Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-03-18
ASSEMBLY ON RECORD AGAINST
HIGHWAY PROTECTION.
BUT VOTE VERY CLOSE
Improvement for Debt not in Favor
With the SoIons Who Summariiy
Kill the spratt Pill to That effect
Many Measures Pass-Proceed-
ings of the Two Houses.
Madison. March Ia

Yesterday the assembly strangely
enough went on record as opposing
measure somewhat in the interest OF
good roads. 1t was the Cleophas bill
which provided: There might be filed
with the town clerk at least 80 days
prior to the time of holding the annual
town meeting a petition signed by
not less than 20 electors, requesting
that the electors Of the town should
1t that meeting vote on the question
If using tires not less than three
inches wide on all wagons carrying
burden of over 1900 pounds, used by
my resident OF the town. Upon the
ling Of the petition it was to be the
luty of the town clerk to duly post at
east 10 days prior to the holding OF
he meeting notice that the question
yer to be submitted to the electors at
hat meeting. 1t. was also to be the
luty of the town clerk to prepare bal
OTIS and if majority of the votes cast
vas in favor of wide tire wagons, then,
lfter 80 days from the date of taking
he vote, it was to be misdemeanOr
Cor any person residing in the town
70 use any wagon carrying burden
Of over $500 pounds, with tire less
than three inches in width. Any per-
son violating the act was for each Of
tense to be; punished by fine of not
more than $40 and not less than So.
Mr.. Smalley opposed the measure,
while Mr.. Dodge declared it to be fair
and reasonable and in no wise arbi-
trary. Electors themselves were to
be the sole arbiters of whether wide
tires should be used, and Mr.. Cleophas'
constituents in three towns had petit
toned for such a law. But the bill
was killed, so to A. those on record
against it being Messrs. Ainsworth,
Andrew, Babb, Barlow, Brunson, Cady,
Coapman, Cook, Dow, Duerrwaechter,
Ella, Erickson, Fenelon, Fesenfeld,
Flaherty, Gagnon, Gavin, Gilman, Hag-
gerty, Hall, Hartung, Hodgins, John
son, HI. Johnston, Karel, Katz, Keene,
Kern, Lane, McCabe, McComb, Nc
Cormick, McGill, Mcmillan, Manuel,
Meloney, Middleton, Miner, Modem
hauer, Norton, Rank, Rogers, Root,
Sarau, Slade, Smalley, Stevens,
Thiessenhussen, Thomas and E. A.
Williams
Dogs and Debts.
Mr.. Spratt secured the reference to
the committee on agriculture of his
bill making towns liable for injury to
sheep by dogs, and he sought to OBJ
tain salvation for his bill making it
a felony for person or firm to go into
bankruptcy with assets eq,laling only
40 per cent. of his liabilities, but
failed. He related several costly ex-
periences of his own where he had
lost heavily by such failures, but Judge
orion with much feeling denounced
this attempt to revive the medieval
practice of Imprisonment for debt,
while Mr.. McCabe thought Mr.. Spratt
should devote more attention to his
credits. The measure was Indefinite
ly postponed by large vote.
Assembly Bills Passed.
Anderson's, authorizing F. w. Epley
to maintain a dam on Apple river in
st. Croix county
Krumrey's, providing that state aid
to agricultural societies shall be 40
per cent. of "cash" premiums actually
paid.
Johnston's, amending the law regu-
lating the issuing of warehouse re-
ceipts.
Lenroot's, giving sheriffs So day
and their actual expenses when get
ting prisoners outside the state, but
only when such apprehensions are
authorized by district attorneys.
e. A. Williams, prohibiting the mis-
conduct by profanity or otherwise of
passengers upon street railways.
Keene's, relating to the Milwaukee
school board.
Stevens, pertaining to the sale Of
realty belonging to incompetents.
Overbeck's, repeating the act Great
ing municipal court for the county
Of Kewaunee.
Cadys relating to appeals from
justices courts.
Sturdevants, changing terms of
court in the 18th circuit.
Valentines, relating to motions for
new trials.
Senate Bills Engrossed.
Knudson's, providing that moneys
hereafter received from the federal
government in payment for equip
ment, etc., during the Spanish war
shall constitute a fund for require.
ment or for improvements at Camp
Douglas.
McGillivray's, permitting fourth
class cities to own and operate water
and lighting plants.
Roehr's, exempting the property of
the Milwaukee exposition association
from taxation.
Odds and Ends.
On motion Of Mr.. Overlook Sena-
tor Kreutzer's bill relating to the re-
moyal of fences was re-referred to the
committee on agriculture. The Bur-
deau bill pertaining to coroners went
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