Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-06-19

gage tax law Will stand unchanged
| The senate concurTed in the constitu
tional amendment resolution to pre-
vide that after 1912 none other thai
full fedged American citizens sha'
be allowed TO vote in Wisconsin.
| Madison, June 14-Because of COZ
stitutional questions arising from til
wording of the bill relating to fra
chises to build and maintain dan
across navigable streams, the sena
in the afternoon refused to order u
bill to a third reading by a vote
20 to Z.
The text book bill was ordered to
third reading after a substitute h,
/ been adopted, and, under supervision
the rules, was concurred in. By
provisions of the substitute the te
book commission as provided for
the original bill was eliminated, a,
the selection of text books was left
| the district boards. 1t provides, no
ever, that books once selected cam
be changed for three years, and
quires that list of books select
must be posted in the school nous
and makes other provisions regardi1
| the carrying out Of the law.
The bilh to provide for the payne,
of taxes in lieu of unpaid license fee
by railroad companies was ordered t
third reading by vote of % to E:
but 1t is understood that a substitute
will be offered before the bill is pu
on its final passage. This is the bill
drawn. to prevent the railroad com
panies escaping the payment of theh
just share of taxation. The suits
which are now on in the supreme
court for the recovery of unpaid Ii
cense fees, should they be decided in
favor of the railroad companies, will
not defraud the state of the money to
which it may be entitled, should this
law reach concurrence, as the terms
of the bill under discussion provide
for the re-assessment of these very
properties should the license fees not
be determined to be valid. Governor
LaFollette sent to the senate mes
Sage vetoing the bill apprporiating
$1,000 to the Wisconsin Health Park
association. He said that inasmuch
as there was nothing in the bill to in
d1cate whether it was to be used by
private individuals for any purpose.
they might see fit, he withheld his ap,
prevail.
In the assembly the Dunn pocket
ballot bill was concurred in by vote
of 3S to %. Likewise a bill authoriz-
ms the secretary of state to take
out a patent right on the form of bal
lot proposed in the Dunn bill was
passed, The bill appropriating $4,000.
for a fish hatchery at Minocqua was
passed, as was also the bill providing
that the stock of trust companies shah
be taxed in the district where the
trust company is located. The bill
providing for uniform state aid to-
county fairs where no liquor is solo
on the grounds was passed.
By a vote of 80 to "a the assembly
refused to concur in the bill authoriz-
ing the governor to make nunc pro
tune appointment of attorneys anu
consul in the suits brought by S. A.
Cook and other national republicans
to compel Secretary Of State Houser
to place their names on the official
ballot under the head of the regu-
lar ticket. The assembly concurren
in the senate substitute for the john
son anti-lobby bill. The senate
amendment to the bill to compel life
insurance companies to make a
division Of the surplus to pollcy.
holders was concurred in without de
bate. The senate ame~dment to the
bill creating the Office OF public e1.
aminer was non-concurred in. The
bill providing for a new capitol as
passed by the senate was concurred
in after a slight verbal amendment
had been made.
An agreement on the corrupt prac
tice act has been reached, so that the
bill will pass by simply striking ou'
that clause which provides that nc
officer elected can take his office unt1
he has filed with the county clerk
statement of his election expenses
The other features of the original as
sembly bill are retained. The senate
amendment offered by Senator White
head is to be dropped. The bill tc
provide for putting the clerk OF the
supreme court on a salary of $2,5OO
wear was non-concurred in. The Dill
to repeal the statute under which the
American Book company has enjoyed
a monopoly of the dictionary business
of this state was killed by vote or
10 to 7. The bill was on the calendar
for indefinite postpOnement. Those
voting to save the bill were Senators
McGillivray, Morris, MILE RUNNER,
Sanborn, Wilcox and Wylie-7.
The assembly paid remarkable
tribute to the late A. r. Hall when 1t
adopted a joint resolution on his death
and followed that passing under sus
pension of the rules bill appropriate
ing $500 for a medallion in bronze TO
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