Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-02-13

service for union veterans past SO
years of age. The governor submit
TED the tax commissioners report
The Travellers Insurance company
asked for the return of $24, O4O 1t had
paid to the state as license under
protest. Bills were introduced: BY
Mr.. Wylie providing for separate party
ballots at elections; by Mr.. Gagnon
requiring fire insurance policies to be
written by local agents; and by Mr.
Bryant, making the filling Of vacancies
in the office of county judge the same
as for circuit Judge.
Madison, Feb. 6.-After a recess of
several days the legislature recon
vened. In the upper house Senator
Dement'S resolution to place the cleo
ton OF senator's in the hands of the
people was adopted. Fish and game
oils to supply the public demand were
ordered printed. Among the bills in
PRODUCED were the following:
Ely Senator Mills, to divide the town
of Marshall in Burnett county; to COM
pei county officers receiving bills to
file certified statements thereof 10
county register of deeds; to prohibit
the granting Of free passes, transpor-
tation, etc., and providing penalty of
not less than 5000, nor more than $500
for so doing.
By Senator Woodwork, granting POI
lice powers to officers of state hospi
tails and Of each charitable and penal
institution.
BY Senator Baxter, to appropriate
sums Of money to the several chart
table and penal institutions as fol-
lows: state hospital for the insane
for coal carrier, $1,000; for laundry
machinery, $4,000. Northern hospital
steel tank for water tower, 81 200;
filter for lake water, 5000; new bath
rooms and alterations to buildings,
$4,000. Industrial school for boys
rewriting buildings, $4,000; front and
farm fences, $4,000; cottage lavatories
$1,000. Prison-cement floors, $1,000;
balconies, stairs and platforms in cell
rooms, $4,000; extension of dining
room, $4,000; library, $500; boilers and
furnaces, $780, Home for feeble-mind-
e0--new buildings, equipment and SUI
pervision, S158,000; engine and dyna-
mo, $4,000. State reformatory-to
complete north cell wing and erect
necessary buildings, $150,000; to erect
pital for criminal, violent and filthy
insane, $4,000.
By Senator Roehr, to allow any per-
son, not less than five residents of the
state, who have received at least 500
applications for insurance on bicycles,
to incorporate company for mutual
bicycle insurance.
By Senator Baxter, to appropriate
sums of money for current expenses to
the several charitable, penal and re-
formatory institutions as follows:
Hospital for ,4e insane, $135,0
northern hospital, $165,0OO; school for
the deaf, $85, 900; school for the blind,
$4,000; industrial school for boys.
S115,O00; prison, $4,000; state public
school, $4,000; home for the feeble
minded, $4,000; state reformatory,
100000.
Among the bills introduced in the
assembly were: By Mr.. Sarau, pro-
viding for a salary for register OF
deeds, sheriffs and clerks of court.
By Mr.. linn, placing the taxation on
street railways back on the old system
which was repealed four years ago.
Instead Of the license fee on gross re-
ceipts, as at present, the bill provides
for the taxation as on other property.
By Mr.. Vandercook, appropriating
$4,000 to the governors contingent
fund; also $4,000 for the purchase of
stationery for the state.
By Mr.. Germer, to increase the Wis
consin cranberry barrel to the size of
the eastern Or Cape Cod barrel, It
holding now about peck less.
By Mr.. Morgan, to provide for the
appointment of a state commissioner
of public roads.
BY Mr.. Wells, authorizing the City
bank of Portage to reduce it's capital
stock from 100000 to $4,000.
By Mr.. Thomas, providing a bounty
for the killing of wild animals and re-
pealing conflicting laws.
By Mr.. Morse, placing the construc-
ton, maintenance and care of high
ways in the hands of public commits
sioners, state, county and town, and
providing for the right to build Bicycle
paths.
By Mr. Orion, making the appropri-
ations to educational institutions spe-
cific instead of on a percentage basis.
The aim of the bill is to make the
Weather portions of the state in a
fuller measure assist the poorer. By
the present system Of the 17-40 mill
tax the university receives about $685.
900, by the 1 per cent. on license fees,
$4,000. Mr.. Orton's bill provides an
annual appropriation to the university
of $268,000 For the normal schools It
also provides an annual appropriation