Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-07-07
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
IN THE SENATE,

called to order by Lieut.-Gov. Jonas. who
| announced the death since the last session
of Senator W. S. Greene. Chief CLERK
| Hume called the roll, al the senators be-
ing present except MessrS. Nash and
Phipps. Senator Solliday, successor to
the late Senator Greene. was then sworn
IN. Fred Horn was elected president pro
-. BY the same vote Chief Clerk
Hume was reelected over Charles
E. Bross; likewise John A. Bar
ney over t. J. George. Coy
Peck submitted the following list of APP
po1utments, made since the last regular
| session: Fish Commissioners w. II. Car
penter. OF Milwaukee; Philo Dunning. OF
Madison Calvert Spensley, OF Mineral
Point, and J. j. Hogan, of La Crosse.
State veterinarian, DR.. Frank J. Tous-
saint, OF Milwaukee. Dairy and Food
Commissioner, D.. L. Hardness, of Berlin.
Members of the State Board of Control,
Charles D. Parker. Of River Falls; j. T.
| Cleary, Of Kenosha; Clarence Snyder, Of
Ashland; J. E. Jones. Of Portage, and ".
q. Gratner. Of Milwaukee. Normal
water; "; D. Parker, of Madison; E. P:
AinsWorth,- of River Falls. Members of
the State Board of Health, DR.. F. III. Bo-
denius, of Madison; I)r. c. II. Marqnardt,
of La Crosse, and DR.. U. o. g. Wingate,
& Rers Mwa9fee Oil inspector es da. n
|
of action on these appointments at
a special session of the legislature be-
| ing questioned, the matter was postponed
| until tomorrow. After some routine bust
ness a motion by Senator Mcbride to ap-
point joint committee on apportionment,
consisting Of seven senators and thirteen
assemblymen, was adopted. The commit
tee appointed to wait on the Governor hav-
ing reported that he had no message to COM
mnnicate to the legislature, the Senate adj
| journed till to- morrow.
MADISON, June 29-The session was
opened with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Winter.
Senator Voss was the only member absent.
Senator Kennedy offered a resolution to
the memory Of the late Senator Greene: and
it was made the special order for to-mor-
row morning. Two bills for the reappor-
tionment OF the state into Senate and AS
sembly districts were offered by Senators
Mcbride and Kidd. Both were ordered
printed and referred to the reapportion-
ment committee. The question of the con-
| firmation of the governors appointments
| then came up, and after lively debate,
the motion to confirm was adopted by a
vote of 70 to 5. The Senate then ad-
| journed.
MAIDS N, June 30-The resolution to
the memory of the late Senator Greene
was the special order for this morning.
remarks on the subject. Senator Phipps
offered a resolution calling on the gov
ernor for his reasons for not call
ing special elections to fill vacan-
cies in the Assembly caused by the
death of two members of that body. A
resolution was lost by a strict party vote,
and it was referred to the apportionment
committee on motion Of Senator Mead. BY
a vote OF "a to s the minority OF the appor-
tionment committee was granted till
sp; N. to make its report. Senator
joint apportionment committee, recon-
mending the adoption OF the Democratic
bill as amended. The amendments re-
move the Fifteenth Ward OF Milwaukee
from the Sixth to the Fifth Senatorial Dis
trlct, add Mount ldore to the Sixteenth
Senate District, and correct number of
minor errors in the description of
| the districts. A recess was then taken till
8 o'clock. When the Senate again con-
vened Senators Horn and Avery, Apple
Senator Kidd introduced the report OF the
minority of the apportionment committee.
| On motion of Senator Mac Bride the cOnSid-
Grafton Of the JOINT resolution reported from
the Assembly providing for an adjourn
ment OF the legislature at IL NJ tomorrow
was deferred until o'clock. Bill No. l,
Senate, the Democratic appOrtiOnment bill,
now came up for it's third reading. Sena-
| tor MacBride secured suspension Of the
rules for the purpose OF passing upon the
Assembly bill. Senator Main then moved
to strike out portions of the bill SO as to
make the counties of Dane 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.
Senate and all adjournment was then tax
en- until o'clock in the evening. The
evening session was called to order at 7:50
The joint resolution of the Assembly fix
ing the time for adjournment at noon to-
morrow was concurred in. The appor-
ton calling upon the governor for an
explanation Of his conduct in re-
gard to the calling of special
elections was referred, was excused
from further action in the matter. and SEN
ator MacBride gave the governors expla-
had told him that he had received an Off
cial communication from the proper off,
GERS in reference to the vacancy in the
| Nv enty-third District, but had received no
sides this, the senator from the Twenty
third would hold over until the next
session Of the legislature, while the
assemblymen from the two districts would
not. AS the two districts were of different
political complexion it made no difference
| as far as the present session was con-
cerned. He had also been asked not to
call any such elections in the Assembly dis
tricts. On motion OF Senator Kingston the
proceedings in relation to the death of
Senator Greene we're ordered to be spread
on the journal. The Senate then adj
| journed.
MADISON, July l. = The Senate was
called to order at 10 A. NJ, the Rev. FL. A.
Wiuton, of Madison, opening, the session
with prayer. There were only fourteen
senators present. On motion of Senator
Pratt the roll call was dispensed with.
There being no business to transact, a re-
| cess was, on motion Of Senator Wood
north. taken until I:50. On the
Senate reassembling at noon, the joint
resolution passed by the Assembly pro-
vlding for joint committee to wait on the
Governor and ascertain ii ne had any fur
| Their communications to make TO the leg
isIature, 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
i l,,xl as,aas iax&i aSaS