Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-30


eating liquors. The number OF pet
TONERS up to this date were $4,000
Bills were introduced: To appropriat,
! S, 5000 to commissioners Of fisheries: t.
encourage the artificial propagation O
fish among the people. A communica
ton from the governor was received AM
placed on file, showing the number O
combinations Of sentence and pardon
granted by him in 1878 as follows:
From county iails. including one communication
From Milwaukee county house of correction.
From state prison. ........ ......
Total. Observation-Disclosures. .
In addition to the foregoing, and a
the expiration of the respective term,
of sentence, fifty-two convicts have haC
the rights of citizenship restored tC
them by pardons issued for that pur
pose, but IN no case did such pardon.
serve to shorten the period of conline
ment."
A recess was then taken until 7:3C
p. m. when the following vote was cas-
for U. S. senator:
For Keyes-Messrs. Bailey, Burrows, Campbell
Kellogg, McFetridge. Price, Reynolds, Sacket
Scott, Treat, Welch--11
For Ryan (dem)--Messrs. Anderson, Haben.
Hndd' Morgan, Pau, Rankin, Richmond VOLTS
For Carpenter-Messrs. Andrews, Chapman,
Hyde, Loper Richardson. Van Schaick-6.
For Howe-MessrS. Grimmer, Houghton, Swain
Van Steenwyk-4.
For Washburn--1.
For j. Il. LeWis--1.
A bill was introduced to appropriate
81, 900 to the Northern Wisconsin Agri,
cultural society.
TUESDAY, Jan. 21-ASsembh.- -Peti-
tions were introduced to abolish prison
labor, to prohibit the liquor traffic, to
prevent the killing of birds. Bills were
introduced: relating to elections; relat-
ing to costs and fees; to protect inmates
of insane asylums. A recess was taken
until 2 P. NJ, at which time the recess
was extended until 7:30 P. NJ. A vote
on U. S. Senator, as provided by the
constitution, was then taken with the
following result;
For Hon. E. G. Ryan-Messrs Bentley, Carel.
Carey, Dawson, Fleming, Finn, Frank, Geise,
Ring!e, Root, spiering, Steffen, Theisen, Thelen,
E. G. Wall and Zander-21.
For Hon. T.. o. Howe -Messrs. Bottum, Brad
ley, Burdge Clark, Coe, Eckhardt, Hemsche-
Nichols, Pnlcjfer, Quarles, w. Wall, Webster,
Williams, Withee and Speaker Kelly-2O.
For Hon. Matthew II. Carpenter-Messrs.
Field, Fisher. Gardiner, Hart, Haugen. Hill,
Johnson, Lovejoy, McRae, Rasser, Sarnow,
Simpson, Spence Washbqrn and Widule-2O.
-, For Hon Z; W. keyes-Messrs. Bailey, Barry,
Hemmi, Hutchinson. La Due, Lewis, McDnl,
Melvin, Mitchell, Ostrander, A. Peterson, Thom-
as. and W j. Vincent-1S.
For Hon. Gabe Bouck-F. It. Condit, j. D. Con-
dit, Ford, Frost, Gray, Greening, Mullowney, j.
Z. Peterson, Reynolds, Scanlon, and 6. r. Vim
cent-11.
For Hon. Horace Rublee-Messrs. Cox, De
Croft, and Dewing-S
For Hon. Fred W. Horn-Mr Fitzgerald-1.
For Hon. j. 7. Lewis-MeSsrs. Gallett and
Sanderson-2.
For Hon c. c. Washburn- Mr., Carter21.
Assembly adjourned till 10 A. NJ.
Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22-Senate. bill
was introduced to appropriate 81, 800 to
the superintendent of public property.
The assembly resolution in relation to
gas works was concurred in, and Sena-
tors Andrews and Richmond were ap-
pointed on the joint committee. A bill
was passed authorizing school land
commissioners TO loan portion of trust
funds to the city of Mineral Point, Iowa
county. A recess was taken until IL 80
A. NJ, at which time the senate repaired
to the assembly chamber 10 engage in
a joint convention for the election of
United States Senator, after which event
an adjournment was had until to-
morrow.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22-Assensbh.-
Bills were introduced: TO amend the
charter of Milwaukee; to authorize the
loan of trust funds to the city and town
Of Waupaca; relating to the circuit
court of Winnebago county; to amend
section 1, ,437, revised statutes, relating
to medical societies. A recess was then
taken until noon, at which time the
joint convention met for the election of
a United States Senator. The following
is a complete report Of the proceedings
of the Joint conventions:
The convention was called to order by
Lieutenant-Governor Bingham, at 1910
o'clock, in the following words:
The senate and assembly have met in joint
convention for the purpose of comparing the
journals of the two houses in relation to the mat
ter of the election of a United States senator
and to proceed to the election of United States
senator to represent the state OF Wisconsin in
the United states senate for six years from the
fourth of March next, in place of Timothy o.
Howe, whose term of Office will then expire.
Chief Clerk Bross of the senate read
the senate journal of the evening be-
fore, relating to the ballot taken for
United States senator.
Chief Clerk Eldred of the assembly
read the assembly journal, containing
the senatorial ballot in the lower house.
acknowledgements appearing from the
records OF the two houses that no one person has
received majority OF the votes in either house,
the convention Will now proceed to the election
of United States senator, as announced. will
suggest that when the roll is called each member
OF the convention entitled to vote, rise in his
place and distinctly state the name of the party
for whom he desires to cast his vote.
A ballot was then taken in accord
ance with this suggestion, Clerk Bross
calling the roll of the senate, and Clerk
Eldred of the assembly. Following was
the result:
absent and not r0ting-SenaUors Welch and
Van steenwyk and Assemblymen Adland ]. D.
Condit and Bradley.
Those who voted for Hon. Matt H.
Carpenter were:
Senators Andrews, Bailey, Burrows, Champbell'
Chapman, Dering, Grimmer. Hathaway, H0ugh-
ton, Hyde, Kellogg, Loper McFetridge, Price
Reynolds. Richardson, Sacket, Scott, Swain,
Treat and Van Schaick, and Assemblymen j. Al
Ian, a. c. Allen, Ausman, Bailey, Barry. Barter,
Blackstone. Bottum, Brindley. Bullock, Burdge,
Cady. Carter. Clark, COe. Cox, Degroff, Dewing,
Eastman, Eckhardt. Ellinwood, Field, Fischer,
Gallett, Gardiner, Gilbert, Hart, Haugen, Hem
mi, Hemschemeyer, Hill, Hutchinson, Ingram,
} Johnson LaOue, Lewis, Lovejoy, Markham, Ma
son, Masse: McDiH, McRae, Melvin, Mills, Mitch
ell, Nichols, Ostrander, A. Peterson, Pulcifer,
Qarlles. .Raesser, Sanderson, Sarnow. Simpson,
Spence. Thomas. W. j. Vincent, w. Wall, Wash
burn, Webster, Wldule, Withee and Mr.. Speaker.
Kelly 81.
Those who voted for Hon. E. G. Ryan
were:
Senators Anderson, Hudd, Morgan, Rankin,
Richmond and Wolf, and Messrs Bentley, Carel,
Carey, Dawson, Fitzgerald, Fleming, Finn Frank.
Geise. keogh, Muckerheid MuIlowney, Murphy,
O'Flaherty. Post. Ringle, Root, Spiering Theis-