Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-09
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The capitol police force is endeavoring
to ascertain the ider.tity of thieves who
are causing havoc about the building.
Complaints have been coming in concern
ing the mysterious disappearance of ar
ticles from different rooms and one day
a typewriter and half dozen law books,
that had been loaned from the State law
library, We're stolen from the Senate ju-
dietary room. The typewriter was the
property of the committee clerk. Ii was
the second one that had disappeared dur
ing the session. While the State super
intendent has been very chary in deal
ing out the supplies, the members SEEM
ugly had not the slightest difficulty in
filing their plumber boxes In fact, some
of them were unable to get all Of the
stuff they had accumulated in the regular
plumber boxes and some secured empty
soap and cracker boxes and filed them.
In consequence there was nothing of a
movable nature left in or about the AS
sembly or Senate chamber excepting the
desks. chairs and some Of the cuspidors.
Some of the latter disappeared. One
member is reported TO have moved his
chair out preparatory to shipment. In
teresting and somewhat pertinent was
the remark made by one of the capitol
workmen to another as he watched a line
of plumber boxes passing out. well"
said he with a sigh as he looked up,
they've left the dome anyway"
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1t is an interesting fact that former
Speaker Ray who was the Staiwart can
didate for Speaker against Mr.. Lenroot.
saved for the administration three Of
the most important measures. One was
the primary bill Another was the mort
gage tax measure and the third was the
bill increasing the power of the railroad
commissioner TO examine into the queS-
ton of the giving of rebates by the rail-
roads, Mr. Ray saved the mortgage tax
bill by persisting in demand for call
of the House. although there were cries
of No from all parts Of the House.
But for that call il would have been inn
possible 20 secure the attendance of sixty
members, the number necessary to vote
on the bill in order to secure its legal
enactment In fact, Speaker Lenroot
had stated that all that could be done
was to take a vive voca vote and let the
journal show it ana let the courts decide
the legality of the enactment. Sixty
members were necessary to vote on the
rebate bill. That measure could not have
been enacted into law but for the call
of the House. Ii is understood that Sen
ator Gaveney does not desire to return
to the Senate and in that event 1t is
probable that Mr.. Ray will be his sue
cessor.
There were a larger number Of young
men in the Legislature than ever before
and with few exceptions the young men
have been the most active. Some there
were who could not resist the temptation
to talk upon every question and that e
all they did-just talk, Perhaps one %
the most forcible and certainly the most
incisive of the members of the lower
house in debate is Assemblyman Cow
ling of Oshkosh. He was perhaps the
most ready" debater in the Assembly,
and excepting on one occasion, his re-
marks were extemporaneous. The sings
exception was during the debate on the
freight commission measure He spoke
against that bill and his address was
easily the most logical and foreeful OF
those presented in opposition. With Mr.
Frear, Mr.. Cowling ranked easily as the
foremost in debate of the new members.
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After it had killed spring shooting the
Senate proceeded to reinstate II. the only
difference being that the open season be-
ing made earlier, running from April 10
to April 25 in place of in May. The ~
suit was due 90 the pleading of the farm
or members Some of the older members
who never attempted lobbying of any
kind made the rounds of the Senate
chamber talking in a sincere, earnest
way of the longings of the farmer boy
for the privilege of shouldering his gun
and going forth to shoot ducks in the
springtime. They were eloquent in their
simplicity and they won to their sup
port Senators whose services could not
have been enlisted in any other way. 4
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The Assembly members of the special
committee charged with devising ways
and means to provide suitable quarters
for the Supreme Court carried their
point and there will be no new capitol
building. In carrying their point, how
ever, the AS. nbly members were oblig-
members that the commission charged
with deciding on the plan Of remodeling
the old building shall have the power to
put the plans into execution without the
necessity Of reporting to the Legislature
at the next session before taking action.
The repairs on the building will not ex-
ceed $1,000 OF this amount $4,000
is to he raised by taxation this year and
$4,000 next year.
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The Senate adjourned without taking
action on 166A, hlr. Barker's bill requir-
ing the insurance commissioner to pay
all fees received by him into the State
Treasury. The Assembly declined TO
concur In the bill increasing the salary
of the insurance commissioner and his
employees and that fact led to the refusal
of the Senate to act on the bill to take
away Commissioner Hosts fees The bill
increasing the salaries would have taken
about 81 600 out Of the State Treasury.
while the bill requiring him to surrender
the fees would have put about the some
amount into the States strong box.
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OF the new Senators Of the majority
Senator Rogers Of Milwaukee was the
commanding figure. He delivered one Of
the strongest addresses made during the
session-that relative 10 the election Of
United States Senators by popular vote.
He was one Of the most active members
on the important measures, particularly
the grain bin. Senator Rogers presented
a compromise primary election substitute
for the Assembly bin which came near
er TO settling the question than any 9TH
er offered
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While there were but three Democrats
10 the Senate, It is interesting 10 note
that one Of them. Senator Merton Of
Waukesha, Long Jones' successor. is
credited by many With having establish
cd the best record Of any member Of the
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