Res. No. 3, S. Resolved, That the chief clerk of the senate be and is hereby instructed to notify the assembly that the senate is organized by the election of Senator Edward T. Fairchild as president pro tempore, O. G. Munson as chief clerk, and F. E. Andrews as sergeant-at-arms, and is now ready for business.

By Senator Scott.

Adopted.

Res. No. 4, S.

Resolved, That the resident clergy of the city of Madison be and are hereby respectfully invited to open the sessions of the senate with prayer, and that the chief clerk be instructed to advise each of the clergymen of the city of this action.

By Senator Bosshard.
Adopted.

Res. No. 5, S.

Resolved by the senate, That the rules of the senate for the 1913 session be and hereby are adopted as the rules for this session, until otherwise ordered.

By Senator Fairchild.

Adopted.

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY.

By C. E. SHAFFER, chief clerk thereof. Mr. President:

I am directed to inform you that the assembly is now organized by the election of Lawrence C. Whittet as speaker, C. E. Shaffer as chief clerk, and W. S. Irvine as sergeant-at-arms, and is ready to proceed to legislative business, and has adopted and asks concurrence in Jt. Res. No. 1, A.

ASSEMBLY MESSAGE CONSIDERED.

Jt. Res. No. 1, A. was concurred in.

The president appointed as members of the committee under Jt. Res. No. 1, A., on the part of the senate, Senators Perry and Barwig.

ADJOURNMENT.

Upon motion of Senator Skogmo,

The senate adjourned until Thursday, January 14, 1915, at 10:00 o'clock, a. m.

THURSDAY, January 14, 1915.

10:00 O'Clock A. M.

The senate met.

The president in the chair.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. George Brown. The roll was called and the following senators answered to their names:

Senators Ackley, Albers, Arnold, Barwig, Baxter, Bennett, Bichler, Bosshard, Bray, Burke, Culbertson, Cunningham, Everett, Fairchild, Glenn, Hanson, Huber, Jennings, Kellogg, Martin, Monk, Mulberger, Perry, Potts, Richards, Rollmann, Scott, Skogmo, Staudenmayer, Stevens, Tomkins, Weissleder and Whitman.-33.

The journal of yesterday was approved.

Senator Martin moved that Resolution No. 1, S. be recalled.

Senator Burke arose to a point of order that the resolution could not be recalled.

Senator Martin stated that he wished to go on record as opposed to such a resolution.

Senator Burke held that the time had passed when a senator could demand a roll call after the president had announced the result of the vote.

The president held the point of order well taken.

RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.

Jt. Res. No. 1, S.

Resolved, by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the superintendent of public property be and he is hereby directed to furnish forthwith to the legislature the legislative directories, the legislative manuals and blue book of 1913, the Wisconsin session laws of 1913, the Wisconsin statutes and the Wisconsin annotations as provided by section 20.84 of the statutes, this resolution being an application under subsections 6 and 8 of section 20.84, and in addition one copy each of the statutes and annotations to each member of the judiciary committee of each house, and one of each of the above to every other standing committee of the legislature.

That the state librarian be and he is hereby directed to supply the judiciary committee of each house with a set of the Wisconsin supreme court reports and digests thereof, to be returned to the proper custodian at the close of

the session.

By Senator Bichler.

Adopted.

Senator Perry reported that the governor was ready to deliver his message to the legislature.

Upon motion of Senator Fairchild,

The senate repaired to the assembly chamber to receive the biennial message of the governor.

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE

To the Senate and Assembly:

Pursuant to law and established custom I submit to you a statement of conditions in our state government such as would seem most important for your consideration at this time. The printed reports of the several departments, giving detailed information, will be submitted to you without delay.

The most important problem that confronts us at this time is to introduce economies in the management of our state affairs that will produce substantial reductions in state expenditures and make a reduction in state taxes possible. The people demand retrenchment.

In the year 1900 the cost of the state government reached the sum of $4,000,000. In the political campaign that was carried on in that year this amount was claimed to be excessive, and much criticism was indulged in by the press and from the stump of what was termed an extravagant use of the public funds. Economies that would bring about a substantial reduction in expenditures were promised. However, instead of reduction. there has been a steady increase until at the close of the fiscal year 1913-14 the state's expenditures had reached the sum of $15,138,051.99.

The following table of total expenditures for the period in question shows the large and steady increase:

Statement of Net Expenditures of the State of Wisconsin for Each Fiscal Year Ending June 30: