Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-05
SOLDIERS MAY
run FOR OFFICE
Bill introduced to Enable Wiscon-
sin Heroes to Be Candidates.
IS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Assembly Passes the Perry Bill Per.
hitting Cities of Second, Third
and Fourth Glasses TO Adopt
City Manager Plan.

MadisOn.-Soldiers will have an OPP
portunity to become public candidates
for office in Wisconsin if the assembly
concurs in the Severson bill which has
been offered in the senate This bill
was referred to a committee and re-
ported back to the senate the follow
ing day for passage. The SeversOn bill
repeals the section of the nomination
law which requires that the consent OF
the nominee to be a candidate be per
sonally filed by him. Senator Sever
son stated that in many localities
friends of soldiers desired to nominate
them for elective office, but that they
would be disqualified because they are
unable to file the required acceptances.
With little opposition the assembly
has passed the Perry bill permitting
cities of the second, third and fourth
cIasse in Wisconsin to adopt the city
manager plan. This bill permits the
common council of any city to employ
a manager, who shall have power to
organize the departments of the city
and supervise its general affairs. The
assembly also passed the c. K. Han
son bill which permits the legislature
to interpelate appOintive officials and
remove them from office.
The assembly favorably advanced a
biz increasing the county charge for
the care of the insane from $1.75 to
S2.12, and the Otto bill providing that
a caucus IN towns and villages shall
be held not less than twelve days be-
fore an election. The house killed the
Bartingale bill to increase the per cent
to get on the primary ballot and the
GAM bill changing the time for hold
ing the primary from September to
April.
Assemblyman Otto, Milwaukee, APP
pears in the role of knight Grant,
armed with "a bill'' with which to eff
feet the rescue of the small boy. The
abducting villain in this case is the in
dustrial commission. What the villain
was abducting was the Fourth of July
f1recracker, which it had all but done
to its death.
In fact, under a law which permits
it to make such regulations as the leg
islature does not think of, the commits
sion last September issued an order
which Mr. Otto says would have for
ever doomed the firecracker and other
light fireworks dear to the boyish
heart. The Otto bill reinstates the fire
cracker, and specifically states that
the commission shall not have power
again to regulate it to death.
In addition, in the interest of safety,
the bill endeayors to fix standard fire
works that may be sold, in the follow
ing clause:
mo person except a regular mer-
chant or dealer shall receive or pur-
chase or have in his possession or
have for individual use. and no mer-
chant or dealer shall give or sell to
any person for individual use any
other frecrackers than the following:
Firecrackers more than two inches in
length and three-eighthS of an inch in
diameter, roman candles not having in
excess of fifteen balls torpedoes,
sparklers, and what are commonly
known as penny and 5 and 10-cent nov
elites, such as niger chasers, flower
pots, spinning wheels, red fire, torches
and the like, none of which said nov
elites shall exceed in retail price the
sum of 10 cents apiece. This shall
not prohibit fireworks displays made
under the direction of town or munich
pal authorities, provided the same do
not violate other provisions of this sec
ton"
The assembly this week has lifted
dan found 100 songbooks at the uni
versity, which have been loaned to the
assembly. A piano has been rented
on the cooperative plan. The assem-
bly, is ready to sing.
1--WE shall sing before the session be-
gins in the morning." Mr.. Jordan says.
1.-THE singing will therefore be infor
NAL. There was some talk of singing
after the call to order, but ii was
thought best not to mix music and
business too much ar the start"
A state police force. similar to the
state constabulary in Canada, is pro-
posed in bill which has been offered
in the lower house by ASsemblyman
w. B. Chilson of Merrill. The bill pro-
noses that the executive head of the
department shall be appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the senate
for a term OF four years.
Councils May Sell Seized Liquor.
Senator Ray j. Nye has introduced
bill in the upper house which pro-
vides thai 1.-The common council of any
it, mo- sci cnv nrnnertV. including