Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-15

lHt Stlttol SUI the ulll llU1if COD
sideraton had ftg its ostensible purpose
the reduction OF the rate of interest
from per cent - 3 per cent open
the amount OF the interest Moneys
for which the several ex-state trcasur-
ers are heid accountable by the decision
of the supreme court That the meas
ure as originally introduced here vas.
! designed TO accomplish a far different
object. that it was skillfully framed
/ to defeat the right n the Staje la ~
cover any portion Of these moneys from
Z the stTciies on the bonds of the IaaJ
state treasUers. was clearly demon
stHtcE by the attorney general, IlHt
/ his Interpretation OF she bill was e r.
rect IS conceded by tfac attorneys fbr
/ the past state treaSfwprS and Slua1.
the exposure by tile attorney ,ruarsf
/ a pletcnse has been made Of an pmpu a.
ment by way Of substitute to meet ne
/ objectiCas urged by him in the argur
ment before the committee. This sub
sutute now under consideration WAS.
[ framed by the same attorneys who pre-
pared the original ill., without consult
ing with the attorney general and il
is still obnoxious To any candid mind.
( If its real purpose is siInply to make a
reduction in the rate Of interest to be
paid upon the sums due the state from
It's past state treasurers 1t must bb
conceded that the interest moneys col
leCtcd and wrongfully applied by the
past state treasurers, together with the
interest thereon, at the rate of per-
cent, represent the precise amount
thai the state is entitled to recOveua
These amounts are. therefore. the
moneys II the state, these moneys be-
long to the people as rightfully and
as completely as any moneys which
are now in the hands of the state treas
urer, and when you cOucede the de .
mands of this bill you practically apprO-
pirate from the peoples, treasury the
sum of over $4,000 for the benefit OF
Guenther and Northumberland HarShaw
and their respective surcties The I
supreme court said this morning that /
the state has a right to the rate of Il
per cent from the time If the eXpirl- /
ton of the terms Of office; and this is
what the delinquent traasurels must
pay.
The question is above party poll
ties said the senator IL is ques
ton Of right and wrong. II is "a
deduction of the platform Of the dem
ocratic party in conversation assembled
He read from Il public speech made by
the republican candidate for governor
(Col John G. Spooncr) in which it was
said that IF the republican, party
should succeed, every dollar the su-
prcmc court holds the state is entitled
to shall be paid over to the state tl0ts-
ury and if elected governor / viii see
that il is paid" And the republican
candidate for governor said the sen
ator. has not been before the semitic
talking of a compromise
Senator Kennedy said that after the
Introduction of the, bill he had intend
ed to make an elaborate speech on it,
bur Senator BashfDrd, who was better
qualified TO do it, had saved MIN the
trouble. But Senator Kennedy gave
a few reasons why democrats ought
not to vote for the measure. ANY lcgss
lation passed. would be Saddled upon the
democratic party. No republican had
spoken in its favor. He paal a tribute
to Mr.. MacBride, saying that if he pos
sesscd defect Of character il was tx
cess of hetrt He believed that if the
republicans had been successful in the
election they would have done what
some democrats now sought to have
undone> He challenged any democrat
to rise and give any reasons to justify
his conduct in refusing to do what
the republicans wouh do. II the bill
was passed it would be by democrats,
and the republicans could say that
the democrats had not fulfilled their
pledges. 1t had been said that PRONE
inent democrats favored the bill. Who
was Mr. WOodwapi?' He said 1t
would have been better for Judge New
man if he had never known Wood
ward If it had been known that 1udEe
Newman was gaIliyantng about the
streets talking in favor of compromise
before the election Judge Webb would .
now have been elected to the supreme /
bench Senator Kennedy pronounced .
Judge Newman vagabond, and said .
the definition of the word could be
found in Webster's dictionary.
Senator Lees spoke kind words Of
Col Woodward and of Judge Newman.
The latter is an honorable man and an
upright judge
Senator Bechtner (rep) said it had
probably not been the intention Of the
any republican 10 speak on the bill
not for the reasons stated, but because (
their actions would he misconstrued. 1t
had been stated that there was no equity
in the bill. If this were true ne mem- /
Der would have right to vote for IT,
as the law was clear But the system .
haa been in practice for years without
opposition from the legislature or the
peoplc. Did not this establish equityf (
Ii was known that If democrats had
been elected up to two years ago .
they would have done the same thinS.
If it was known that the practice was
unlawful. why was il necessary for the .
legislature to pass law two years ago