Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
WISCONSIN SOLOAS.
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Despite the fact that the present Leg
stature has arranged for the expenditure
! II SlO,000,0O0 during the next two years
there will be no State tax during that
period, as the balance now in the treas
airy, added to the receipts from the gov
| arnment fer war claims and the license
tees of corporations. will more than pay
| the expenses of the commonwealth. Not
withstanding the appropriations for the
new State capitol, for normal schools, an
increased appropriation for the State uni
versity and for other State institutions
amounting to $S00,000, there viii be no
direct tax on the people The bill au-
thorizing the city of Milwaukee to CO.
/ operate with a private corporation in The
erection of large building suitable Tor
conventions and other public entertain
ments on the site Of the burned exposi-
! ton building was concurred in Thurs
| day by the Assembly. Isaac Stevenson
of Marinette held 4 conference with Gov.
La Toilette, which reyives rumors that
La Toilette may confer his senatorial
toga on the Marinette millionaire.
\ hard blow was struck at the Wis
consin lobby Friday. when the Senate
concurred in the Assembly anti-lobby
bill, which practically will drive the lob
| by out of the capitol 1t prohibits paid
legislative agents from attempting to in.
huence the votes of members of the Leg
islature except before committee meet
| lngS. The Governor vetoed the bill to
| purchase a replica" of Columbian
| shield. Speaker Lenroot was presented
I g~lt aha T- Il
and his gubernatorial boom started.
Among bills finally passed are those au-
| thorizing certain cities to perform public
work. and increasing number of members
OF school district boards. The appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the State fair was
| hnally passed after some opposition. The
appropriation for the industrial school
| for girls was finally passed The bill TO
put officers of TIE National Guard under
civil service was finally passed. The gen
eral appropriation bill for improvements
at State institutions was passed by the
Senate. Steps were AIKEN to bring
about final adjournment on Saturday,
June II.
The Senate Saturday killed the Frear
bill, amied to prohibit over-capitalzation
| of railways without the consent of the
| State. The bill was urged by Governor
| La Toilette to do away with stock
watering evil. The Senate also killed the
bill for a stay of proceedings in criminal
cases in the Supreme Court and the
joint resolution for a constitutional CON
vention. A bill to create bureau of pub
lie examination passed The general APP
preparation bill passed as recommended
| by Committee on Claims. An effort to
| increase appropriations to State institu-
tions Was unsuccessful The mortgage
| taxation bill was killed. The bill pro
viding for municipal inspection of gas
has passed both houses.
The Senate Monday evening finally
concurred in the Host bill to compel the
mutual life insurance companies to di-
vide their SURPRISES among the policy
| holders at least once every five years.
The Senate also passed the ,5tout 300
foot bill providing that on protest of
majority of the parents or guardians of
the children attending any public or
| parochial school license to maintain a
saloon within 300 feet of the school
building shall be denied by the city or
village authorities. The joint resolution
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the State to do its own printing was
killed by a vote of to 20 The bill
authorizing the State superintendent &c
appoint two inspectors for the rural
schools was concurred in by a vote of
IL to II, and the measures increasing
the salaries of the employees of the de-
partment of insurance and enlarging the
force were concurred in by votes Of II
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The Senate on Tuesday concurred in
the Assembly joint resolution to amend
the constitution to limit the right to vote
to full citizens of the United States The
change is to be made in 1912, so that
| prospective citizcns-thOse foreigners
who have signited their intention of be-
coming citizens by taking out their first
! papers and who have enjoyed the right
| of suffrage herctofore-wilI not he de-
| prived of that privilege. Before becom-
| ing effective the resolution must be
adopted by the 1907 Legislature and then
ratified by vote of the people. The
Assembly killed bill providing a board
of examiners for architects; also a bill
| to pay Governor La Follette's attorneys
in the factonal fight last summer. A
| bill providing for the adoption of the
Dunn pocket ballot. If approved by the
people, was concurred in by the Assem-
bly, III. ..r. 3. y IN ~
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By a vote Of 30 to 24 the Wisconsin
Assembly Wednesday concurred in the
Stout bill prohibiting the granting OF
liquor licenses to saloons within 300 feet
of school houses. After 1908 old saloons
inside that limit must close up. The
Senate killed a bill to define franchises
and limit and regulate the issuance Of
corporation stock. The Governor signed
the railway rate measure twenty minutes
before it would have become a law with
out his signature and pinned thereto a
memorandum in which he drplored GER
tain Omissions" The Legsla ture. after
having been in session inst twenty-five
weeks, has completed its work. This has
been the longest session in the history
Of the State and perhaps the most i'm
pOrtant in the way Of the enactment of
legislation respecting taxation and cor
pora alton regulation.
Bills Passed-Senate.
361S (WrightO, authorizing building of
dam across the Wolf River in Langiade
County.
3S4S Committee on Judiciary. provi1-
ing for effect as evidence of "a supplement