Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-01-28
-Four Score Badgers Enjoy the
Luxury Of Getting a
Vote Each.
A Few Bills Are introduced
and Some Miscellaneous
Business Transacted.

-LAb4'AiAAt91 A4NNfN'rN 49, ~
presiding.
The session was opened with prayer
by Rev. DE- G. f. Han, Of the NJ. L.
church.
Roll call showed al senators present
except Kennedy ANA Martin.
senator Pratt presented a joint reso-
luton providing that when the legisla-
ure takes recess this morning it be
until . o'clock p. M, which was passed
under suspension of the rules.
Petitions Were presented as follows:
BY Senator Conner, from the resident
clergy Of the city in regard to the open
ing of the sessions with prayer
BY Senator Connor. from j. b. Car
son and 100 other ex-soldiers of Vernon
county praying for the passage Of Il
law providing for the purchase of old
Camp Randall in Madison, for memorial
purposes.
BY Senator Conner, memOrlal to tie
legislature from the board of supervi-
Sors of Vernon county against the prac-
tice Of issuing railroad passes TO mem
bers OF the legislature, judges and other
officials and asking that The question be
submitted TO vote of the people of the
state for an amendment to the consu-
tuition on the subject.
BY Senator Brown, memorial to con
gress praying for an amendment 10 the
constitution IT The United states proyid-
ing for the election of senators by the
people
BY Senator Falconcr, memorial to CON
grcsS on the same subject, which was
adopted
BY Senator Falconcragainst issuing OF
passes To public officials
The following resolutions were pre-
scented and adopted
BY Senator Wcstott. joint, that 4
committee of three, two from The sen
ate and three from The assembly, be
appointed to which all bills relating
to fish and game shall be referred.
Adopted and Senators Wcseott and
Withee were appointed on the part of
the senate.
BY Senator Connor joint for the en-
ployment of extra force in the senate
and assembly, which lies over
BY Senator Kennedy, for the addition
vi bllt l1tillD.l W Allt NtLlAN lAAAtltlA
committee, ana naming Senator Kcnne-
committee and naming Senator Spense-
ley. Adopted.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
BY Mr.. Koentzer to repeal the law
cxempting the property Of private in
SINE asylums from taxation.
BY Mr. Phalen, to regulate the pay
ment Of wages, Providing for semi
monthly payments, unless otherwise
provided by express contract
BY Mr. Westcott, to prescribe and fix
the term of court in Forest county, in
the tenth judicial circuit
BY Mr.. MacBnde, to amend chapter
p Of the revised statutes providing for
rhe distribution Of copies of the revised
statutes to justices Of the peace.
A message was received from the as
sembly reporting the adoption and ask
ing concurrence in a joint resolution
asking representatives in congress to
vote for the anttOption bill. Mr.. Mac
Bride offered an amendment reversing
this recommendation, and urging the
representatives to use all honorable
means to defeat the bill. The resolution
was laid over.
A recess was then taken till 5 p. m.
At the hour above named the senate
reassembled, with the Lieutenant govern
or presiding.
Senator MacBlide moved that the
senate proceed to the election of
United States senator and that each
senator rise in his seat as his name is
called and vote for one person. The
motion was carried.
As the clerk called the roll each mem
Der named the person set opposite his
name as follows:
Altpeter-P. v Deuster, Milwaukee.
APPLE E. Dodge, Racine
Bashford-John B. Parkinson, Madi-
son.
Baxter-John G. Spooner, Wisconsin.
Bechmer-John C. Spooner, Wisconsin.
Brown-W. c. Snverthorn, Wausau.
Burdge-John G. Spooner, Wisconsin.
Connor-Hon. Gilbert NJ Wood
ward, La Crosse.
Falconer-Hon. H. C. Hunt, Reeds.
burg.
Fetzer-Amos Holgate, Milwaukee.
hennedy-A L. Smith, Appleton.
hnsston-James Barden, West SUI
Q,eriOr
hoenitzer-John Schmidt. Milwaukee.
kruszka-Ignatz Czerwinsk, Aulwau-
kee
Lees-E. B. Bundy, Menomonie.
MacBnde-Judge w. f. Bailey, Eau
Claire
dcGeehan- Hon. J. NJ. Wiezman.
Green Bay.
harun-W H. Stafford, Chippewa