Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
LONG SESSION
COMES TO END
Legislators Adjourn After Nearly
Four Months.
$50 NEW STATE LAWS PASSED
Both Houses of the Wisconsin Legis-
Iature Will Adjourn Sine Die on
August 25-Session to Cost
About 100000.

Madison.-The legislative session
of 1915 closed so far as new business
is concerned. II will be some time,
taken. When this will come no one
can say. 1t will depend on the print
er and the governor.
Bills passed by the legislature will
be rushed over to the printer just
as fast as possible. but it was said
Saturday by the clerks of the two
houses that it would be Thursday of
next week before the last of the bills
would get to the printer. AS some are
quite lengthy it will take a few days
to print them and get them back iato
the governors hands. Then he has
six days to determine whether he
viii sign them or not. This means
that final adjournment will come some
time between August Fl and August
rs.
With the haste of the closing day
thu legislature did several things
which will benefit citizens of the state.
In spite of the fact that there may
the reduced appropriations, it was
thought safer to make tax levy by
the legislature.
This was done in a bill introduced
by Senator Burke Saturday morning,
and passed by both houses before ad-
iournment The levy, as made by this
bill, was $1,000. The object of the
bill was to legalize the mill tax levies,
there being some question as to their
legality.
Another bill of importance passed
was the emergency appropriation bill,
which provides that in case it is found
any department or institution cannot
get through with their appropriation
they can be granted an emergency
sum, provided there is a surplus in
the treasury over and above the $780,
600 which must now be paid annually
toward clearing up the Indebtedness
of the state to the trust funds.
This bill was due in some measure
to the representations Of President
Van Hise who insisted there was seri-
Gus danger of the university being
crippled. AS Governor Philip had no
desire that anything of that kind
should occur, in spite of the abuse
heaped on the administration by the
university regents and supporters, he
readily agreed to the introduction of
this emergency appropriation bill.
Hence there will be no danger of any
worthy activity of the state suffering.
But each and every one will have to
practice strict economy, as it will only
be on a showing that this has Zen
done that any extra nacaey will be
granted. TAeIner this shall be done
or n0t 6Ill lie with the governor, the
secretary of state and the state treas
ureT.
The two houses were unable to
agree on a Joint resolution for adjourn
ment Each adjourned Independently
until Tuesday, August II, at two
O'Clock At that time there will be a
few members present in each house,
when another adjournment will be
taken, either from day to day or for
three day periods, until such time as
Governor Philip has finished up the
bills before hfA and is ready to an
nounce a cleanup, when the final ad-
Journment will be taken.
One of the last bills acted on was
the plumbing measure, which the SEN
ate killed, leaving the matter as at
present.
The bill Ass, the track depression
bill, was finally disposed of on Satur-
day by the adoption of an amendment
by Senator Bray. which was in line
with the objections made by the gov
ernOT.
The mothers pension bill, as amend
ed 10y Senator Bosshard's amendment.
was concurred in by the senate on
Saturday. The amendment cuts the
state aid in half, from $40. 600 to $685.
OOO. and makes the system compulsory
IN all counties.
Senator Bennett moved nonconcur-
renee and this was lost by a vote of
II to IA, and then the bill was con-
CURED in. as amended. by IA to II.
The senate had on its calendar TWEEN
ty measures, which were all disposed
of in quick order there beng debate
on few and the debate on these short.
The legislature convened on January
is. and probably will adjourn sine die
or August 25. making the total length
of 224 days. The session two years
ago convened on January s and ad-
journed sine die on August Z, a ses-
sion of oil days. The actual business
of the present session was finished on
Saturday. "wo years ago it was fin
ished on July %.
Circuit Court Clerks Elect.
Charles c. Mas. Milwaukee. clerk
of circuit court, and Theodore Dam
mann. Milwaukee, county treasurer,
were each elected president of their