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

providing that the railroads doing bus
mess in this state cannot recover from
the state any of the license fees paid
unless such fees were paid under pro-
test. This bill is intended to meet L
possible but not probable contingency
Of the railroads testing the const1tu-
tionality of the license fee system OF
the railroad suits now pending in the
circuit court of Dane county before
Judge Stevens.
The bill creating the office of public
examiner died by reason OF a failure Oh
the conference committees of the two
houses to agree.
Senator Hatten's bill to provide state
aid for county teacher training schools
brought forth a protest from Senator
Burns, chairman of the joint claims
committee, IN which he announced that
the senate had in it's session attempt
ed to override the recommendation or
the claims committee to the extent OF
$135,000, which he said was alright II
the senate desired to do il, but the
claims committee refused to accept the
responsibility, and that he would ask
| for the ayes and noes, and would take
occasion to let the people know who
had voted to practice economy in the
state. The bill was finally passed,
! providing for an appropriation not to
exceed $4,000 for instruction to each
of twelve such training schools, four
more than are now provided for.
Fixes License Fees.
BY an amendment to the bill licens-
! ing street and electric railways offered
! by the assembly last night and con.
! Cured in by the senate all companies
whose gross earnings are 100000 will
! hereafter pay a license fee of per
cent on their earnings; those whose
earnings the less than 100000, will
pay but 21s per cent.
Two Deer Allowed.
The attempt Of the committee on tisn
and game to restrict hunters to one
deer for each hunter during the season
was frustrated in the assembly where
an amendment prevailed that there be
! allowed two deer. While the senate
was in favor of the bill as originally
| drawn it feared to appoint a committee
on conference lest at this late date the
assembly would refuse to recede from
it's amendment and the other provis-
ions OF the bill would be lost.
Settle Upon Compromise.
A compromise was settled upon by
the assembly-senate committee OF con-
| ference in regard to the county super.
visor bill by which the motion was
saved, but the number of days the SUI
pervisors may work per year in coun-
ties of valuation of $10,00O,000, $780,
100000, and $30,000,000 respectively,
was altered to give them fewer days in
which to labor and draw pay.
Public Examiner Bill.
A committee was appointed by the
assembly to confer with a similar
! committee from the senate on the bill
creating the office of public examiner.
! The assembly bill created a new office
for the purpose Of checking the ac'
counts of all public offices and state
| institutions. The senate amendment
provided that the work named in the
| bill be done under the direction of the
commissioner of banking. The con-
ference committee from the assembly
| consisted of Assemblymen Extern, An.
drew and Winch.
To the corporation corruption fund
| bill, an amendment by the assembly
was concurred in by the senate by
which a court can declare forfeited a
! franchise held by any corporation
which has been found guilty of con
| tributing to political fund.