Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

Five important appointments were sent
to the Senate by Gov. La Toilette on
Friday. The most surprising was that
of Nils L. Haugen of Black River Falls
as a member of the State tax commission
in place of Col. W. ]. Anderson, who
was Gov. Scofeld's private secretary I'M
iii elevated TO the commission few
months ago. An important reappoint-
ment was that of c. r. Bc@T Imam of
Oshkosh as adjutant general. The 9th
or appointments were: Judge Norman l.,
Gibson to be state tax commissioner in
place of Michaei Griffin. deceased; Judge
William Z. Lyon to be n member of the
State board of control, reappointed; Hal
ford L. Erickson to be commissioner of
labor statistics, reappointed; H. Z. Adj
ans to be State dairy aud food commits
sioner for the residue of the present term
and for the full term ending Feb, Is,
1908, reappointed. Spinsters or bachelor
girls are not to be exempted from the
tax of $40 per year il bill which AS
semblyman Norton of Milwaukee pre-
sented becomes a law. Mr.. Norton also
presented for Mr.. Sarau the bachelor
tax bill which the latter received from
Winnebago County constituents.
The long-talked-of primary election
bill recommended by Gov. La Toilette
in his message was introduced in both
houses of the Legislature Monday even
ing, fathered in the Senate by Mr.. Miller
and in the Assembly by Mr.. Stevens,
both Madison members. The bill does
away with all caucuses and conventions,
1t provides that hereafter all candidates
to be voted for. except for judicial, vii
lage. township or school offices, shall be
nominated either at primary election or
BIZ petition in accordance with the pres
en-, ,Se. The names of no candidates
shah be printed on an official ballot at q
primary election, unless nomination pa
per is filed at least forty days before the
primary, signed by at least two per cent
of the voters of the party in the district.
Primaries of oil parties must be held on
the same dey In cities the polls must
be open from q n. m. to p. M, in coun-
try districts from : a. IN. TO q p. IN. The
vote is TO be canvassed by the party
chairmen. Registration is required for
the primary election. In State elections
the candidates are to meet at the capitol
and formulate the party platform.
Names of all official candidates must be
published Voting at the primaries is To
be by the Australian ballot system.
The Asse ably ON Tuesday passed the
Senate joint resolution memorializing
Congress for the eiS"tion OF Senators by
nopulnr vote. Mr.. lsluroot introduced
Joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment permitting cities to raise
their debt limit from 5 to 10 per cent 10
permit them to secure public utilities
The railroad tax measures prepared ~
the State tax commission We're submit
ted to the Legislature on "Wednesday.
Two forms OF taxation are presented, the
Legislature TO take its choice. The IA
eense bill provides a graduated tax ON
gross earnings. beginning with per cent
on gross earnings of $1,000 or less per
mile. and raises the tax one-tenth of
per cent per 500 of additional income,
up to 80 per cent on gross earnings OF
81 400 and over per mile. One-half the
license fee is to be paid in January. when
the license issue, and the remaining half
on or before Aug. 10 following. The bill
would increase the tax on railroads about
100000 a year. The other bill consti-
ines the tax commission State board OF
| assess 9rs. with authority 10 ascertain The
true value of all railroad property in the
State, and assess it on the ad yalorem
plan. like other property, A bill was in
| troduced in the Assembly to have the
| State superintendent of public instruc-
ton compile and print textbooks for the
| schools, these To be furnished at cost.
| The expected contest over confirmation
| of Nils T.. Haugen as member OF the
| State tax commission did not develop.
| This appointment aud that of Halford
| Erickson as labor commissioner We're
confirmed unanimously by the Senate.
Among the important bills introduced
| IN the Legislature on Thursday was one
by the board of controls recommenda-
zion. carrying total of $29l 900, of
! which 100000 is 10 20 for Building at
Oshkosh for criminal insane and S11 900
for new buildings fer the home for the
feeble-mip.sed at Chippewa Falls. The
| rest goes for repairs fl: the various in
stitutions. Many important measures
were introduced. among them bills for
the better protection of game, TO reduce
railway passenger rates to cents mile,
to publish and sell textbooks at cost, 20
enable people TO change their names
easily, to limit expenditures on account
OF superintendents of State institutions,
10 make special appropriations for those
institutions. to prohibit free lunches in
saloons, TO forbid general merchants
from selling intoxicanls, permitting the
establishment Of county industrial schools
and to require BARRIERS to take out IL
censcs. \ memorial to Congress urging
the passage Of the Grout oleomargarine
bill passed the Senate by unanimous
vote.