Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-17
4 Short Thursday.

again protested that the joint conven-
ton of the legislature was essentially
superfluous so far as the election of a
the two houses having independently
performed that little act January
26th; but Lieutenant Governor
Strange YEARLY observed that the
point of order was not well taken"
and requested the calling of the roll.
AS usual 13 senators voted for Isaac
Stephenson and 40 assemblymen-a
total of 62, or short of enough to
elect the whole number present being
$780, The three. absentees we're Sena-
tor Hazelwood who is i'll at his home
in Jefferson, Senator Lockney of
Waukesha, and Assemblyman Fenelon
of Ripon.
In the senate Senator Lehr moved
that a joint committee of two sena'
tors and three assemblymen be ap-
pointed to act upon the communities
ton of the governor relating to the
insurance commissioner. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on
insurance and banking. Bills were
introduced By Senator Lehr, estab-
fishing local public utility commits
sions in every county, to consist OF
three men, each appointed by the gov
ernor, at a salary of $40 per day; by
Senator Brazeau, authorizing the
state to issue bonds to run for
period not to exceed fifty years for
the purpose of acquiring public lands
by purchase or condemnation pro-
ceedings, the amount not to exceed
one per cent of the value of the tax
able property; by Senator Martin IN
creasing the appropriation from $4,000
to $4,000 for the Dairymen's assocla-
ton: by Senator Whitehead, forbid
ding the collection of liquor bills by
garnishee or attachment; by Senator
Hardwood, for the establishment OF
A. home for feeble minded, epileptics
and idiots and making an approprla-
ton of 100000 for it; by Senator
Marsh, requiring appointing officers
under the civil service to file specific
reason in cases of removal or suspen-
sion and increasing the salaries OF
the commissioners from S. per diem
to $1,000 per annum, allowing the gov
ernor to make the salary of the presi-
dent of the board more than $l,200,
and changing the appropriation for
the commission from $12 900 to ST.
900: by Senator Browne, abolishing
the fees of county Judge and fixing
uniform salaries of $50 for each thous-
and of population UP to $4,000 and $25
for each additional thousand; also
increasing the appropriation from So
600 to $4,000 for the geological and
natural history survey; also permit
ting claimants for rewards of boun-
ties on wild animals to make oath be-
fore a Justice of the peace or notary,
if a county clerk is not conveniently
located
Many important bills came into the
assembly, among them these. By Mr.
Rcethe, permitting residents to hunt
on their own premises in the open
season without obtaining a license;
by Mr., Egan, to permit the killing OF
but one deer each year by resident
and nonresident hunters; by Mr.
Wells, providing for the acquisition OF
certain lands in Grant county for use
as a state park, and appropriatlng
$4,000 therefor; by Mr. Wittig, pro-
viding for the location of state nor
NAL school in Green Bay, and appro.
priating s150,000; by Mr.. Coolidge
compelling trust companies doing
banking business to incorporate as
banks; by Mr. Whitman, creating a
state park at Blue Mounds and appro-
priating $4,000 for it's purchase; by
Mr.. Kempf, preventing the establish
ment of slaughtering houses on the
banks of any creek, river or running
water except by written authority OF
the health department of the town or
city: by Mr.. Stack, providing for the
return of a portion of the state tax on
railroads by the state treasurer to
the county treasurer; by Mr.. Bu-
sacker prohibiting boys under IL
wears and girls under 16 years from
selling papers or periodicals in any
public place; by Mr.. Farrell, compel
ling applicants for marriage licenses
to apply 80 days before permit IS
granted; by Mr.. Harras, making ped
dlers' licenses for two horse teams or
automobiles $50; one horse wagon
s25. vehicles not drawn by horses or
power. SIS; carrying merchandise on
foot SIS; by Mr.. Towne, prohlDltlng
any person, firm or corporation from
using any cream separator stationed
in a building containing stable, I'M
less separated by a Partition; by Mr..
Atwood, providing that county boards
appropriate half of the cost of re-
pairing or building bridges in town
when the cost exceeds one-eighth OF
one per centum of all the taxable
property in the town; by Mr. Wehr-
vein. making every primary election
day and the Tuesday next preceding
registration days, and prohibiting any
person from registering on or after
the day of holding the primary with
out personally appearing before the