Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-25
was incurred. The rebate shall go In
to the general fund of the state.
No Tuition at University.


ishing tuition at the university for all
students who have resided in Wiscon-
sin one year prior to their entrance to
the school.
No bills were passed at last nights
session, but 73 were introduced OF
which a dozen or more referred to the
salary of the sheriff TO Milwaukee
county.
Bills introduced.
By the committee on state affairs,
authorizing state officers and state
boards and both houses of the legis-
lature to contract for telephones.
By Senator Green, giving the gov
ernor power to remove police officers
and public officers who have violated
the law in any town. city or village.
Any officer shall not be eligible for
reelection after having been so re-
moved; also. providing that
all franchises heretofore granted to
any company for the exclusive right
to manufacture or sell gas of any kind
in avn city of the state shall termin-
ate within five years. Another bill of
Senator Green's relates to the fees Of
court commissioners.
| By Senator Munson, to repeal the
laws of 1898 relating to the filing Of
notice in proceedings to take lands
for highways.
| BY Senator Reynolds, to provide for
the payment for material used in the
construction of the State Historical
library; also, requiring interurban
railways TO equip cars with toilet
rooms and drinking water; also, COM
polling urban or interurban lines to
use the phlange rail.
By Senator Weed, authorizing the
appointment of police officers by rail-
way and street railway companies.
BY Senator Weed, relating to the
injury of telephone or telegraph wires
by removing the buildings to which
| they are attached.
4 By Senator Martin, fixing the Ii
cense fee for selling liquor in villages
incorporated and unincorporated of
| 500 inhabitants or more at S1O0, and
in all other towns 5000; in all cities
over $4,000 $500; in all cities over
| $1,000 and under $4,000, $3.50; also
making it a misdemeanor punishable
by fine of $50 to $500 to sell or give
away any obscene pictures or literat-
ure; also, providing for one woman
factory inspector; also, providing that
one woman shall be appointed on the
board of university regents; also, au-
thorizing the governor to Investigate
any charitable or penal institution,
any office or state institution when
ever he deems it advisable.
By Senator Roehr, giving the bank
examiner power to close up and take
Echarge of any insolvent bank
By Senator Jones, preventing the
employment of children under 16 in
any beer garden, bowling alley or
place of amusement
By Senator Roehr, two, requiring
the Milwaukee register Of deeds to
pay all his fees into the county treas
ury.
By Senator Mills, requiring any per-
son having in charge children be-
tween the ages of seven and thirteen
to send them to the public schools.
| By Senator Kreutzer, requiring the
attorney general to make a biennial
report and providing for it's publica-
| zion; also, amending fish laws of 1899
relating to the commissioners of
fisheries taking fish for the securing
of eggs; also, providing for an extra
assistant in the Office of the bank ex-
aminer at a salary of S1,800. year.
By Senator Hatton, authorizing and
directing the attorney general to COM
pile and publish all the opinions Of
that department since its@4 organiza-
ton; also, to require the secretary of
state to make biennial fiscal report
to enable the legislature to more in
diligently consider fiscal mat.
tiers; also, relating to the auditing of
bills Of state boards also, increasing
the duties Of fish and game wardens.
By Senator O'Neill, providing for
the appointment of a woman to a po-
sition on the state board of control;
and to, the board of normal regents;
also, to authorize to E. s. Hammond
to 1mpfo* Z d Lost Creek il. in Sawyer
/. BY Senator Eaton, providing for the
appointment of a clerk by the county
superintendent 'of Milwaukee county;
also, to compel life insurance compa-
MES to report the. amount of prem
iums to be held by and charged
against such corporations
Bachelors Suspense Ended.
The assembly committee on taxation
decided to report for indefinite post
ponement Mr.. Norton's bills taxing
unmarried people over 80 years of
age.
Carpenter Is Heard.
S. H. Carpenter, the old time state
printer, who has a bill pending to al
low him to sue the state on an old
printing contract, made an argument
for the passage of his bill. He insist
ed that his claim was good one and
that he could establish that fact if the