Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-18

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1904, shall employ devices that will
| keep trains on the track after derail-
ment; but the bill does not specify
how this glorious achievement shall
be accomplished. Another rather odd
bill was presented by Mr.. Duerrwaech-
| ter. It provides that when two or more
artesian wells are located in a neigh.
| borhood the owner of one shall not let
the water flow to the detriment of tho
others, or upon the lands of his neigh
bors Down in the natural gas belt
of Indiana they have need of such leg
islation. Mr.. Hall introduced three
bills whose main purpose is to prevent
the issue of watered stock by railway
corporations. The committee on tax
alton offered bill relating to the tax
alton of inheritances. The measure
was drawn by the tax commission. 1t
taxes all inheritances above $4,000.
Another important bill came from Mr.
Dodge. 1t permits liquor license cleo
lions to be held in wards Now such
elections are confined to towns. cities
and villages. A communication was
received from Dean J. B. Johnson in
which he estimates that the cost of
constructing an electric plant for
lighting the capitol. university, his
torical building and Mendoza hospital
would be $1,000 ass a year if the
state owned it's own plant. Among
the notable bills were the following:
Requiring assessors to return lists of
dog owner and taxing male dogs 81
and female So; providing that only
citizens of the United States can be
eligible for elective Offices; forbidding
contracts which shall exempt en-
! ployers from liability for damages tC
minors for Injuries and giving sheriffs
the same fees for experimenting with
out acquisitions criminals outside the
state as if they had acquisitions.
Madison, Feb. 8.-Senator Jones and
the committee on claims locked horns
over the senator's resolution for a
joint committee to prepare a budget
bill. Senator Jones said that no bust
ness corporation would think of con-
Quoting it's affairs in such a manner
as is the business of the state. He
| dwelt upon the blunder of the legis-
| lature Of 1899 when it voted 100000
in appropriations beyond the revenues
of the state, and insisted that to avoid
| the recurrence of such a serious mis-
take, it was advisable to have joint
| committee prepare a budget bill to
carry all appropriations and to ascer-
tain what the revenues of the state
| will be before making recommends
tons to the legislature. After debate
the resolution went over. A joint res,
| olution was offered by Senator Stout
| for a constitutional amendment chang
| ing the time of election of state super
1ntendent from fall to spring. A SINH
lar resolution was passed two years
ago, and if passed now goes to the
people. Another constitutional amend
ment is proposed in resolution to
give the legislature power to pass a
banking law. This was also passed
| two years ago. The bill was killed
which authorized appointees of re-
| ligious conferences or of bishops to
| perform marriage ceremonies. The
assembly was in receipt of several
bills Of more than common interest.
One introduced by Mr.. Stevens pro-
vides for the establishment of state
home for inebriates under the charge
of the board of control, the cost to be
100000 Those eligible for admission
are persons practically ruined by the
excessive use of intoXicants or drugs.
Another, by Mr.. Henry, forbids the
sale of intoxicating liquors within one
mile of the capitol or university or
within 500 feet of any church or
school house. Still another, by Mr.
Coapman, provides for the election of
county boards biennially instead of
annually. Other bills introduced were:
By Mr.. Cady placing imposters,
gamblers, bad women and persons
giving no satisfactory account of
grants; by Mr.. Fenelon, requiring own
ers or managers of cheese factories or
creameries to report in August each |
year to the dairy and food commits |
sioner the valuation of factories, num- |
Der of patrons and COWS contributory, !
pounds of milk received, butter and |
cheese made; and by Mr.. Frost, tax
ing mortgages, the intent being to tax
all mortgages equally and to make the |
borrower and lender pay taxes accord |
ingly to their holdings. Mr. Frank |
lin Johnson antagonized the bill Civ
ing midwives 25c for reporting births !
on the ground that there were already
laws enough on the subject, but Mr.. |
Root, the author, contended to the
contrary and the measure was ordered |
to a third reading. The senate me-
mortal to congress against hazing at !
West Point was concurred in.
Madison, Feb. 11-Senator Miller
introduced a bill permitting all |
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