Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-04
Fifty Shippers Hold
Session in Senate
Chambe.
Neal Brown Prays for
Departure From
Courtesy
Madison, April 80.

Madison, April 80.
The railroads lobby and a delega
ton OF manufacturers and shippers
last night held a meeting in the sen
ate chamber and adopted a protest to
the assembly against the rate com
mission bill and also resolutions de
nOuncing the governor for his special
message. The meeting was engineered
by +. l.. Phillip OF Milwaukee who
was chairman OF the committee pre-
scented the resolutions.
there were some 50 men other than
members and employees OF the capitO.
at the meeting, although near the
close a number Of assemblymen anG
others came in. r. l.. Phillip mOyeu
that George A Whiting OF Neenah be
chairman. +. J. SensenbTauer OF
Neeuah was chosen secretary. Chair
man Whiting asked Neal Brown 10
state the purpose OF the meeting. lie
made a plea Tor the passage OF the
resolutions denOunCing the governors
message, saying:
DO il firmly, but don't try TO be
Iadylike with the executive in his
chamber, call a spade a spade, say
anything you want to say but don't
be bound by any Keeling of courtesy
that has been violated by the eXecu-
tive"
on motion OF +. l.. Phillip the fol
lowing committee on resolutions was
named. the chairman reading the
names from a slip OF paper:
+. l.. Phillip; c. Z. Yawke Neenah;
Henry Wallis. Racine; Charles Smi,h,
Menasha; c. o. Law, Chippewa Falls.
While the committee was preparing
the report the secretary read a part
OF the governors message. He was
interrupted to allow Judge Silas
LamOreaux to read some marked pas
sages which he did and which he
criticised. concluding by Offering the
resolutions. Ex-Gov. Upham made a
speech against the bill and the com
mittee reported. The protest was a
long argument against the bill.
Will Not Defy Veto.
There will be no attempt to pass
over the governors veto the Wip-
perman Bond bill until after the
legislature has passed and the gov
ernOr has been given an opportunity
to sign a bill drafted yesterday after
noon, validating all bonds which have
been heretofore issued, sold and the
money received upon them without
being submitted to a vote of the peO-
pie and which are now outstanding
obligations. This bill was drawn AT
a meeting OF the representatives of a
number OF cities in the state having
outstanding bonds OF this kind. The
cities represented were Milwaukee,
Racine. Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Apple
ton. Green Bay, West Superior, Madi-
son, Marinette, ManitOwOc, KenOsha
and BelOit.
The meeting was held at the Park
hotel I'm the afternoon and after dis
Cussing the matter for about an hour,
a committee was appointed to wait
upon the governor and see what kind
OF a bill he would be willing TO sign.
The members of the committee were
b. X. Miller OF Milwaukee, J. NJ. Nc
Gillian OF Green Bay, +. c. Stewart o.
Oshkosh. p. b. Nelson of Racine,
Judge J. w. SayIe of GAINESVILLE and
C.. F. p. PulIeH OF Milwaukee. The
committee reported that the governor
had said that he would give any bill
which the legislature might pass, at
the suggestion OF these men, most
careful consideration, but that they
were convinced that the governor
would not sign any bill legaliZing
bonds issued without being submitted
To a vote Of the people that had not
already been sold and the money upon
them already secured by the munici
palities. There was some discussion
as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF trying TO pass
the present bill over the veto OF the
governor, but the majority of those
present thought it the saner course To
recommend to the legislature a bill 20
relieve the present distress and not Jo
ask for too much at this time. Ac.
cOrdingly a bill was drafted legaliZing
BOMBS heretofore issued which had
been negotiated. sold and delivered
and the money paid upon them.
The assembly last night ordered 10
a third reading the Benson bill 10 re.
peal the corrupt practice act requiring
candidates for public Office 10 file 4
statement OF their election expenses
The mortgage taxation hill introduced