The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-12-09
T0CA FOR GOVERNOR
LA TOILETTE TO QUIT AND
TAKE SENAToRSHIP
SPECIAL LEGISLATURE ON
Body Convenes III Madison, Elects
Lenroot Speaker, Hears Execu-
tive Message and Proceeds
to Lawmaking.

,W w Garrison. staff Correspondent)
Madison Wis. Dec. THE 1903 spe-
cial session of the legislature OF the
state of Wisconsin to date gives great
promise of being historic in the eN-
treme. Gov La Toilette has stated
positively that he will occupy his seat
in the United States senate and that
he will give up the governorshlp OF the
commonwealth of Wisconsin at some
time during the special session or at
its ending This announcement OF ms
purpose has set at rest vast NUMBER
of rumors, from sources thought 10 Oe
reliable that he would give up the sen
atorship to devote his time to legisla-
tion in his home state. The solons
were called to order Monday afternoon
at three O'Clock and beyond organiza-
tion nothing was accomplished on that
day. Irvine l.. Lenroot, the man VINO,
it is hinted. may take the governor
ship. was elected speaker of the house.
Chief Clerk Marsh was reelected as
was Sergeant-at-Arms Ledvine. A COM
mittee was then appointed to wait
upon the governor and to receive his
message. but later the body reported
that the document would be read on
Tuesday, which turned out to be the
case. The senate session was like that
of the house. Lieut.. Gov. Davidson
called the upper body to order and H..
X. Eaton was elected chief clerk with
r. c. Falconer as sergeant-at arms,
Senator MCGillvray was again con
Ceded the position of president pro
TEN. Before adjournment was taken,
McGillyray delivered a long Grafton on
the carrying out of the party's pledges
Suggests an Insurance Probe.
The governor personally read his
message before the legislature and in
it are seen possibilities for new enact
ments in the state. Besides advising
remedies for a number of laws, passed
in the rush of the closing of the regu-
lar session which ended in June, the
executive suggests an insurance inves-
tigatiOn modelled after that in progress
consin corporations. He would have
the legislative insurance investigators
report their findings in time for the
1907 legislature to act upon them. The
bitter scatChing which the governor
administers to the risk companies goes
to show the intense feeling which the
loss of the Host case last spring, has
created among administration officials.
Primary election laws. the railroad rate
commission law, the grain inspection
measure, the capitol problem, and a
number of lesser matters 90 to make
up the batch of topics which the solons
are called upon 10 amend and recon
slider
Points to Be Considered
The II points for which he gov
ernor called the session, as given
in his proclamation. are as follows.
l. TO amend the law providing for
additions and repairs to the capitol.
2. To amend the so-called railroad
rate commission bill
g. To provide for the change in tax
alton or license fees of railroads and
TO provide for their collection
A. To alter the primary election law
5. To provide form Of ballot
G. Relating to fishways in dams,
l. Relating to the erection Of
bridges.
g. TO amend the act forming a grain
inspection commission passed by the
last legislature,
8. To provide funds temporarily for
the university
10 TO enact laws against abuses in
surance companies, railroads and other
public service corporations
II. TO receive messages relating TO
the goyernorship or seua'Orship.
State Capitol Problem Up.
The law providing for additions and
repairs upon the state capitol il is
needless to relate, probably prompted
the necessity Tor a special session more
than any clause in the proclamation.
In the capitol rebuilding plan is said
to possess several defects which the
governor has routed cut and which
make the commission pOWerless 70
spend any of the SGooo0o allotted to il
for the work and believing that this
matter could be remedied by an amend
rleni Before the legislature cOnyenes
in 1907 new chambers will be neCes-
sary The building was ruined in the
disastrous fire Of February l9oi and
throughout the 1906 regular session the
building was in constant danger dur
ing storms While in session at one
time last spring the roof nearly all
gave way and floods Of water poured
in delug.Hg the upper floor as well as
that below With a law para wed by
its own defects this would " img0ss-
ble and the extra session vas brought
70 mind Everything OF Importance