Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22

examining banks was also taken up and the
vote by which it was passed reconsidered.
The bill will come up again
Assembly.
In the Assembly on the 18th the commit
tee on cities reported fayorably on the bill
to allow the president Of the Milwaukee
common council to sign certain bills relat-
ing to yard accounts and unfaDGfaoly on
committee on public health and sanitation
reported Mr. Hurd's first cigarette bill for
slaughter because it was believed to be
unconstitutional. He has a second bill to
regulate the sale of the weeds. The COM
mittee on state affairs favored a bill to loan
$4,000 of the school funds to an Appleton
school district The committee on claims
reported in favor of making an approprla-
ton to the Milwaukee industrial school for
girls. Mr. Stone asked to have the part OF
the governors message relating to the state
repositories referred to the committee on
banks and banking and it was done. Sen
ator Davis bill authorizing the German
American National bank of Oshkosh to re-
duce its capital stock was concurred in.
Senator Bakers bill making an appropria-
ton for the purchase of stationery and Sen
ator Withees bill to pay for Sanborn u
of the Legislature were ordered to a third
reading. The following bills were killed:
No. 50 A, relating to trials by jury; NO.
81 A. relating to saloons IN the nel 4S7
hood of old settlers grounds; NO. 10y a.
granting ferry privileges to Oliver Little:
No. 134 A, relating to the returning OF
highway taxes; No. 1877 A. relating to t;o
countersigning diplomas and teachers life
certificates; No. 151 A, relating to the ex-
else laws Mr.. DavidsOn's bill for the re-
organization of the bank examiners Office
and several unimportant measures were or
dered engrossed. The Assembly than adj
journed to the 18th at $50 p. III.
In the Assembly on the evening of the
18th, Senator Bakers bill, No. S. to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the purchase of sta
fiOn3rV the
in The Assembly also concurred in Sen
ator Withee's bill, No. 40 S, to appropriate
utes furnished the Legislature. L. A. Lange
alone dissenting. Senator Whitmans bill.
No. 8 S, to authorize the investment Of
trust funds in bonds of an Appleton school
district was ordered engrossed and read Il
third time. The expected fight over Sem
ator Phillips bill to authorize the employ
ment of additional legislative employees was
delayed. The BILL as amended, gives the
matter of the extra Assembly patronage to
the chairmen of the committees instead of
to the chief clerk. Mr.. Eaton offered an
amendment to allow the committee on ag-
riculture extra clerk. Before action on
the amendment could be taken, Mr.. Nc
the whole matter be made special order
for the 18th. The motion prevailed by a
vote of so to n: The following bills We're
ordered to a third reading: No. .45 A. by
Mr. True, relating to highways; No. 60 A,
by Mr.. 'Reinnodt, to authorize one member
of the Milwaukee common council, with
bills in the absence of the other aldermen:
No. 1f2 A, by Mr.. Hall, authorizing Dunn
county to build a5 ferry a across the ChiPp pf
ing to the settlement with town treaSurers;
No. 143 A, by Mr.. Arson, appropriating
money for the industrial school for girls;
No. 200 A, by Mr.. Lewis, relating to com
mitments to the home for the feeble mind
ed; No. PSI A, by Mr. Wolter, relating to
loans to school districts; Mr.. Hurds bin.
Hurd explained that another bill had been
introduced. Mr.. Klabunde's bill, No. 167
A, relating to the civil service of cities,
was also Indefinitely postponed. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Peterson, bill No. 231 A, intro
duced by Mr.. Risum, was referred to the
committee on fish and game.
Petitions rolled in by the barrelful in the
resolutions in favor Of the Fairchild statue
were presented in great numbers and the
usual load of petitions for the bicycle bag
gage bill came in More petitions in favor
of an anti-cigarette bill were presented and
several circumstances against the repeal
of the Sunday laws Mr.. LANCE and several
other members presented remonstrances
against the removal of the Pere Marquette
statue from Statuary hall There were sew
eral petitions in favor of the medical bill
and several remonstrances against the in
surance code. The calendar contained only
two matters for consideration and the SEES
sion was consequently short. The first
banking CODE which was referred to the
committee on insurance, banks and bank
ing Senator Whitman's bill permitting a
loan of trust funds to an Appleton school
district was concurred in. Mr. Rosenkrans
got 800 extra copies Of his pure beer bill
ordered and after three or four gentlemen
had followed suit the Assembly adjourned
A large number Of committee reports
came in at the session of the Assembly on
the 18th, but there were few things of any
Importance in them. The judiciary COM
mittee reported unfavorably upon Mr.. Ea-
Of
and the committee on town and county or
ganization made a favorable report on the
bill to create town of TomanaWk in Oneida
county. The committee on state affairs report
ed for passage the new bill regulating the in
spection of Illuminating oils. The commit
tee also reported for indefinite postpone
ment the bills to repeal the Sunday laws
The Assembly had a lively little squabble
over Senator Phillips bill to provide for adj
ditional committee. clerks. AS originally
drawn the bill authorized three additional
clerks in each house to be appointed by
the chief clerk. and it. passed the Senate
in that form. The Assembly committee on
legislative expenditures amended it to name
the committees which are to have clerks
The matter came up this morning on an
amendment to the amendment offered by
Mr. Eaton of Milwaukee to include his COM
mittee. The amendment TO the amendment
was killed by aye and no vote of 6S to
81 On the committees amendment w. A.
Jones made a short speech opposing it on
the ground that there was no reason why
there should be one rule for the Senate and
another for the Assembly. Mr.. Davidson
offered an amendment to strike out every
thing except the provision for messengers
in the Senate. Mr.. Arson made speech at
lacking Chief Clerk Novel;, whom he said
had too much power in the matter of APP
pointments and had been using his power
for lobbying purposes. The speaker called
Mr. Arson to order for using abusive Ian
guage Mr.. Davidson's amendment was
adopted and the bill was concurred in as
amended and recess was taken until even
ing.
In the Assembly at the night session on
the 18th the committee on state affairs re-
ported for indefinite postponement No. 229
A. This is the bill introduced by Mr..
White of Superior which was aimed to give
the state board of control authority to in
spect converts and other denominational
Institutions. The committee also reported
for indefinite postponement Mr.. Wheeler's
bill No. 154 A. its object being to prevent
persons from taking out citizenship papers
within a few days of election time in order
to be allowed to vote. Mr.. Merriams bill,
No. 2S6 A, to prevent persons, not full
fiedged citizens of the United States. from
holding public office was fayOrably report
ed. Mr. Fogo's bill, No. Is A, was report
ed for passage This is university meas
ure and strikes out that provision of the
law making the president of the university
an ex-officio member of the board of state
university regents. Messrs. Hurlbut and
Minch dissent from the majority of the COM