Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-10

Quoted like other elections and poles
are 20 be open from 9 a. m. to p. M.
Wherever adopted no license shall be
in force for two years from the frst
Tuesday in July following the eiec-
ton. The proposed law is not to re
peal the local option or district resi-
dence option laws now in effect Fen
alties for violation OF no license law
are to be fines of $50 to 500 or one
to six months in Jail for first oHense
and fine and Imprisonment both for
second offense Other bills intro
duced were: By Barker, for uniform
minimum license fee of $1,000, provid-
inc penalty for saloonkeepers who al
low minors in their saloons; providing
one-fourth of license moneys to go 70
counties; and making Lincoln's birth
day a legal holiday; Governor David
son sent In the names of B. H. Meyer
as member of railroad rate commits
son for the term ending Feb. 1, 1918,
and J. H. Roemer for the term end
ing Feb. 1, 1913.
The first county option petition
came into the assembly this morning.
II was from Chetek containing
list of 80 names and was presented
by Assemblyman George Scott.
Among the new bills were these:
BY Mr.. Kubasta, making it optional
with county to give aid to towns IN
the construction of roads and bridges,
to allow school districts to hold an
nual meetings in June instead OF
July: by Mr. Whitman, to repeal the
advisory clause of the primary cleo
ton law, that instructS members OF
the legislature of the choice of the
voters for United States senator;
also to erect at state expense monu-
ment at Dodgeville to Henry Dodge,
first territorial governor of Wiscon-
sin; By Mr.. Kahaler, depriving sher-
ifs OF the fees for making out
papers. by Mr.. Kindlin, providing
that a roadmaster cannot act also as
weed commissioner; by Mr. Weber,
providing recall for county officers;
by Mr.. viebahn, allowing the forma-
ton of free district high school,
without regard to township lines and
O increase normal school appropria-
tions 100000 annually; by V. H.
Cady. two bills relating to closed sea-
son for fish on the Baraboo river.
Madison, Jan. Ex-senator Isaac
Stephenson drifted a trife farther
away from the goal of election today
On the third joint ballot he received
GO votes, losing the ballots of AS
semblymen Towers of Columbia, who
voted for Governor Davidson; Leuch,
of Milwaukee, who voted for Con-
gresham John J. Esch and Simon
Smith, of Beloit, who voted for Will
liam H. Hatton. In the assembly a
resolution requesting Senator Ste
phenson to file his expense account
was killed, after an hour of debate.
in which the assembly once OVERRIDE
the chair and then retraced it's steps.
Both houses adjourned till 10 a. m.
Tuesday. The fourth ballot for SEN
ator will be taken at noon that day.
In the senate no action was taken
on the assembly resolution relative to
the senatorial investigation. Bills
were: by Mr.. Bodenstab,
that damages in personal injury cases
shall be in proportion to negligence;
by Mr.. Randolph, permitting rail-
roads to refund excessive charges
made between 1902 and 1907; by Mr..
Donald, for additional appraisers for
tax purposes; by Mr.. Ran
dolph, giving six months for com
plants against railroads; by Mr.. San
born, appropriating $4,000 to state
historical society; by Mr.. Lehr, that
judge may act as county
Judge; sparing life insurance report
ing on expenses expressly limited re-
pealing expense loading clause in in
surance law; repeating retroactive
feature in insurance laws relative to
deferred dividends and distribution of
surplus.
The more important bills in the as
sembly were: by Mr.. Simon Smith,
to allow the common council to file
vacancies in the Office of alderman or
mayor; by Mr. Onstad, fixing pen
atty for drunkenness or disorderly
conduct in country districts. Minimum
fine is $40; by Mr.. Kemper, requir-
ing ten days notice of vote to be
taken on the liquor issue in a no
license district at the town meeting;
by Mr.. Hambrecht, to provide for
representation Of WiscOnsin's re.
sources at the Alaska Yukon exposi-
ton at Seattle; by Mr.. Kimball, pro-
viding for the insurance commissioner
to collect the fire insurance tax, In
stead Of the state treasurer; by Mr..
Leuch, requiring double security OF
officers of the mutual fire insurance
companies, who borrow from the
funds. A resolution asking congress
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