Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-17
WISCONSIN SOLOAS.
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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. /, 1907, and another to authorize
Oshkosh to deed to the State forty acres
of North park. suitable for the new cap
itol building. The Senate passed the
bill increasing the tax for schools to
per cent of the assessed valuation. Sena-
tor Smith introduced a bill which If
passed will effectually put stop to the
lodging Of taxes by holders of mortgages.
1t provides that mortgages shall not De
admitted to evidence in court unless they
have been recorded and taxed. At IL
o'clock the Senate took up as 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
M. Whitehead spoke of Senator Melon
ough and Senator Stevens of Mr.. Sarau
and Senator McGillivray called both OF
the deceased Senators. Twenty five bills
were introduced in the Assembly. A 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 a proposed constitutional
amendment for an income tax went back
to the committee with the proposed
amendment exempting occupied home
steads under value of $1,000.
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Milwaukee is now a candidate for the
State capital Formal announcement
that the metropolis of the State would
ask the removal of the capital to that
CITY was made in the Senate "Wednesday
morning. when Senator Roehr offered
measure providing for the removal of the
canital to Milwaukee between Jan. l,
1906. and JAM /, 1909. A bill to tax
bachelors was introduced in the Assem-
bly, by Peter A. Cleary of Elroy. He
proposes the rate of S. year for bach
elors over 80 years old, with a penalty
Of $40 to $50 for failure to pay.
The Legislature Thursday morning ex-
tended the time for the Introduction of
new bills from Friday, Feb. 10, until
Tuesday, Feb. IA. at noon. joint reso-
luton to that effect was introduced by
Assemblyman Leroy and passed the AS
sembly and was Immediately concurred
in by the Senate. The pressure of new
bills was so great that the managers gave
way to the demand for more time in
spite of their desire to get started early
in order to bring about short session.
The Joint committee on capitol and
grounds which held a secret meeting
Wednesday afternoon, recommended that
the report of the capitol commission,
strongly favoring the adoption OF the
plans of Cass Gilbert of New York for
the new State house, be adopted. The
report was introduced in the Assembly
by Speaker Lenroot and went on to the
calendar without opposition In the SEN
ate it was introduced by Senator Stout
but on motion of Senator Stevens con-
sideration of the report went over until
next Wednesday at II o'clock. The at
tempts of the leaders in the Assembly
to secure more patronage by creating
several new positions was again held up
in the Senate. Senator Stevens announc-
ed that he expected to have a substitute
for the resolution. but that he had not
had time to prepare it and asked to have
consideration of the measure put over.
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The administration railroad rate bill
introduced in both houses Friday. 1t is
a long, comprehensive measure on which
the committee has been working for
weeks 1t provides for three commits
sioners, to be appointed by the Governor
for a term of six years, at a salary of
S., 900 a year. In substance the bill pro-
yides that the commission shall perform
all the duties now performed by the traf-
fc managers of the various roads of the
State. It gives the commission power to
change commodity rates, zone rates,
group rates, or any other rates that are
now established by the railroads them
selves which may seem to the commls-
sion to be to the best interests of the
State. It provides, however, that there
shall be no secret rate of any kind or de-
scription There is no long or short haul
provided for and no distance tariff, and
the commission is left free to work out
the schedules which shall be fair to the
railroads and fair to every shipping in
terest in the State In addition to this
absolute ratemaking power it is proposed
to give the commission power to regulate
traffic on roads for the convenience not
only of railroads but shippers as well,
and to compel interchange of traffic at
functional points without inconvenience
or unnecessary delay. Provision is made
for power to compel the delivery of cars
upon spur tracks where the necessity of
traffic demands it. Power is given to the
commission to regulate charges for
switching and demurrage charges. In
vestigation of all accidents is provided
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