The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-07-09
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
IN FIFE SENATE.

Mibl>oN. June - 1 lit session was
opened with prayer by Rev Mr. Winlrf.
Senator NoSS was the only member absent.
senator Kennedy offered Il resolution 10
| the memory Of the late Scnatortircrnc. and
| II was made the special DIier Tor ta NOR
row morning. Two bills tor the redpjur-
L!onmcnt OF the state into Senate and IS
SeEtbiy districts were offered Dy Senators
Mcbride and Kidd. Both were ordered
printed and referred 70 the rCappurt.on-
ment committed The question of the con
hrmatlon OF III" governors appointments
hen came up. and after q lively debate
the motion to confirm was adopted by q
vote of 70 10 3. The Senate then ad-
louTncd.
MAIDS y, June 30.-The resolution to
the memory of the late Senator Greene
was the special order for this morning
ana tNo hours were spent in listening to
remarks on the subject. Senator Phipps
offered 4 resolution calling on itll gov
"rnor Tor his reasons for not call
ing SPECIAL elections To fill yacan-
clcS i'll the Assembly caused by the
death OF two memEcfS Gf that body. A
motion 10 suspend tile rules and pass the
resolution was lost by strict party vote,
and II was referred 10 the appurtionnient
committee on motion Of Senator Mead. Bv
| Il vote of u TO the minority Of the appor-
tonment committee was granted TIL
) p. NJ. to make its report. Senator
Mcbride submitted the report of the
dl'ht1lloHHltUt
mendln9 the adoption of the Democratic
bill us amended. Tie amendments RS
move the Fifteenth Ward OF Milwa,tl;ca
from the Sixth 10 the Fifth Senatorial Dis-
trlct add Mount ldOre to the Sixteenth
senate DlStrIct. and correct number of
minor errors i'll The DESCRIPTION of
ne districts. \ recess was then tdken till
) O'Clock. When the SeIiate again eOn=
Ncncd Senators Horn and Avery, Apple
and Stanchiield were reported pared.
senator Kidd introduced the report of the
rinorlty of The apportidnment committee.
On motion Of senator MacBride the tUnSld=
Grafton the JOINT resolution reported from
tine Assembly providing for an adjbhrn=
ment of the legislature at - VI. tU-morr0w
Was deferred until } O'clock. Bill No. l.
Senate, the Democratic 2pportionmciit sill;
now cam up tor its third reading. Sena-
tor MacBrldc secured a suspension Of the
rules for the purpose OF passing upon the
Assembly bill. senator Main then moved
10 strike Oat portions Of the bill SO as to
make the countIeS of Dan" and jefferson
each separate senatorial districts. Lost.
After some debate. motion to concur
in the action OF the Assembly was
then carried by strict party vote.
Ihc bill thereby was adopted by the
Senate and an adjournment was then talk
IN until o'clock in the evening. The
evening session WAS called 10 order at $50.
The Joint resolution of the Assembly FIX
morrow was conrurrcd IN. The appor-
tonm"nt committee to which the rcSoitl-
ton calling upon the governor tor an
explanation of his conduct in re-
gard to the calling Of special
ccIonS was REFERRED was excused
rom further action in the matter. and SEN
ator MaCBrtdc gave the governors eXpla-
nation of The case. Ihe governor, he said.
had told hlm that he had received an o.li-
:lai communication from the proper Off
GERS IN reference to the vacancy in the
enty-third District bnt had received no
such notice from the other districts. Be
sides tNiE,l the senator from the twenty
session Of the he legislature. While the
assembly men from! the two districts would
not. As the two districts were of different
political complexion 1t made no difference
~ far rs the present session was con
cerned. He had also been asked not 10
ALI any such elections in the Assembly dis
trictS. On motion of Senator Kingston the
proceedings in relation to the death OF
senator Greene were ordered to be spread
IN the journal. The Senate then ad-
iOurned.
MADISON, July /. The Senate was
called to order at 10 A. NJ, the Rev II. \.
