Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-04

testants in the formation of drainage
districts, the other providing for the
recovery OF assessments collected fCr
benefits where the work fails to pro
duce the benefits.
The Merton joint resolution calling
for a constitutional convention 10
provide for the election OF L. s.
senators by direct vote came out Of
the judiciary committee with a
divided report. a Lare majority being
against it. Six members, Messrs.
Barker, Breitwisch, Hamm, Hartung,
Slider and Westfahl voted TO pass
over the governors veto the bill
relative TO courts taking judicial
notice of public acts of congress and
acts of other states. Mr.. Ray made
a brief speech for the passage over
the governors veto of his bin
authorizing cities of the third class
TO issue bonds 10 the amount of
100000 for school buildings, vetoed
, because it does not provide for sub
mission of the question of issuing
the bonds 10 vote of the people. The
bill failed to pass the veto,
ayes SO, noes 40.
! The Benson school bill, providing
for the compilation of text books by
the state superintendent, and fur
nished pupils at cost, came up again
on a motion to reconsider the vote by
which it was killed. The vote was
recOnsideTed, As 10 81, and after
brief debate the bill was sent to the
claims committee. The bill raising
the attorney generals salary from
So 900 to $4,000, also upon a motion
! for reconsideration, precipitated an
other debate but it was passed and
the senate bill permitting T. ]. Elem
ing to redeem % acres of the state
fair grounds went to a third reading.
If it becomes a law Mr.. Fleming
will, it is said, be able TO get $50, 900
worth Of land for about $4,000. 4
long and hot debate occurred. Mr..
Root being the chief opponent of the
bill and Mr.. Cady its defender.
The committee on cities introduced
three bond bills to permit cities to is
sue bonds without submitting them
To a vote of the people. The bill to
regulate the practice OF baTbering,
which came from the senate and the
counterpart of which was killed in
the assembly early in the session,
was ordered to a third reading by
the assembly last night by vote of
A TO 50. The senate bill authorizing
the governor to make a settlement or
the war claims of Wisconsin against
the federal government was non
cOncurred in.
The DudgeOn bill providing for full
weights and measures reported for
indefinite pOstpOnement by an almost
unanimous vote was ordered to a
third reading. The bill to ap-
propriate 100000 for purchase of
light horse squadron armOry, Milwau-
kee, was indefinitely postponed.
A joint resolution was introduced
/ by the taxation committe. If it is
adopted the people will be given an
opportunity to vote upon the prOpO-
sition TO amend the constitution so
as to provide a graduated tax upon
incomes. AT the same time the COM
mittee reported the senate Till for
the exemption of credits from taxa
ton for indefinite postponement and
recommended for passage the bill 10
| tax mortgages.
The same committee introduced a
bill amending the law in regard to
supervisors OF assessment so as to
allow the supervisors expense for
postage and stationery and limiting
their salary to 81 day. The bin
does not limit the days supervisor
may work