Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-29

| amendment Senator Baxter also opposed
| the amendment. Senator Putnam thought
| the owners of property to which wires
| might be attached should have as much
right as the corporation; When the ques-
| ton of reconsidering the vote by which
bill No. 1873 A, relating to bonds Of county
/ treasurerS, came up, Senator Austin called
cannot be reconsidered after the second
day from passage and remarked that, in a
street phrase, it was time the Legislature
''took a tumble to ITSELF in this matter of
reconsideration of bills. 1t was several
days since this bill was passed On Sen
ator Austin's motion the bill was returned
to the Assembly with the statement that
the Senate had no authority to act. Sen
| ator Bakers joint resolution directing the
| Capitol for the use of the Wisconsin de-
h partment G. A. r., was adopted. Bills
were passed as follows: No. Sc S, requiring
| a license for hunting deer-fee $50 for non
amending the statutes relating to the state
| law library; No 65 A, providing for filling
| vacancies in city offices in Milwaukee by
| appointment by the mayor; No. 513 A,
| amending the statutes relative to street
| improvements in cities, providing that work
| may be done by men in employ OF the city.
| blyman Legried's BILL No. 90 A, making the
| Office of register of deeds salarled one.
| Senator Mills voiced the opposition; he
said the office for the benefit of those
transferring property, and they and not
the public should pay the cost. There were
| half dozen votes in favor of concurrence.
| Senator McMullen secured the preference
| to the judiciary committee of the bill pro-
| viding for commitments to the new home
were provisions in the bill which were not
understood. Bills were killed as follows:
No. 104 S, providing for the payment OF
license by street railway companies; No.
213 S.. authorizing a loan OF trust funds to
school district No 1 at Depere; No. 214 5,
asserting jurisdiction Of the state .,, OF WIS Wis
authorizing parties to construct dam;
No. 231 S, prohibiting continuous races and
assessments for street Improvements; No.
34S S. repeating the law providing for a
deep channel commissioner; No. 357 ), pro-
vidfng for continuous transmittal of mes
sages over long-dStance telephone lines,
and requiring connection between such lines
and local telephone exchanges, The SUB
| stitute to Senator Welton'S bill providing
for the establishment of police and fire
| commissions in cities was, motion of
Senator Withee laid oyer 81 senator Green ems
| alton Of street railway companies, a SUP
stitute for which was recommended for en-
| grossment and third reading, brought an
| amendment from Senator bennett exempt
| ing roads having gross receipts of less
than $4,000 per annum from an increase
| ment was adopted and the substitute then
sent to engrossment and third reading.
In the Senate on the night of the oath,
| Mr. Austin renewed and emphasized his
| protest against the practice of recalling ana
| reconsidering bills which have passed both
houses and gone to the governor. ne ar
|
| right practically to ignore its own rules,
| and reconsider measures after the time
| when such action is forbidden by the rules,
! the constitution prescribes that the gov
| ernor shall either sign the bills or return
them to the legislative body with his dls,
! approval He doubted if the executive had
! the further right to return them without
action, and pointed out that by recalling
bills after. the. governor had recelpted Tor
| them and holding the same for three days,
| such bills would become laws. and the
governor might be deprived Of his veto
right in this manner, or, after the Leglsla-
| ture has passed bills and small minority
! remained at the close of the session, the
minority could recall and amend or kill
| bills which the majority has passed. Mr..
| bennett thought the practice had been in
! vogue since the creation of the state, but
the measure which called up the question
| was held and the clerk instructed to obtain
| an opinion from the attorney general.
For the first time since the beginning of
/ the session there was not petition pre-
scented in the Senate on the 25th. JOINT
| resolution was adopted authorizing Senator
! Whelan to introduce bill relating to the
| duties of the city attorney of Eau Clare.
| relating to hotels and inns, making more
| stringent the provisions for punishment OF
deadbeats; No. III S, relating to compensa-
ton Of county board committees; No. $40 5,
| authorizing a dam across Wisconsin river
! in Forest county; No. % A, amending the
statues relating to Incorporation of cities;
Oconto river; No. 81 A, relative to issue of
| bonds by cities; No. IA A. amending and
constituting the laws relative to the state
| school for dependent children; NO. 2l3 a,
providing against adulteration OF food and
drugs; No. 232 A, repeating portion OF the
! law authorizing dam across yellow river
| in Burnett county; No. 421 A, legalizing acts
| of the Elroy Cemetery association; No. 434
| A. amending the excise laws, equalizing the
time for issue of licenses; No Al A, re-
| lating to county asylumS; No 81 A, relating
| to the charter of Nashotah house Bills
were killed as follows: No. 1S4 S, regulat-
| ing the business of insurance agents; No.
| for members
of the state board of health; No. III s, Gre
| ating state board of civil service com
| Mr. Taylor's bill, No. 315 A, providing for
| license fees from railway companies. Mr..
Hall secured an amendment in the Assembly
which would make the Green Bay road pay
several thousand dollars more per year, but
| the Senate amendment puts the bill back i'll
| it's original form. 1t provides for tax
earning $500 to $4,000 per mile; under $500
| per mile So per mile and ~ per cent. tax.
The Green Bay road is excepted and placed
| in the latter class. Its earnings are about
| $500 per mile, but it is said the road has
I not paid a dividend for several years. The
Overlook bill, No. 80 A, relating to taxa
| ton of water craft was laid over until to-
| morrow.
The late afternoon session of the Senate
on the 25th was devoted to the receipt of
committee reports.
| Assembly.
The report of the University Athletic as
ISOLATION was presented by W. A. Jones
when the Assembly met on the 18th. 1t stat
ed that no state money was used by the asSO-
citation, it's funds coming from private sub
scriptions and the proceeds Of entertain
nents. The following expenditures were
made for the different kinds of athletic
| sports: Football, $747O.05; baseball, $1738.98;
I aquatic sports, $2627.7S; track athletics,
$69a o9 tennis $l2o65 ~, mscellaneo US
partment had been self-supporting and had
turned in SLAB 20 into the treasury. The
reported and it was shown that the aquatic
I department was the only one that had lost
| any considerable amount. The committee
on education reported favorably the bill
to increase the annual appropriation of the
| State Historical society to $15, 900 and it
was sent to the committee Oil claims, Sen
ator Solliday's joint resolution to require
| the insurance commissioner to report fees
and ,perquisites was concurred in. Senator
| Bakers bill amending the bank examiner
| law SO as to relieve the bankers from the
payment of the fees for examination was
| on the calendar for a third reading but
| the Assembly refused to order it to a third
| reading, which killed it. There was quite
| a discussion over Senator Sollidays bill to
| rive the Cold Democrats a Mace ON the