Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-03-21
TRIAL OF D|ETz
MAY Be DELAYED
MEASURE INTRODUCED BY uRou-
/. HART CREATING A NEW couN-
TY CAUSES FURRY.
WOULD PENALlZE HUNTERS
Would Impose Penalty for Hunting
on Unimproved Lands-Would
Grant West AlIis a Portion of
Fair Grounds for Park.

Madison-Somewha of a furry has
been caused among the northern mem.
bers of the legislature, by the discov-
cry that under the terms of a bill in
troduced by Assemblyman Urquhart.
creating new county in the north
western part of the state, the urls
diction of Sawyer county o1er the
Dietz family and their trials on vari-
Gus charges might be seriously affect
ed. The proposed new county takes
IN the Dietz farm, and under the Wis
consin law, If the bill should pass and
be published before May 2, the trial
OF John Dietz might L ave to go to the
new county. The statute provides that
cases arising in territory annexed to
new counties, which are created be
fore the case proceeds to trial." must
be handled by the new county. Law
yers here DO not believe the Dietz
case has proceeded to trial" and will
not until the trial has been actually
begun
The committee on state affairs in
troduced two bills, one providing
penalty for hunting on unimproved or
wild lands and the other granting
West Allis the use Of a portion of the
state fair grounds for park purposes
The bill providing for the printing
of the reports of the Vicksburg com
mission was re-referre6 to the com
mittee on judiciary in order that the
printing of these reports of "a special
order may be subject to the same
provisions of statutes as governs the
printing of such matters.
1t has been learned that the larger
railroads operating in Wisconsin
have offered to settle the litigation
involving the back-taxes claimed by
the state under the old license fee
law to the amount of over 81 800, 900,
for the sum of $345,000. This figure
was submitted to the special commit
tee of the 1909 legislature, of which
former Senator George B. Hudnall Of
Superior was chairman, last Deem
Der, and communicated to Governor
McGovern shortly after inauguration.
The governor, however, has not yet
decided whether to favor settlement
on this basis or not, and since the
criticism incident to the collection
of a $345, 900 inheritance tax from the
Kennedy estate of New York through
the attorney generals department,
he has displayed no anxiety to get
the matter before the legislature,
which must assent to the settlement.
Another evidence Of the incom-
patability of temper between Attor-
ney General Bancroft and certain Re
publican leaders Of the legislature
was given in the senate when let
ter from the attorney general was
received, complaining in that that
official had not received notification
of the tendency of and hearings on
certain appropriation bills as re-
quired by law This provoked bit
ter speech by Senator Blaine, who
disputed Bancroft's contention and
quoted the law as he saw it. He said
he understood that most of the duties
of the attorney generals Office were
performed by the deputy, Russell
Jackson, whom he praised and cited
/ an instance in which the attorney
general is declared to have ignored
notice of a hearing on bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 to the heirs of the
late Herbert Chynoweth for legal
services several years ago, which
hearing was held the other afternoon,
being followed by another one at
which the deputy attorney general
appeared. Blaine moved that the
communication be returned to the at
torney general with the recommends
ton that that official attend diligent-
! " 10 the duties of his office" but Sen
ator Owen secured its reference to
the judiciary committee. of which
Blaine is chairman. b. inc declared
that "ff the attorney general would
devote his time to the duties of his
office and stay in his office, instead of
taking week-ends and fore-ends for
his vacation, this kind of communica-
ton would not be inflicted by an in
telligent legal adviser Of the state OF
| Wisconsin"
The senate under suspension of the
rules adopted joint resolution Cali
ing for the appointment Of legisla-
tive committee of five to join with
similar committee OF the Minnesota
legislature in seeking to settle the
boundary disputes. A bill appropria-
ting $1,000 for the expenses was in
troduced and viii be passed
Senator Victor Linley of Superior
was prepared to introduce a resolution
virtually calling halt on the attorney
generals department in the matter on