Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-05

teen days. it was adopted. The next
amendment provided that small nets might
be used for catching bait and that was
adopted. The amendment to strike out sec
ton No. 10, relating to pound nets in Green
Bay, and substitute new section was also
adopted. One or two slight changes recom-
mended by the committee were adopted and
several rejected by the committee We're
killd. An amendment by Mr.. Rosenkrans to
allow fishing houses on the Waukesha coun-
ty lakes was adopted in spite of the adverse
report of the fish and game committee.
There was very long discussion over an
amendment by Mr.. Pierce designed to save
the native sparrows from the warfare
matter was finally adjusted to the Satisfac-
ton of everybody, and then the Assembly
got into little tangle over "snipe"' and
finally killed an amendment to permit the
shooting Of that bird in the spring. The bill
was then concurred in. After the passing of
the fish and game bill Mr.. Hall moved to
Jump to the order of bills ready for engross-
ment il order to advance lot OF Assembly
bills Among the bills ordered engrossed
were Mr. Thomas mas measure 1f lmtlng ,, rates ties
pensing with printing of common council
proceedings in Milwaukee; Mr.. Mss bill re-
iatng to special assessments for paving in
cities; Mr.. Mss forestry commission bill
and Mr.. Franks bill reducing the rate Of
interest on tax sale certificates: Mr.. Halls
ant-pasS resolution was on the calendar,
but was made a special order for the 31st.
When Mr. Davidsons bill to express com
panies was reached he offered substitute
and the bill went over to allow the substi-
tute to be printed. A resolution was adopt
ed giving Mr. Wipperman authority to in
troduce bill which makes train wrecking
equivalent to murder and provides similar
punishment. The Assembly bill to levy
State tax for 1897 and 1898 was On the cal
endar, but as the Senate bill for the same
purpose was a special order the bill went
over. Mr.. Eaton'S two prison labor Dllls
were killed and the Assembly then took
recess until 7:30 O'Clock this evening.
he ofh Was eToted 70 of
the bill authorizing a. state tax levy OF $40
of a mill. The principal speech was made
by Assembymnanh Al + fo Han o NJ a Ha e ava
He said that he thought 1T might nave Deen
avoided had it been taken up carrier. But
he had been informed that the STATE III Treas
ury was without funds and as the bill al,
lowed the state treasurer to borrow from
the trust funds to replenish the general
fund, he would not oppose the measure.
With this prelude Mr. Hall developed his
line of argument, his contention being that
if the express, telegraph and railway cor
porations are taxed on a fair and equitable
basis, more than the amount of money re-
quired to pay the running expenses OF the
state government could be raised. He SAID
that the people of Wisconsin are paying
over $1.O00,0O0 more than it costs the peo-
pie Of Iowa for the same railway service.
He wanted nothing, he said, but what was
sued by the railway lobbyists and maligned
as man who hated the railroads. This
was not so, and his action In the past dld
not warrant the charge. In concluding. he
said that all he wanted was to get the facts
before the Legislature, so that some steps
might be taken to remedy what he thought
to be a great wrong.
In the Assembly on the 31st Mr.. Hindes
introduced resolution providing Tor Il
standing committee to watch the university
and report to the Legislature. The state
tax bill was taken up and passed after be-
ing amended so as to make the amount OF
the tax definite. The words mot to eX-
coed" were cut out, leaving the tax 3 ITO
of a mill There was a short debate over
license
of railroads in which Mr.. Hall and Mr. Nc
Grath expressed their views on the subject
of the Senate amendment to relieve the
Green Bay road from the operation of the
bill The amendment was concurred in.
Under suspension of the rules bill was
passed permitting the village of Cambridge,
pane county to vote in the coming JUDICIAL nld
Mr.. Mss the right to Introduce depart
ment store bill. The following bills were
passed: No. 81 A, condemnation Of lands
the pharmacy law; No. 227 A, relating to
assignments and insolvency proceedings;
No. PAP A. for appointment of agents of
the dairy and food commission; No. s. s,
enacting fish and game law; No. 175 S,
acquiring lands for state rifle range; No
POS s, amending law relating to Wisconsin
uty and assistant district attorneys; No. 304
s, relating to appeals to the Supreme court;
No. 316 5, legaliZing acts of Charles +.
Krebs, q police justice and justice OF the
peace; No. 331 s, relating to acquiring land
by right OF eminent domain; NO. $40 5,
amending law relating TO admission to the
bar. Mr.. Anson's amendment to Senator
Green's eminent domain bill, adopted the
night before, was reconsidered and the word
land stricken out SO that the railroads
can condemn land within the city, but not
streets, alleys parks, etc. Mr.. Davidson's
substitute bill to tax express companies was
taken up on motion of it's author and after
a sharp debate was ordered engrOsSed and
read third time. Under suspension of the
rules Mr.. Lange's bill to protect Lake De
in DIN Lao
Among the bills ordered engrossed were the
bill increasing the appropriation of the
True's bill to transfer the Agricultural So
ciety mortgages to the trust funds, and Mr..
Billiards. bill amending the law creating
state board of arbitration The following
bills were killed: Joint resolution No. II
A, relating to a system of land registration
and pr9yidiinag for publication Of report Of
labor; No. 469 A., relating to corporate
bonds; No 56S A, imposing tax on collat-
eral legacies and successors; No. GA A, re-
lating to railroads. A resolution was adopt
ed by rising vote expressing sorrow at
the death of ex-senator Cameron.
After three hours debate the Assembly
on the night of the 31St voted down the
judiciary committees substitute for the Hall
resolution for a constitutional amendment
and after a call of the House the original
resolution was ordered to a third reading
by a vote of IS to 80. The bill had come
back to the Assembly from the judiciary
committee with a substitute to prohibit
passes and to increase their salaries from
$500 to $1,000 Four members of the COM
mittee--Messrs Flett. Tucker, Wpperman
and Harvey dissented from the committee
report and urged the adoption of the
original resolution
Speaker Buckstaff stole march on the
street car companies on the LIST by sliding
through the Assembly an amendment to
Senator Green's street car taxation bill.
which wipes out the law of 1895 and re-
stores the old law. If the amendment is
not killed in the Senate the street railway
companies will hereafter have to pay taxes
rs they did before the passage Of the fam
Gus law Of two years ago. Senator Green's
biz increased the tax Of the sae companies MP to
gross receipts. PA per cent; Of the receipts
above $25o,ooo and up to $4,000, and 81
per cent. on the receipts above $750,000
1t had passed the Senate and on the
Assembly calendar for third reading. Some
time before the bill was reached Speaker
Buckstaff called Mr. Arson to the chair and and
bill was reached he sent up three amend
ments, which were adopted. The fight on
the Pere Marquette statue removal began
on the floor of the Assembly, when Dr. Cla-