Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-11-27
GOVERNOR ISSUES PRoCLAMA-
TON FOR CONVEYING DEC. 4.
WHAT OF SENATORSHIP {
Rumor That He May Decline Election
Ballot Reform One of the Themes
to Be Considered and Corporation
Taxation Another Amendment to
Law.

Madison, Dec 22.-The political
sensation of the hour is the call for a
special session of the legislature is
sued yesterday by the governor. 1t
clearly sets forth the purposes in view.
The session is expected to be over i'll
less than a month. The ballot re
form sought is said to be in the line
Of the Massachusetts law, which re
quires the elector to mark every nom
inee for whom he desires to vote, no
straight party voting being authorized
by a single designation at top of
column. The capitol construction
act is defective in minor details and
so, too, are regarded the corporation
tax laws. Recent insurance investi-
cations in the east doubtless will
prompt the governor to urge some leg
policy holders. 1t is limited that
the governor is to decline the United
States senatorship, thus forcing upon
the legislature new election, seek a
fourth term as governor, and then, if
possible, succeed Spooner later.
The governors call follows:
A PROCLAMATION
I, Robert M. La Toilette, governor
by virtue of section 4 of article of
the constitution of said state, which
provides that the governor shall have
power to convene the legislature on
extraordinary occasions, do issue
this, my proclamation, to convene the
legislature Of said state, at the seat.
of government at Madison, on the
4th day Of December, A. D. 1905, at
three o'clock in the afternoon of that
day, to consider and act upon the
following subjects of legislative bust
ness, to wit:
l. To amend chapter SIC of the
laws of 1905, relating to additions to
and repairs upon the state capitol.
2. To amend chapter 1862 Of the
laws of 1905, entitled, can act to reg
ulate railroads and other common
carriers in this state, create board
of railroad commissioners, fix their
salaries, define their duties, prevent
the imposition of unreasonable rates,
prevent unjust discrimination, insure
an adequate railway service, prescribe
the mode Of procedure and the rules
of evidence in relation thereto, pre-
scribe penalties for violations, and
making an appropriation therefor"
8. To enact, by amendment or other
wise, more efficient laws relating to
taxes and license fees Of railroad
companies, and to provide remedies
for the collection thereon.
f. To amend the laws providing for
party nominations by direct vote
5. To provide a form of ballot for
use at elections.
6. To amend chapter 461 of the
laws of 1905 relating to flshways in
dams.
7. To amend chapter 1919 Of the
statutes of 1898, as amended, relating
to county aid in building or repairing
bridges.
8. To amend chapter 10 of the
laws of 1905, entitled, IAN act Great
ing a grain and warehouse commits
sion for the state of Wisconsin, and
providing for licensing and regulating
warehouses and elevators, and for the
storage, weighing and inspection of
grain in the city of Superior and con-
ditionally at other terminal points in
said state"
8. TO amend chapter 463 of the
laws of 1905, entitled can act to au-
thorize temporary transfer from the
general fund to the university fund
income"
10. To investigate the expenditure
of insurance companies, railroad and
other public-service corporations, do