Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-03
NO. IS.

| ton thereon and examine the matter but
at the request of certain members he with
drew his motion and voted for it. He
spoke of the provision in the bill! concern
ing the item of 5000 for Indebtedness
then, but he was silenced by some
unsatisfactory reasons. Senator Wood
north had repeatedly stated tn It the city
OF Waupaca woulG never relenQuish its
claim on the property Of the home. That
being the case he could not, as a sworn
! servant of the state, vote money
| TO an institution that was not under state
control. He claimed that the governor in
his message had never intimated that the
home should be under direct control of the
state board of supervision, out would only
give 1t the power to examine the ac- cunts
OF the money granted by the state. That
to his mind did not carry sti gma with it.
He warned the soldiers not to carry the
matter of asking aid too far, for there was
a strong sentiment growing among the
younger generation that the soldiers were
| asking entirely too much. They did not
ask 1T with spirit of humility becoming
anyone asking aid, but rather in the man
ner used by the brigands of Italy, your
money or your life"
Senator Conner next spoke. He said
that he was surprised at the applause given
ct the statement, that the soldiers
would not accept aid at the hands of the
state, if the home was to be placed under
the control OF the state board of supervis-
ion. Not another state in the Union
raised as much money as the state of Wis
consin for the soldiers. If the time ever
came when he should have to ask the aid
of the home he would not be ashamed to
accept 1t even though it be under the con-
troll of the state. Everybody was in favor
of the appropriation, from the governor to
the policemen in the corridor, but he
wanted the proper safeguards thrown
around its expenditure
Senator ClawSon opened his battery of
oratOry on the veto He said the bill had
been before the Legislature since the first
days of the session. Until he heard from
Senator Lees he did not know that the
measure was to be ground between the up
per and lower millstones of politics. tie
said that he was one who did not find fault
with the fact that the chairman of the
democratic central committee was present
at the capitol and this man was here in all
his glory and yet there was no objection to
the measure while under consideration.
No objection was heard until the official
organ jumped on it. He criticised the ac-
ton of the democrats III now antagonizing
the bill when they did not say one word
against it when it was under considera-
ton. He thought there was "A ring
within ring constituted Of persons who
desire to avail themselves of the golden
opportunity to put themselves at the front
of the dominant party as the leaders of
retrenchment and reform. They say, at
was |, me too, and Wall who brought
the party up to the position IL is in, " and
they want to have the institution put
where they can get to the front. He had
an abiding res pect and warm feeling for
George w. Peca-nOt for his politics
but for him. Why did not these
men who were at the bottom of this
opposition come to the senators who voted
for the bill and warn them.
Senator Clawson's speech smackel so
much of partisan feeling that it lost its
effect. He appealed to the sentiment of
those who had any love and admiration
for those who lost their lives or health in
the service of their country.
Senator Kidd made a brief address,
especially touching upon the appropria-
tions to other institutions without calling
the officers to account. A few days ago
bill was passed against his vote which
votes money TO a private, sectarian in
! stitutiOn. The only secret conclave he
| knew of on this measure was the caucus
of the dominant party. The stories of
mismanagement were subterfuge ard
could not be maintained The land was
purchased at the cost of s38,-
| 900 and turned over to the state,
with the simple provision that
| s.. 900 of that sum should be returned to
the city Of Waupaca if the state no longer
desired the property for charitable pur-
poses. There seems to be a fear that the
appropriation called for from this legisla-
ture will prevent it from making a record
for retrenchment. If all the appropria-
tions asked for at this Legislature were
| granted it would only take $500, 900 from
the treasury from 25 to 50 per cent. less
| than in former sessions of the Legislature.
Two years ago the appropriation was made
with the understanding tnat the home
should not be put under state control. If
he ever became an inmate of that home he
| did not want the political octopus, no mat
ter of wnat party, to make political mer-
chandise of his necessities.
Senator Lees spoke again in favor of
sustaining the veto.
The senate sustained the veto by the fol-
lowing vote. it requiring two.thirds
vote to pass the bill over the veto of the
| governor:
| Ayes-senators Beehtner, Burdge, Clawson,
| Joiner, Kempf, Main, Miller, Persons, Phipps,
| price, Taylor and woodnorh-l2
Soes-senators Conner FaIconer. Horn, Kings
| ton, Koenitzer, Lees, MacBride, Mead, Nash,
\ Voss Val
Pairs-Senators Avery and Greene, Kid and
Kennedy, Apple and stanchfeld. Kroeger, and
| Reynolds.
| Abssat Senators Fetzer ard Pratt
Adjourned.
Upon motion Of Senator Cla wson the
senate adjourned until 10 a. m Wednes-
day.
ASSEMBLY.
The assembly was called TO order by
Speaker pro tenn Keogh, and prayer was
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