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

There was considerable excitement
and hustlins for front seats In the lob
hics and galleries in the senate cham
Der about II O'Clock yesterday fore
noon-the occasion being the consider
alton Of the compromise state treasurer
bill
At a few minutes past II o'clock
Lieut. GOV. Jones announced the spec
ial order
Senator Mcbride took the floor.
He said he had no doubt that the
bill would be defeated Yet he wished
to speak on the merits of the bill, as
it is one Of she most interesting ones
that had come before the legislature at
this session. 1t was discussed before
the joint committee on claims in open
session in the assembly chamber The
question is: Is there not equity in the
bill? If the proposition Of the enc
mics Of this bill should he adopted
Z cX-Trcasurer McFetridgc would be ut
terly ruined, financially. The senator did
not consider the bill a compromise, but
settlement If only three per cent
/ had been taken by the treasurers, then
in aluity and all fairness the state
should be satisfied to receive back that
amount and not grasp for seven per
cent /
/ Democrats say that the passage Of this
/ bill would ruin the democratic party
+ He was not here to Legislature for the
, democratic party, as much as he hoped
for its success. The democratic party
has already downcd their cnemies-they
are in the dust. The senator exclaim-
ed: only Indians and women scalp
the dcad.' The senator read a letter
from Col c. NJ Woodward connecting
some erroneous impressions in regard
to the position Of Judge Newman on
the compromise measure. That opinion
was held by the Judge long before
the state election, and was expressed
to various parties. The judge was in
favor Of the payment Of the money
belonging TO the state and three per
cent ON the same. The senator also
read % letter from Judge Newman in
which be said ne had written to Sen
ator BaShford explaining his position,
4 which had been taken before the late
election, On the question of equity the
Judge was in favor of the bill
The senator insisted that the lcgis-
lature would make mistake if the Bill
is defeated. He insisted that Senator
Sawyer would not pay more than his
share Of the bonds, He would not be
made to suffer.
Senator Common spoke against the bin.
1t proposed to appropriate the peoples
money to private individuals. The sen
ator read letter from GOV. Peck dur
ing the late campaign, in which he
DEPRECATED any compromise
Senator Phalen considered the ques-
ton under consideration the most inn
portant that could be conceived, The
senator referred to the fact that some
years ago the salary Of state treasurer
was raised from 81 200 to $1,000. Who
could expect that these officials could
receive more than $1,000? He referred
to Mr.. Mcl'etridge as the great hatcher
of golden eggs. Mr. Harshaw was al
50 q successful hatcher the senator
claimed. If YOU give your flock into
the hands of a keeper who would re
ceiye the profits of this flock at the
end Of the year, the keeper or the
owner? The treasurers We're expected
I to return a true account of their stew
aplship. The legislature would ask in
/ the bill before It to wipe out the grand
I principal enuuciated by the high court
Of the state, The promise of the demo
cratic party must be kept. The senator
referred to the proposed settlement by
/ a democratic legislature, but every pro
portion was sneered at by those ex-
state reasurers, Now they pose be
fore MS asking for charity. The grand
old principle is that he who would ask
for equity must first do equity. The poor
man must pay every cent of Judgment
even IL his family Is driven into the
street This class never hears anything
Of compromise. The senator did not
believe the bill before the senate would
be constitutional If it were passed.
The constitution prohibits the legisla-
ture from giving a present to any one.
! The past state trcaSurerS had never
considered the question Of equity They
had always claimed they had n right
to the money taken, and took their
cases 10 the courts on that ground, The
senator claimed that no notion that
Judge Newman entertained should have
no weight upon The legislature. The
question Of sympathy is not to be con
sidered. The delinquent mandates OF
The court rs signed by J. l.. O'Comor
must be sustained applause
Senator Kingston said he introduced
the bill on request At that time lis
sympathies were brought to bear in
favorable terms towards the bin. But
his mind had been changed and he
Should now vote against the bill He
could he governed no longer by Sympa.
thy.
senator Bashford said he was not
little surprised Mt the course that
Senator MacBride had taken lie Sen
ator Bdshfordl did not know where the
supporters of the bill got their nfrma
tiou rs 70 how much interest the money
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