Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-29
appropriation to the State Historical

appropriation to the State Historical
cciety.
The bill for the encouragement Of
the state school of library science
was advanced, as were also the bill
relating to the oath and bond of
the commissioner of insurance and
providing that the state shall pay
the premium where a surety COM
pany bond is given. The committee
on federal relations introduced a new
bill to create the Office of assessor of
inheritance taxes. He is to hold his
office by the appointment and at
the pleasure of the governor. Among
tile measures delayed were the uni
versity appropriation bill, the John
son anti-secret lobby bill, the Warner
state civil service bill, the Merton
ill for a 100000 appropriation to the
state board OF agriculture, and the as
scmbly committee on railroads bill to
strengthen the anti-pass law and pro-
vide that employees of the state and
of the railroads at the same time
shall not use their railroad pass ex-
cept when actually engaged in the
employment Of the railroads.
The assemly advanced to engross-
ment and third reading the mortgage
taxation bill, by a vote of IS to Sc. 1t
provides that all mortgages shall be
assessed and taxed, that the mort
gage, the money lender, pay the tax
and that no agreement or other ar
rangement be countenanced to operate
manner shift the tax to the borrower
Of the money or otherwise escape pay
ment. If any such agreement or ar
rangement is entered into the mort
sage is declared null and void and the
courts shall not allow it to be offered
es evidence in any action at law.
Governor La Toilette returned to
the assembly without his approval
four bills, together with messages
for his action. The bills vetoed
were as follows: Concerning the
district court of Milwaukee county,
providing for additional fees for the
reporter, allowing him to take an an
rUal summer vacation with full pay
and providing for the payment of a
substitute; providing for appeals to
the circuit court from the decisions
of town boards of supervisors by any
interested person, including non-res-
iGents Of the town; providing for the
payment of the street car fares of the
sheriff and deputies of Milwaukee
county, AMI authorizing the licensing
and bonding Of agents for the writing
of fire insurance policies in companies
not authorized under the state laws
to operate in Wisconsin.
Madison Wis, May 24.-The senate
today killed the bill to pay $4,000 each
to r. M. Bashford and John Barnes as
attorneys fees for representing Secre.
tary of State Houser in the republican
factional litigation. The vote was IA
to II, as follows:
To pay-Senators Burns, Frear,
Froemming, Hatten, Martin, Nc
Gillivray, Morris, Munson, Noble,
Roehr, Sanborn, StondaIl, Stout,
Wylie.
ADMINISTRATORS Beach, Bird
F1aSolnolSLor, HuQnalI, Johnson,
Kreutzer, North, Randolph, Rogers,
Rummel, Smith, Stevens Whitehead,
Wilcox, Wipperman, Wolff, Wright
The income tax constitutional
amendment resolution was adopted
18 to II.
The Stevens bill to submit the ques>
ton of location Of the capitol to a
vote of the people was passed. but his
bill to authorize Oshkosh to give a
site to the state was killed.
The pocket ballot bill was passed,
and the aldermanic recall bill ana
Stout Gutenberg liquor dispensary
bill were killed
The Warner state civil service bill
was advanced without debate.