Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-31
WISCONSIN SOL0RS.
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Not much business, aside from the in
PRODUCTION of seven bills was done by the
Senate Thursday. In the Assembly Mr..
Beedle offered a humorous resolution that
all members file statement of lumber
and mining stock owned by them. Eight
bills were introduced The McGillivray
resolution memoralizing Congress to en-
act such legislation as shall comply in
letter and spirit with the recommends
tons of President Roosevelt TO vest the
Interstate Commerce Commission with
power, where given rate has been chal-
lenged and after full hearing found to be
unreasonable, to decide, subject to judi
cial review, what shall be Il reasonable
rate to take its place, the ruling of the
commission to take effect Immediately
and to obtain unless and until revised by
the court of review, was concurred in by
the Assembly and will be transmitted
forthwith to the Secretary of State. to
the President, to the president of the
Senate. the Speaker of the House and
each member of Congress.
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The Assembly was only in session
short time Friday, and adjourned until
8 o'clock Monday afternoon. Ekern's
bill to increase the number of Legislature
employees was passed by 80 to %. As
semblyman Henry johnson, of Oconto,
protested against increasing the number
of capitol employees in the Assembly.
A bill was recommended TO create the
positions of index clerk at 81 day,
assistant postmaster and a cloak room
attendant at SO a day each. Mr.. john
son said he thought there were enough
employees already. The vote resulted 81
to % in favor of the bill. the stalwart
Republicans opposing it to a man. Prof.
Butler opened the session of the Senate
with prayer. McGillivray moved that
Stevens and Rummel be added to the
Committee on Banks. Carried. Senator
McGillivray introduced bill to permit
towns to increase the taxes for school
purposes from / to per cent. The Gov
ernor transmitted an invitation to Wis
consin to send representatives TO the
Lewis and Clark exposition.
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The Assembly was only in session a
few minutes Monday the only business
being the introduction of a few bills.
Adjournment was taken until Tuesday
morning The Senate met with prayer
by Rev. DR.. Riley of Grace church.
There being no quorum present, the Sen
ate adjourned.
Both houses of the Legislature on
Tuesday voted separately for United
States Senator, Gov. La Toilette being
named The vote in the Assembly gave
La Toilette Republican, 80; Martin L..
Lueck Democrat, Il; Victor L. Berger
Socialist DemocraN, 3. The Senate vote
stood: La Toilette, 21; Quarles, 2; Lueck,
8, and Berger, 1. There were six mem
bers absent in each body. Gov. La Fol-
lette will succeed Senator ]. V. Quarles
of Milwaukee. Lieut. Gov. Davidson,
who will succeed La Toilette, is a Scan
dinavian. He has been State Treasurer
four years and Lieutenant Governor two
years. He is an intimate friend of La
Toilette.
In accepting the honor of United
States Senator to which he had just been
elected by the Legislature in joint ses-
sion Gov. Robert NJ. La Toilette We'd
nesday declared to the Assembly that,
while he acknowledged the high honor
and signifed his acceptance as response
to the call of duty, unless the Legislature
enacted into laws the measures for which
so many contests have been fought he
would tender back to them the nomina-
ton and they would have to choose some
other man. The occasion was dramatic
in the extreme. Gov. La Toilette received
101 out of 1873 votes, the Democratic
contingent casting their complimentary
vote for Martin l.. Lueck and the Social
Democrats voting for Victor l.. Berger.
A most sweeping bill was presented by
Senator Rummel (Soc. Dem.), providing
that all present franchises to semi-public
corporations shall be decided null and
void. By the bill cities and towns are
authorized to acquire public utilities, but
requiring that the matter shall be sub
mitted to a vote.