Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-18
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

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various parts of the governors mes
sage were referred to committees.
The senate passed the bill to
amend the capitol building law
enacted at the last regular session
The changes are closely in line with
the recommendations contained in
the governors message. The limita-
lions as to floor area are left free
from the word overall" and the eff
feet of the amendment is to relieve
the commission of the necessity of in
Guiding the area of terraces in the
limitation of floor area. The limita-
ton of $4,000 square feet Of floor area
is raised to 100000 and the same linn
itations 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 author
lied to employ secretary who shall
receive such salary as the commission
deems wise and proper, and who shall
be the resident administrative officer
of the commission
In the assembly bills were intro
duced: By Mr.. Potter to repeal the
Dunn pocket ballot law, and the new
fishway act and by Mr.. Hagan to give
the rate commission power to re-
quire railroads to furnish cars to
shippers and to forbid discrimination
in sidetrack and switching charges.
Madison, Dec. IA resolution to
compel Governor La Toilette to resign
the office of governor or United States
senator was offered in the assembly
but was killed, only six of the hundred
members showing a disposition to
support it. Assemblyman Gard Miller
declared that the holding of two high
offices by one man at the same time
was contrary to the spirit of our in
situations, but the legislators did not
agree with him. The assembly con-
Cured in the bill to amend the CAPT.
tol building law, making it more clear
mission to elect secretary.
Two bills, providing for inspectors
at primary elections and giving county
boards more power to vote and for
bridges, were introduced in the as
sembly.
The senate state affairs committee
introduced bill to add some 20 Sec
lions to the grain inspection law, SO
as to make the act stronger and avoid
evasion
Senate A. w. Sanborn Of Ashland
introduced a bill amending the rate
law by providing that upon the refusal
or neglect of the railroads to estab-
fish joint rate the commission may
declare a joint rate, and that in case
of failure Of the railroads to agree
upon the apportionment of the join
rate declared by the commission, the
commission shall make such appor-
tionment.
The assembly committee on privi-
leges and elections introduced a bill
providing for a change IN the form of
ballot as suggested by Governor La
Toilette in his message. This bill
provides for the elimination of the
circle at the head of party tickets and
would render obsolete the perfunctory
act of making a cross in a circle at
the top of the straight" ticket. The
names of the candidates for each Of
flee to be voted for are given under
the title of the Office for which they
are candidates and are followed by
the appropriate party or other desig-
nation. The voter must then make a
cross in the square opposite the name
of each candidate for whom he chooses
to vote. The assembly committee
on privileges and elections recon
mended the passage of the Potter bill,
repeating the law for the pocket bal
lot, invented by Moncena Dunn of
Marshfield. The amendment to the
ad valorem tax law recommended by
the governor came into the assembly
last night in the form Of a bill pre-
pared by the committee on assess
ment adding to the valuation Of the
general property of the state with
out assigning that property to specific
localities and describing the nature
of the property of which the increase
in valuation is made UP. Assembly
man Thomas introduced a bill provid-
ing for an amendment to the primary
elections shall have an opportunity
to express first and second choice.
Madison, Dec. 8.-The extra ses-
sion will terminate Dec. 16, according
to a resolution introduced by Senator
Hatten and adopted. All business
except messages from the governor
or from one house to the other will
passed a bill introduced by the com
mittee on education to allow the uni
versity to borrow money from the gen
eral fund if the secretary of state
and governor believe there is money
enough in that fund to warrant loan.
1t is a temporary relief measure,
recommended by Governor LaFOllette