The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-12-09
AFOLLFTTE TO
TO GO TO SENATE
GOVERNOR SAYS THAT HE WILL
RESIGN AT END OF PRESENT
SESSION..
He URGES CHANGES IN LAWS
REVISION OF PRIMARY AND RAT e
LAWS SUGGESTED - WANTS
INVESTIGATION.


La Toilette, at the close OF his mes
sage. formally announced that SOME
time in the course of this special SEES
sion. or at least at it's close, he would
resign as governor and accept the
commission as United States senator
rhe governors statement is as fol-
Ows:
Upon the 25th day of January last
rou elected me the representative OF
wisconsin in the United States SEN
4te. | was then, and while | live
shall continue to be profoundly CRATE
full for the great honor which you
conferred upon me, but
Certain Fixed Obligations
bound me to continue as governor, as
laws involving millions OF dollars
were being challenged in the courts
and legislation vital to the state was
pending. l could not in good con-
science offer more than qualified ac-
ceptance.
1.-THE close of the session found the
litigation undecided and the new laws
untried. Adverse decisions in the
circuit court might call promptly for
curative legislation and the admins
tration of the new laws might disclose
defects requiring immediate remedies.
Every reason made it a plain duty to
await the circuit court decision and
the contest over the new laws.
Justified by Time.
Thine has entirely justified this
Of Of 10
III contesting every assessment of
taxes as soon as made, the construc-
ton which notifications of this law
seem to demand, the amendment
needed for the better administration
of the railway rate law, the amend
ments of the primary election law and
the other important matters for your
consideration are all required to round
the work of the last and preceding
session of the legislature.
During this special session, or at
least at it's close, I shall transmit to
you my resignation as governor and
accept your high commission as Uni
ted States senator"
Reads His Message.
Gov. La Toilette personally read his
message to the Legislature.
It is in part as follows:
Of the several acts requiring revision
at your hands. one of the most important
is chapter 516 laws of 1903. 1t purportS
to provide for the erection of capitol
building by sections, as the needs OF the
state may require. Examination OF TINS
act makes it plain that several of the inn
DOrtant features of the law prescribing
the powers and duties of the COMMISSION
are of very uncertain meaning ana nee
essarily require construction. NOthInS
should be left to conjecture or be IN
Volved in uncertainty. The queSCon was
raised in the commission as to whether
the matter might not be permitted to lie
over until the regular biennial session OF
the Legislature in January, 1910; Inns,
however, was dismissed as untena bic, Tor
the reason that the act itself was com
mand of the Legislature upon the com
mission to proceed as soon as the c0nul-
lions imposed upon the city OF hlaulSoh
had been complied with.
Strictly construed, the third Sectl0n
confines this commission TO the ADOPTION
of one of the plans presented by the COM
peting architects, and seems TO ENFORCE
upon them the duty of proceeding TO
build in accordance with such plan With
out material change, might lead TO the
construction of a building far from the
best which could be obtained for the
same expenditure Of money-the lmme.
date needs of the state for capltaI
building The room space would be en-
tirely inadequate.
The space allotted, including approach
es is not more than is required for floor
space. Anything short of that space
would be inadequate. ~
Section 4 apprOpriates the sum Oh S1O,-
900 or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary in procuring plan for new COM
petition for state capitol If the plans
submitted in competition were merely
sketches and drawings the amount appro-
priated would be ample to secure the
necessary competition and pay Tor the
sketch or plan adopted by the commits
sion. In addition thereto the working
plans and detailed drawings must be Sc
cured The usual charge for this, the
commission is advised, is 312 per cent.
Section Z of act authorizes the CON
struction of one section on the westerly
side of the present building with Gu
bical space of not to exceed 2,0O0,OOO
feet, and a second section, as well, pro-
vided the two shall not include more
than 100000 cubical feet. If this au-
amount per cubic foot named in the act,
the total expense of erecting the one
wing would be $S00,000, and for the two
wings $1,320,000. This would make the
cost of working plans and detail draw
ings for the one wing, $4,000, and for
raised as to whether there is any appro-
priation which could be drawn upon to
meet this charge
There should be nothing in the act Tor
the commission or the court to construe.
The Legislature should make it all so
definite and certain that there will be no
occasion to question it's meaning.
Railroad Rate Commission Law.
l recommend amendments to chapter
362 of the laws of 1905 in the following
respects:
The commission should be authorized
to prescribe uniform system of keeping
accounts of business transacted in Wis
consin by carriers and other persons and
corporations amenable to said chapter
362, and such carriers and corporations
should be required to file with the COM
mission, whenever required by it, reports
of their income from operation from in
ira state business as distinguished from
inter state business. and the expense of
conducting intra state business for any
designated period and these reports
should be @iyen IL such detail and in