Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-03
SUSTAINED THE GOVERNOR,
The Senate After a Protraeted Discus-
sion Concludes TO Stand
BY the Veto.
Senators Woodnorth, Clawson, Phipps
and Kidd Make Speeches Against
Peek S Stand.
While Lees and Connor Make Able
Arguments Against the Appro-
priation Bill.

pFldtlon Dill.
The senate ives called to order by Presi-
dent Horn Tuesday morning, and some
committee reports were heard.
Senate Bills Passed.
Making members of the county board
ineligible to serve as trustees of county
a>ylums for the chronic insane.
Relating to furnishing supplies of food
and provisions for charitable and other in
sututions in the county of Milwaukee.
Authorizing the city Of Milwaukee to
Issue bonds for the purchase of the west
one-half of block thirty-six, in the second
ward of the city of Milwaukee, for Market
purposes.
Amending The charter of the city of Mil
waukee
Assembly Bills Concurred In.
Providing for the proper receiving of
gifts to the university.
Appropriating sl65 to Michael Viii
Hams.
Amending the charter of the city of
Amigo
Eabitual Grim mails
Senator Mains bill providing for the
punishment of habitual criminals was
laid over until Wednesday morning.
Waupaca Home
The governors veto on the Waupaca
home appropriation bill wa. taken up un
der special order. Senator Woodnorth
was the first speaker against the veto. He
took up the matter relative to the title of
the property which had been questioned by
the governor. He said that after the home
had been instituted the managers went
begging throughout the state for funds to
carry 1t on. The inmates were crowding
upon them so fast that they could not
meet the requirements. 1t was on the eve
of a session of the legislature end it was
agreed to ask the state for aid. The bill
drawn up and passed is familiar to every
body and in it the exact condition of the
title was given. Everybody knew that
there was an incumberance upon the prop
erty.
As to the reckless expenditure of the
states money, as had been charged, he
could explain the expenditure of the
money to the satisfaction of every reason
able man. He then read the minutes of
the board of trustees to show that the
president and secretary of the home dId
not expend the money alone. As to the
mortgage, he further said that the great
demand upon the home forced them to
make the loan, and the money was bor-
rowed from Mylrae, Barden & Marchetti.
of Wausau. 1t was to become due in the
three years. The home had the money
before the expiration of the mortgage but
the money was refused, and when it did
become due it so happened
that the money was not at hand.
He said if there is a senator or an assem-
blyman or private citizen who thought
that tie home was mismanaged and who
thought that the Grand Army was not ca
pable of managing it, then if the state re-
turns to them the title of the property,
they wonld promise to take care of it
themselves. He then read from report
of a committee of the Grand Army who
Investigated the home and showed that
they were not only perfectly satisfied but
felt exultant over its management. By
erecting cottages and other buildings so
that 300 veterans could be accommodated,
the state would draw 500 from the feder-
al government, making total of $50, 900
per year, thus reimbursing the state for
all it has expended within few years.
He then read a circular which had been
given to the members calling the atten-
ton to the fact that the appropriations for
the University, Normal Schools, The Vet
eran's Home and three other objects would
need about S650,000 If the Legislators
would exercise economy it certainly would
be wise to cut off the appropriation from
our institutions over which the state has
little control. Senator Woodnorth inter
preted this to mean that there were some
people who were opposed to the home and
he thought that It was the official state
paper which, he with the assistance of his
colleagues had made such.
He then took up the suggestions made
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his objections thereto He objected to
having the home taken out of the hands
of the veterans. He was ready to have the
trustees of the home give any amount of
bonds necessary. But he never would con-
sent to have the state board of supervision
control it, because that woold class it with
pauper institutions. He would never con-
sent to have it made pauper institution.
1t had been the fundamental idea of the
grand army to raise the veterans above the
odium of pauperism.
Senator Phipps next took the floor. He
said that the probable objection to the
bill was that it is under the control of the
Grand Army and not of the powers that be
Of the administration. Only short time
ago the body appropriated large sum OF
money 20 the state university, subject to
the disposal Of the regents. None of the
regents are under bonds to perform their
duty. Yet his excelIency did not call at
tention to the looseness Of business
methods in this respect or withhold his
signature from the appropriation bill.
The money is not q gift to he home, bu
is to be expended In making permanent
in proyements which will increase the
value of the property. Waupaca's claim
viii not be asserted against the home only
if the home Il not used for charitable pur-
poses, fair business proposition. Every
suggestion of the veto message as TO super
vision or control is covered bT statute pre-