Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-17
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

conference committee of the legislat-
ure. which was appointed to come to
an agreement ON the primary investi-
ton resolution, the senate repre-
sentatives agreed to increase the as
sembly representation on the investi-
cation committee rom to 5, to ex-
tend the investigation to all senator
ial candidates, and to complete the
investigation by March 1. By this
action the assembly wins two of~the
points it has been struggling for.
A joint resolution was introduced
in both houses to extend the period
for the introduction of bills from Feb
ruary 6 to February 10. A message
from the governor was delivered TO
the senate appointing John @. Emery
dairy and food commissioner, G. A.
Harper as member of the state board
of health and ]. d. Beck to be COM
tistics. Bills introduced were: By Sen
ator Browne, authorizing town boards
to have earth roads dragged; also
enabling state boards to lay out and
ornament state parks and govern and
manage them; by Senator Burke, re-
quiring distr' ct boards of suspended
schools to furnish transportation for
pupils living two or more miles from
a school to which they are transferred;
by Senator Stout, annulling the water
ways commission; by Senator Blaine,
to prevent evasion of inheritance tax
by making property liable to taxation
transferred even ten years before
death of testator; by Snator Owen,
authorizing jewellers to form mutual
fire insurance companies; by Senator
Brazeau, increasing the salary of the
commissioner of the bureau of labor
statistics from $4,000 to $4,000, that of
the deputy commissioner from $1,000
to $500, chief clerk from $1,000 to
$1,000, clerk from $40 to $1,000 and
providing for an additional stenog-
rapher at a salary of $1,000; also COM
polling licensing of plumbers in cities
of the fourth class; by Senator Blaine,
requiring the secretary Of state to
print for general distribution election
and primary laws and laws relating
to cities and villages. Provisions for
a state exhibition at the Alaska Yu-
kon- Pacific exposition are made in a
bill introduced by Senator j. H. Stout,
who asks for $4,000.
Assembly bills were-By Mr.. Fisher,
to appropriate to the Wisconsin to-
bacco growers and dealers associa-
ton $500; also, to increase the annual
appropriation of the live stock SAM
tary board from $500 to $4,000; by Mr..
Ingalls,, giving cities the power to re-
quire the placing of telephone, tele-
on streets to be aved within 60 days
after the passage of any such ordin-
ance also by request, that tonsorial
operations may be performed on Sun
day as work of mercy and necessity.
without being considered a violation
of the Sunday law; by Mr.. Viebahn,
increasing the number of county train
ing schools to which state aid Is
given from 20 to 80; also to permit
township high school districts to be
formed On other than township lines;
by Mr.. Hull, prohibiting town boards
of any town, adjoining city or incor-
porated village, from granting liquor
licenses within one mile of the cor
porate limits of such city or incor.
porated village; also, changing the
date of holding the September prim-
airy election from the first Tuesday to
the fourth Tuesday in September; al
so, providing that all inheritance
taxes paid to the state treasurer be
transferred by the treasurer TO
the common school fund and dis
bursed same as provided for the com
mon school fund income; by Mr.. Har-
ras, authorizing the university re-
gents to carry on the extension depart
ment, to teach and experiment in the
science of baking and the sanitary OPP
Grafton of bakeries, to form classes
and hold Institutes throughout the
state, and appropriating $4,000 an
nually for this purpose; by Mr.. Ham
mill, providing that highway taxes, to
an amount not less than one nor more
than seven mills on the dollar, be as
sessed on the valuation of the real
and personal property Of each town;
by Mr.. Coolidge, creating state
board of accountancy and providing
for certified accounts; by Mr.. Whittet,
prohibiting persons selling or distrib-
uting packages of seed in excess of
one pound without label stating pur-
ity Of seed; by Mr.. Roethe, abolishing
the state tax commission, county SUI.
perintendent of assessments, jury
commissioners, game wardens, bureau
of vital statistics, civil service com
mission, state borad of veterinary ex-
aminers, university medical depart
ment, county supervisors of highways,
state board of immigration and state
fire marshal; by Mr.. Egan requiring all
doors on public buildings swing out
ward; also compelling fire escapes to
be placed on factories employing over
25 people; also, prohibiting the wear
ing of badges of an order by suspend