Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-06-20

that the opposition to this bill was
identically the same that had opposed
all reform legislation advocated by
the senior senator from Wisconsin
To these statements Mr.. Bancroft
arose and INDUCED in a scathing de-
nunciation of fair minded" demo
Gratis. who. he said. favored the elimi-
nation of the party circle because
they were ashamed to have the word
democratic at the head of the ballot
and because they desired Ito disinte.
CRATE the republican party into a dis
organized mob such as the democratic
party has been for rs years in this
state" A longer debate ensued, then
the committee adopted the resolution
! in favor OF the party circle, and
Chairman Estabrook made his report.
The assembly then voted to adopt the
Kuckuk amendment which provides
for simpler form of ballot with the
party circle intact. Fred Smith OF
| WATERFOWL was the only democrat
who voted for the retention of the
party circle. BY vote of Sc to %,
the assembly reconsidered its vote at
taching referendum to the Estabrook
bill to change the system of electing
aldermen in Milwaukee and sent the
bill on its way under suspension of the
rules after another roll call was or
dered, which showed sc for suspen.
sion and against The bill provides
for one alderman from each ward and
IL at large, the latter to hold for four
years and six to go out of Office every
two years. The salary is fixed at
$500. The committee on claims re-
ported favorably on the proposition to
establish state board of immigration,
to be made up of the secretary OF
state, the head of the bureau of labor
to be made up of the secretary of
statistics and the chief clerk of the
land Office Seven thousand dollars
annually is to be appropriated for the
purpose Of exploiting the undeveloped
resources of the state, especially the
large tracts of land in the north. The
appropriation of $62,500 for the state
board of agriculture was also reported
on favorably. Government owner
ship, ultimate and immediate, received
a decided setback when the commit
Tee on transportation reported for
slaughter two social democratic joint
resolutions on the subject. The com
n,ittee on transportation offered bill
in the assembly to give municipalities
the power to issue certificates of in
debtedness to purchase public utility
plants when the limit of bonded in.
debtedness has been reached. In this
way city may mortgage its plant to
completely acquire the ownership of
the enterprise.
A fight was made in the bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 to the reference IL
brary by Assemblyman Bancroft, with
the result that the measure was re-
ferred to the committee on state de-
partments the bill is to be amended
and an Investigation made into the
disposition made by that department
of previous appropriations. Mr.. Ban
croft did not believe in increasing
the importance of the reference Ii
brary to such an extent that 1t tran
scends in importance any other state
department He showed that the ap-
preparation had risen steadily from
$4,000 in 1908, to $500 in 1905, and is
now proposed to be increased to $15,'
coo when $4,000 has already been APP
propriated to make up deficiency.
Mr.. Douglas objected to the bill
factory feature of the department.
which ground out over 1000 bills
flooding the Legislature this session
more than ever before.
Madison, June 13. The university
appropriation bill carrying $1,000 70
for three years for special purposes,
and including 100000 for a woman's
building but carrying no specific al'-
preparation for a medical college,
passed the senate by vote of q to
8. Senator E. f. Browne, former
regenis offered an amendment to in
clude an appropriation OF $4,000 for
medical college and later withdrew
lit to offer another which included the
authorization of the Incorporation OF a
medical college without any additional
appropriation. The latter was adopt-
ed The action of the state railroad
rate commission was sustained and
two cent railroad fare was given a
decisive blow in the senate. Senator
Hastings bin providing for two-cent
passenger rate was on the calendar
for indefinite postponement, and he
made a spirited argument in its de-
fence His principal contention was
that the people OF the state demand
such legislation. Senators Burns and
Morris (rep.). Husting. Hardwood and
Pearson (dem.). and Rummel Is. d..
voting for the bill. Senator Burns
joint resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution was to
have census each 10 years was
adopted The senate resolution %
amend the constitution relating to mu-
ncipal corporations and their indebt
edness. Eleven bills were ordered
engrossed and read a third time
among which was Senator Sanboins