Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-02-01
WISCONSIN SOLONS,


gain of one for Stephenson is the only
change in the Republican deadlock. Three
ballots were taken in caucus Monday
night, making twenty-five in all. On the
last vote Assemblymah L. 3. Dresser of
st. Croix County went over from Cook
to Stephenson, raising the Marinette lum-
berman's ybte to. "a. The final vote stood:
Quarles Al, Stephenson "a, Cook IT, Bah
cocF ., Webb TO-
After twenty-five ballots on Tuesday
the Republican senatorial caucus was still
in deadlock. In the morning the bal
lots We're taken with only one change,
wheh AssemblFman Anderson of Dane
left Quarles and voted for Cook Which,
the balloting opened in the afternoon An
derson returned TO the Quarles camp and
steadily voted f>r him until adjournment.
On the forty-seventh ballot, the last
taken, the vote stood: Quarles IL, Ste
.1helson 26, Babeock II, Cook II, aud
N.%h 10, Tht first formal ballot was
taken in both houses and the Republl.
cans voted the same rs in caucus, with
the exception of Andersen. The Demo-
tldtiE ihttIbtls fOttu lOT the last
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Assemblyman Hall of Dunn County,
the pioneer Of the unti-free pass crusade,
on ! 4esday introduced a joint resolution
IN the Assembly providing for an amend
ment to the State constitution f0rbiddihs
all public officers to receive or to be offer
ed free passes on railroads, franks by
telegraph or express companies, or other
fayors from any common carrier or SINH,
lar corporation. Judge Orion of Darling
ton Introduced twn bills in the Assembly
whi(S will attrdct considerable attention
among insurance men. One deals witt
the taxation of life insurance companies,
the other with FIRE. The f st one sub
stitutes a uniform tax of l per cent or
the gross earnings of all home companies,
in place of the $500 n YER license fee
now c6llectad; and 3 her cent on the casf
premiums collected III the State. uis
ether bill changes the tax on fire insur
ance companies, and makes them pay :.
per cent on all premiums collected in the
State. The home companies are to pay
2 per cent CO.. their gross earnings. Com
panies having their home offices in a for
eign country are required TO pay PEI
cent OH their premiums.
Ten ballots we're taken iii the senatorial
caucus Nednes day afteriiobh, ind not
voter left the candidate he had supported
| for the previous three days. On the fifty
seventh ballot the vote stood Quares II
Ste ohenson 26, Babcock II, Cook II
| Webb 10. At noon both houses met il
| joint session and went through the for
mality of casting a vote for United States
Senator according to State and Fedora
requirements. All the members voted IT,
same as in caucus.
The Thursday afternoon caucus opilcC
with q sensation. Assemblyman Ha.Te1
| of Ocouto, who seconded the nomnahor
| Qf Stephenson at the first caucus, left sbt
Marinette man for Quarles. On the SAINT
ballot Assemblyman Werheim of Wdu
sau, who has steadily voted for Webb
swung over to Cook. After voting fo
Cook on seven ballots Nerheim then wen
to Stephenson. These were the onl,
changes during the eleven ballots taken
| The final afternoon vote stood: Quarle
| A., Stephenson 90 BabcOck II, Cook II
Webb 8. In he Assembly Humphrey in
PRODUCED bill to reduce the railway pas
scnger fares from 3 cents to cents. Hal
introduced an inheritance tax bill, taxing
all estates over $4,000 1 per cent ant
estates over $500 per cent, except where
| left to immediate relatives. In the Senate
Munson introduced a bill taxing express
| companies, through license based on thu
population of places where they do busj
ness, $500 for cities of $4,000 or eve
| Iovx-,a RI e., fnr y1lnraS
Several hours steady voting in caucus
on Friday failed to break the senatorial
deadlock, and the only result of the bal
lOting vas the gain of four votes fol
Cook AT the morning session Judge Or
toms resolution interpreting the laws rel
alive to the daily joint ballot for Sen
ator so as not to require a vote on Satur
day was laid on the table. Many of the
members wanted to adjourn from Frida!
| noon until Monday night, but a majorit.
thought that the right form of procedure
was to take joint ballot every day ex
cept Sunday until an election resulted
This is probably the first time i'll the
S.ate's history that the lawn akers have
failed during the early weeks of the SEES
sion to adjourn from Friday until Mon
day or Tuesday. The last ballot Fritla.
night stood thus: Quaries 40. Stephenson
20, Babcock IS, Cook 20, Webb 10.
Senator Welton on Saturday introduced
memorial to Congress protesting agains
the seating of Representative Roberts o
Utah, the polygamist and urging Wis
consin Congressman to unite in voice anC
vote against him. Only two ballots wer,
taken i'll the caucus, the result being tkt
same as Fridays vote. Adjournment was
then IA aunced until Monday evening.