Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-10
SENATE FAVORS
OSHKOSH MEASURE
SUBSTITUTE STEVENS BILL AD.
VANcED TO ENDORSEMENT.
FREAR PRAISES UNCLE HOD
Says the Former Citizen of Hudson Is
Relied Upon to "Pull' Cass Gil
bert's Palace from St. Paul over
the State Line-Finai Date Unset
tied.
Madison, May 3.


The people of the state are TO vote
on the proposition of moving the cap
itol from Madison to Oshkosh, or else
where, if the Stevens bill, which was
ordered to engrossment in the senate
yesterday morning passes both houses
Senator Stevens submitted a substi-
tute for his original ill, the substitute
containing a referendum clause. The
S, stitute was adopted and ordered TO
engrossment by a vote of "A 10 u
The roll call follows:
Ayes-Senators Beach trear,
Froemming, Johnson, North, Ran iolph
Rogers, Roehr Rummel, Smith, Stev-
ems, Wilcox, Wolff and Wright-14.
Noes-Senators Bird Burns, Hud-
nall, Kreutzer, Martin, McGillivray
Munson, Noble, Sanborn. Stondall,
Whitehead and Wipperman-12
Absent or not voting
Hagemeister, Hatten, Merton, Morris,
Stout and Wylie-6.
There is much question as 10 wheth-
er the senate was having a little fun
with Senator Stevens or was really in
earnest and intends to pass the bill
over to the assembly. There was no
alarm expressed by Madisonians when
they learned from a member or two
of the assembly that the bill would re-
ceive considerable support if it
reached the lower house. BY the
more serious minded the action of
the senate is not considered as agrees
sive. There appears TO be none who
profess alarm even in the event that
the proposition should be submitted
to the people. They feel that public
sentiment would keep the capitol near
the university and the state historical
library. The necessity, in the event
of q removal. of building an entirely
new capitol is another powerful feat
ure for consideration,
Mr.. Frear Facetous
The bill authorizing the city of Osh-
kosh TO convey to The state a tract OF
land presumably suitable for a CAPT
toll site. was also ordered 10 engross-
ment The other eo-calied capitol
removal bills. providing for the re-
moyal to Hudson, Milwaukee and
Grand Rapids were killed
Senator Stevens made a speech for
his measure and Senator Frear deliv-
cred a facetiOus address il favor Of
designating Hudson as the seat Of gov
eminent The Oshkosh member quot,
ed a large quantity Of statistics as to
the distribution OF population in Wis.
consin, drawing the conclusion that
to locate the capitol AT Oshkosh or at
some place considerably north of
Madison would serve to make It con.
venient for a larger number Of citi-
zens than is served by Madison.
Senator Frear elaborated upon a
scheme TO spirit away the Gilbert
palace at ST Paul He said that
Hudson was the home of Uncle Hod"
Taylor and that aggressive and infu.
entail individual would. together with
the shade of Bill Nve and Senator
Spooner DO anything for the
good old town He devoted himself
particularly 20 the work TO be ex-
pected from 'FIod" "On him we RELY
al this critical period No man has q
greater hypnotic political influence. q
more tremendous pull thar ha ana
therefore we confidently pr7m vau
that if T08 win locate the ~ gov
eminent e. Hudson then ar dark