Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-07-03

I their terms expiring as follows:
N. S. ellison of Fond du Lac. May
1906.
George Curtis, Jr., OF Merrill, Ma
1911.
Nils P. Haugen Of River Fails, Ma
1913.
The nominations for tne newly CT
ated civil service commission al
were confirmed unanimously under
suspension of the rules. Prof. S.
Sparkling of Madison was appoint
for the short term, ending June
1907. Thomas j. Cunningham
Chippewa Falls for the term expiri
in 1909 and Otto Gaffron of Plymou
| for the long term ending in 1911.
Each member of the civil servj
commission is entitled to $40 per di
for the time actually devoted to his
fetal duties not exceeding, howev
100 days in each year, and also
necessary expenses incurred in
discharge of mis- official duties. T
commission may elect one of its me
bers president and employ chief
aminer, who shall be ex-officio sec.
tary at salary of $4,000 per aanu
Provision also is made for the empl
ment of stenographer at 500 p
year and $4,000 is allowed for az
additional help that may be needed.
John @. Emery of Albion was aga
named dairy and food commissions
MS new term expiring the first Mo-
day in February, 1907.
Joseph D. Beck of Cashton, now del
uty in the Office of the bureau Of labo
and industrial statistics, was nominal
ed successor to Halford Erickson wht
retires January 1, 1906, as chief o
that department to accept place OF
the newly created railroad rate com
mission. His term ends in February
1909 E. D. Roberts of GAINESVILLE sue
ceeds himself as state veterinarian for
another two years and Edward E.
Mills of Burlington also will continue
as state oil Inspector for the ensuing
two years, both re-appointments being
unanimously confirmed by the senate.
No opposition was encountered IN
the confirmation of John Barnes OF
Rhinelander as the third member Of
the railroad rate commission. All
other appointments were confirmed.
The governor vetoed $40 S, a bill
empowering the boards of supervisors
of one or more towns and the repesen-
tatives of a village board CT trustees
or Of the council of city, to authorize
the free high school board Of a joint
free high school district to borrow
money from the stale funds or else
where for the purpose of erecting
school buildings or additions thereto.
Two ills, both affecting the office of
insurance commissioner, were also re
turned with the governors veto. One
provided for increasing the salary OF the
commissioner of insurance from $4,000
to $4,000 The other measure receiv-
ing the executives disapproval pro-
vided for increasing the salaries of EN-
ployes in the insurance department
and the employment of extra nelp.
The increases were: deputy insurance
commissioner from $1,000 to S1,800;
chief clerk from $1,000 to $780,; eX-
aminer from $1,000 to $1,000; license
clerk, from $1,000 to $500 and the
employment of one extra stenographer
at 5000 per annum.
A communication was received at
the evening session from the governor
appointing Or. F.. S. Hayes of Eau
Claire as a memer of the state board
Of health and vital statistics TO sue
ceed Mr.. Souter His term will ex-
pre- the first Monday in February,
1912. Mr.. Hayes is son-in-law Of 0.
H. Ingram, who is a member of the
newly created state capital commits
sion.
Just prior to adjournment sine die
at 1850 p. m. communication from
the governor was received by the SEN
ate stating that executive approval had
been given three bills. One pro
vided for increasing the salaries of
circuit court judges to $4,000; another
continuing the present capitol commits
sion, also providing for the erection of
a wing costing $650,000 and the formu-
lating Of complete plans for a capitol
building; the third bill provides for the
use OIL Cu6 pOChCI UdlIOC dIIu COupOu
voting system.
Sixteen senators chafed impatiently
for three hours during the evening
awaiting a message from the governor
which rumor had credited with being
the executives resignation. 1t was
also expected that the tangle resulting
from the wording of the new board of
control bill would be cleared UP by
the appointment Or re-appointment of
this commission and the addition of
woman member. But all these expec-
tations amounted to naught. The gov
ernor did not resign, nor did he de-
clare his intentions relative to the
board Of control.
The legislature convened January IL
and lasted 162 days, making the SEES
sion of 1905 the longest in the history
of the state. More bills were intro
duced than ever before, the total reach
in 4bo h1,orcs IF 1870 IF uubiob