Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30


English. In the assembly memorial
to congress in favor of American ship
ping was presented. Both houses held
very brief sessions.
Madison. Jan. 19-The caucus met
this afternoon and again this evening
but made no choice. Altogether 16
open ballots were taken and the last
stood thus:
Quarles ................. II
Stephenson ................... II
BaDcOcK .......o..e.... &
COOK .................. .....'.'...' 1o
Thus Quarles lost votes during the
day. No choice is probable this week.
In the senate Friday Lieut.. Gov
Stone announced the appointment Of
Senator Stout and Whitman on the
Joint legislative forest committee
The assembly members are Messrs
Knapp E. Rasmussen of Alice Lake
r. O. Hunt of Marinette and M. W.
Ryan of Medford. Senator Roehr in
troduced a bill to abolish the fee sys-
tenn from the Office of register Of deeds
in Milwaukee county and providing
an annual salary of $4,000 for the
A bill was introduced by Sen
ator bennett for the adjustment of
the claims Of the state against the
United States for swamp land fndem-
nifty and other purposes. By its pro-
visions the governor is authorized and
empowered to accept the provisions Of
acts OF congress providing for the ad-
Justment of any claim of the state
growing out Of the swamp land grant
and his written acceptance shall have
the same force as legislative enact
ment. A lengthy bill providing for the
establishment of state department Of
forestry was introduced by Senator
Stout. The secretary of state, state
treasurer and attorney general are 10
be eX OfficiO members Of board Of
forest commissioners. They shall APP
point a superintendent Of state forests
who shall mold his position for five
years at salary Of $4,000 per year,
with an assistant at $4,000 per year.
Offices shall be provided at Madison.
District foresters and five wardens are
to be under supervision of the super
intendent who shall manage the state
forest lands in the most approved
methods to promote the growth Of
timber. He may establish one or more
forest experiment stations, shall deliV-
Sh0l cnl1
the dead and down timber Of the state
forests to conserve financial en0s.
The sale Of state lands, except those
known as school and university lands,
shall cease save as provided in the bill.
In the assembly Mr.. Rasmussen pre-
scented a petition from M. P. Barry and
many others of Barren county asking
that transportation and trafficing in
wild game be wholly forbidden.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Thomas,
requiring express companies to
pay an annual tax of per cent.
of their gross earnings within
the state. This is not to interfere
with the taxation of the tangible prop
erty of the companies as now provided
by law.
A bill by Mr.. True requires that par
ties before marriage must obtain a IL
cense of the clerk of the circuit court
of the county in which the female re-
sides, or, if the latter be nonresident.
of the clerk of the circuit court Of the
county in which the ceremony is per-
formed. The bill is similar
to the Illinois and Minnesota
laws on the subject. The
clerk is to get $1.5O for each certificate.
He is authorized to inquire under oath
as to the legality of the proposed mar
riage and if he is satisfied that it would
be illegal can decline to issue the Ii
cense. He must record each license or
be liable in che sum of $1,000. The
penalty for marrying persons who
haven't a license is fine not exceed
ing $500 or Imprisonment not exceed
ing a year.
A bill by Mr.. Wells provides for a
survey Of the unsurveyed islands in the
Wisconsin river between Kilbourn and
Prairie du Chen and one by Mr.
Orion provides that when people
have kept a child past 2 years
Of age for a period Of years without
inquiry about it from the parents they
may adopt it without notification Of
their purpose to the parents being
necessary.
Madison, Jan. 23.-In the upper
house this evening resolutions of
respect and sympathy on the death
of ex-senator George w. Pratt of
Oshkosh were presented by Sen
ator Baxter and adopted, Senator
Baxter paying tribute to the memory
and worth of the deceased. Senator
Jones introduced bill to amend the
law comforting civil, criminal and ap-
pellate jurisdiction on the county court
of Waukesha county, charging it's
powers. Senator Jones also introduced
bill for the relief of Waukesha mer-
chants who suffered through the Kee-
Low c11rn law heinp declared invalid