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

tuition for legislative commission to in
quire into the ACCESSIBILITY of the construc-
ton Of an additional veterans home and
of securing tl@ DOwner college building at
Fox Lake for the purpose. Senator Stout
offered joint resolution for an amendment
to section /, article 10 Of the constitution,
relating to education and the duties Of state
superintendent. Gov. Scodeld's. appoint
mentS-H. 9. Adams. dairy and FOOD com
missioner; Drs. L. H. BodeniuS and George
w. Harrison on the state board Of health
. were confirmed The Joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment relating to cir
cult court judges was adopted. Bills were
concurred in as follows: No. A, relating
to terms Of court in the Sixteenth judicial
circuit; No. "A a. amending the statutes re-
lating to collection of taxes, providing that
extension of time for cohectlon OF taxes
shall not postpone the time for the payment
TO the county treasurer of the state tax.
Seven bills reported by committees for in.
definite pOStponement were on request OF
their authors referred to committees Four
Others were killed as follows: No. So S.
cutting off all compensation of agents of
the Wisconsin Humane society; Nos. 1913
and 125 S, relating to discharge of and
liability for sureties upon bonds; No. 1873 s.
comforting police powers on agents of the
Wisconsin Humane society The following
were ordered to a third reading: No % S.
providing that in cities of the third class
1under 5000 population the offices of city
clerk, chief of police marshal, street com
missioner and poor commissioner shall be
elective; No. l49 5, amending the statutes
relating to appraiSement OF damages done
by animals, changing the term fencing
premises" Adjournment taken to the
10Th at $50 p. M
The Senate session on the evening of the
10th was over in half an hour and the
greater part of the time was occupied by the
presentation Of petitions. There were eley-
en- of these in favor Of the Whitehead BIZ
cycle baggage bill, nine asking for an amend
ment of the pharmacy law to permit country
merchants to sell patent medicines, eight
from G. A r. posts in favor of the placing
of statue of Gen. Fairchild in statuary
hall at Washington, and one each in favor
OF the medical license bill and the anti
Kan pI1r+iO
on the calendar for consideration, and all
were referred to committee without dis
cussion. The one to investigate the Torrens
system of land title transfers went to the
judiciary committee. Mr.. Welton's measure
to provide Wisconsin law books to univer-
sity regents went to the claims committee.
Mr.. Stouts resolution looking to a cele
bration of the semi-centennial of the state
was referred to the committee on state af-
fairs. and Mr. Solliday's resolution calling
upon the insurance commissioner for
statement of fees received was sent to the
committee on finance, banks and Insurance
In the Senate on the 10th Senator Welton's
Joint resolution for the appointment of
commission to inquire into and report on
the advisability of leasing the Downer col
lege at Fox lake additional veterans
home, was motion of Senator Putnam
sent to the committee on, military affairs.
mite postponement-NO % 5, relating to
circuit courts, and Nos. so, 81, 80 and 83 s,
four bills offered by Senator Mills relating
amending the present laws limiting the time
u man can be, kept within jail limits on
judgment for debt. Senator Mills argued
in favor of the bills, but modestly said he
would bow to the superior wisdom of the
judiciary committee and all five bills were
killed Senator Putnams joint resolution
for constitutional amendment which will
provide for the creation Of state board
for the creation of a state board Of par
dOns was special order and was taken up.
The resolution was adopted and the Senate
adjourned.
At the session of the Senate on the 18th
Senator Baxter offered joint resolution d1-
recting the governor to instruct the super
intendent of public property to set aside u
suitable room in the capitol building for the
use of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The committee on manufactures reported
for indefinite pOStpOnement No. 100 s. re-
curing stationary engineers to be licensed,
on which a hearing was had yesterday. The
committee on state affairs reported No. 145
s. Senator McGillivray's bill to prohibit To-
calitieS from giving bonus for the location
of public buildings for passage. with an
amendment changing the wording some
what. The committee on state affairs re-
ported for concurrence No 40 A, making the
customary appropriation to the governors
contingent fund No A, providing for leg
alizing the incorporation of villages, was
reported for concurrence by the committee
on corporations. Senator MunsOn's bill,
No. 299 S, relating to publication of insur-
ance statements, providing that the insur-
ton in a weekly instead of daily paper, in
addition to the official state paper, was
passed under suspension of the rules. A re-
cess was then taken until evening.
At the night session of the Senate on the
18th the following bills were favOrably re-
ported by the committee on military affairs:
No. $50 S, to set aside certain state lands
to the Wisconsin Military reservation; No.
10 S, to provide for acquiring additional
for the legal defense of members of the
Wisconsin National guard. The committee
ably Nos S and 116 S, both relating to
general elections. Bill No. 105 S, to cede
certain lands in Calumet county to the
United States government was reported for
passage by the federal relations committee.
The following bills were reported for pas
sage by the Judiciary COMMITTEES: No. III
s. relating to auctioneers; No. 1914 S, to
amend the law relating to the state library;
No 1913 S. to authorize the dismissal of
pending suits for want of prosecution; No.
316 S, to legalize the acts of Charles f,
Krebs police justice and Justice Of the
peace in jefferson county The committee
reported for indefinite pOstpOnement NO.
1877 A, to repeal the law comforting police
powers upon members of the Wisconsin
Humane society.
The report of the Assembly's non-concur-
renee in the Senate bill providing for adj
ditio1al legislative clerks and messengers
aroused some opposition in the Senate on
the 18th. Concurrence was refused. Sen
ator bennett explained that as amended
the bill only cured defect in the old law
and provided for no additional employees.
Senator Phillips said that while the AS
sembly was doubtless the pest judge as to
the necessities of it's clerical force, it
should not extend its jurisdiction to the
Senate The bill was then sent to the com
mittee OH legislative expenditures. Reso-
lutiOns were adopted as follows Asking
Congress to pass the Terry bankruptcy law;
providing for q commission to Investigate
ana report on the ACCESSIBILITY of leasing the
Downer college building at Fox Lake as an
additional veterans home Some bills We're
passed as follows: Amending chapter 357
laws of 1887, providing for the vacation .. of
certain streets in Milwaukee; repeating the
law relating to fees required to be paid to
the state treasurer for examination of
banks; authorizing circuit judges to dis
charge judicial duties in circuits in which
they do not usually preside relating to side
walks in towns; amending the act relating
TO DOWner college, Milwaukee,; amending
the act Incorporating Milwaukee college;
prohibiting the sale of cigarette paper, to
minors; fixing the salary of the Milwaukee
county court Judge at $4,000; amending the act
TO provide clerks of county courts; to amend
the statutes relating to injury to wires by
removal of buildings, etc, extending the
provisions to include electric light compan-
les; permitting sureties on bonds to limit
their liability; amending the statutes re-