The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-01-28
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate,

Senate.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. l9-The legislature is
practically taking holiday while the senate
lal light IS on and until il is sattled the trans
action OF business in earnest Will not be begun
only lew bills were introduced il each house.
ana the Assembly wore out a rather long Scs-
sion by useless discussion. President pro tenn
MacBrlde called the Senate To order at II
O'Clock. senator koenitzer introduced Joint for
the repeal OF section p article g. relating TO
sunfase- ne following bills Were introduced
and referred: Repeating sections ana OF
chapter 3s, laws OF ISL. IN relation 10 the man
ner OF conducting elections; apprOpriatlug
s9VJO lor the purchase of stationery for the
state ior 1874; repeating chapter 25I laws Of
1859 relating TO hotels, inns and boarding
houses; repeating section S14 laws Of ISIS uru-
Nldihg Tor a state park in sawyer ana Bayfe!d
counties relaling 10 the impaueling OF Il Jury
upon a trial ior an ohcnse punishable by i'm
pfIsonInent IN the state prison tor LIE and
ameEdatory OF section 1920 OF the Revised stat
uteS.
MADISON, Jan. 20-President pro TEN. Mac
bTlde was III the Senate chair. senator Bash
iord presented memorial from the Board OF
supervisors OF Dane County urging the legislat-
ture TO submit Il constitutional amendment for
DlIdlng the Issuing of passes to State officers
Judges ana memteIs of the legislature under
heavy penalty. Bills were introduced.
10, amend chapter $6l, laws Of
lssl, relating TO exemption of per
soHaI property from taxation. The amendment
leaves the exemption OF 500 only on furniture
hbrarles. etc; and 10 amend chapter 43;, laws
OF OF ISgl. aPProp5l"tins certain sum OF money
sioners. The amendment approprlates sI&5,-
600 in addition 10 the SG5,UaO apuro-
priated last session. and provides that the com
mlSSIoners shall receive So per day AMI ex-
penSes during the time the exposition is being
held. message was received from the ASSEM-
ply, announcing concurrences in the JOINT reso-
luton protesting against the passage OF he
Chandler anti immigration bill. with an
amendment, which was concurrcd in by the
senate. A message was received from the As
semDly concurrlng in the joint resolution Tor
additional employees, and asking for concur
renee III a JOINT resolution for adjournment t!u
Tuesday morning III 20 o'clock.
MADISON, Wis, jan. 2i.-Uuder suspension Of
the rules IN the Senate this morning IA memo
rlaI was adopted urging the passage OF IL con-
sututonal amenlment for the election Of
senators By popular vote. Senator Pratt intro
ductd joint resolution providing that
"hen recess was taken II be until r. NJ.
which was carried. Bills introduced ana re-
lerred; 10 repeal the law exrmptiug the prop
trty OF private insane asyIums from taxation;
10 regulate the payment of wages providiug
Tor semi monthly payments unless otherwise
provided by express contract A message vas
received from the Assembly reporting the
hlol tlon ana asking concurrence in Il JON
resolution asking representatives in COu-
Iress 10 vote for the anti option bill.
Mr. MaCBride offered en- amendment
reversing this recommendation and urg-
ing The representatives 10 use all honorable
means to defeat the bill The resolution WAS
lald over. A recess was then taken till P. ".
he senate was called to order shortly after
o'clock, and on motion of Senator NIacBTide
proceeded TO ballot tor United States senator
John c. Spooner had the highest number of
rotes-that IS seven in all. The democratic
senators having failed to agree on Il cauii-
date in caucus. distributed their votes, each
OF the following gentlemen receiving one vote:
!. '. peuster !. j. Dodge, J. B. Parkinson, ".
{. SliverthOrn, q. ". Woodward. II. G.. Hunt
Emmons Holgate, \ /. Smith, James Bsrdon,
John Schmidt, IgnaN CIerYinsbi, Z. y. Eunde,
y. +. Bailey J. NJ. Wigman ". H. stafford
James A. Mallory. Joseph NiIas. W H. Seaman
joseph string nam, Edward :. Briggs, ". II.
Cate hnd Q. W. BoNe. On motion Of Senator
Pratt he Senate adjourned until 10 O clock to-
morrow