The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-02-20
February 18th, 1879.


February 18th, 1879.
The first real ''feld fight" of the SEES
sion occurred in the assembly chamber
ON Thursday evening last. ( proposed
constitutional amendment for the taxa
ton of all property except public, and
that, set apart for the burial of the dead,
/ furnished the theme. The question was,
SHOULD the resolution be engrossed and
read & third time" which was decided
in the negative by vote Of II to At.
keogh of Milwaukee, then moved to re-
consider the vote Just taken and to lay
that motion upon the table, but before
the speaker could put it, a motion to adj
journ was made by the opposition, upon
which the ayes and noes were called
simply for the purpose of killing time.
This motion was defeated by a close
shave, whereupon Kergh moved the
/ previous question, but before it could be
/ put by the chair call of the house was
ordered, which resulted in showing every
man at his post, with the exception of
! four, two democrats and two republicans.
keogh then moved the suspension of all
proceedings under the 'tcalI," a motion
/ which requires at least ffty-one votes TO
be successful. Many thought he seri-
ously erred in making this move, but the
result showed otherwise, fifty-two mem
bers voting for the lifting of the CALL
Another motion 10 adjourn followed.
which as before, was barely defeated
another ''call' of the house was had
which showed the same members absent;
another lifting Of the call was accomplish
ed and then the friends of the resolution
/ led by Carter, OF Grant, commenced to
Lurl motion after motion at the speaker.
/ with the apparent object of ''mixing up"
that gentleman, as his vote was constant
ly recorded among the enemies of the
measure. For while they had every
thing their own way, the speaker being
evidently little "muddled' at the per.
picking situation. BY this time Spence
Of Fond du Lac, entered the arena
against Garter, raising and ably arguing
! several points OF order. The willy Carter,
however, right royalty held his own on
these disputed points, and would prob
ably get away with the gentleman from
Fond du Lac, had not Joe. Rankin,
whose well known form was seen hover
ing throughout the assembly, advanced
and took seat by Spence's side. He
entered INTO little, quiet conversation
with Spence and Immediately thereafter
that gentleman was more prolific, empha-
tic and correct in his points of order
The speaker sustained Spence, his ruling
was appealed from, by Carter, but he, the
speaker was supported by large ma
jority. The previous question was Or
dered by vote of the assembly but ere
the speaker could put the question an.
other motion was made to adjourn. 1t
was ruled cut of order on the ground
that the assembly had ordered the pre-
vious question. This ruling was sustain
ed and vote was finally had on the main
question, that of laying on the table the
motion to reconsider, which was carried
by small majority.
So the proposed taxation of church
property is again defeated. The meas
ure received but four democratic votes,
Zander of Manitowoc, Ringle of Mara
thon, Bantley of Milwaukee, and Frank
of Dodge. Ringle was the democratic
candidate for the Office of state treasurer
two years ago, and his action in this mat
ter was surprise to every one and is
bitterly denounced by the democrats
here. Zander's vote too, was surprise,
especially to your correspondent, who
thinking he had voted unintentally and
through mistake, called his attention 10
the matter, but was met with the decla-
ration that he, lander, was in favor of
taxing church property every time. He
kept his word faithfully, following the
beck of Carter through every stage of
the game. Hempschemeyer was loyal
brother of Zander in the struggle and re-
marked to your correspondent after the
tussle, that it was upon that issue he was
elected, that he didn't think he received
Catholic vote in his district, and that
that question alone defeated Wiz, he
having lodged" the vote on the same
subject at the last legislature. The peo-
pie OF the Sd district will act upon these
statements as they deem fit.
After a well-fought and protracted
struggle the whipping clause of the
Tramp Bill has been obliterated. It is
well that it is SO. The inauguration of
the whipping post would be terrible
and disgraceful blot upon the peoples
intelligence and manhood. The bill is
severe enough in its provision without
this shameful clause, and if it succeeds
in passing the senate in its present form,
depend upon it, the ''tramp fraternity"
will become scarce. If possible / viii
send you the text of this famous bill
after its passage.
The bill making county treasurers
ineligible to that office after two success
sive terms passed the assembly by a
good majority, Hemschemeyer being the
only member from Manitowoc who voted
in its favor. What success it will have in
the senate remains to be seen, though
many of the knowing ones predict its
defeat in that body. A similar bill
affecting county clerks, has been indef-
nitely postponed.
The bill abolishing all religious exer-
cises in the Normal and public schools
of the state, was defeated, though a sub