Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-05-24

and insisted that all the
good work OF that commission had
been done by men who were appoint
ed to the office. He challenged any
senator on the floor 10 say that the
present Iowa commission which is
elective, compares in any way. in
work, in strength. in character. with
the one appointed in the time of Gov
Laribee. He insisted that the work
v Ould demand men OF high qualifca,
tons for MEMBERSHIP on the commits
sion He referred to the tax com
mission of this state, which was first
appointed by Gov. Scofeld as ar il
Illustration of the excellent men of
high standing which were selected
by appointment
Senator Merton replied 10 Senator
Frear to say that it was not fair TO
compare the railroad commission
with the tax commission, because the
tax commission was appointed for
limited time He also said that it
was not fair to make a comparison
with the supreme court, several mem
bers of which had been frs, appoint
ed and afterward elected. He insist
ed that a governor would of neces-
sity be more careful in his appoint
ment 10 the supreme court because at
the next following election the ap-
pointment had to be confirmed by the
people or the man would be defeated
at the polls and thus tho governors
appointments generally discl rdited
Would Have Special Election.
Senator Munson served notice that
in case the amendment WAS adopted
he would ask for time to prepare an
amendment providing for a special
election to be held within a short
time.
ssnoorn Proud of Bill.
Senator Sanborn said he was proud
OF the bin because it represented the
best thought and patient work of the
railroad committee of the senate. 1t
had been carefully built up along the
appointive system, almost every sen
tence being considered So as to make
il fit that system. He thought it
folly to inject an amendment for an
elective commission into a bin which
had been drawn for an appOntive
system of selection To do it might
set awry every sentence in The bill
If the elective system was 10 be
adopted then the bill should be sent
to the committee again and redraft-
cd so as to make it conform in all re
spects to that system.
Amendment Lost
The amendment was losr by vote
of % to 10, the roll call being as fol
lows:
For the amendment Senators
Hagemeister. Merton, NoT:a RAJ
dolph, Roehr, Smith, Stevens, White
head, Wolff and Wright-l0
Against the amendment-Be Beach,
Bird, Burns, Frear, Froemming, Hat
ten, Hudnall, johnson, Kroutzer, Mar
tin McGillivray, Morris, Munson, No
BILE, Rogers. Rummel. Sanborn, Ston-
dali, Stout, Wilcox, Wylie-22
Senator Wilcox explained his vote
by saying that while he was iH favor
of an elective board. he would nos
like to be the one to work harm to the
committee bill by trying TO graft an
elective system onto bill drawn
especially along the appointive lines.
therefore he would vote against the
amendment
The kumpel amendment to make
the the col mission appointive at
first and to i've each commissioners
successor selected by election was
voted down, I TO -. Those voting
for it were Senators Merton, North,
Randolph, Rummel, Smith, Wolf and
Wright.
Faults of North Substitute.
his substitute Senator HudnaH eX
planned what were some Of the com
mittees objections to IT, he said
that it had been rejected because un-
der it no commodity rates could be
granted by the commission, and that
it permitted railroads to reduce rates
without notice, thus making discrim-
nations possible by temporary reduc-
tions The bill also did not give alb
solute immunity to shippers who
might testify before the commission
and give evidence which might in
criminate themselves. He said that
complete immunity was something
which the interstate commerce com
mission had been compelled TO work
against for years. 1t was something
they had found to be essential.
North Bill Killed.
The North substitute was killed by
= vote of to %, Senator Whitehead
Iefraining from voting. The roll call
was as follows;
For North NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mer-
ton. North, Randolph, Smith, Wolf
ard Wright-6.
Against Senators Beach. Bird,
Purns, Frear, Froemming. Hagemeis-
ter. Hatten, Hudnall Johnson, Kreut-
ger. Martin, McGilivray. Morris, Mum
son. Noble. Rogers, Roehr, Rummel.
Sanborn, Stevens. Stondall, Stout,
Wilcox. Wipperman, Wylie-20.
Senator Whitehead then introduced
several amendments. unanimous CON
sent being given. Senator Hatten was