Winton, of Madison, opening the session
with prayer. There We're only fourteen
senators present. ON motion of Senator
Pratt the roll tall was dispensed with.
There being no business to transact; re-
reSS was, on motion OF senator v ood-
north, taken until ll:5o. On the
Senate rca.senihlng at noon, the joint
resolution passed by the Assembly pro-
vldlng for JOINT committee to wait on the
Governor and ascertain II he had any FUR
ther communications to make TO the leg
tSlature, was Concurred in. Senators Mac
Bride and joiner were appointed as such
committee, and, on their return TO the
Senate chamber announced that the Gov
ernor had no communications to make.
Tie Ileutenant-governor then declared
the Senate adjourned Sine die.
IN THE ASSEMBLY.
MADISON, June 2a-teSoiHtlOuS of re-
spect TO the memory of the late ASSEMBLY
man Phillip EOsSman, OF Clark County
| were adopted. AppOrtonm2nt bills pre-
| pared by Republicans and Democrats were
| introduced. the former by Mr.. NlnaIs and
| the latter by Mr.. Hall. Both bills were
| referred to the proper committee. The
Assembly was called to order at o. clock
| this evening. After the calling ol the roll,
| II. j. Desmond introduced lODt res0lu-
| ton providing for the adjournment OF the
| legislature sine die Friday noon. This
| resolution was Iaid over until tomorrow
| morning. John WInans reported that the
| apportionment committee was not Yet
ready to report On motion OF Mr.. WlnanS
| the Assembly then adjourned after SeS-
sion of only 1 minutes.
| MADISON. Wis. June 3n.-A resolution,
offered by Mr.. Osborn, providing that no
| action be taken on the apport ionment bill
| till the minority report had been submitted,
WAS lost by strict party vote. Mr. Dihe
offered a resolution calling OH The governor
| iOT Information regarding special elections
10 Til vacancies in the Assembly, winch
| was also lost. The Joint resolution pro-
/ NldlrG for final adj diOurnmcnt at noon to-
morrow was adopted. The majority re-
| pOIt OF the apportiOnmcnt committee was
submitted recommending the passage Of
| the bill heretofore introduced, and the As
| Sembly went into committee OF the whole.
ful was called for by Mr.. Keogh,
and it was read. No amendments
were offered, and the committee reported
| the bill to the Assembly. y recess was
taken till o'clock, when an outline of
the minority report was presented. the
| full report not being ready. Mr.. Phalens S
| motion to lay the minority report on the
| table was carried by 90 to %. strict
party vote. Mr. Mead raised the point
of order that the Assembly had
no business before it, as the tabIng of the
| minority report. which was in the form OF
| a substitute, carried the whole matter with
| 1t, bat the speaker decided the point not
well taken, and the Assembly proceeded
| With the Anderson bill. Amendments
| were adopted adding the village Ct Reeds
| vile to the Assembly district composed OF
| the towns of Cato, CenteriIle. etc, in the
=
| Oshkosh to the district composed OF the
| First. Second, Fourth and Fifth wards Of
| that city and taxing from the ] bird ward
| and adding II 10 tie district Wncre :hv
town OF Oshkosh formerly belonged, and
making 4 few other MINOR changes.
@. +. Williams, OF Milwaukee. intro
duced an amendment for the purpose of
| adding the Fourth and Fifth wards Of Mil
waHk"c to thn Fourth Senatorial District.
The amendment was lost. Mr.. keogh
moved the previous question. The mo-
/ tIon. however. was afterwards with
drawn. 4 number Cf amendments to the
bill We're then introduced, nut were all
! voted down. The bill finally came to a
| vote and was passed b. strict party vote
| of Il; to -. ] he AsSembly'S evening seS-
! sion lasted only a few minutes At about
! S O'Clock the House was called to order.
! A MESSAGE came from the senate bearing
information that that body had concurred
| IN the passage Of tn anderson bill. Mr.
Watson moved to adjourn until tomorrow