The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-06-03
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
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TUESDAY, MAY o.

ferring all legislation relating to water
powers to the special session next winter.
senator Bird to recall bfl iO5S. from the
special committee and have II put through
This bill would create a forest, fish and
game and water power commission of three
members. Senator Bird argued for the bill
1t would do away with the present fish
commission, the waterways commissioner
and the forestry board ana combine their
functions in the, new board, he said. Thu
expense, he declared. would be no greater
than at present and such body Is needed
now. Senator Lockncy. Blaine and Ran.
dolph argued against the Bird motion. Sen
ator Blaine pointed out that the action re
quested wonld anticipate the business OF
board were created 1t would be hard to do
away with il If thought advisable The
motion was then voted down.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1909.
In the Senate this morning the resolu'
tons of the special senatorial Investigating
committee asking for time beyond the leg
islative session to complete the probe of
the senatorial primary campaign was re-
ceivcd and at once the upper house was
precipitated into lively fight. 1t finally
was decided to postpone action. The reso-
lutionS reported by the committee are prac-
tically the same as those given out by the
committee last week. The request for more
time Is made on the plea that several i'm
portant witnesses cannot be brought here
at present because they are beyond Wis
consin jurisdiction and relate the fact that
fifteen days after the close OF the session
the asSemblymeu who now stand on their
legislative privilege can be compelled to
answer the subpoenas.
THURSDAY. MAY -.
When the Fairchild bill. "a. which pro
poses to reduce the tax of the Northwest
ern company of Milwaukee, came up Sen
ator Whitehead made an argument for the
measure. The company now pays nearly
$4,000 year on II basis of . per cent.
on its gross income and the bill would re
duce this about 100000 Il year. reducing
the taxes gradually to = per cent 1t also
increases the tax on foreign companies. A
tax of per cent. on gross incomes, White
head held, was too high There Is no higher
rate in the country than 2la per cent.
Senator llusting wanted some proof or
reason for changing the present law. lie
understood the Northwestern company was
not suffering any hardship, but was pros
pering as never before, Senator Lockney
made speech against the bill. lie wanted
it killed instead of referred. Senator Hud
nall spoke for the bill ana Senators Gay
lord and llusting in brief opposition, after
which the owen motion for reference to
the special session was carried by vote of
II to 13.
FRIDAY, MAY %.
Thu special order, the Chapple bill, for
the local assessment Of ore docks, was tax
On motion Of senator Page speeches Were
limited to fifteen minutes. The bill was
passed. Senator Whitehead opened in OPP
position to the blll He believed the present
bill endangered tn, whole fabric of ad
valorem law for railroad taxation. lie re-
hG2rsed the passage Of IT,, this law paying
r. Hall, ana said the law had been the re.
suit OF too much EFFORT. expense and delay
to be jeopardized 1T this time. The su-
preme court had sustained the law, but If
this amendment were grated upon II. II
might fall. The bill. he held, was a long
and fatal step toward the destruction Of the
al va!orem law. Senator Sanborn in sup
port of the bill Sa!G when there was moth.
Ing else TO he said on Il question the COP
stitutionalty is a'ways argued To that
has row been added the fear Of tearing
said If he had fearS Cor the ad yalorcm law
he would be the irst to oppose the bill
iut he had r" such fear The very Icgis'
railroad Ironerty. He aid not believe thu,
ht cause an amendment might be unconSH
tutioual the whole Jaw which had been IS.
fair that the state received all the tax On
property watch municipalities had to pro
teCI
ASSEMBLY
TUESDAY. MAY %.
The Assembly today passed joint. reso.
Legislature except sundays. There was
n long discussion on the resolution asking
Congress to remove the tariff on print
paper. Mr.. Ingram favored the resolution
and Messrs, Stevens and Barnett spoke
against 1t, The resolution was carried by
a vote of 40 10 80. During the roll call was
bitterly opposed the resolution and said he
desired to protest against these tariff reso-
buttons which he said were being introduced
fSF the %" sf he G t tns o
political purposes. Assembyman lngAam
arose In his wrath to questit-n Of
on this particular resolution and he desired
to know who had told Mr.. Hanbrecht these
roll calls were being asked for political
purposes The speaker finally uuelled the
In htr nrhn rfy thn rptl pn IN ~
coed.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 90. 1909
The Assembly engrossed the bin giving
the Milwaukee common council power to
put pamiSts, fortune tellerS and other
petty graftcrs out of business. 1t also or
dered engrossed the bill permitting cities
Of the second, third and fourth class to
adopt the commission form Of government
and 1t was announced that Eau Claire
would adopt the system The bill for state
aid for the Milwaukee county insane asy
lum was killed after Assemblyman Carl
Herman Dorner of Milwaukee had made
Il telling speech. The so-called Milwaukee
auditorium bin was passed while the an
nexation bill was laid over. The Fairchid
resolution for an Investigation Of the sub
ject Of Milwaukee night schools by experts
was passed The Assembly farmers car
ried out the prediction in Mondays Even
Ing Wisconsin that they would slaughter
certain appropriation bills in spirit of re-
venge for the killing OF the binder Irvine
plant proposition last week. They laid over
the bill appropriatinS $4,000 annually for
maintaining the normal schools and also
laid over the bill giving $4,000 for wom-
ems dormitory at the Superior normal
Not satisfied with these slaps at the claims
committee Of which Senator Hudnal OF
Superior Is chairman. the farmers also
killed the bill granting increased salaries
to the grain and warehouse inspectors at
Superior.
THURSDAY. MAY q.
BY a vote of SO to 20 the Assembly de-
livered slap at Gov. Davidson this morn
ing by overriding bis veto of the insurance
committees bin providing for the disposa,
Of the surplus funds of farmers mutual
fire insurance companies upon dissolution
Of the companies. The bill was the out
growth of Herman L. Ekern's fight to make
these mutual companies report and also to
provide for division Of funds among policy
holders upon dissolution with interest at
per cent. Any surplus then remaining Is
to revert to the state. Assemblyman f. w.
Kubasta of Merrill, chairman of the com
mittee on banks and insurance, made
speech on the veto. Mr.. Kubasta made
crisp, concise arguments that impressed his
hearers. and the result was the governors
veto was ignored for the first time in
years.
FRIDAY. MAY %.
This morning the binder Irvine bills as
passed In the Senate last night were re-
ceived in the Assembly. The lower house
received the vcXing proposition with avidity
and made 1t a special order for the after
noon. Parliamentary complications occu.
pied lot Of the Assembly's time this morn
ing, the. questions rising out of involved
phases Of tn" annexation bill. The measure
finally was defeated after the Milwaukee
members had talked all around the bill for
and against. Mr.. Estabrook, chairman OF
the committee on cities, made brave tight
for passage of a new amendment and for
passage of the bill. His amendment was
acccpted but aftr- an extended debate in
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