Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-01-30

ana also the resolution as so amendeS
Mead In the Chair.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the general file of bills, and Mr..
Mead was called to the chair.
Bennett Law Repeal
| When Mr.. Schmitz'S bill for the repeal
of the Bennett law was reached. Mr.. Hall
lrep,l made motion that the minority
lrepubhcan) report of the committee on
education be adopted, and Mr.. Williams
rep asked for the reading of the report.
The motion was lost
After the committee had risen Mr.. Hall
made motion that the minority report
be substituted for the majority report, but
1t failed of adoption by party vote of 65
| to 81.
Mr.. Osborn then offered an amendment
substituting a compulsory education bin.
with the English clauses left out, intro
duoed by Mr.. Textor and published else
where, but the house refused by a party
Votes TO Sl-to accept it.
4 resolution by Mr.. Williams WAS pre-
Sented in the form of motion. 10 refer
the entire matter to a committee Of mem.
berS of both houses with instructions to
report a new bill.
MIR. keogh (dem.) declared that rcsolu-
tlonS were ont of order, and the chair sc.
ruled, but afterwards held that, if Mr..
Williams considered his reSolutson rs
motion for the re-referen,e of the repeal
bill to joint committee composed of both
educational committees, be would enter
tain 1t. Mr.. Williams smilinsly averrel
that ne intended it as Il motion. and then
by a strict party vote the house rejected
the motion.
MIR. Osborn made motion that .rther
consideration Of the whole matter be
postponed ill The bill introduced this
morning lNo. 81, A. get before the Lousc.
tie limited that we on this side of the
house lrepubhcans) want to vote intel
hgently and so desire to know the con.
tents of the new bill"
Mr., keogh-lou had better get ready
to vote AS soon as possible.
MIR. osborn Every man should ba
ready to meet his God, and we on this
side of the house are, | think, ready.
Mr.. Osborn made a motion that con.
sideration of assembly hill No. lthe
repeal measurel b. made 4 special order
for rext Tuesday morning, and Mr..
Anson (rep.) asked Why such delay?
Mr.. Osborn answered that 1t was for
the purpose of ascertaining the contents
of the new educational bill just intro
duCed 10y Mr.. Textor
The motion was defeated bv a party
vote of 65 to 81.
Mr.. Plummer rep made motion that
the matter be postponed till 10 a. m. ON
Wednesday, and asked for an ave and nav
vote.
Mr.. Hall (rep) moved that Mr.. Textor's
bill be now read
He was ruled out of order, the roll
call on Mr.. Plummer's motion having been
commenced.
Mr.. PIummer's motion was lost 10y
party vote of 65 to 81.
Mr.. Osborn moved that Mr.. Textor'sbiu
be read
Mr.. Keogh hoped the motion would not
prevail-it had no relevancy to the ques-
tion at issue
Mr. Crawford dem said the question
under consideration was bill | (the repeal
and that alone was the business
before the house.
Mr.. Williams insisted that the members
had Alright to know the contents of MIR.
Textor' bill
Mr.. Osborn motion failed TO prevail
55 to 81.
Others sroke, and then Mr.. Keogh
moved the previous question. 1t was
ordered by aunanimous vote
Eihe motion then recurred on The que
tlon of ofengrossment and third reading ard
Mr.. Anson explained that, insofar as he
the Bennett law as defective, he
should vote for the repeal measure.
That bill was ordered enqro.scd ard
read a third time, and then Mr.. Keogh
moved suspension of the rules and IFS
passage,
On motion of Mr.. Baocock call of Il
house was ordered, but in a few moments
further proceedings under that cali wc,o
with.
After a little more sparring Mr.. O,bon
the floor and read. as part Of
his speech, the Tcxtor Lill, which the re.
pubicans had all the morning sought 10
get before the assembly.
The repeal bill was then passed by the
vote.
Ayes-Messrs Anson, Babcock, Bailey, Baker,
Bannon, Bowe, Briggs, Brown, Bulard Burke,
Cheney, Chinook, Conway, Couch, Crawforl,
IroIl, Dawson, Desmond, Dill, Dodge Edwards,
English, Faber, Fiebrantz FilH Finch, Fl gerald,
Gray, Henderson, Him, Horn, Houston, Hunt,
Jacobi, Jennings, Keogh, Kizer, Knap=en, K"n-
rad, Krez, Kruszka, Larsin, Lea. Lconhardy,
Lusher, McGeehan, McGuigan, McMu'len Mead,
Neloy, Moore, Munger, Nolan, O'Connor. Oswald,
Peirce, Phalen, PIerron, Porter, Reuter-. RoSen-
lranz, Rossman, Louis Rossnun, Philip, Samp-
on, Schmitz, Schuetz, Schwefel, Suuh, C. T.,
smith, L. C., Smith, l.. H., Stoppenbrch, Taylor,
rextor, Thompson, Tormey Tracy, Warden, War
ler, Watson, Whtesfdo Wiegand, Williams,
Mr.. speaker-83
Noes-Mesgss. Cook, Davenport, Emo, Gaard
er, Hall, Larlberson, Longbotham, MeGillvrny,
Olson, Osborn, Plummer, Pugh, Putnam, Tarrant
Ia.
Absent or not voting-Messrs Dixie, Maxon and
Hnans.
United States Senator.
At 1920 p. IN. Mr.. Mead offered resO-
ution that the assembly proceed to vote
or United States senator. 1t was adopted.
The vote resulted as follows:
For William T. Villas Bailey, Baker, Bannon.
}owe, Briggs, Brown, Bullard. Burke, Cheney,
yonway, Couch, Crawford, Croll, Dawson, Des-
nond, Dodge, Edwards, English Faber, Filz
finch, Fitzgerald, Gray, Henderson, Him, Horn,
Iouston. Hunt, Jacobi, Jennings Keogh,
inapstein, Konrad, Krez, Kruszka, Lar
in, Lea. Leonhardy, Luscher, Nc
;eehan, McGuigan, McNulien, Meloy.
Solan, O'Connor, Oswald, Phalen, Reuter- samp-
on, schmitz, schnetz, schwefel, Smith, c. E.,
mith, T. C., stoppen-ack, Taylor, Textor,
thompson, Toymey, Tracey, Warden, Warner
Watson, Whiteside, wiegand and Mr. Speaker