Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-01-24

United States Senators Henry Cabot
Lodge and w. Murray Crane were unan-
imously renominated by the Republican
legislative caucus in Boston.
Gov. Ferguson, in his message read
in the Oklahoma Legislature at Guthrie,
expressed the hope that when another
legislative assembly convenes oklahoma
star will have been given a place upon
the field of blue"
Bills were offered in the Indiana Legis-
lature at Indianapolis to make illegal the
sale of reserved seats at circuses, to reg
ulate the driving of automobiles, and to
investigate retiring Gov Durbin's charges
relative to a lobby.
Republican members of the Connecti-
cut Legislature nominated former Gov.
Morgan G. Buckley for United States
Senator to succeed ten. Joseph r. Haw-
ley, who will retire from public life on
account of poor health.
A bill was introduced in the lower
branch of the Massachusetts Legislature
to prohibit corporations from making con-
tributions for political purposes and pro-
viding fines and Imprisonment as penal
ties for violations of the proposed law.
William j. Bryan addressed joint ses-
sion of the Indiana Legislature, warning
against corrupt lobbying and commend
ing President Roosevelt for his stand in
favor of legislation to increase the powers
of the interstate commerce commission.
II. 3. Glenn of Winston was inau-
gurated as Governor of North Carolina.
In his message he declared for the dis
franchising suffrage amendments even at
the loss of Congressman, and said educa-
ton should be given the negro as BELTS
his condition. He urged strict legislation
against lynching.
Gov. Meade of Washington, in his mes
sage read to the Legislature at Olympia,
recommended a State railway commits
sion, legislation to prevent the acGuisi-
ton of large tracts of State timber lands
to the exclusion of small mill owners, an
anti-pass bill and the creation of a COM
mission to assess corporate property.
In his annual message to the New Jer-
sey Legislature Gov. Murphy recommend
ed the holding of a constitutional con-
vention to consider the status of laws
that affect the daily business of the peo-
pie, for the purpose of evolving a sim
pier and clearer code, and advised a
stricter law to regulate Automobiles.
Gov. Hoch of Kansas, in his annual
message to the Legislature, in Topeka,
said woman suffrage had worked no i'll,
and was satisfactory. The Governor
asked the aid of the Legislature in an
investigation which would lead to legis-
lative reform. and said monopoly threat
ened to rob the people of the benefits of
gas and oil resources.
The West Virginia Legislature organ
lied at Charleston, G.. A. Northcott of
Cabell county being elected president of
the Senate and Fred Paul Grosscup of
Charleston Speaker of the House The
Republicans control both houses and have
majority of fifty-six on joint ballot.
The lower house of the Kansas Legis-
lature adopted a resolution indorsing the
Presidents recommendations for legisla-
ton to control corporations engaged in
interstate commerce and instructing the
Kansas delegation in Congress to support
measures in line with those recommends
tions.
Senator Eberhardt introduced a resolu-
ton at st. Paul before the Minnesota
I4esInidtufe pfofIuihS iVE Lhe dFpolHt-
ment of a joint committee to investigate
freight rates.
Gov. JEFF Davis was inaugurated at
Little Rock. Ark. wearing a COnfed-
crate uniform. In his message to the
Legislature he scored the negroes and
urged the separation of taxes for school
purposes.
Secretary of War Taft ordered that
the work Of making -. 900 pairs IF trous-