Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-01-30
Madison, Jan. 81.

VI CllC oCoO1O1Ay NCAhAC JNHHNA OUJ 49, -
Joint resolution introduced in the SEN
ate from the joint committee ON rules,
providing that new business, except
committee bills, shall cease after Fri
day, February 10. Senator White
head announced that the measure had
been decided upon after the wishes
OF many members had been consulted
and he asked that it be placed upon
it's passage at once. Upon the re
quest of Senator Burns, however, the
resolution went over until next week.
The proposed date is about ten days
earlier than arsual and the fact that
many members desire it indicates a
disposition to expedite the work OF
the session as much as practicable.
New Bills.
Fifteen new bills were introduced,
some Of large general Importance and
others of local and technical applica-
ton.
Taxation Of Mortgages.
Senator Merton introduced a mort
gage taxation bill, providing that
mortgages should be made a separate
class of property for the purposes of
taxation, that they should be assess,
ed and taxed at the rate of five mills
on the dollar. In order to secure en-
fcrcement the provision is made that
no mortgage which has not been tax
ed in accordance with the law shall
be admitted as evidence in court in
any action to compel payment of the
Indebtedness or foreclose on the Sc
curity. This would invalidate all
untaxed mortgages and would place
the burden of enforcing the law upon
the mortgager.
Auto Regulation.
Senator Wylie introduced a bill to
regulate automobiles. It provides for
the numbering of the machines in
large, plain figures, limits speed to Is
miles per hour, requires chauffeur to
go slow or stop when near fretful or
frightened horses, and to assist the
drivers of horses whenever possible.
The penalty for violation of the law is
$40 to $100 fine.
A new bill by Senator Beach
amounts to raise in salary of mem
bers of the state livestock sanitary
board It proposes to raise the limit
of days of service of the members, for
which the per diem of So can be
drawn, from 80 to so days.
Library Appropriations.
Two bills by Senator Stout propose
appropriations of $1,000 for the school
for library science and a raise from
$4,000 to $4,000 for the legislative ref
erence library.
Senator Hudnall introduced by re-
quest bill to give Wisconsin Judges
power to carry out judgments of di-
vorce and alimony rendered by courts
OF other states. He also introduced a
bill empowering courts to order resti-
tuition Of property when the judgment
under which the property was trans
ferred is reversed.
Senator Smith proposes in a bill in
troduced by him that insurance com
panies be required to report the
amounts of premiums collected by
them. Another bill by Senator Smith
refers to cemetery associations.
Against Childhood Insurance.
Senator Froemming introduced a
bill to prevent the insurance of the
lives of children under the age OF
ten years, and another bill to prevent
the lapse of certain life insurance
The bill provides that when the pay
ments of premiums are stopped al
credits on the policy, surrender value
or other value shall be applied to the
payment of insurance.
Senator Frear introduced several
bills, providing for the exemption OF
the property of old soldiers and their
widows from taxation, up to $500 val
uation; that the state pay for the help
at the soldiers home; that the Office
of county judge of st. Croix county
be changed from fee remuneration to
salary; and that street and electric
railways may require the right by
condemnation to cross other lines.
Lesser Matters.
A joint resolution passed by the
assembly, providing for the posting o.
notices Of committee meetings and
hearings "a hours in advance, was
denied recurrence on the represen
tation of Senator Hudnall that com
mittee meetings were often necessar
lily arranged for on only a few hours
notice and that the proposed change
would delay the work of legislation
and was in fact impracticable.
The committee on legislative ex
penditures reported for concurrence
the measure passed by the assembly
for additional employees. Senator