Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-04-26
Legislature Adjourns.

At twelve o'clock noon Saturday the
Legislature of the State Of WISCONSIN
adjourned, to- meet again on the 18th
OF August. The meeting III August will
be for the sole purpose OF examining and
adopting the report of Senator Riordan's
Committee ON the Revision OF the
Statutes, which will not be completed
before that time With this one excep.
ton the work OF the present Legislature
s ended And every bill of alocal nature
that has passed is very satisfactory 40
far as we can learn to the people here.
And the people of Villas county certainly
should be satisfied with the results.
While our people were not strenously
urging the passuge of the bill to detach
territory from Forest county, still ii the
territory WAS to be detached, we were
anxious to receive our just proportion
oi it. md we We're anxious to- receive the
Nlis oi :sa--iO from One(la county which
we have always thought logically be-
longed to us. The G. & n. w. and the
Wisconsin, Tax Payers Association, Were
very anxious TO have the territory de-
tnrhnd from Forest county. They cared
not where it went and they succeeded in
getting it detached and Senator RiordaIl
certainly succeeded in making just and
equitable division of the spoils between
Oneida and Villas counties. The new &C
QUESTION of territory from Forest county
to the town OF Eagle River will prove Of
great benefit to the town and county at
large. Itcomes in free from debt, and
free from villages, and voting places
which necessitates expense.
The bill authorizing the construction
and maintenance OF a dam on Otter
Rapids for the purpose OF utilizing the
water power there, we believe will Ill the
near future prove of great benefit to
Eagle River. This bill is also free from
all the obiectional features, which rend-
cred the bill passed in 1893 valueless.
This general game law forbids any per-
son to kill more than two deer III any
one season. with the exception that
residents or,settlers, are not limited to
the number thew can kill during the open
season, provided the venison is to be
consumed by residents, and is not for
sale or traffic. This exception was put
in for tine benefit OF people who reside III
these Northern counties and will be- ap-
preciated by them. The writer happened
to be present in the fish and game COM
mittee room at Madison, when this part
of the game law was being discussed and
we are frank to say that the exception
above referred to for the benefit OF resi-
dents, was brought about and made q
part OF the law, through the efforts OF
our representative who was ON that
Committee. Another very important
feature OF the game law which WAS
brought about by the efforts OF our
representative on that committee is that
the license money paid for the privilege
OF shooting deer in Wisconsin is to be
paid into the county treasury OF the
county frequented by deer. A license
OF $4,000 is charged for non-residents
and S1.OO for residents. If as many
nonresident hunters come into Villas
county TO hunt deer during the coming
open season, as did during the season
of 1896, this license money Will amount
to more than $4,000.
Many laws which will prove beneficial
to the entire Northern part OF the state
relating to tax Ger tificates etc. were pass
ed. and very many bills aimed at north
ern counties in particular, such as taking
away the powers of village boards from
town boards in villages having more
than 1000 inhabitants was killed. We
believe the people Of this Senatorial dis
trict have reason to be grateful for the
very able manner in which they have
been represented III the Legislature thus
far.