The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-02
II STATE CAPITAL.

,lsssd4ssGn !, keO. lo:-lne Urdoela''u
sszsszg5 asS soc home this morning after
szss zzxsesstaE mission at Madison. 1T
rssf8 asoB at several points up tue
s gaaaasgsssss- reaching Superior Thursday
.. ys.sang. There it will be on exhibit
rsaa, = few days and then go to the
-s-xazzas meeting of the association at
4 @xsNd on March It'll.
kk7gnfeting is of much portance
~ aa. .Deople of tie lake shore coun-
ssss al slarge attendance is desired.
psesiaei Van IIiSe of tie Unlver-
ss.x. Gov. Hoard and other noted
.eakers will be in attendance. The
Rseet,ng is called for $3.50 u. m. and
. is nrged for members and others
80 se present as early as possible.
YAe feature of last week in the
@siSlature was the hearing before
me committee on capitol and
grounds on the selection OF Cass
gisbert the New York man, as archi-
Ges of d new capitol or the recon
saraetion ofthe old one.
Bor three hours and a half a dense
x,Owd of spectators, inc. udlng OIL
sSaIs Gnd others prom nent in capital
Sc, listened to arguments OF lawyers
aschitects. supreme. judges and
8sber> on this important measure.
ggen Governor La Toilette took
art.
The principle argument of the two
XBw aukee architects and their sup
asters was that the plans of Archl
aYsa Gilbert did not fol ow out the
szeei 6cations laid down in she pro-
gram as prepared by the cap tai
sngssmisslon They claimed that
#bsre she ground floor space Was
ass TO exceed 1000 square feet Mr..
&Es8bert's plans provide for 20, 900
Get Of space. This, they p tinted
pat, was only one of numerous in-
sauces in which Mr.. Gilbert had
zzBs followed the program, whereas
,zsss Milwaukee architects had drawn
&Bsr plans to accord with every
sDeci fication SO far as possible.
Justice Marshall and Winslow de-
ss8esed the decision of Expert Arch.
saet Eames. Of st. Louis. and the
apibol commission favoring the
D rt plans, and the further re-
axa0mendation of the capitol and
7soaad commission that MIR. Gilbert
~ employed to plan and supervise
tss construction OF a new capitol.
The. hearing ended with an i'm
sEssjoned speech by Senator Me Gil
SSray on the difference between Mr..
sS5gbert S plans and specifications in
1Ae program prepared by the com
zzsssion The speaker said that as
gRar as he could compute, the new
capitol, if prepared according to the
sslbegt plans, would cost, before
tsoEBpleted, $15, 100000
The railway dill is maxim, slow
gsogrpss, but it will be further con-
s5asred this week in committee. s
EvBmoer OF the railway companies
s5l be heard through their attor-
yeys
There will be stirring times this
week in the consideration OF the in
aNrance bills introduced. III. G.
Esseke, former insurance commits
go0Ber of Wisconsin. will appear be-
bye legislative committees in behalf
Sss q couple of big eastern insurance
sagnpanies, against the passage OF
ssyiagent legislation aimed to curb
sbe power of these and other com.
aanies in the state.
'TAe assembly committee on cities
Welded to recommend for inditinite
8os sponement the oil making may
.+3xg 0s cities mem bers of the board Of
@2lnestion, without power to vote.
f1t8b with veto power.
The committee on manufactures
introduced bill authorizing cities
30 order oil tanks to be kept outside
s3 the city limits.
Ehe assembly committee on manu-
&.seSures decided to recommend fol
sHae4inite postponement number oil
s7S2ls in PRODUCED by social democratic
EHeRlbers of Milwaukee, aiming tc
4Eect radical improvements in TIE
aa0nrS and work of laborers in var
o1s industries. This decision was
sxsached after a spirited argumen'
2Eng socialistic lines in which the
y~ss,A &c Of tho Ia borinU mon woS the