Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-21
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Madison. Mar. IL, 1889.

Coy. Hoard exercised his veto power
for The first time during the past week
The bill vetoed was that in relation to
maintaining a dam across the Wiscon-
sin river BY tire Ctntralia Pulp and
Water Power Company. The provisions
Of The bill empowered that company to
overflow all lands necessary and in case
the price of the oyerllowed lands could
not be agreed upon with their owners,
the company might condemn the same.
This right the Governor thought was
beyond the power of the legislature TO
bestow and expressed himself accord
iugIy. The veto which was very
brief paper was based upon the general
obj, elton that the bill conferred oor-
porale powers and privileges while the
constitution specifies such powers
should be conferred upon cities only,
and the specific objection that in effect
it permitted the taking of private prop
erty Tor priYate use. Reconsideration
Of the bill under veto was deferred to
the coming week.
A pretty fair test CT the strength of
the permanent state fair grounds bill
was made one morning recently. The
committee on agriculture made an adj
verse report and upon the same being
properly presented motion was made
to refer it 10 the claims committee.
This was proceeding taken by the
friends Of the measure and in conse
quencc the lines were drawn at once.
The supporters Of the bill favored the
reference, their object being to get it
into the hands OF "a committee in Which
there was a possibility OF favorable
report. Several speeches were made,
a noticeable fact being that the most
vigorous opposition came from the
Southwestern section OF the state. Mr..
Osborne, of Darlington, was especially
aggressive and even persisted to the ex-
tremity Of demanding a call of the
House. Mr. Allen, of Browntown,
Green county, also opposed. The bill,
however, was finally referred, but the
discussion brought out made it apparent
that rather stormy future awaits it.
.sMr. Speaker brand such actions as
cowardly. These were the words of
Mr. Slupeci on the floor of the Assembly
Wednesday morning and scarcely had
Speaker Mills concluded the reitera-
ton of q ruling whereby recon-
sideration of Mr. Slupeoi1s anti
German bill was refused when the
assembly was startled by them. A
brief yet spirited discussion had been
going on concerning the hasty action
taken on his bill whereby it was de-
feated during his absence and the sem
tence quoted was elimination of it.
Mr. Slnpeci was greatly excited, his
eyes fairly flashing with Indignation
and resentment at the thought OF the
injustice and discourtesy shown him.
The occasion for the discussion was his
demand for an explanation of the I'M
seemly haste of the assembly when j;
had been expressly stipulated that the
bill was not to be called until two days
after the time when the appointments
of the measure had by violation of faith
and legislative courtesy secured its de-
feat. Mr., Slupeci excitedly ayerred
that if such action was not discourtesy
and insult to himself 1t was to his con-
stituents and in their name demanded
reconsideration. Mr.. Elkert, Mil
waukee German objected and conse-
quentiy, SUCH aclion was prevented.
The bill in question contemplated the
prohibition of the teaching of German
in the public schools of the state. The
event was probably the most exciting
occurrence of the session. Mr.. Stu
peel, who while thus speaking char
acterized the conduct of his colleagues
as cowardly, is one OF the Milwaukee,
delegation, representing the twelfth
word, the "Polaek'' region of that city.
He is himself Of Polish parentage but
Notwithstanding no more loyal Ameri-
can graces a seat in the house.
He believes that in the common school
the English language only should be
taught 10 Americans and it was to carry
out this convection that he presented
his bill. The bill was defeated in his
absence by a betrayal of confidence on
tue part of his Milwaukee fellow mem
bers and by a direct discourtesy on the
part of the assembly, it being legisla-
tive decorum never 10 act upon meas
ure in the absence of the member intro
ducing it especially where it is known
that such member desires to speak
either in favor or against the bill. Mr..
SiupGcl is young man, lawyer and
a prominent member of the kosciusko
National Guard of Milwaukee. 1t was
as I. member OF this guard an exclusive
~ Polish organization that he assisted
in quelHng the Bay view labor mobs in
1886 many OF tie disturbers ia which
were Po.acks." MIR. Slupeci is ligor-
Gus in debate and had the opportunity
been afforded he would ably have de-
Tended his bill.
Mr. Barney's bill approprialing the
money to be returned TO the state from
the refunding of the direct war tag for
the support of the Veterans Home at
Waupaca has been finally considered
in the committee on Militia and rec
ommcndation of indefinite postpone
ment agreed upon. This was the bill
which called for the same fpads which
the friends of the Memorial Hall under
taking expect 10 have appropriated for
it. The defeat of the former enhances
greatly the chances of the latter.
The much discussed county option
bill also went to its doom. The meas
ure came up for action Wednesday
evening when Senators Joiner and
Price made able arguments in support
of it bat without even word from the