Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-14
WISCONSIN SOLOAS.


establish a sweeping system of civil ser
vice covering all the positions in the
State service for which a competitive ex-
animation is applicable. The bill is a
volume of 5000 words and is said by
many to involve a system so cumbersome
and expensive as to have no chance of
passage in its present FORM There is
much civil service reform sentiment in
the Legislature, however, and doubtless
a milder measure will be formulated and
may be passed. The radical measure
was introduced by Assemblyman Warner
of Madison, Gov. La Follette's leader on
the floor. 1t establishes a commission
of three, appointed by the Governor. The
Senate passed by unanimous vote the bill
to amend the statute Of limitation and al
low the State TO sue the railroads for
the period of the last six years for ST.
100000 taxes which Gov La Toilette
claims = due the State.
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In the Assembly Friday morning. Mr.
Warner introduced a measure instructing
tie Attorney General to proceed against
all trusts. combinations and monopolies
under the common law This bin is to
carry out the theory of D. K Tenney
of Madison, who Believes that the com.
mon law can reach all trust cases and
break up unlawful combinations. There
fore the measure provides that the Wis
consin Attorney General test what can
be done under the common law in regu-
lating trusts operating in this State. A
bill which it is claimed was drawn with
an idea of taking the Wisconsin Nation
al Guard out of politics Is another civil
service measure which has been pre-
scented to this Legislature. The bill makes
the offices of adjutant general, quarter
master general, assistant adjutant gen.
eral, assistant general inspector of small
arms practice, and in fact all staff posi-
tons in the Wisconsin national guard
life positions. retirement not to take eff
feet except for cause until these officers
arrive at the age of GA years. In the
Senate Mr.. Hudnam introduced a bill
practically the same as the Superior
grain bill of two years ago 1t
provides for the appointment of one in
spector from Dakota, one from New
York and one from Wisconsin, to inspect
all grain at the port Of Superior, the idea
being to give grain a Wisconsin rating
instead of a Minnesota rating.
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Senator Merton presented another rate
commission bill in the Senate Monday
night. The measure is an elective com
mission bill and provides for board for
the control of freight rates to consist of
three members. One is to be the present
railway commissioner and the other two
are to be elected at the spring election
this year. Senator Frear introduced by
request a co-employe bill, which provides
practically that railway companies shall
be liable for all injuries to an employee
caused by co-employe and that in cases
of the negligence of both the employee
and the company, either through defec-
tive machine or the agency of a co-em-
ploye, the liability shall fall on the party
most at fault, the degree of negligence
being a question for the jury. There
were thirty-two bills introduced in the
Assembly Monday night, the chamber re-
sembling a corn pepper when the Speak
er announced that bills might be intro
duced Mr.. Thayer introduced another
local option bill which was referred to
the committee on State affairs, his pre-
vious similar measure being looked upon
adversely by the committee on judiciary
ale also submitted a measure providing
for the payment of a bounty on wolves,
wildcats and lynx. Mr. Winch submit
ted two measures affecting supervisors of
assessments to save that office from be-
ing abolished. He fixes the salary at not
more than $500 year and provides that
the supervisor shall submit a report in
pamphlet form at least five days before
the meeting of the county board
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The first steps in the effort to move
the capitol from Madison was taken in
the Senate Tuesday, when Senator Ste
vens of Oshkosh introduced two bills,
one to move the capitol to Oshkosh on
Jan, l. 1907, and another to authorize
Oshkosh to deed to the State forty acres
of North park, suitable for the new cap
itoI building. The Senate passed the
bill increasing the tax for schools to l
per cent of the assessed valuation. Sena-
tor Smith introduced bill which If
passed will effectually put stop to the
lodging of taxes by holders of mortgages.
1t provides that mortgages shall not be
admitted to evidence in court unless they
have been recorded and taxed. At IL
o'clock the Senate took up as a special
order of business the memorial resolu-
tons on Senators Frank McDonough of
Eau Claire and Christian Sarau of Osh-
kosh. Senators Ernest Morton and John
NJ. Whitehead spoke of Senator MELON
ough and Senator Stevens of Mr.. Sarau
and Senator McGilliyray called both of
the deceased Senator's. Twenty-Five bills
were introduced in the Assembly. pc
tition from the United Commercial Trav-
elers of Appleton, asking for the passage
of the Johnson 2-cent passenger rate bill,
was received The resolution preparing
the way for proposed constitutional
for an income tax went back
to the committee with the proposed
exempting occupied home
steads under a virtue of $1,000.
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Milwaukee is now candidate for the
State capital. Formal announcement
thar the metropolis of the State would
ask the removal of the capital to that
city was made in the Senate Wednesday
morning. when Senator RoelIr offered
measure providing for the removal Of the
capital to Milwaukee between Jan. /,
1906. and Jan. i, 1909. 4 bill to tax
bachelors was introduced in the Assem-
bly, by Peter A. Cleary of Elroy He
proposes the rate of s. a year for bach
elors over 80 years old, with a penalty
of $40 to $50 for failure to pay.
Bills Observation-Disclosures.