Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-11-28
A SPECIAL SESSION
FOR FIRST OF YEAR
Gov. E. L. Phillip Working on the
Call for Extra Session of
Legislature.
PROBABLE WORK TO BE DONE
Eight Measures for Consideration
Seem Practically Certain of Be-
ing Suggested by the Chief
Executive.

Madison.-It is probable that the
special session of the legislature, upon
the call for which Governor Philip
has been working for some tme
passed, will not be convened until
early in January.
Governor Philip is convinced that
he cannot complete his program In
time to have lawmakers wind up their
work for the Christmas holidays. For
this reason, it is said, the session Will
be allowed to slide until after the ar
rival of the new year.
Many Conferences Held.
Conference follows upon conference
in the executive offices these days.
Some of the measures discussed at
these gatherings are receiving cons1d-
Grafton from the states executive.
Others are meeting with fiat rejection.
Governor Philip has said that he will
make every effort to trim the business
of the session to the bone"
Eight measures are practically GER
tain of receiving a position on the
slate. These are:
l. Revision of the tax laws of the
state. Increased income taxes to meet
war expenditures are practically GER
tain
2. Legislative action on whether or
not saloons shall be closed on Sun
days. The statute already provides
for the closing, but the legislature will
be asked to decide whether it shall be
enforced.
3. Governor Phillip will ask power
to appoint a successor to the late Sen
atOr Paul o. Husting. He will base his
fight on the ground that a special cleo
would cost the taxpayers more than
100000
May Revise Fishing Laws.
4. Codification of the drainage laws.
special legislative committee has
drafted a bill to take the place of one
vetoed by, the governor during the clos
ing days of the last session.
3. Revision of the state aid law for
soldiers dependents to put it in har-
mony with the workings of the federal
aid law.
6. Revision of the fishing laws to
permit the catching of siX-inch perch.
This is now permitted by the state
conservation commission, but direct
statute is desired.
Z. Enactment of a law to permit
meetings of farmers organizations for
consideration of better market cOndi-
tons.
s. Plan of Senators Burke and Ben
nett for nonpartisan elections during
the war.
Unless Governor Philip is given
power to appoint a successor to Sen
ator Husting, it is considered probable
that the vacancy In the United States
senate will remain untitled until the
general election next fall. The mat
ter of calling d special election is en-
tirelS in the hands of the governor.
While the governor Is winning oppo-
nents to the appointment plan to his
side daily, there still appears to
be enough opposition to put up a
strong fight in the legislature.
There are some who say that the
governor will be forced to name the
man ale will appoint to the job before
the legislature will put an 0. X. on
his request.
1t is for revision of the tax laws that
an extra session was primarily consid-
cred. More money is needed to oper-
ate the state government during the
war period and Governor Philip is
going to let wealth stand the burden
of the extra costs.