Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15


relating to guardians and wards, was re-
ported by the judiciary committee with an
amendment for passage Inc death OF III
A, on the same subject, was clinched by
motion by Senator bennett to reconsider
the vote by which it was killed and to lay
that motion on the table. which "a, was adopt
ed. Assemblyman Barnums bill expressing
sympathy for Cuba and urging action by
the United States was concurred in with but
one dissenting vote Bis were passed se as
constitutional amendment is submitted to
vote of the people the ballot shall contain
concise statement Of the nature Of the
amendment; No. 105 S, authorizing the is
sue of bonds Of cities for dock and harbor
improvements; No. 1875 S, amending the act
dividing cities into classes; No. 1S5 s, pro-
yiding for the enforcement of penalties; No.
Do S, legaliZing special taxes for sewerage
purposes in the years 1893 1894, 1893 and
1886: No. 254 A, organizing the town of
preparation for the legislative visiting com
mittee, 500 each; No 494 A, providing for
bridge across the kickap poo, river rive No. 90
A, relating to Arbor day; The fish and game
with substitute, was up for engrossment
and third reading. AS soon as it was
reached several amendments were sent to
the clerks desk. Senator Munson moved
that the bill and amendments be re-referred
to the committee. Chairman Timme said
they had been already considered by the
committee and the Senate had it's decision.
Nothing could be gained by sending them
back without an expression from the Sen
ate on them. Senator Munson withdrew his
motion and moved that the entire matter
be laid over until Tuesday. Chairman
Timme said that if the Senate would act on
the amendments and then refer both them
and the bill back to the committee it could
not report before Tuesday and Senator Mum
son withdrew his motion. The Senate then
took up the amendments offered and eight
were adopted as follows; BY senator
laws and extending the open season for
catching black bass in Green lake to July /;
by Senator Mills, providing that the fish
laws shall not apply to Lake Superior; by
Senator Stebbins, making it unlawful for
any person to have in his possession any
whitetish of less than " pounds not
less than 2 pounds not dressed or
~ pounds dressed; also making it
unlawful to set in any of the outlying wa
ters gill net Of less than four-inch I'm mesh,
this not to take effect till July l, 1898; by
Senator bennett, allowing the spearlng OF
suckers in the daytime; by Senator Mailer
vember / to 10 and allowing five days there
after for disposing of carcasses; the commit.
tee bill makes the first twenty-five days or
November the open season, with no allow
ance for disposing of carcasses; by Senator
Roehr, allowing the use of dynamite by
public authorities, or in opening channels
Senator Roehr. declaring boats used in VIC
lating fish law a public nuisance and Sub
ject to destruction; by Senator McMnllen.
striking out section 3S entirely; also the
provision that other persons than the game
warden may destroy property. The bill and
amendments were then re-referred to the
committee.
The afternoon session Of the Senate on
the 18th was devoted to the receipt of COM
mittee reports.
Assembly.
The Assembly on the 9TH reconsidered the
vote on the Putnam resolution for an
amendment to the constitution for 4 pardon
board Under the rules the vote should
have been reconSidered on the night of the
%l,xz% f-a,n 1iy,,iE md
motion for reconsideration was made
but because the resolution could not be re-
called from the Senate on the minute, the
motion had to go over until morning. The
question then was whether the time limit
did not preclude Il reconsideration. Mr.. Hall
thought it did, but several gentlemen diff
fered with him. After long parliamentary
debate motion by Mr. Hall to suspend the
rules prevailed, and then a motion by d.
X. Smith to reconsider the vote was adopt
ed Mr.. Stone moved to lay the matter over
until the 10th, which was agreed to. The
Assembly passed four bills, ali Senate meas
ures. They were Senator DeyoS bill reduc-
ing the number of publications of real
tate tax sale notices from ten to tive: Sen.
ator LamoreuXs bill removing the office of
the Seventeenth Lumber district from Hud-
son to Shell Lake; Senator AuStins bill
granting land for a highway in Dane county,
and Senator Austin's bill relating to the
Milwaukee Normal institute. On motion Of
D. Il. Jones the hearing on the medical bill
was changed to the 18th, the debate on the
Fogo bill to the 10th and debate on the
physical culture Dill TO the 1ZCn. 1nfe0
bills were ordered to third reading-Sen-
ator Mills bill relating to sewer and street
assessments, Senator McGilliyrays bill re-
lating to dairy statistics and Senator Wood
Worth'S bill authorizing corporations to
change their names Among the bills killed
was Assemblyman Lewis bill providing for
the establishment of a board Of pardons and
combinations, and among the bills ordered
eng rossed was Mr. Ansons bill regulating
the rate of interest to be charged upon
chattel mortgages. The Froelich pure food
Ia LOTT mill fhn md n
Wechs bill for the commitment of insane,
to the 18th. After number OF unimportant
bills had been ordered to engrossment, the
Assembly adjourned until the Sth.
Speaker Buckstaff made his first speech
at the opening of the session on the night
of the Sth He said that with the session
about two-thirds over, less than one-third
of the bills introduced have been disposed
of. Under the committee system in vogue,
there are but nine more working days III
March. Nearly every important bill is now
in the hands of committee, ana only meas
ures of Il local nature have been reported.
MI Buckstaff said he wanted to call at
tention to the fact that every extra day
cost the state $4,000. If the session lasted
after April TO- and continued into May or
June, the responsibility would rest with the
committee chairmen in not forcing the con
test over important measures upon the
floor of the House. The special committee
appointed to investigate and readjust the
number and compensation OF employees is
likely to need the time during the recess to
complete its work, and 1t was suggested
that request may be made to allow it's re-
port to be acted upon when the revision of
the laws is ratified.
There were but three bills on the Assem-
bly, calendar on the 9th and the session was
short The usual batch of petitions and
remonstrances relating to pure beer, the BIZ
cycle baggage bill, etc, came in. Assembly
man Billiard introduced resolution on the
death of Allen Warden, which was adopted
by rising vote Assemblyman Lange, who
tried last night to get 500 extra copies Of
the Insurance code printed, renewed his at
tempt this morning with joint resolution,
which, on division, was adopted by a vote
of % to 27. Under the authority OF joint
resolution w. A. Jones introduced bill to
amend law passed earlier in the session
relating to new trials in criminal cases, and
Mr.. McGrath introduced a bill to give cable
roads the right of eminent domain. The
committee on cities reported for concur
renee bill No. 100 A, as amended by the
Senate, authorizing. cities to take hold of
land outside their limits for park purposes.
The committee on assessment and collection
of taxes reported adversely on Mr.. Mosher's
bill to equalize the distribution of the state
school tax. Senator Mills bill relating to
appointment of women on school boards in
cities of the second and third classes was
concurred in. Mr. Froelich's bill relating to