Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23

and driving association meets and in
troduced bill to that end. The bill
to provide a new banking law was in
troduced. AS drawn it meets the ap-
Droval of Bank Examiner M. G. Bergh,
and is said to have been submitted to
and endorsed by scores of prominent
bankers.
Madison, Feb. 12.-The capitol
building will have to be enlarged or
new building erected to accommodate
the supreme court The quarters as
signed to the judges are so cramped
that they addressed a statement to the
governor calling attention to the need
of more room. This was made the
basis Of a special message which the
governor sent to the legislature today.
In the assembly Franklin Johnson,
representing the Devils lake district,
introduced bill which authorizes the
investigate the advisabiIity of estab-
fishing and maintaining a state park
about DEVILS lake. Mr.. DudgeOn Of
Dane introduced a bill to limit the
charges of railways for transporting
coal to one cent per ton per mile but
allowing a switching charge of 81
car where the haul is less than Is
miles. An important bill was by Mr..
Karel. requiring the railroad commits
sioner to fix schedules of maximum
railway rates for both passengers and
freight A bill by Mr.. Wallrich gives
telephone companies the right of emf
nent' domain for both poles and con-
Quits. Other bills were; for the
hunting of rabbits and squirrels with
out license; for a license for the keep
ing Of stations; by request, requiring
all assessors to make a list of dogs and
fixing the tax at 81 for males and So
for females; permitting county judges
to appoint registers in probate; for the
better preservation of muskrats and
muskrat houses; forbidding the giving
Of trading stamps and providing that
where highway taxes are paid in labor
the work shall be 10 hours day in
stead of s. To provide that the tax
alton of mortgages shall not result in
double taxation is the purpose of a bill
introduced by Senator McGillivray
Another provides for the assessment
of bank deposits at full value and the
taxation of the same at a rate of one
fourth of one per cent. Senator Wylie
introduced a bill making all trusts.
combinations and monOpolies that
operate to restrain trade and COM
merce unlawful. Other important
measures were: Providing for the ap-
pointment by the governor of a state
commission Of architecture, consist
ing of three men, the members to re-
ceive a compensation of SIS day for
the time they act and the secretary to
be paid $500 a year and expenses;
the licenses of architects to be granted
upon satisfactory examination and to
cost $40; requiring owners Of stocks
of merchandise to notify their credi-
tors before they sell their stocks so as
to prevent the defrauding Of creditors;
increasing the annual appropriations
to the State Horticultural society and
State Dairymen's association from
$4,000 to $4,000; providing that local
option election may not be held
oftener than at intervals Of five years;
to prevent the insurance of children
under 10 years of age. The Wisconsin
Health Park association asks an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the purpose
of equipping a health park for the
cure of consumptives. Senator Mar
tin introduced bill to establish a
state board Of veterinary examiners
and to regulate the practice of veteri-
nary medicine. If a bill introduced by
Senator Stout becomes a law, city
councils will have the power to direct,
regulate and require the planting and
preservation of shade trees. The
Rogers bill to make the Evening Wis
consin the official state paper was
defeated.
Madison, Feb. 13.-The last day for
the introduction of bills produced