Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-20
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.


the state equally among the counties
of the state. 1t was finally passed by
a vote of 16 to 10. Senator McGilli-
vray said that a precedent for the bill
is found n the District of Columbia
whose patronage is distributed equally
between the states. Rock county, he
said, had $4,000 more worth of patron
age than it is entitled to and he be-
Iieved were that not the Sc the
senator from that county (White-
head would not object to the bill
Senators Jones and Martin opposed
the measure and speech for it was
made by Senator Whitman. The neg
alive votes were cast by Senators
Fearne, Jones, Martin, Munson, Roehr,
Stout, Welton, Whitehead and Wood
worth. Other senate bills passed were:
Nos. Is, providing for the appoint
ment of an inspector for schools for
the deaf; "A, providing that the judge
of the Douglas county superior court
shall not draw his salary until he
makes affidavit that no case in his
court remains undecided that has been
submitted within 80 days; 95, to ex-
pedite hearing in demurrers in civil
actions; 157, relative to warehouse
receipts; 1852, providing for separate
assessments of land and improvements
thereon; 1873, authorizing cities of the
third and fourth classes to levy a
special tax for school purposes; and
222, providing that in cities under the
general charter having no police court
the common council shall fix fees. AS
sembly bills concurred in were: SO, ap-
propriating $4,000 to purchase sta
tionery for the state; 81, appropriate
ing $4,000 to the governors contingent
fund; and 65, authorizing the over
hauling of the plumbing in the capitol
Bills killed were: Nos. IS, requiring
the submission Of plans for water
works and sewerage systems to the
state board Of health; "a, amending
the statutes relative to inquests on
the dead; 1870, relating to county
school superintendent; 1876, for the
protection Of persons or corporations
delivering or paying over property
under decree of court; 1877, to prevent
frauds by concealing inventories of
property for purpose of preventing
it's assessment; lit, reducing the rate
of interest on trust funds from 4 to
~ per cent; and 293, to have the
state superintendent make an in
vestigatiOn as to cost of state fur
nishing school books.
In the assembly Senator McGilI-
vray's joint resolution for a constitu-
tiOnal amendment permitting the state
to aid in bodybuilding was antag-
onized by Judge Orion, who was not
aware of any public demand for the
state to embark in road making. AS
the resolution had only been consid-
cred by the road committee he thought
it should go to the judiciary commit
tee. Mr.. Germer felt the same way,
but Mr.. McGrath favored the propo-
sitiOn, contending that the proposed
amendment simply gave the legisla-
ture power to act, and really COM
mitted the state to no expense what
ever. The orion motion for the iu-
dietary committee to have the bill pre-
vailed, 48 to 35.
Mr.. Wylie asked that the bill MAX
ing legal wire fence wires instead
Of 5 might go Oack to the agricultural
committee. Mr.. Hall said the 5-wire
fence would not bar sheep and hogs,
yet he thought that railway companies
should not, except when farmers de-
manded it, be required to add the ad-
ditional wires. The bill took the
course Mr.. Wylie desired.
Senate bills were concurred in as
follows: Nos. At (Jacobs), permitting
cities to maintain sidewalks built by
private parties, and so (Roehr), re-
lating to the use of dispositions in civil
actions. Senator McGilIivray's me-
mortal to congress in favor of more
effective antitrust legislation was con-
Cured in. The Dresser bill regulating
the weight Of traction engines went
back to the road committee togethe,
with an amendment by Mr. Thomas
making the weight tons, the present
law is 5 tons, and the original bill
increases it to 10. Mr.. Galway pre-
sented a substitute bicycle baggage
Dill requiring railways to carry both
bicycles and baby carriages free in
lieu of other baggage
Madison, March 10.-In the assem-
bly, the bill requiring all BARRIERS to
take out licenses at 81 each and regu-
lating apprentices in barber shops was
ordered to a third reading with only
Is votes in opposition. Among the
assembly bills passed was one by Mr..
Fogo permitting trustees of asylums
and pOOrhOuse superintendent to sue
on county accounts, and by Mr.. Nc
Donald empowering bankers mutual
casualty companies to organize.
Among the bills killed were: For
bounty on iron, the linn lien meas
ure, giving the state board of health
authority to pass on sources of water
supply, and changing the primary cleo
ton law. Judge Orion gave notice
that he should oppose any bills to I'M