Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-01-28
ASSEMBLY MAY TAKE ACTION
FOR ITSELF.
DESPAIR OF AN AGREEMENT
Lower House recalls JOINT Resolution
After Much Debate-Committee on
Elections to Count Ballots in Ties
Ludlow Contest-EIver Would Ahol-
ish Limit of Damages.
Madison. Jan. 25.

AlCSE CNO WSchS VI AAlI0l AuA(ISht
dickering to adept uniform rules to
govern both houses of the legislature,
the assembly yesterday afternoon by
large vote rejected a minor amend
ment offered by the senate to the sub
stitute for the joint resolution O.
rules, and then voted to recall the
joint resolution, putting the leg sla-
| ture just where it was days ago. Aft
err considerable debate the assen bly,
passed a substitute for the original
| joint resolution, changing slightly the
rules of the Legislature. The senate
conourred and then sent up a sl@ht
amendment which provoked a viSor-
GUS debate on the floor of the lower
house, in the course of which Assem-
blymen Leroy and Norcross took
leading parts.
The Marinette legislator stoutly OF
posed any attempt to arrive at an
agreement between both houses as
to uniform rules. and pointed to the
delay already experienced as the most
telling argument against any such
maneuvers. Mr.. Norcross cham
pioned the cause of the joint resot'
ton, and after about half an hours
debate the question of cCncurrn.: il
the amendment was voted down. AS
semblyman Sprague then move1 to
recall the origna resolution and the
motion prevailed almost unanim sly.
Election Contest.
The committee on electors met to
| take up the contest in Green county
between Assemblyman Ties and Willis
Ludlow. Mr.. Ties, republican, is at
present in the seat, but Mr. Ludlow,
| democrat. promises a fight. The meet
ing was short and adjournment was
taken until Tuesday, when the clerk
of Green county will be on hand with
the ballot boxes from eight precincts.
1t is claimed by Mr.. Ludlow that bal
| lots were thrown out as defective
| which would have given him margin.
Municipal Fuel Depots.
A measure was Introduced by F, ].
Weber yesterday afternoon, which,
in its aims, will materially affect M.
waukee. 1t provides that cities of
| the first class be empowered by their
city council to establish depots for
fuel and supplies, and to acquire
buildings, lands and docks, in order
that the city may undertake to sell to
| its citizens fuel.
| Mr.. Mckenzie proposed another
amendment to the primary law at the
afternoon session, according to which
| if all candidates in a primary receive
% per cent. of the votes cast for that
| party at the last general election,
then the candidate with the highest
number Of votes shall be denominated
the party candidate If all the can
didates do not obtain a total of 25 per
cent. of the total vote at the last gen.
eral election, then the highest candi.
date may not be denominated the
party candidate but must run indie
pendently.
No Limit to Damages.
| Assemblyman Elver of Madison in
troduced a bill taking away the pro
vision that no more than S., 600 may
be collected for the death of a person
occasioned by the wrongful act of an
other. No limit is set for damages.
At the request of citizens in Price
county in the towns or Ogema, Hill
and Brennan, Assemblyman Stout in
troduced bill providing for the sepa
ration of a part of Price county ard
tackiEg the separated portion onto
| Taylor county. The movement :
said to be the result of a political
| quarrel in which G. A. Rosander, the
opponent of Mr. Stout in the last cleo
ton, figures as one of the main fac
| tors.
Primary Law Repeal.
One of the bones of contention at
the present session may re the prim-
airy election law. Assemblyman Mar
| quardt of Marathon county, intro
duced a bill. short but explicit in
| terms to repeal in it's entirety the
l
| primary election law of 1908. Mr.
Marquardt has taken this step at the
| reuesqt of some of his constituents.
Aimed at Promoters.
A bill introduced by Assemblyman
Bancroft, relating to false or exagger.
ated statements made by corporations
or partnerships in regard to their
| business to the public, promises to
be OF vital interests to many corpor.
| ations throughout the state, most
mitally affecting the mining ventures
in southwestern Wisconsin. Any
| false or wilfully exaggerated state
ment in regard TO facts connected
! with their business is MADE a felony
under the terms of the law and pun
| ishable by the extreme penalty of a
fine of 100000 The language of the