The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-13
SENATE KILLS The
SEARCHLIGHT BILL.
Wisconsin's Proposed Investiga-
ton Of Insurance Companies
Defeated, 18 to Is.
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Madison, Wis, Dec. 13.-The senate
today, by vote of Is to Is. killed the
bill calling for an investigation Of in
This investigation was recommended
by Governor La Toilette.
The defeat Of the bill came as a big
surprise. Friends Of the governor say
that it is useless to try to have the bill
reconsidered.
Socialists scored in the assembly to-
day when that body passed an amend.
ment to the effect that only eight
capitol A resolution to adjourn the
special session till Saturday was killed.
President Van Hise, when inter-
viewed in reference to an investigation
of university affairs by the legislature,
was much pleased. He said:
eve hope the policy inaugurated at
this extra session of the legislature will
become permanent policy Of the state
committee to report to the governor
before the succeeding session Of the
legislature. upon the conditions and
needs Of the institution
Close Vote on Primary Bill.
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Madison, Wis, Dec. 13.-With fifteen
members absent or not voting, the as.
sembly by vote Of 43 to AZ defeated
primary election amendment bill. A
motion to reconsider was offered by Mr..
Ledvina with the purpose Of killing the
bill forever, but upon signs Of deter
mlnatlon on the part Of the friends
OF the measure to secure a full vote,
the motion was withdrawn. 1t will be-
made again with a different purpose,
to secure a more complete vote Of the
members. and it is said that the result
viii be reversed. The vote measure
was upon its final passage, having been
placed there. by a motion of Assembly
man Page of Milwaukee to suspend the
rules. The vote was as follows:
How the Vote Stood
For the Bill-Ainsworth, Andrew,
Beedle, Bell, Bletcher. Bohr, Braddock,
Chandler, Dahl, Dinsdale, Donald, Elk
ry Johnson. Thomas Johnson, Kinney,
Leroy, McGregor, Mckenzie, Metzler,
Meyers, Perry, P. H. Peterson, Powell,
lRoycraft, schauer, George Z. Scott,
Smoker, Stevens, Storm, Swonholt,
farrell, Thayer, Thomas, Ties, Turner,
Warner, and Speaker Lenroot-42.
Observation-Disclosures, Baker, Bauer,
Berner, Brennan, Brockhausen, Burdeau,
Carpenter,. Clera, Cleary, Coffnd, Grow
ley, Curtain Durland, Eldredge, Ever
EFT, Hagen, Haggerty. Hamm, Hannafn,
Hanson, Helnecke, Irvine, Frank John
son, Ledvin, Marqueardt, Miller, Nelson,
Norcross, Page, Fred Peterson, Pickart,
Pierron, Potter. Prehn, Rack, Ragatz,
Ramsay, Reynolds, John Scott, Slight,
StrehloW, Theme, Wehrwein-43.
49, Absent or not voting-Beer, Brooks,
Clausen, Curtis. Dietrith, Evans, Cor
den, Greenwood, Hartung, Holl, HUI
burt, Gilman, Szymart, Westphal,
Winch-15.
Searchlight on University.
The State University Of Wisconsin is
to be subjected to a sweeping investi-
cation by a legislative committee Of
two senator's and, three assem- lyman.
with powers drawn similar to those Of
the New York state insurance investi-
cation -.
Members Of the legislature have had
difficulty in getting information from
the university authorities, and it Is
charged that gross extravaganza pre-
walls in the administration Of the In.
stitution.
The committee Of the legislature to
which this matter was referred REPORTED
unanimously and there is unaninity in
Madison's $4,000 asphalt job was
manded that the streets about the
capitol square be asphalted before it
would consider the erection of a new
capitol in this city. -. 800.