Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-25
GREAT
GRIST
Bills Galore Ground Out
By the Badger
Lawmakers.
Tinkering of the Constitu-
ton Freely In
duIged In.
Hundreds of Themes, Good
Bad and Indifferent,
Involved.

If one were to form judgment
from the many proposals to amend the
constitution he might be led to be-
lieve that the fundamental law of the
state is sadly defective. Resolutions
to that end were presented in the as
sembly by Mr.. Frost (and by Mr..
Stout in the senate), permitting state
aid in the interest of good roads; by
d. Evans, Jr., in behalf of woman
suffrage; by Mr.. Dahl, by request,
permitting sheriffs to be reelected; by
Mr.. Keene, permitting the issue OF
long-term bonds, and by Mr.. Thomas,
relating to the sale of public lands.
ASSEMBLY.
Just ITO measures were introduced
at the morning session of the as
sembIy, and they touched upon about
that number of subjects. They were:
Bills introduced.
By Mr.. Stevens, amending the rules
to determine the qualifications OF elec'
tors; also, by request, relating to tes-
timony in justice court; also, relating
to pay OF proof reader for supreme
court reporter; also, by request, re-
lating to licenses to scientists for coll
lecting eggs for scientific purposes;
also, relating to infants realty; also
relating to the distribution of blue
books, etc.; also by request, relating
to change of place of trial of civil &C.
TONS also, pertaining to evidence;
also, to prevent corrupt practices in
elections; also, for misunderstanding
weights and measures; also relating to
unincorporated villages; also, provid-
ing for the registration of voters;
also, for the publication of revised
registration lists; also, extending the
right to territory out of cities to es-
tablish pleasure drives by petition;
also for such drives in cities and vii
lagos.
By Mr.. Roe, forbidding the erection
of barns near residences; also, requir-
ing notes given for patent rights to
express on their face the consideration
for which given; also, relating to evil
dence in the hands of receivers. as
signees, etc., also, forbidding the sale
of fish caught in Dane county lakes
and otherwise improving the fishing
law
By Mr.. Thomas, forbidding the de-
posting of deleterious substances in
lakes.
By Mr.. Miner amending the law re-
lating to grants Of franchises by cities
and villages; also, relating to compil-
ing the blue book for 1915; also, Great
ing the Office of state statistician;
also, relating to life insurance.
By Mr.. Orion, relating to appeals
in cases growing out of the laying out
Of highways; also restoring capital
punishment; also, relating to the or
ganization of life insurance compan-
les; also. relating to school district
boards.
By Mr.. Babb. relating to the dis
continuance of a portion Of the Prai-
RE du Chen state road in Richland
county; also. relating to the school
fund tax apportiohmeat.
By Mr.. Benson, removing the limita-
ton by which Webster's dictionary is
made the standard.
BY Mr.. Dodge. relating to the Brod-
head school district.
BY Mr.. E. r. Jones, by request, re-
lating to cemeteries.
By Mr.. Burdeau. relating to bonds
of guardians.
BY Mr.. Rossman, permitting pool
selling on race tracks for limited
periods.
By Mr.. Pomrening, relating to un-
dersheriffs' and deputies salaries in
Milwaukee.
BY Mr.. linn, exempting beet sugar
factories from taxation; also, per-
tanning to the Milwaukee district
court.
BY Mr.. Cady, appropriating $2,250
to G. E. Vandercook to defray the ex-
penses of his election contest; also,
regulating the time for serving notice
of injury on casualty companies; also,
prescribing the duty of county sur
veyors; also. forbidding the inter-
marriage of whites and blacks; also,
relating to appeals from justices
courts.
-, BY Mr.. Andrew, granting councils
the right to license bill posters; also
providing for compilation of the
railroad laws; also, regulating steam
boat taxation.
BY Mr.. Owen, requiring the labelling
or prison made goods; also, charging
the p~wers of police and fire boards
in cities of the second and third class
By Mr.. Cook, legalizing a certain
action of the village board of Mara
thon City; also for the protection OF