Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-03-18
Madison, March Is.

ployes on the pay roll after the appro-
priation for such work is exhausted
were given attention in the senate
when Senator Hudnall protested Wig
orously to bill appropriating 81, 5S5
compiling the last state census. The
legislature two years ago made a spe-
cific appropriation for this purpose,
mot to exceed $4,000" This apprO-
priation ran out before the work WAS
completed, the clerks remained at
work and now seek to get their
pay. There is no question about the
justice of the claim, but Senator Hud-
nall declared his unalterable oppOsi-
ton to setting a precedent which al
lowed administrative officers to exceed
appropriations and disregard limits
set by the legislature to expenses to
be incurred for specific purposes.
Senator Burns, chairman of the com
mittee on claims, assumed RESPONSE
bility for the fact that the census APP
900, explaining that two years ago as
chairman on claims he had caused
this limit to be set instead of allowing
an indefinite and unlimited appropria-
ton to go through. He said that
these clerks had earned their pay hon
estly and that the state was rich
enough to pay it's honest debts. If
the situation presented an administra-
tive wrong he declared that some
people in high places ought to be
jumped upon, and not the poor clerks;
Senator Hudnall holly resented what
he considered as an imputation that
he did not dare to go after the big
ones responsible for the disregard Of
the appropriation, but this was shown
to be a misunderstanding between
him and Senator Burns and was
smOothed over. The bill was ordered
to engrossment and third reading.
County rarm Schools.
Senator Stout, for the committee On
education, introduced a bill to author
ize villages to pay part of the cost
of county schools of agricultural and
domestic economy, and to issue bonds
for this purpose not to exceed one
fifth of the cost. AS the village of
Winneconnie desires to vote on such
bonds at the coming election, unani-
nous consent was given for the sus-
pension of the rules and the bill was
Immediately passed.
Judicial Bill Laid over.
TO the judicial machinery of Milwau-
kee was laid over by the senate. The
bill came from the assembly with an
amendment allowing the establish
ment of one instead of two additional
judges and on motion of Senator
Roehr. by request of Senator Fair
child, was laid over until Tuesday
morning, when the question will be
on concurrence in the assembly
amendment
The committee on roads and bridges
reported for passage the bill to estab-
lish a state road from the Illinois
state line north to Milwaukee The
limit of state expense is $500 per
county affected for the work CT sur
yeying, and the execution of the plan
will be left to others who are desir-
GUS of establishing such a road.
No New Hospital
The committee on charitable and
penal institutions reported in favor of
indefinitely postponing the bill to ap-
propriate 100000 to build an asylum
for the violent and criminal insane at
the northern hospital at Winnebago.
Such a bill was killed at the 1905 ses-
sion of the Legislature and some hopes
were entertained for its passage at
this session as the need for such a
building had grown in the time since
the last legislature.
A favorable report came from the
committee on charitable and penal in
situations on the bill to authorize the
use of money in the workshop fund
for the extension OF parts of the state
prison at Waupun
In order 10 complete the Friday call
endar early enough to allow the COM
mittee on judiciary to complete its
hearing on the -co-employe" bills, the
senate vii meet this morning at $50
instead of 10 o'clock.
Cake for o'Connor.
The bill to authorize the committees
on banks and insurance to hire aetu-
ares and Attorney J. L. O'Connor %
assist in the hearings on the life in
surance bills was reported from con
ference committee in favor of making
the limit CT the cost $4,000 The as
sembly proposed $4,000, the senate cut
IL down TO $1,000, and the compromise
OF the committee on conference, that
i be $4,000 is agreeable to the senate.
Inc Dill was passed under suspen-
sion OF the rules. it being desired 20