Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-27

bly, that a LAW permitting the railway
commissioner 10 ride free hao no rela-
ion 10 passes, since such a regulation
was compulsory upon the companies.
Mr., Hall spoke briefly in favor OF
Tree privileges for the commissioner
and Mr.. Wheeler expressed his pleas
IRE Al the change OF heart
of the gentleman from Dunn
and then went on 10 discuss
the question at some length and 10 call
attention 10 the very unreasonable
penalty of years imprisonment pro-
vided in the bill for those using passes
Mr., Sturdevant thought the senate
honest in senuing the amendments to
the house, and he was in favor of the
assembly receding from its position.
Mr.. True spoke for Immediate and
definite action and for recession 10y the
assembly, He had voted for every an
ti-pass proposition and was anxious to
have the matter settleu,
Mr.. Germer spoke in favor OF the as
sembly rejecting the senate amend
mcnt. and by an aye and may vote that
view Prevailed, the vote being 40 TO
80, as follows:
Against senate amendment Mcssrs,
Adams, Barlow, Becker, Buttlcs, Cash
in, Dengel Dresser, Eline, Evans, Fo-
go Gagnon, Germer, CRUDE. llartung,
HolComb Hurlbut, Humphrey, Hunt
Johnson, Johnston. Kempley, killilea,
Lange, Logan. McGrath, Minch, Nor
gan, Overlook, Pan ker. Policy, Reeh-
licz, Roettiger, Rowell, Ryan, NJ, W.,
Sarau, Slade, Thiessenhusen, Wander
cook. Wagner. Werheim, Wheeler, Will
liams, Willott, Willy, linn At.
For Messrs. Anderson. Baluock,
Barber, Benson, Burlington, Catlin,
Dahl Dodge Frost, Galway, Gilmore,
Guth, Hall, Harvey. Holland, kcene,
Mcdonald. McGreer, More, Morse,
Mosher Olson, Ortou, Porter, Rasmus-
sen, Ray, Rusk, Ryan j., Sncddon,
Soltwedcl, Sturdevant Thomas, True.
Wells, Wylic 80,
The other senate amendment Suf-
house penalty for pass using by public
officials, etc, from | to years. from
Jail to state prison time from 3
months to year and fine from $500
to $1,000. MIR. Hall spoke briefly in be
half of the assembly yielding, while
Mr.. McGrath opposed such action. The
vote resulted in favor OF the rejection
of the senate amendment, the vote
being IS to 33. as follows:
Against concurrence Messrs. Ad-
ans, Barber, Barlow, Becker, But
ties, Cashin, Catlin, Dengel, Dodge,
Eline, Evans, Fogo, Gagnon, Galloway,
Gcrmer. Gilmore, CRUDE, Guth, Har-
tung, Hocomb, Hurlbut. Humphrey,
Hunt, Johnson, Johnston Kempley.
Killilca, Lange, Logan, McGrath.
Minch, Overlook. Parker Rechlicz,
Roottiger, Rowell, Ryan, NJ W., Sa-
rau, Shade, Thiessenhusen, Wander
cook, Wagner, Werhcim. Wheeler,
Williams, Willott, Willy Zinn As.
For concurrence Mcssrs. Anderson,
Baldock Benson, Burlington Dahl,
Dresser, Frost, Hall, Harvey, Holland
Koenc. Mcdonald, McGreer. More,
Morgan, Morse, Mosher, Olson, orion
Policy, Porter, Rasmussen, Ray, Rip
ley, Rusk, Ryan, j.. sheldon, Solt-
wedel. Sturdevant, Thomas. True,
Wells. Wylie-33
Mr.. Rusk argued for a committee of
conference on the whole subject
while Mr. McGrath thought the senate
should first be given chance to reccdc
from its amendments and Mr. Wheeler
moved that Mr.. Rusk's motion for a
committee of conference be laid upon
the table. Mr. Rusk then withdrew his
motion, arguing that it was the duty
OF tho chair to appoint such a
committee. The chair held that a
conference committee could be APP
pointed at the present time on the first
amendment and named as such com
mittec RuSk, Callin and Buttles It
remains for the senate to ask con
ference on the second amendment
Recess was taken till 80 y. m
The session was opened with prayer
by Rev II. A, Winter