Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-02
Governor to Give Four Names to
Senate on tuesday.
MAUD NEPRUD is CONFIRMED
Three Weeks Work by Legislature
Finds Little Accomplished 200
Bills acknowledgements
tional Convention Asked.
BY FRED L. HOLMES.


work by the Wisconsin legislature
finds little accomplished. Upwards Of
200 bills have been introduced and
committee hearings have been held on
some of the important measures. The
/ work of the session seems to lag.
/ Assemblyman Julius Kiesner, Mill
waukee, offered a resolution for the
calling of a constitutional convention
10 amend the present constitution. As
semblyman Ruling presented resolu-
/ ton To amend the, constitution prOvid-
ing that cities may increase their debt
limit an additional five per cent In case
the city desires to purchase the street
cars or other municipal plants.
/ AsSemblyman Conway, Milwaukee,
offered resolution for legislative
| investigation by two senator's and three
assemblymen of the feasibility OF the
purchase Of the DellS of the Wisconsin
river as state park.
4 bill has been introduced by As
semblyman Hasley. Milwaukee, pro-
vlding for an eight-hOur day on all
state printing contracts. There is no
Limitation in the present law.
The senate has confirmed the APP
pointment Of Miss Maud Neprud, Viro-
qua. as a member OF the state board Of
control, and il is now expected that
Governor Blaine will send three or
four appointments TO the senate on
Tuesday. These appointments win prob
ably include the tax commission, and
possibly the state railroad commission.
IL seems practically certain that Judge
I Charles d. Rosa, BelOit, will be named
as a member of the tax commission
to take the place OF Nils T. Haugen,
who held the position for 20 years.
The Red Arrow-the insignia of the
! Thirty-secOnd division, will probably
be- protected by an act of the legisla-
lure. a bin 10 accomplish this pur-
rose was offered I'm the house by As
semblyman Frank II. Fowler. La
Crosse. The present law on the stat
ute books protects the insignia of the
g. A. Il. and other military OrganiZa-
tiOns, and the Fowler bill will extend
all of these legal projections to the
Red Arrow insignia.
All eggs sold In the state will have
To be candled IL the bill proposed by
| Assemblyman A. r. MattesOn, James
Vile. is enacted into law. Such
measure was introduced In previous
legislatures, but was defeated. The
bin has the support OF many OF the
merchants Of the state.
Members Of the legislature are dis
cuSsing the form i'm which a proposed
amendment shall be offered increasing
| the salary Of members OF the legisia-
ture. The salary of the members is
fixed by the state constitution at $500.
In order To increase this salary a con-
stitutiOnal amendment must pass
i through two successive sessions Of the
legislature, and then be approved by
the people. An amendment which
would leave II To the legislature to fix
salaries was voted down by the people
last spring. Ii is now the plan TO
offer new amendment which will def
/ nitely increase the salary OF Legislators
from $500 10 1000 for the term. II
is probably I'm this form that the con-
StitutiOnal proposal will be offered.
There Is a great demand on the part
| OF the state TO find new revenues to
meet the increased cost of government.
The various boards. departments. In.
/ stiutiOns and educational establish
ments of the state have filed requests
with the Legislature for ST1. 926.4S2.
Bills offered in the assembly are:
Higgins - Unclaimed deposits In
| banks after seven years shall be
turned over 10 tile state treasurer foI
/ the school fund.
!. II. Farr-Pupils far from the
school may be boarded at the expense
Of the district.
Caldwell-Sale Of real estate shall
show on the record the full money con
sideratiOn.
Perry-Cord of wood shall be 12C
| cubic feet.
Perry-OfIicers attending Circuit
court shall receive 50 q day.
MISUNDERSTANDING for state life
/ fund shall get n fee for obtaining each
policy holder Of S. instead of - cents
as at present.
Sachtjen - Making the Capital
Times, Madison, the official state pa-
per.
Mark-Soldiers and sailors Of the
United States. who become peddlers.
need not pay a license.
Cushman-Increasing the jurisdic-
ton of the County court Of Monroe
county.
Fowler-County judge shall not
draw wills of residents of the county.
Fowler-Repealing the present law
requiring the Official publication Of
proceedings of cities OF second and
third classes.
Assemblyman Dahl offered a con
stitutional amendment that In civil
cases five-sixths of the jurors shall de