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

head bicycle baggage bill by vote of II
TO Is. The bill was on the calendar Tor IN
definite postpOnement and two amendments
offered by Senators Austin and w nltenead
were voted down. There was no discussion
and a vote was taken at once. pair was
announced by Senator Stout against Senator
LamoreuX for indefinite postponement. The
question being on INDEFINITE postponement,
the vote resulted as follows: Ayes, Sena-
tors Austin, Conger, DeYos, Fisher, Mailer,
Mayer, McGilliYray, McMullen, Mills,
Pierce Phillips, Solliday, Stebbins, Thayer,
Whelan, Withee and Youmans, Il; noes,
Senators Baxter, Burke, Davis bennett,
Green, Munson. Putnam. Riordan, Roehr,
Welton, Whitehead, Whitman and Wood
worth, 49, Senator Austin introduced a
resolution, which was adopted, calling on
the Encouragement for an opinion as TO
the rights of the Legislature to recall ollIs
from the governor when three days nave
elapsed since passage. Mr.. Taylor's bill,
No. 315 A, providing for license fees from
railroad companies, was laid over at the
request Of Senator Withee. There was
little furry over the bill relating to taxa
ton OF water craft, No. 81 A, on the cal
endar for engrossment and third reading.
Senator Baxter offered an amendment ana
moved that this and the bill be referred
back to the committee on assessment ana
collection Of taxes and the motion prevailed.
When the substitute bill providing for the
establishment of boards of police and fire
commissioners came up for engrossment
and third reading, Senator McMullen said
he had received protests against it and
ions. At his request it was laid over. Bills
were passed as follows: NO. 16l ), proVld-
taxation
panes; No. 234 S, relating to the Wisconsin
odd Fellows Life insurance company, en-
aiding it to reOrganize; No. 81 $, legaliZIng
the acts of a Vernon county Justice; NO.
253 S, relating to recovery in case of de-
fective tax titles. Bill No. 307 S, proyid-
ing for physical education in schools, was
killed Among the bills ordered to engross-
ment and third reading was No. 235 S, pro-
viding for the extension and equipment OF
the historical library building. 1t extends
the tax levy for this purpose from three to
seven years. 1t will realize total of about
$4,000, Of which 100000 is for the build
ing and 100000 for equipment 1t author
ICES the building commissioners to borrow
money. The Senate adjourned to $50 p m.
Oh the Both.
The Senate went through a short calen-
dar the Doth. Petitions were received
for the passage Of the medical BILL against
the insurance code, and on both sides OF
the Marquette statue removal question.
There were half dozen petitions against
the passage of the Wylie bill and one in
favor of it; Gov. Scofeld returned to the
Senate with disapproval No. 151 S, to pro-
vide for fshways in dams. The veto mes
sage set forth several objections, the gist
of all being that the bill loosely
drawn as to involve several questions of
validity under the constitution On mo-
tiOn of Senator Austin the bill was laid
over.
on agriculture reported favorably the bill
No 126 A, providing for subfair at Chip
pewa Falls. Senator Putnam, for the COM
mittee on state affairs, reported the anti
theater high hat bill (Risum) for indefinite
Dostponement Gov ScoffeId'S veto of bill
No. ISL S. amending the law providing for
fishways in dams, was unanimously sus-
tanned. Bills were passed as follows: No.
296 A, authorizing the secretary of state
to recall q list of deSerterS from the mill
tary and naval service of the United States
now on file in the offices Of county clerks
and to cause their destruction; No. 3l5 a,
increasing license fees from railroad com
panieS (the motion to reconsider the vote
by which an amendment was adopted re-
lieving the Green Bay road from the in
crease was LOST; No 425 A, detaching Adj
ANS county from the Ninth and attaching it
to the Seventh Judicial circuit. Bill NO
243 A, authorizing a branch home for Wis
consin veterans was indefinitely postponed
Senator Davis bill, No 169 S, to prevent
corrupt practices in elections, to limit eX-
penses of candidates, prescribe the duties
of candidates and of political committees
and providing penalties for violations, was
advanced to engrossment and third reading,
with amendments. Senator Whitman Of
fered amendments to Senator benefits bill.
No 80 S, providing for taxation of wafer err
makes the license fees in lieu of taxes as
follows: Where gross receipts are less
coo. per cent; $4,000 to So, 700, AZ per
cent; 900 to $4,000, per cent; over
$4,000, per cent. Recess was taken to
The Senate was in session less than ff-
seen minutes on the evening of the Both and
the business was confined to receiving re-
ports of standing committees.
The committee on state affairs reported
to the Senate on the 31sr for passage, as
amended, No. 80 S, providing for taxation
of waterworks. Senator Bakers bill, No.
235 S, extending the tax for the construction
and equipment OF the historical library
ne gd of sa9e 90 OF wh G Is
for equipment, was passed. The bill passed
by a vote of 26 to 5, the only votes in op-
Putnam, Stebbins, Whitman and Withee.
Senator Thayer did not vote. Senator
Phillips was absent: All the others voted
aye. Two other bills were passed as fol-
lows No. 301 S, apDrOpriating $3.50 an
nually to the State Historical society, $3.50
for experimental work; No. 321 A. author
iZing the building of dock in Lake Mich-
gan. The vote by which the bill No. 454 A.
prohibiting sectarianism in schools was
passed to third reading, was reconsidered
Senator Bennett offered an amendment pro-
viding that it shall not apply to the school
year ending in June, 1897, and the bill and
the amendment were re-referred Senator
Welton introduced a bill to repeal the law
Of 1895 requiring fishways in dams, and at
his request it was sent to the committee on
state affairs. An amendment to this law
passed at this session was vetoed by the
governor few days ago The Wylie anti
word of discussion, but with unanimous
chorus of ayes which gave clear evidence
that the last hope OF the booksellers in Wis
consin is. gone. Senator Green's bill, No
1S9 5, relating to the employment Of labor
reported with substitute, was on motion
of Senator Whitehead referred to the COM
mittee on state affairs. Bill No. 2O6 S.
providing for a purchasing agent for the
charitable and penal institutions, to be ap-
annum) was ordered to engrossment and
third reading Senator Davis bill provid-
ing for q state civil-service system, No 1853
$, came back from the committee on claims
recommended for indefinite postponement.
Senator Baxter asked that in this the
bill be re-referred to the committee on
claims and this was done The substitute
bill providing for the establishment of
boards of police and fire commissioners was
ordered to engrossment and third reading.
The substitute bill does not take effect until
the first Monday in May. The fish and game
bill same back from the Assembly with sew
eral amendments. Chairman Timme said
the only material change as to the purpose
Of the bill was the one making a closed sea-
son for the outlying waters. After some dis
cussion the bill was sent to the committee
ing. The Assembly amendment to the state
tax bill, fixing the tax definitely at 3 ITO
Of a mill, was concurred in. Bills were
killed as follows No. 80 A, relating to dis
trict attorneys; No a A, relating to lands
mortgages; No. S, repeating Kelley cure
law; No. 70 s. providing for beet-sugar