Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-07-04
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

ior Inc acquisition by the state of a
tract OF land surrounding DEVILS lake,
Tor the purpose of establishing a
state park, and appropriating $35, 900
annually for three years for the pur.
chase of land. The vote was Fl % 2.
only Senators Hagemeister Smith
and Wright voting against the bill.
The principal objection was that the
track on which options have been Sc
cured by the state at $40 to 500 per
acre does not front on the shore of
the lake, but this was removed by an
amendment introduced by Senator
Hazelwood which provides that no
purchase shall be made before op.
lions have been acquired on the land
directly on the shore.
Senator Marsh's bill amending the
primary election law so that the date
OF holding the primary election be
changed to the first Tuesday in June
was indefinitely postponed. Another
OF his bills relating to a stringent re.
quirement for medical practitioners.
was refused third reading, after a
lengthy argument between Senators
Marsh and Noble, by a vote of Ia TO
IL. The bill, making FRAUDULENT state.
ments to livery stable keepers as to
Instance travelled or distances To he
travelled by horses rented from the
Keeper nisdemeanor, was passed
Inc assembly bill permitting com
mon councils TO submit proposed Or
FINANCES to vote of the people with.
out petition for such action was con.
CURED in. The senate concurred IN
the bill giving to the city of Mil
waukee school board of Is members
70 De elected at large. The bill In.
creasing the salaries of the attorney
general and his assistants was con.
Cured in. The salary of the attor.
ney general was increased to $4,000
that OF deputy attorney general to
So'oO0 that OF first assistant to $4,000.
nat OF second assistant to $4,000 and
that OF law examiner to $4,000 One
hundred more blue books will be al.
TED each member of the legislature
THIS year, making the total number
900 The assembly bill to this effect
was concurred in by the senate. The
assembly bill designating the various
Things for which candidates for Office
may spend money during the cam.
paign was non-concurred in by a
vote of Ia to IL. Senators Brazeau
and Martin spoke in behalf of the
measure. Railroad employees and tele.
graph operators are to be prohibited
from working more than eight hours
day Two assembly bills to that
erect We're concurred in by the SEN
ate after a lengthy discussion. TIL,
Bill appropriating $4,000 for the com.
mission appointed by the governor
Tor the investigation of land trans.
fers was passed.
In the assembly contest occurred
on the inheritance tax bill. It is a
measure transferring the collection of
this tax to tina take commission
from the state department. As it
came back from the tax committee It
provided for tax attorney at SIS 900
year to be appointed BY the tax
commission. 1t was limited on the
moor during the debate that a scheme
was on foot to fix fat job for some
one-that in fact woodchuck was
hidden away in the measure. The
claims committee struck out the
$4,000 and Mr.. Sprague offered an
amendment to restore it, but Mr.. Ell.
yer spoke vigorously in opposition
Gee 'aring It a perniclous policy for
the state to enter upon the innova.
ton Of giving every commission IT'S
SPECIAL attorney. and ar. LEROY
argued that the law affairs of the
state belonged clearly and specifically
Under the attorney general Mr.. In.
gram spoke ia favor ef the tax com,
mission naming its attorney: but the
Sprague amendment was voted down.
Then that by the committee on
claims was adopted. This cuts out
the $4,000 place Another amendment
offered by Mr. Thomas OF Racine,
giving TO counties 20 per cent OF the
tax was adopted. The counties now
give only per cent. The the bin
was passed, II was reported in tha
chamber that T. c. Richmond was
stated for the $4,000 place which the
assembly declined to create. The btu
now goes to the senate
There is to be no $1,000 position as
chief deputy game warden for Charles
ID. Nelson Tka tsl to establish the
position was on the house calendar
for passage but Mr.. Harring speared
into it vigorously and the house unan.
imously swept it of into the rubbis
heap
The same fate befell the bill 10 pen.
sion Ex-Governor w. r. TAYLOR at
$500 year Mr.. Elver spoke feel
ingly and eloQuently for the bill and
In behalf OF Mr. Taylor and in expla.
nation Of his services to the state.
but Mr., Turner read the constitution
al provision which seems TO forbid
civil pensions. and Mr.. Potter thought
II shame that Mr.. Taylor was not
cared for handsomely but objected
~ hot Hal To- ~ n.