit
tee on military affairs. 1t authorizes the
rooms in the capitol and to assign each Of
flee or department such room or rooms as
in his judgment may be required. The COM
mittee on corporations reported for in
definite postponement No. 223 S, amending
the law Incorporating the city Of Medrord,
and for passage No. 120 S, authorizing
cities to acquire lands outside Of city limits
and to create park commissioners. For con-
currence the committee reported No G3 A,
to authorize one alderman and the presi-
dent Of the Milwaukee common council to
audit ward bills i'll the absence OF the
other alderman. Also No. a A, providing
for the payment by the clerk of the munich
pal and of the police courts of Milwaukee
to the city treasurer Of all bail moneys de-
posted with him and which remains UNI
called for for two years The state affairs
committee reported for concurrence No. 112
A, relating to a ferry across the Chippewa
river and No 202 A. to authorize the state
treasurer to cover certain special deposits
in the general fund Bill No. 10 S, relat-
ing to the board Of immigration, was re-
ported for passage with an amendment.
Joint resolution No. Is for constitutional
amendment to make sheriffs eligible for re-
election was reported with Il recommends
ton that it be adopted.
Assembly.
The Assembly had redhot fight on the
10Th over the bill to appropriate $4,000 to
Pay the debts of the State Agricultural So
ciety, which came up under the order of
bills ready for engroSsment, but failed to
do anything, an adjournment being taken
in the thick Of the fight. Mr.. Polacheck
protested in the name Of the merchants of
milwaukee against the killing of the bill,
which would mean the Death of state in
stitution which had struggled for forty-five
years to establish state fair of which the
state might be proud He moved to sub
stitute the minority report for the majority
report. Mr.. Flett moved to make it the
special order for Wednesday morning, but
the motion was lost by a vote of 3S to 40.
lively wrangle was in progress when
Mr. Polacheck moved the previous question:
1t was voted down by an aye and no vote Of
26 to 81. Mr.. .Lange moved to make it a
special order. for the. Oath, and Mr.. Nc
Grath favored postponing action on the bill
until No. 81 should be considered: He
asked Mr. LANCE to accept an amendment
to his motion to defer action until that bill
had been disposed of, but Mr.. Lange OBJ
jected. In the midst of the discussion Mr..
Godell moved to adjourn until the evening
of the 22d and it carried. On a motion to
| correct the Assembly journal Mr.. Ray
raised the point that member of a com
mittee not present when action is taken
on matter cannot sign the report, and was
sustained by the chair after a long paria-
mentary wrangle.
In the Assembly on the evening of the
22d, Mr. Gavin presented protest signed
by many Milwaukeeans against the passage
of the bill to eliminate the printing of Of
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