Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-05

honors of the opposition with ME-
BRAY. who delivered a long and F9rce-
full speech.
Mr.. LIE Roy from the chair read a
telegram received from Mlch.san
man. as follows: Has the spring
shooting law passed and when? wire
answer"
Mr.. Mains moved the previous Ques-
tion. and Mr. Twesme demanded the
ayes and noes The bill was killed
by vote of 46 to 40.
A motion to reconsider the vote was
then voted down by decisive ma
jority.
The same fate which befell bill
two years ago. increasing the salary
of the bank commissioner from $4,000
to $500. was duplicated in the assem-
bly,
The bill providing for an aodl-
tional appropriation of $500 TO pay
the last bills of the senatorial lnvestl-
CATION came in from the senate Just
before adjournment. Mr.. Bray asked
for immediate consideration OF the
measure. Under suspension OF the
rules. every member present voted
for the bill, So votes being cast Tor 1t.
The point was raised that so votes
were required for appropriation bills.
Mr.. Bray then moved a reconsidera-
ton of the vote and on the adSIce
of Speaker Bancroft the motion was
laid over until this morning, when 1t
oh
available to pass the bill
Mr.. Hambrecht made valiant ef-
fort in the assembly to save from in
definite postponement his bill to
equalize the salaries of the circuit
judges. Some of the judges, ne
pointed out, had no travelling at all TO
do and their $500 allowance for travel
ing expenses was clear velvet" while
a number of those upstate who had
several counties in their circuits were
compelled to spend more than their
allowance in filling their engagements.
His bill proposed a fat salary Of S.
600 for all judges and their actual
travelling expenses added.
On roll CALL the bill was killed by
a vote of "a to II.
Madison April 26.-After one of the
hardest forensic battles of the session
the assembly adopted an amendment
to the Cleary single franchise tele-
phone bill which cuts all provisions
of the substitute measure reported
out by the transportation committee
except that paragraph providing for
connection of competing tel
phone companies lines in villages
and cities.
Immediately after adoption OF the
which was offered by
Mr. Keup, the assembly adopted a
motion to adjourn until 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning, when the fight
will be resumed over the bill as
amended
That the state has been licensing
for the last three yeaT 4.
at a financial loss, was the informas
ton impaired to the assembly com
mittee on judiciary by Secretary of
State Frear.
The number plates alone issued to
each autoist he said, cost about so
cents, or one-half the amount re-
ceived for the license, and the bal
ance of the fund is not sufficient TO
pay the salaries of the two clerks
employed to look after the registra-
ton.
The judiciary committee, it is un-
derstood. comtemplates reporting out
for passage a substitute bill for the
half dozen measures under consider
alton, incorporating some of the sug-
gestions made by Mr.. Frear. The
most important change in the law
will be a provision providing for
fee of 81 for all automobiles licensed
by the state, and a new proviso
adding motorcycles to the list of
vehicles which must be registered
and licensed. The fee for these two
wheel machines will be 81.
Sheriffs of Wisconsin will be able
% hold office for more than one term
I the voters of the state vote to
amend the constitution to that effect.
Inc senate passed Senator Owens
oint resolution to amend the con-
Stitution so as to permit sheriffs to
hold office continuously; also the
one amending the constitution so as
% do away with the decennial CEN
'us and the Sanborn resolution To
permit judicial circuits to elect more
han one judge.