Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-11
Madison, May 10


changes to provide connections with
other exchanges for the benefit and
convenience Of the patrons OF both,
when the service is remunerated at
current rates. The end came after
a strenuous debate lasting more than
an hour. The measure, II Is said,
was introduced and pushed in the in.
terests OF the Independent companies
and was vigorously opposed by the 80.
called Bell trust, and IN general 1t ~
believed that such Is true, but In the
debate one Of the strongest opponents
Of the bill was Assemblyman Baker OF
Evansville, who argued that 1t would
hurt the Independent companies. He
declared that II one exchange gave
complete ana efficient service the peo-
pie would not care to use the other
and that the bill IN fact was a blow at
The man small independent companies
that have done 10 much to keep down
the high rates charged by the trust.
Asbemblyman NOrcross supported this
Wow and added that 1t would surely
end by supreme court decision
knocking the law out II It were passed
by the legislature. He read strong
report from the railroad commission
OF the state Of South Carolina to the
effect that that commission declared
the law Of that state an unjust one
and did not make an effort to enforce
the obnXious law. This point was
taken up by Assomblyman Ekern, the
author and chief advocate Of the
measure who declared that II the com.
mission Of South Carolina never made
any attempt to enforce the law 1t
was not only an indictment against
the way In which the proposed law
would operate AsscmhIyman Dahl
prgued In favor Of the measure, say
ing that II was not question as to
how II would affect the companies, so
long ms II was not taking their prop
oHy by conilacatIon. but II was a quos-
tion Of giving the people the service
to which they were entitled
The Vote In Full.
The vote by which passage of the
bin was refused was as follows:
Ayes (ror passago) Assemblymon
Andrew, Boodle, Roll, Bohrt, Brad,
dock, Brennan, Chandler, Curtiss,
Dahl Dinsdale. llkern, Evans, Green
wood, Ilagarty Henry Irvine, Jeriee,
Henry Johnson, Kinney, Leroy Nc,
Gregor Mckenzie, Gilman, Fred Pet
erEon, + H. Peterson. Roycraft,
Slight, Schnuor Swenholt farrell,
Turner. Warner, Wehrwcin, Winch
and Lcnroot--S5.
Noes Assemhlymon Alldridgc,
Baker, Bauer Bcrncr, FLETCHER Brock.
hauson, Brooks, Carpenter, Clauson,
Cleary, Conland, crowley, Curtin, Dur.
land Everett. llamm, Hansen, Hole,
Huber. Hubert Miller Nelson, Nor,
cross. Page, Potter, Powell Racek,
Ragnt2 Ramsey, Reynolds, John Scott,
Smoker, Strehlow, Theme. and West.
pahl-35
pairs-lIanninn for with Meyers
against, Mct2ler for with Holuecke
against, Saugcn for with Pleuon
against, prchn for with Gordon
sENiiNNt I'iIihN itl WIN liNAi ~ ~
against, and Perry for with Burdeau
against,
Absent or not voting -Asscmhlymen
Ainsworth, Beer, Donald, Fri Id, ITa-
gen, llartung, Frank Johnson. Thomas
Johnson. Lcdyina, MarQuardt, Pickart,
George Il. Scott, Stevens, storm. Sly.
marek, rhayer Thomas, Tics.
States Share Reduced.
The state will receive 10 instead of
70 per cent Of tho taxes collected
from street railroad properties il the
bill advanced by the assembly this
morning becomes n law. After a long
debate witch at times was spirited,
the assembly by a vote Of 81 to 10
adopted the An lrew amendment to
change tho distribution OF the taxes
from 20 per cent to the state and so
por cont to the localities, Speaker
Lenroot left tho chair and Assembly.
man Warner presided while the
speaker led the debate against the
renort Of the committee and In fa.
vor of the amendment OF Assembly.
man Andrew. In speaking for the
bill Speaker. Lcnroot disclolmed the
charge that he was working particu.
larry for the Interests of the city AMI
county of Superior rather than for the
general interests Of the state and
when he was asked by Chairman Dahl
OF the committee on assessment and
collection Of taxes why he had not
vigorously urged his bill To assess
these properties locally at the local
rate OF taxation, the speaker declared
that he was always ready to fight
against the corporations in a Just de-
mand for equitable taxation, but that
the chairman of the state tax commits.
sion was opposed to his bill referred
to and that he lid not choose "a enter
a losing fight when the chairman OF
the state tax commission was opposed