Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-05-13

hour and a half preceded the vote.
Speaker Ekern and Mr.. Thompson
socialist, and Mr. Miller of La Crosse
favored the resolution while it was
opposed by Messrs. Norcross, CIeary,
Roethe, Burke and others. The chief
argument for a new constitution was
that the present one is old and that
other states had revised theirs The
opposition contended that no political
party had ever demanded a revision,
that in this era of radicalism a con.
vention was unWise, that the plan
had socialistic tinge, that it would
cost from 100000 to 100000 and
that its chief purpose seemed to be
to enable debt limits to be enlarged
Mr. Roethe looked upon 1t as a
scheme chiefly to create business for
lawyers Those voting against re-
Bichler, Burke, Campbell, Carpenter
Cernahan, Cleary, Detling, Olsen,
Douglas, Elver, alvey, Grassie, Har-
ring, Kander, klmball, Kindlin, Ku-
basta, Ledvina, Marquardt, Norcross
Glen, O'Neil, Fred Peterson, Roethe
Rollman, John Scott, Simon Smith
Soper, Stewart. Wehrwein.
Governor Davidson sent to the SEN
ate in accordance with law the nomi
nation Of E. L. Tracy of Milwaukee to
be inspector of Illuminating oils, to
succeed E. E. Mills of Burlington, for
the term ending april l, 1909. On
motion of Senator Sanborn the mat
ter of confirming was laid over until
Tuesday The place pays about $4,000
a year In fees. Mr.. Tracy is a Mil
waukee politician and former game
warden.
Amony the senate bills advanced to
third reading were: A bill authorizing
county boards to pay all the cost of
surety bonds of county officials. To
provide for the exemption from taxa
ton of land planted to forest trees
Several bills were concurred in, in
Guiding the bill requiring protection
of operatives of emery wheels, the
Ledvina bill abolishing fees in the
university law school, the Miller com
pulsory vaccination bill and the
Mains bill to require jail convicts to
work and to allow them So day 10
apply on their fine.
Madison, May 3.-Senator Noble
bill to authorize cities to vote for the
of the aldemanic system
Of city government and to substitute
therefor a system of governmnt BY
was on the calendar OF the
senate for advancement to third read
ing 1t was laid over until -Tuesd2y
and Senator Whitehead announced
that the bill was extremely Important,
involving great and radical changes
in our system Of municipal government
and ought to receive most careful
The Martin bill to
grant to the board of control the
power 10 parole prisoners III tEc
state prison was finally passed by
concurrence in the assembly amenu-
ment which provides that the approval
OF the governor must be had before
such power Of parole shall be exer
c;sed The socialistic bill introduced
by the assembly committee on cities
and passed by that house, authorizing
Milwaukee to establish and operate
depots for fuel supplies, was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Assemblyman Grassie succeeded in
having action deferred on his resolu-
ton to raise the salary of the attor-
ney general to $4,000 a yer and
make the term 10 years. Among th'
measures killed were: The Berner
social democratic eight-hour day bill
the Alldridge bill making 1t false
pretenses TO induce men to change
their places of labor on promises
not fulfilled, the Brockhausen bill &c
destroy the defense of contributors
negligence, the Hebron bill to forbid
judgese from practicing law, the Esta
brook bill to regulate the practice oil
civil engineering. Senator HudnalFs
bill to appropriate $1,000 for extendine
and improving the interstate park al
the dells of the ST. Croix river was
concurred in. some twenty petitions
appeared In the assembly in favor Oh
the proposition to establish a state
park at DEVILS lake AssemblymaI
Luy introduces a resolution which
contemplates an investigation into Tho
home finding associations for depend
ent children.
The comittee on roads and bridges
reported in favor of adopting the joint
resolution which proposes an amen /
ment to the constitution so as to au
thoriZe the state to aid in the con
struction of highways. Scores of pc
titions have come in from all parts Of
the state in favor of Lnis project
The assembly killed the Douglas
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of committee to examine inc
and report upon the finances of th1
state, beginning with the close Of the
last term Of Peck, as governor.
A bill to create naval reserve
came into the assembly through the
judiciary committee. 1t provides fol
aiob+ Divisions of naval reserves To he