Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-02-20


argued that it would also give rise to
partisan squabbles on the part of some
soreheads who would bring action for
alleged forfeiture of Office because of
anger over defeat. Senator bennett in
| answering these arguments limited
| that they were mere subterfuges and
were all based on the possibility of
! the evasion of what the resolution was
desired to accomplish, the abolition of
the pass. The protest went unheeded,
| however, and the resolution unamend-
| ed was adopted. The vote on the for
fixture amendment was vive voce, but
on the resolution itself was by roll
call, when only Senators Stebbins and
| Whelan went on record against 1t. It
was after this vote that Senator Dem
nett gave notice of his motion for a
reconsideration. Senator bennett did
not believe that without a penalty
clause the amendment would be worth
the paper on which it was written.
fSenator Whelan tried to inject a pen
atty amendment into it after the de-
feat Of the forfeiture clause, by offer
ing an amendment providing for a fine
of from 500 to $500 for the violation
of the provisions of the resolution.
This amendment was also lost by a
viva voce vote. The bill for the i'm
mediate abolition of the pass went to
third reading with only Senator
Stebbins voting against it. "I consider
the action of the senators in riding on
passes voting as they did hypocritical,"
said Senator Stebbins, when asked for
his reasons for voting against the meas
ure. II ride on passes and believe in
them, and therefore voted as my be-
liefs are"
Two bills were introduced, the first
by Senator Roehr, having the proposed
uniform negotiable instrument, and
the second an amendment to the town
ship high school law. Senator Whelan
introduced a joint resolution amend
ing the constitution so that the COM
pensation of the state superintendent
can be made larger than $1,000.
In the assembly Mr.. Ripley present
ed the resolutions adopted at the re-
cent cheesemakers' meeting, protesting
against the railroad rates on dairy
products in Wisconsin, which they as
sert are twice as high as those in the
east.
Mr.. Thomas presented a joint reso-
luton for an amendment to the con-
stitution requiring the supreme court
to pass upon important questions of
constitutional law when ordered by the
governor or two-thirds of the legisla-
ture. Bills were introduced: By Mr..
Orion, to amend the statutes relating
to the classification of Cities by Mr.
Sheldon, to prohibit the licensing or
any saloon within $50 feet of any
church or schoolhouse; by Mr.. Hoehle,
to repeal the law relative to license
fees payable by street railway, electric
light and power companies; by Mr..
Porter, to repeal all laws relating to
fishing in the Mississippi river and ad-
jacent lakes, sloughs and ponds over
which the state has jurisdiction; by
Mr.. Sarau, to provide for separate as
sessment of land and buildings and
improvements thereon; also exempt
ing certain personal property from
taxation, not exceeding 5000 when a
family is dependent on owner; by Mr..
True, requiring the secretary of state
to furnish assessment and tax rolls to
county clerks and these to the town
clerks: by Mr.. Hail. making asylum
trustees ex-of1cio superintendent of
poor, but county board may appoint
superintendent Of poor outside of poor
house; also, joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution
permitting voting by machine; by Mr..
M. W. Ryan, memorial to congress
asking for the repeal of the duty on
hides; by Mr.. Wylie, requiring the
election of city officers in cities of less
than 10000 inhabitants in the same
manner as town elections are held; by
Mr.. Holland, to confer the right of
suffrage upon women in questions of
granting liquor licenses; by Mr.. BAL
dock changing the time of serving no.
tice of elections from between July
and Sept. 1 to from Sept. 20 to Oct. l.