Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-07-07


man Phillip Rossman. of Clark County,
were adopted. Apportionment bills pre-
pared by Republicans and Democrats were
introduced, the former by Mr.. WinanS and
the latter by Mr.. Hall. Both bills were
referred to the proper committee. The
Assembly was called to order at s o'clock
this evening. After the ealing oil the roll,
II. j. Desmond introduced a Joint resolu-
ton providing for the adjournment of the
legislature sine die Friday noon. This
resolution was lad over until tomorrow
morning. John Winans reported that the
superintendent committee was not yet
ready to report Onmotion of Mr.. Wlnans
the Assembly then adjourned after ses-
sion OF only minutes.
MADISON. Wis. June 50.-A resolution,
offered by Mr.. Osborn, providing that no
action be taken on the airport ionment bill
till the minority report had been submitted,
was lost by strict party vote Mr.. Dixie
offered resolution calling on the governor
for Information regarding special elections
to fill vacancies in the Assembly, which
was also lost. The joint resolution pro-
Yidlng for final adjournment at noon to-
morrow was adopted. The majority re-
port of the appOrtionment committee was
submitted, recommending the passage Of
the bill heretofore introduced, and the AS
sembly went into committee OF the whole.
The reading OF the bill in
full was called for by Mr.. keogh,
anu IL was ieau. NO amendments
were offered, and the committee reported
the bill to the Assembly. a recess was
taken till o'clock, when an outline of
the minority report was presented, the
full report not beng ready. Mr.. Phalen's
motion to lay the minority report on the
party vote. Mr.. Mead raised the point
OF order that the Assembly had
no business before it, as the taoling Of the
minority report, which was in the form OF
substitute, carried the whole matter with
1t, but the speaker decided the point not
with the Anderson bill Amendments
were adopted adding the village of Reeds
vile to the Assembly district composed of
the towns OF Cato, Centeryille, ETC., in the
county of Manitowoc adding the town OF
Oshkosh to the district composed of the
First, Second, Fourth and Fifth wards of
that city and taxing from the Third Ward
and adding 1t to the district where the
town of Oshkosh formerly belonged, and
making a few other minor changes.
0. +. Williams, of Milwaukee. intro
duced an amendment for the purpose OF
adding the Fourth and Fifth wards of Mil
yankee to the Fourth Senatorial District.
moved the previous question. The mo-
ton, however, was afterwards With
drawn. A number OF amendments to the
bill were then lntrOduced hut were ali
voted down. The bill finally came to a
vote and was passed by strict party vote
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 tie passage of the Anderson bill. Mr..
Watson moved to adjourn until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. Carried.
MADISON, July There was no quo
rum present when the Assembly was call
ed to order at 1880 o'clock this forenoon.
Assemblyman Hall, of Dunn called atten-
ton to the fact that the Assembly journal
failed TO notice the amendments introduced
have been left out entirely" he said. ''and
am for the correction of the journal so as
to indicate that the amendments
have been introduced" Mr.. Hall
made a motion to that effect, and
Mr.. Osborn. of La Fayette, called for the
his demand. The chair decided that there
being no quorum present the motion to
correct the journal could not be enter
tanned. Mr.. Wardan submitted resolu-
ton in memory of the death this morning
of Capt. |. L. Carr, of Nelllsville. Mr..
Briggs offered a joint resolution for COM
mittee to wait upon the governor to as
certain whether he had any further COM
munication to make. Mr.. Tormey re-
ported from the committee on enrolled
bills that the apportionment bill was cor
rectly enrolled. A recess was then taken
to 1850 When the Assembly reconvened
Gov. Peck sent In a message announcing
that the Democratic apportlonment bill
had been signed and deposited in the Office
of the secretary OF state. 1t was signed
George w. Peck and Mr.. Dodge Dem
ocrat) inquired who this person, George
W. Peck" was who sent in this communi-
cation. The message did not indicate. A
message was received from the Senate.
informing the Assembly Of the appoint
ment of q committee to wait on the gov
ernor. Messrs. Keogh, Cheney and Dixie
were appointed committee to perform
the same duties for the Assembly. They
retired and brought back the information
that the governor had no further commun-
ications to make. ASScmblyman Osborn
asked for the reading of the journal of the
last session. The request was denied.
The speaker declared the Assembly adj
iourned sine die.