Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


son Oh the board of normal regents-were
unanimously confirmed. Senator Munson's
joint resolution for a constitutional amend
ment making SherifS eligible for re-elec-
tiOn, reported by the committee for in
definite postponement,, was at his request
laid over until next Thursday. Joint reso-
luton No. IS S by Senator Wthee for u
constitutional amendment, giving the Leg
islature power to limit taxation in towns,
adopted. Joint resolution NO. Il 5 by
Senator Stout, asking the governor to issue
Il proclamation calling on the people to
appropriately cele brat the.state,s sem-een-
tennial in May, 1885, was adopted. Sen
atoT BaXtcr'S bill, No. 80 s. to repeal sec
ton z, chapter 291 laws of 1855, requir-
ing banks to pay fees for examination,
came up for passage, the vote by which it
had been passed having been reconsidered.
The bill was passed-22 to 7-those voting
Green, McGilliYray, McMullen, MunsOn and
Roehr. Other bills were passed as follows:
No Il S, comforting on municipal corpora
tions the power to condemn riparian rights
for public purposes; No. 40 A, making the
usual appropriation of $4,000 to the gov
errors contingent fund. Six bills were
killed as follows: No. 1876 S, authorizing
trustees Of public museums to elect their
OF M2 1Q wSm fea No. g prea
tive to publication of summons; No. 291
$, amending the statutes relating to ap-
S. relative to appointment Of agents to
receive fugitives. A message was received
hour $50 p. m. on the 23d. The Senate
refused to concur IN JnlS ana the resolution
went back Then the Senate, without wait
ing for the Assemblys further action, i'd
journed to the 22d at $50, p. M, AS neither
house can adjourn over three days without
the consent Of the other this compels the
Assembly to come back on the 22d also.
There were eighteen members present
when President Thayer called the Senate
to order on the 22d. The Rev. E. j. Basker-
vile offered prayer. There. were, many
petitions for the passage. Of the bicycle
bIl. one for the medical bill, and several
memorial
viding for the calling back of the Pere
Marquette statue. No. 8 A, Mr.. Stanley's
bill to make appropriations for the new
home for feeble minded, was ordered 10
third reading, and No. 113 S, by Mr.. Mills
relating to rights of cities, which was, on
Ike calendar for third reading. was laid
over After g session, lasting exactly ten
Bill No A, appropriating $4,000 for the
equipment Of the home for the feeble
minded, also a further sum sufficient to pay
current expenses until further provision is
made by law, was taken up by the Senate
on the Odd Senator Whelan thought the
latter section too indefinite and moved to
amend by limiting the amount for current
eynenses to $4,000. The bill was finally
Senf hack to the committee on claims to as
certain the amount necessary. Bills passed.:
No. 50 S. authorizing the committee on re,
stenographer; No, 1O5 s, ceding certain
lands in Calumet county to the United
States; No. $50 S, setting aside lands to the
Wisconsin Military reservation; No. 181 S,
providing that members of the national
guard if arrested or sued for acts per-
formed while on duty shall be defended by
The Encouragement; No 316 S, legalizing
the acts of Jefferson county justice OF the
peace. Senator Mills BILL No. lib s, reia,
tive to city bonds, providing that special
bonds issued for public improvements may
by agreement be so made as to come out
side the bond limit fixed for cities, was or
dered to engrossment and third reading. 1t
it intended as q curative measure to legallZe
a quantity of Superior city bonds declared
illegal by the Supreme court recess was
taken until evening
A Joint resolution was offered at the night
session of the Senate on the sd by Mr..
Conger to allow Senator Baxter to intro
duce a bill relating to flexible premium life
insurance companies. The committee on
claims reported for passage No. 10 ). to
appropriate a sum Of money to the Wis
cOnsin Fremen's association, and NO. 292 5,
relating to the collection of dairy statistics
No. A, to appropriate money TO IurnlSn
the Wisconsin Home for the Feeble Minded,
was reported for concurrence. The com
mittee reported for indefinite postponement
No S4 S, to appropriate a sum of money
to John B. Norton. The following bills were
favorably reported by the, committee on
corporations: Relating to the appointment
of women on school boards; relating to
school libraries; to reOrganlZe common coun-
ellis in cities of the first and second class;
TO authorize any city acting under special
charter to prevent the pollution OF any body
of water within its limits; to authorize cor
porations to change their names. The com
mittee reported for concurrence No IA A,
providing for the transfer of bail moneys
in Milwaukee county, and No. 152 A, relat-
ing to religious societies For indefinite
DoStpOnement the committee recommended
No. 81 S, to legalize village organizations,
and No. 1872 S, relating to notice to lot
owners to do work in making street I'M
provements. The judiciary committee re-
ported the following bills for indefinite
postponement: Relating to bastardy; re-
lating to chattel mortgages and bills of
sales; to amend the law relating to the
WinnebagO municipal court; to amend the
law relating to the election of school dis
trict officers by ballot; to provide for the
appointment of stenographers in justice
fer Of burial rights i'll cemeteries; relating
TO the limitation of actions; providing for
the advertisement of lands to be sold for
taxes; to legalize a shorter method OF de-
Scribing lands; relating to liens on logs and
timber; to require all fees received by pub
lie officers having salary to be paid into
the treasury. The committee reported for
passage No. 800 S, to protect farmers and
others in the enjoyment OF certain riparian
ton of the Literary hall society Of Wall-
kesha county was reported for non-con-
currenCc.
In the Senate on the oath Senator White
head introduced bill, under permission Civ
rn yesterday, relating to cemeteries, pro
viding for the transfer of bodies in Rock
county. Senator Mailer, under similar per-
mission introduced bill authorizing q dam
across the Oconto river. Joint resolution
No II A. providing for a joint legislative
committee to ascertain whether fire and life
Insurance companies in the state are paying
Il proper amount of taxes, cOncurred in.
on motion of Senator Munson, the two
qupsting information from the university
regents and reports from the university
farm, which were on the calendar for pas
sage, were sent to the committee on state
affairs. Bills were passed as follows: No.
. $, amending the election laws, changing
The hours of keeping polls open, providing
that at every ELECTION in cities of 5000 or
over the polls shall be open from 6 a. Ill. to
.. m, and in other cities towns and vii
lagos, at the November elections from 9 Il.
IN. until sundown, but in the latter class the
city council or town board may fix an ear
licr hour for opening; No. II and 13 S, Civ
ing the city Of Milwaukee the right to eX-
TEND improvement on the lake front by
filling submerged lands; No. % S, relating
TO the manner Of transferring inmates OF
state Institutions; No. 48 S, fixing the
amount Of money to be held in the Milwau-
kee city treasury at $4,000; No 81 S, amend
ing the act establishing Il police court in
Milwaukee; No. 1O1 S, requiring timber in
spectors offices to be within their districts;
No. 116 S, amending elections laws, proVid-
ing that parties casting 1 per cent. of the
vote be entitled to a place on the official
ballot at next election, reducing the per-
from, 70 In