Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-01-16
LEGISLATURE MAY PASS JOINT
RESOLUTION.
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS
Senator McGiIIivray Takes Initiative
to Have State Ask That Powers of
Interstate Commerce Commission
Be creased-LegisIatur Adjourns
over the Sabbath.
Madison, Jan. IS.

Madison Jan. Is.
The first week of the legislative ses-
sion came to a close yesterday when
the two houses took adjournment to
meet Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Aside from the message of the gov
ernor, one matter of large Importance
transpired, in the shape of a joint res
olution offered in the senate by Sena-
tor McGillivray, memorializing con-
gress to pass effective legislation in
creasing the powers of the interstate
commerce commission along the lines
of the recommendations of President
Roosevelt as outlined by MIN in his
last message to congress. The joint
resolution also demands of the Wis
conSin delegation in the senate and
house of representatives that they use
their best efforts and vote for such
legislation.
Under the rule the joint resolution
lies over until the next meeting of the
senate, when it will be voted upon. 1t
is said that the opponents of sucn
measures will carefully canvass the
situation and that unless they have as
surances of a sufficient number of
senators to defeat it no fight will be
made upon it. There is no doubt of
its passage in the assembly and friends
of the measure assert that it will be
passed in the senate The resolution
is as follows:
In Line With Roosevelt.
whereas, the present interstate
commerce law, has by experience,
been proven to be Intellectual in Sc
curing to the people just and reason
able rates for the transportation Of
persons and property, and
Whereas, great and continuous eff
fort has ben made to secure congress
sional legislation to the end that the
interstate commerce commission be
given such power as to insure the es-
and reasonable rates for such trans
portation to the people of this coun-
try, and
Whereas, President Roosevelt has
made recommendations to congress in
his recent message that the interstate
commerce commission should be vest
ed with the power, where given rate
(for the transportation of property in
interstate or foreign commerce) has
been challenged and, after full hear
ing, found to be unreasonable, to de-
eide, subject to judicial review, what
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place; the ruling of the commission to
take effect Immediately, and to obtain
unless and until it is reversed by the
court of review therefore, be it
"Resolved, by the senate, the assem-
bly, concurring, that we respectfully
memorabilia the fifty-eighth congress
of the United States, to enact at it's
present session, such legislation as
shall comply in letter and spirit with
the said recommendation of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and we respectfully
demand of the senators and represen-
tatives, and each of them, representing
this state in the congress of the Unit
ed States to vote for, and urge to the
best Of their ability the immediate en-
actment into law of such proposed leg
slation, and be it further
Resolved, that a copy of the fore
going be Immediately transmitted by
the secretary of state to the presi-
dent of the United States; the presi-
dent of the senate of the United
States, and to the speaker of the house
Of representatives, and to each of the
senators and representatives from this
state"
Senate Appointments.
Former Senator r. G. Falconer of
Camp Douglas, sergeant-at-arms of the
senate, announced some of his more
important appointments, as follows:
Assistant sergeant-at-arms-C
J. Good, Ashland.
Postmaster-Chris Paulus of Mil
waukee.
Custodian of document room
Thomas Walby of Hudson.