Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-11
WITHOUT DISSENTING VOTE UN-
DER SUSPENSION.
SOME MEASURES OPPOSED
Strong Movement Developing Against
Material Amendment to Primary
Election Law and Change in Form
of BaIIot-Committees Will Report
FaVorably.
Madison. Dec.

InCIuloOAA, hNS. -
The senate yesterday passed the bill
to amend the capitol building law en-
acted at the last regular session. The
changes are closely in line with the
recommendations contained in the
governors message. The limitations
as to floor area are left free from the
word overall and the effect of the
amendment is to relieve the commits
sion of the necessity of including the
area of terraces within the limitation
of floor area. The limitation of To-,
600 square feet of floor area is raised
to 100000 and the same limitations OF
100000 cubic feet for the entire
building, 40 cents per cubic foot for
cost and 10000 square feet for area
covered by the dome are left I'M
changed.
The commission is authorized to en-
ploy a secretary who shall receive
such salary as the commission deems
wise and proper and who shall be the
resident administrative officer OF the
commission.
This was the first bill introduced in
the senate. 1t came from the joint
committee on capitol and grounds and
was drawn by Speaker Lenroot and
Senator Whitehead.
The bill was at once placed on its
final passage under suspension OF the
rules, and all the senators present,
numbering 49, voted in its favor. The
senate had waited 'at ease" nearly
all day for this bill and when it was
passed took an, adjournment until 10
o'clock this morning, at which time
the assembly also convenes.
Before adjournment last evening.
Lieutenant Governor Davidson urged
the senators to remain in the city so
as not to break a quorum, as the bust
ness of the session would doubtless
come along fast and almost every
measure to be acted upon will require
the calling of the roll.
Oppose Primary Amendment.
That there is to be determined op-
position to Gov. La Follette's recon-
mendation for an amendment to the.
primary election law to provide
against plurality nominations is evil
dent.
There is no question that the
amendment will pass the assembly,
and there is no doubt that it will have
a hard fight in the senate. In the
senate the four democrats, headed by
Senator Ernst Merton, will oppose
the bill. 1t is said that efforts have
been made to convince Lieutenant
Governor Davidson, who as president
of the senate might have casting
vote in case of tie, and Senator Nc
Gillivray that they ought not to vote
for the amendment because such an
act might be construed by the people
as a confession that they feared de-
feat under the plan now provided by
the primary law.
The governors recommendation
that new form of ballot be provided,
which shall obliterate the ring at the
TOD OIL Tie CICh0I, ID dI0O W ActFO OPPN
sition in the senate. Notwithstanding
the opposition which is developing, II
is considered probable that both the
assembly and the senate committees
on privileges and elections will report
for a new form of ballot as recon-
mended by Governor La Toilette, and
also for the amendment to the prl-
mary election law.
Will Pay All Taxes.
If bill introduced in the assembly
last night by the committee on as
sessment and collection of taxes be-
comes a law, as it undoubtedly will,
the railroads will have to pay over to
the state without delay the $1,144,OOO
of taxes they are Withholding pending
the determination of the ad valorem