Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-03
Yet More Bills

Yet More Bills.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 23-If a bill in
troduced by Senator Marsh becomes
a law, the University of Wisconsin,
income will be cut down something
like $114,000 This sum would have
to be made from other sources. Sena-
tor Marsh's bill provides that any
student, after acquiring a years resi-
dence in Wisconsin, which, of course,
would be the result at the end of the
freshman year, need not pay tuition
fees.
Senator Lockney put in a bill which
will make Wisconsin a fertile field
for the organization of insurance
companies writing surety bonds, plate
glass insurance, burglary Insurance,
credit insurance accident insurance
and title guaranty insurance. 1t
amends the present statutes SO that
five men instead of fifteen, as now
provided, may organize such a COM
pany and cuts the capital to $4,000
form 100000, as now required.
This capitalization would permit the
writing of any one kind of casualty in
surance and an additional $4,000 is
asked by the bill for the writing of
each one of the other classes. Here
tofore, the requirement has been $50
600 for each class. The bill, if
passed, would permit the organization
of an insurance company writing six
kinds of casualty insurance for $780,
900 in capitalization. The present law
would require for the same incorpora-
ton, a total capital of $3.50 900.
Other new senate bills were: Appro-
priating $1,S7O,0Oo approximately for
improvements to several charitable
and penal institutions-ap propriating
about S575,000 for current expenses
and $131 500 for deficit; appropriating
$4,000 for workshop for blind; appro-
priating $4,000 for fund for Irvine
plant at prison, to be used as working
capital; exempting all credits from
taxation; prohibiting discrimination in
conducting fire, marine or casualty in
surance; providing for election OF
supervisor of assessment and a mar
shall for towns appropriating $4,000
for changes and additions to the La
Crosse normal; $4,000 for additional
land for Milwaukee normal and $780,
600 additional for equipment and fur
nishings; $4,000 for additional land
at Oshkosh normal and $4,000 for a
boiler house, $4,000 additional land
at Platteville; $16,S00 for various
buildings and furnishings at Stevens
Point; $685. for a woman's dorml-
tory and furnishings at Superior;
$4,000 for addition to Whitewater
normal; creating a forest, fish and
game commission to have entire
charge of the work of the present for
estry and fish and game departments;
and making it compulsory to have
one woman a member of the board OF
education in all cities of the second,
third or fourth classes.
Merlin Hull and Henry E. Roethet
both editors, made the, speeches. OF
the assembly this morning. Mr.. Hull
speaking in behalf of his bill to penal
ize the small town 1oafers for using
obscene language in the presence of
children, and Mr.. Roethe speaking for
his bill to abolish the state tax COM
mission. Mr.. Hulfs bill was adj
vanced, while Mr. Roethe's bill was
killed. Mr.. Roethe's fire marshal $
office also was killed.
Another Senatorial Vote.
In the Joint ballot for United states
senator III votes were cast. Steph-
enson received 49, He was 10 snort
of an election.