Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-04-12

in order to meet a sudden emergency
in moving any large commodity. In
order to help the advancement of this
bill Speaker Ingram took the floor
and made a long speech in which he
pointed out the duty of the members.
There was a little furry when Kneen
of La Crosse charged that the speaker
had refused to speak before the trans
portation committee on the bill and
that he had preferred to go before the
assembly and make a grand stand
play"
Assem- lyman Vint won out on his
bill giving the labor commissioner the
right to inspect logging camps.
Without debate the Reed bill giving
the right of election to widows in
intestate cases was sent to engross-
ment upon reconsideration. This bill
was killed last week, but it was re-
vived by vote of 40 to 80 and then
engrossed A to 43. The bill has been
opposed by Assemblyman Long, who
is Judge of Crawford county.
Besides several bills relating to fish
ing in inland waters, the following
bills were sent to engrossment.
By Weber-Limiting hours of labor
on public buildings to eight.
By G. J. Johnson-Permitting spe-
cial assessments for sidewalks.
By Stern-Relating to salary of the
Milwaukee health commission.
BY Fisher-Limiting expenditures
from hunting license fund and trans
ferring residue to fish commission.
The assembly passed the French
bill relating to printing of state re-
ports and bulletins and the agricul-
tural committees bill relating to rail-
road fences and cattle guards.
Assemblyman Stern introduced a
bill designed to- correct the present
status of the Milwaukee street and
public works commissioners. The bill
Is retroactive, and thus will cure the
present ENHANCEMENT growing out of
Judge Eschweiler's decision that these
two offices were not created legally.
The senate passed the bill provid-
ing for rotation Of names on the pri-
mary ballot and for the filling Of
vacancy on a ticket caused by death
just before or after a primary, to
avoid the situation presented last fall
by the death of Frank T. Tucker, Re-
publican candidate for attorney gen
eral, just before the primary
Sixteen senators voted in favor
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four voted against the bill. Eleven
members, five of whom were open adj
vocates Of the bill, were absent The
bill now goes to the assembly, where,
it is claimed more than sixty votes
are lined UP for it. The roll call on
the woman's suffrage bill, introduced
by Senator James, was as follows:
Ayes-Bishop, Bosshard, Donald,
Hoyt, James, Kileen, Krumrey, Lin
ley, Owen, Sanborn, Teasdale, True,
Weigle, White, Whitehead and zophy
Is.
Noes-Albers, Bodenstab, Randolph
and Wright.
Paired-Snover for the bill; Hust-
ing against
Absent-Blaine, Browne, Burke,
Gaylord, Kleczka, Lehr Lyons, Mar
tin, Perry, Scott and Thomas.
The plans to make Madison beauti-
full city under efficient municipal gov
eminent were advanced by the senate,
the resolution giving the legislature
power to enact legislation affecting
the capital city being adopted. If the
resolution now passes the assembly
it will go to the people for ratification
The resolution looks to a time in the
future when Madison will be under a
form Of government somewhat similar
to that of the District of Columbia.
Action looking to the acquisition by
the state of the famous Stout schools
in Menomonfe was started by the
committee on education and public
welfare, which introduced bill ap-
proving the formation of board Of
trustees to accept for the state the Of
fer Of these buildings in Dunn county.
The schools include departments in
manual training, domestic science and
that are said to be the
equal Vi any III Tic NOulAtA , hlS
committee also recommended bills
providing for industrial training. ma
king appropriations for travelling IL
braries and providing inspection Of
bakeries and CONTEMPORARIES. The
state affairs committee recommended
a bill for Sunday closing of bakeries
and the judiciary committee reported
favorably upon the Milwaukee justice
court bill.
The Hahn bill, giving Milwaukee the
right to establish public lavatories,
or comfort stations" and the Dorner
bill, regulating the height of tree
branches from sidewalks, were adj
vanced by the senate. The following
bills were passed
BY Martin-For choice OF delegates
to national conventions by means of
separate ballot
By Husting to county
courts.
Relating to high schools.
Linley-ControI of dangerous and
communicable diseases.