The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-08
new FACTOR IN
THE CAPITAL RACE
Milwaukee's Bill Presented
Citizens Of Madison Alarmed
by the Movement.
Special to The Journal.

6peclel TO Inc JOURNAL
Madison, Wis, Feb. 8.-Milwaukee
has entered the race for the cauital.
Senator R0ehr introduced bill in the
senate to-day to remove the cauital to
that city, also a bill authorizing that
city to furnish a site.
Removal talk has created stir
among the members. 1t is said that
citizens of Oshkosh and Milwaukee are
coming here to work for removal, and
Madison business men are alarmed.
They treated the matter at first as a
joke, but are beginning now to real
lie the seriousness Of it. It is prob
ministration does not take stand in
the matter.
Inundation Of Bills.
A great grist of bills came into the
legislature today, 100 in all, eighty of
them in the assembly and twenty nine
in the senate. The legislature has voted
to cut off new business on Feb. 10, and
there is great rush to get the bills in.
Among the new senate bills were the
following:
BY Frear, providing that graduates OF
the university cadet corps can be eligible
as second lieutenants in the national
guard; also requiring railroads to repor,
crossing accidents.
By Rogers, appropriating $4,000 for q
new normal school in Milwaukee and
$115, 900 for one in Platteville \
BY Stout, for commission consistins
of the president Of the university, thu
president Of the Stevens Point Norma
school and the governor, to investigate
| educational conditions.
l By Sanborn, authorizing another schoo
for the deaf and dumb: also appropriat
ing $4,000 to the university law school
| By Hudnall, limiting the county tax To-
former soldiers to one-half OF per cent
| In the assembly many petitions came /,
for anti-cigaret legislation.
Appropriates Over a Million.
/ Among the new bills were the follow
ing: -
To appropriate the following sums t
state institutions: State hospital for in
sane, $183,0OO; Northern hospital for in
sane, $184, 200; school for deaf and dumb
Sill, 900; school for blind, $4,000; schot
for boys, s124, 900; states prison, $50, 0Ot
public schools, $S4400; home for feebl
minded, $1s1, 900; state reformatory, ST.
900; total. $1,o52,4oo.
Power to give state aid to fairs, tn
state to pay 40 per cent of the premium
unless the race stakes are over half of tn
, total; also authorizing corporations to az
|
ings may be served.
; Permitting building and loan associe
lions to invest their surplus, the bank ez
aminer to examine annually; to bar ir
, surance agents from becoming candidate
for assessor; permitting marriage With
, one year after divorce. -,
7 A joint resolution was introduced ash
ing the members Of the delegation in cor
gress to push the bill to investigate tt
agricultural implement trust, that it ms
be prosecuted.
r Among the spectators today the del
gates attending the conventions Of tt
( agricultural, horticultural and Tobacco
; Growers associations, now in sessio
= here.
McGregor in the assembly had a hi
: allowing cities having power to bull
municipal heating plants on the sam
= plan as water and light plants.
- Perry of the assembly, also presente
. another bill for the removal Of the cal
~ ital to Oshkosh. .=