Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

Madison, Wis, May 1.-THE senate
today passed the forestry commits
sion bill, charging the present sys-
tenn of state forestry and increasing
the help and powers of the depart
ment Amendments by Senators,
Wright and Munson, lessening the
powers and reducing the proposed
force were defeated. Only Senators
Wolff and Wright voted against the
bill.
The railroad rate commission bin
was laid over until Friday, when it
is expected that its friends will de-
mand action upon it. The Morris
county option bill was killed.
1t was "lay over" day in the senate,
among the measures delayed being
McGillivray's architect license bin,
Kempf's state treasurer bond bin,
Stout's 300-foot bill to keep saloons
away from schools. Frears Bashford-
Barnes attorneys fee bill and the bib
TO raise the salaries of circuit judges
The local railroad terminal taxation
bill was rereferred to the committee
on tnaxation by vote of 16 to La be-
ing all effort to kill the measure that
was advanced Wednesday after three
hours of debate.
The assembly received a new bill
to make the state tax commission
permanent. A resolution shutting OK
new business after May 16 was
adopted.
lature was idle today, there being
many ahsentees and the members
present being DESTROYS OF Fastening
away for over Sunday visits at home.
| The railroad rate commission bin was
on the calendar Of the senate for
ordering to engrossment but the entire
| calendar was laid over until Tuesday.
| A new bill was reported by the senate
committee on judiciary to make clear
the law that there need be no popular
vote on the issue Of municipal bonds
for the purpose of replacing old bonds
or existing indebtedness.
| The assembly received COMMITTEES.
reports, heard pleasant "reminiscences
from Dr.. j. D. Butler, 80 years olos
one Of the first professors Of the uns~
versity faculty, who was introduced Dy
| Captain Pliny Norcross, who was a.
! student Of Greek under DR.. Butler
more than 40 years ago.
! Madison, May 16-The railroad
rate commission bill came up in the
senate tocay for advancement to- en-
grossmens and third reading, but Was
rereferred ON motion Ct Senator Hat
Item to tie committee on railroads for
the purpose OF making some minor
amendments that had Leen suggested.
Senator Stevens offered ar amend
ment, which was referred with the
! bill, providing that the commission
should be elected rather than appoints
| ed and that the powers conferred up
on the proposed commi~ sion should be-
reposed in the present railroad COM
missioner until the commission be
elected and organized. Senator Rum
mel, the social democratic member
| from Milwaukee, offered an amend
ment to the effect that the commits
sion be appointive, but that no person.
should he appointed who may be
pecuniarily interested in any railroad.
The bill will be speedily reported
back from the committee and is a.
special order for Thursday morning,
| The senate passed the bill to require
| the insurance commissioner to ex-
anime companies not less frequently
than once in four years, and pEnwi9--
ing for his compensation thereff1n
Ill ir. 4N 01ax fo4n al II nfcy
in the future as arose when Commits
sioner Host examined the Prudential
and collected $4,000 for expenses, the
company charging him with extortion-
The Stondall automobile registering
bill was opposed in speech by Sem
ator Rogers and was referred to The
judiciary committee. The senate
laid over some important bills, includ-
ing the measures to pay r. M. Bash
ford and John Barnes for their sery-
ices as as attorneys in the republican
fractional litigation, and to pay Senar~
tor Roehr for acting as attorney for
Commissioner Host in the Equitable
case. The university appropriation
bill was laid ever.
The assembly killed the Thayer sub
stitute residence district option bin,
refusing engrossment by a vote OF
40 to SO. a
Madison, Wis, May I7.-Both
houses of the legislature became in
volved in controversy today and adj
journed without determining the mat
tiers before them. The senate debated
the Stout 300-foot bill. to keep saloons
away from schools, and after fighting,
until after / o'clock a motion to az
journ was carried. The senate COM
mittee on judiciary reported in favor
of concurring in the state civil sery-
ice bill and for the indefinite post
ponement of the new anti-pass biif
and antitrust BILL The Henry John
son anti-secret lobby bill was killed