Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.



/ V. Guy, of Pierce county, regents Of the
normal schools, WAS confirmed. The
usual baton of "den" petitions were re
eeived and disposed of. A joint reso
luton was ohered by Sen. Pond, proyid-
Ing for the submission 20 the voters of
the state of the question as TO whether a
| constitutional convention shall be called
TO revise the constitution Of the state.
1 4 large number Of bills were introduced
when the senate adjourned until 10 O'Clock,
Wednesday morning.
ASSEMBLY. Several petitions were pre-.
scented. A large batch OF oils WAS intro
ducsd. A communication from the gov
eru0r of Kansas relating TO the beet and
pork trust, was then read. The senate
bill 20 appropriate $4,000 for stationery
/ for the leg islature ot 1889, 1890 ana 1891,
was adopted. The assembly then ad-
!. i1urned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6.
SENArF-Whsp she senate got ready
for work Wednesday mornipg, Sen. Ii, A.
Taylor asked for correction of the
/ journal Heuoticed that petition of his
ON the subject of railroads, had got into
the "dens of iufamyn department He
: nNHNA IT, WtAAN hN AhA NN uNt rs tRNA A0
/ possible. In accordance with resolution
| passsed, the president appointed a COM
mittee, o which all executive appoint
ments should bc referred. Senators Kidd,
/ Cooper, Green, II. A. Taylor and Persons
We're appointed. The appointment Of
/ Henry NJ S ark, Of Milwaukee, as com
/ missioner OF labor statistics, was referred
TO the above committee. Several bills
were introduced and the senate djourued
until 10 O'Clock Thursday morning.
/ ASSEMBLY Several bills and petitions
were presented.
TUE srATE PRINTING INvEsrIuArtON
| Mr.. McCoy's resolution for the appoint
mept of a committee OF three from each
| house TO investigate this subject of state
| printing, was considered. Mr.. Mccoy
offered the following substitute:
WHEREAS, The attention OF members Of
this state Legislature has been officially
called 90 certain instances OF alleged
gross extravaganza in the matter OF put
/ lilo printing, as well AS radical defects in
the system, permitting the public printer
to secure from the state profits out Of
all proportion 20 the work performed,
therefore,
Resolved That joint committee, con
sisting OF three members from the sen
ute and three from the assembly, be ap-
pointed to make a thorough inyestiga-
ton into tho expenditures OF the state
for printing matter, the system Of award
ing the contract, and the methods en-
| ployed, il any for ovading ts stipula-
lions; also, to ascertain whether large
quantities OF public documents have been
ordered printed which have never been
disposed Of and which are no use or
public benefit and 90 look into such other
matters in connection with the public
printing as shall suggest Themselves ia
the course of this inquiry.
Resolved, That for the purposes OF
this investigation this oommi0tee shall
have authority to summon witnesses and
take testimony under oath, and TO CON
pei the production OF books and &C
counts, aud it shall be the duty OF tn,
committee TO report by resolution, bill Ol
otherwise, as may seem proper. Nj
LeEler favored the substitute aud heliev-
ed that gross extravaganza existed in the
matter of state printing. He thought
that too great profit was derived by the
printer from printing the blue book, aud
also from the printing of the roster of
the state militia. he referred also 70 the
cost charged for binding copies of the
ros er. Mr.. Mccoy spoke favorably OF
the substitute, saying he was in favor Of
any method for getting at the truth in
the matter Of printing. Mr.. keoRh
thought that, insofar as the lay made It
The duty of the JOINT Legislative commit
tee on printing TO perform just the du
| ties ex pected Of the committee proposed
in the substitute, the proposition made
for a special committee was n reheouou
! upon the capabilities of the standing
committee Mr.. Bailey offered an amend
ment, proposing that the standing com
mittee on printing be empowered 60 at
tend TO the investigation. Mr.. Mccoy
said many people thought robbery and
| iobbery existed in respect 70 the state
! printing, and he desired that such com
mittee be appointed az would sift the mat
| ter 10 the bottom. Mr.. Keogh wanted TO
know now far back this committee was
/ authorized TO investigated Was this ia
vestigation for the present state printers,
or was tho State journal company 70 get
| the benefit also. He said that when the
latter company were state printers, no
thought was expressed as 30 iobbery and
robbing, bat as soon as the present state
printer was awarded the contract-in a
perfectly Legitimate way then persons
who thougat they knew considerable
| about printing made the cry Of robbery.
Those statements we're made by men who
knew nothing about what they we're talk
ing nothing about practical printing.
| II any investigation was authorized, he
thought il wrong that II should oe aimed
at the present state printers. Mr.. Nc
Court replied that IL shodld go back Is
far az the committee thought 10 WIS nee
sssary to get At the root Of the subject.
| Mr.. BAiI-y's amendment was rejected.
Nj. Anderson thought the amendment
should be changed so "a to remove from
it the assumption that fraud really did
exist. Mr. MgCourts amendment was
adopted. The original resolution es 20
amended was then adopted.
THURSDAY, Feb. 7.
sKsArK.-Among the bills presented
were the following: Sen. Mead, III, 20
establish the state board of supervision
and reform, and providing that the pow
ers and duties now exercised by said