Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-11

| sparrow and two species of hawks.
| These are the only birds found in
| this state which the Investigations of
the United States department of agri-
| culture have shown to be harmful.
Another bill by Mr.. Thomas forbids
persons to hunt on enclosed lands
without the permission of the owners.
Mr.. Roe presented a bill authorizing
county boards to proceed to lay out
| highways on the petition of not less
than Is free-holders of the county
| (Now 3O) and of each town interest
ed (Now 12).
Madison, Feb. In the senate
nothing of moment was accomplished
but in the assembly the sensation of
| the day was Mr.. Cooks Discrimination
to go on record on the anti-pass con-
stitutional amendment. Mr.. Cook is
a democrat whose Morathon county
seat is being contested by G. E. Van
dercook. He asked to be excused
from voting and was so favored The
resolution was ordered engrossed with
but II votes against. The senate
memorial to congress in favor of the
Interchangeable bill was concurred
in unanimously Two measures, one
regulating telephone rates and com
polling rival companies in the same
city to make connections and the
other to tax phone property as any
other is taxed were perhaps the most
important bills introduced Rates are
fixed as follows: In cities of 100000 or
more, 81 a month; from 10000 to 100,-
900 So; 10000 to 10000, $3.50; less
than 20,000 So a month; for talking
| 100 miles or less 10 cents a minute
Other bills were of permitting counties
to adopt a system of uniform text
books by popular vote and forbidding
! changes of text systems oftener than
once in five years, and permitting the
admission to the state school Of
Sparta of crippled children of sound
mind. Another bill seeks to effectuate
the constitutional amendment adopted
in 1885 by which women were en-
1t merely authorizes separate ballot
boxes. Among the bills indefinitely
postponed was one exempting under
takers from jury service, another per-
uniting police magistrates to solemn
ize marriages and still another reduc-
ing sheriffs' fees for railway travelling
to cents mile.
Madison, Feb. Among the bills
introduced in the senate was one by
Senator Green, providing that no per-
son or corporation shall ship ice from
any meandered lake out of the state
without paying license of 10 cents
ton. A kidnapping bill was intro
duced in the lower house by AS
semblyman Whitson. 1t provides for
severe penalty for the abduction of
any person under Is years of age,
and makes the offense felony pun
ishment by Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary for term of not less than
five years nor more than 20. AS
semblyman E. w. Evans had a bin
providing that in cities of 10000 or
over kindergartens and manual train
ing departments shall be established
and the counties and state shall share
One-half of the expense. Mr.. CleOpas
wide-tire wagon bill provides that in
towns where twenty tax payers sign
petition, an election may be held to
decide whether or not 1900 pound
wagons shall have three-inch tires
Assemblyman Soltwedel introduced a
bill to regulate private detective agen-
cies. Ry a close vote the assembly
passed the memorial to congress call
ing for the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the peO
pie.
Madison, Feb. 5.-In the senate a
bill was introduced providing that in
counties having more than one school
superintendent district, the compensa'
ton and expense allowance of each su.
perintendent shall be fixed and audit
ed by the county board, and charged
to the district for which it is appro
priated