Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-16
Madison, Feb. -

Madison, Feb. IL.
The greatest inf1ex of bills of the
session occurred Wednesday morning
when a total of 10 were presented, SO
in the house and Al in the senate.
Many were of large Importance, among
the leading ones in the lower house
being the following:
By Mr.. LIE Roy, limiting the hours
of labor on state, county, city or town
work to hours day; also, making
it a misdemeanOr for an emplOye to
obtain any advancement from an en1-
ployer, to be thereafter paid for in Id
Dor, to refuse to pay such advance
ment.
By Mr.. Britain, apprOpriatlng $4,000
annually for an archaeological survey
to be expended by the geological and
natural history survey; also, providing
that on petition of Is (not 12) free
holders elections for the granting Of
railway franchises shall be held, all
expenses to be met by the companies.
By Mr.. Finnegan, apprOpriating
$4,000 annually, in addition to the pres
ent appropriation, for the prosecution
of the geological and natural history
survey; also, empowering councils to
reject bids for city advertising and to
do city advertising in any county pa
per.
By Mr.. Irvine, granting life GER
tificates to teachers who have taught
for 20 years.
By the committee on agriculture, ap-
propriating $4,000 for building pur-
By Mr.. Ainsworth, exempting beet
sugar factories from taxation for 10
years.
By Mr.. Thos. Johnson, giving street
railways the right of eminent domain.
By Mr.. Kehrein eXempting from tax
alton homesteads to the value of
$4,000; also for the creation of a COM
mission of members Of the legislature
and of the supreme court, as other leg
islative committees are created, for
the purpose of passing upon the le-
gality of proposed legislation before
its passage.
BY Mr.. Karel, appropriating 100000
for the establishment at some suitable
point of a state hospital for consump-
tives to be under the state board OF
control.
By Mr.. Fritzke, requiring windows
to be on the left or rear of desks in all
schools hereafter built and regulating
%h0 IF hnafiTor on6 unnti1atinC
By Mr.. Benson, repeating the law
requiring the filing of election ex-
penses.
By Mr.. Frear, charging for mOrtgag-
ing purposes the meaning of the term
franchise" of corporations to include
all "the rights, privileges, authority, .
etc.
BY Mr.. Carpenter, by request, forbid
ding the sale of intOxicants within
one mile of the Milwaukee soldiers
home.
By Mr.. D. Evans, Jr., comforting the
elective franchise on woman.
OutqroWth of the Milwaukee Tragedy.
A bill inspired by the tragic death
of Chief Foley and other Milwaukee
firemen was introduced by Mr.. Timlin.
1t authorizes the licensing and regula-
ton of those dealing in nitric, sulphric
and other dangerous chemicals and
also in fireworks and other explosives.
Other Bills.
BY Mr.. Douglas, appropriating $1,000
annually to the Southern Wisconsin
Cheese Makers association to ell
courage the manufacture of Swiss ana
other fancy cheeses; also, by request,
for the repeal of a certain statute re-
lating to school fund tax apportion-
ment
By Mr.. Lang, requiring that nOtaries
public must stamp the day, month and
year on all documents and also when
their commissions expire; also, amend
ing the Eau Claire charter.
By Mr. Ainsworth relating to fishing
in Waukesha and Walworth counties.
By Mr.. Thiessenhusen, relating to
justices of the peace and constables
in Milwaukee.
By Mr.. Willott, relating to- the max
ing of insurance reports.
By Mr.. Dixon, by request, apprO-
priating $500 to E. F. Rekow for cleo
tion expenses in the Racine assembly
contest; also, regulating liquor IL
censes in new territory annexed to
cities.
BY Mr.. White, fning supervisors
who fail to take action against en-
croachments on the highway so cents
per day after notification; and like
fine for those Obstructing.
BY Mr.. Andrew, forbidding con-
stables from serving criminal warrants
in counties where sheriffs are on sal
aries, except where the sheriffs are
disqualified; also, amending the law
relating to costs.
By Mr. Ray, by request providing
that state repositories need not file
bonds but instead deposit securities.
By Mr.. Franklin Johnson, re-
lating to assessments in joint