Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-28


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examination and registration. This
measure has for it's purpose the regu-
lation of the practice of osteOpathy as
the practice of medicine is now regu-
lated.
Senator Miller introduced a bill by
which the governor may commission
the professor of military science and
tactics of the state university, or at
any seminary or college within this
state maintaining military instruction
and drill in it's course Of study and
having not less than 100 students on
it's drill roll at any one term, with the
rank of colonel of infantry.
Other of the more important bills
introduced were: By Senator Roehr
to make foreign corporations con-
form to the same legal regulations as
those organized under the laws of this
state; by Senator Miller, defining the
liabilities OF employees of telegraph
and messenger companies; by Senator
Green, to prohibit attorneys signing
the nomination papers or calls for any
candidate for the Office Of the supreme,
circuit or other court Of record in
this state; by Senator Miller, to ap-
propriate money to Thos. F. Nelson
for material furnished and labor per-
formed by him as sub contractor in
the construction of improvements to
ladies' hall The resolutions offered
by Senator Whitehead at the first ses-
sion of the senate that the committees
of both houses on assessment and col
lection of taxes have joint hearings
was adopted with two substitute
amendments. The senate member
ship is increased to five instead of
three.
The all important bill before the as
sembly was the university appropria-
ton measure. This bill, which asks
for a total of $272,O00, was introduced
by Assemblyman Frost of Almond.
The bill provides that the appropria-
ton for the new agricultural college
shall be $175,000, and for the equip
ment of the engineering building $685.
900. It is also asked that an appro-
priation be made for a museum for
the school of commerce. The follow
ing additional appropriations were al
so asked to the annual income of the
university: For the college of agri-
culture, $4,000; college of engineer
ing, $4,000; school of commerce,
$1,000; farmers institute, $4,000. The
present annual income of the univer-
sity is $2SO,000.
The vessel taxation question will
worry this session again. A bill from
Assemblyman Lenroot from Superior
came in asking the appointment of
three Wisconsin commissioners to
confer with the Minnesota state Of
ficials with reference to some uniform
mode for taxing vessel tonnage. A
bill was introduced by Assemblyman
Erickson providing that all candi-
dates for county sUperintendents must
have at least eight months practical
experience as school teachers. A bill
was introduced by Mr.. Orion provid-
ing an appropriation for Wisconsin
soldiers monument on the battlefield
at Shiloh.
The initial step toward an early adj
journment was taken by the introduc-
tion of resolution to receive no new
business after Feb. 2. The Saturday
session question came up in the form
of a resolution from Assemblyman
Bronson providing that the legislative
adjournments each week be from Sat
urday noon until Monday afternoon
at o'clock. Mr.. Keene opposed the
resolution, and said that while such
a plan might 90 for every other week,
he did not think it would be good
policy to have so limited adjourn
ments each week. The resolution
finally went over till next Thursday.
Madison, Jan. 21.-In the senate
bills were introduced:
By Senator McGillivray, appropri
ating to each and every clergyman
who shall officiate as chaplain of the
senate and assembly the sum of SIS
for each week of service.
By Senator RoehG to change the