Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

ballots were taken in caucus Monday
night, making twenty-five in all. On the
last vote Assemblyman l.. b. Dresser of
ST. Croix County went over from Cook
to Stephenson, raising the Marinette lum-
berman's vote to "a. The final vote stood:
Quarles Al, Stephenson "a, Cook II, Bah
cock Is, Webb 10.
After twenty-t ballots on Tuesday
the Republican senatorial caucus was still
in deadlock. In the morning the bal
lots were taken with only one change,
when Assemblyman Anderson of Dane
left Quarles and voted for Cook. Wheu
the balloting opened in the afternoon An
derson returned to the Quarles camp and
steadily voted for him until adjournment.
On the forty-seventh ballot, the last
taken, the vote stood: Quarlcs Al, Ste
phenson 26, Babcock II, Cook II, and
! Webb 10. The first formal ballot was
taken in both houses and the Republi-
cans voted the same as in caucus, with
the exception of Anderson. The Demo
cratic members voted for Ryan, the last
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Assemblyman Hall Of Dunn County,
the pioneer Of the anti-free pass crusade,
on Tuesday introduced joint resolution
in the Assembly providing for an amend
ment to the State constitution forbidding
all public officers to receive or to be offer
ed free passes on railroads, franks by
telegraph or express companies, or other
favors from any common carrier or SINH
lar corporation. Judge Orion of Darling
ton introduced two bills in the Assembly
which will attract considerable attention
among insurance men. One deals with
the taxation of life insurance companies,
the other with fire. The first one sub
stitutes a uniform tax of l per cent on
the gross earnings of all home companies,
in place of the $500 a year license fee
now collected, and per cent ON the cash
premiums collected in the State. His
other 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
per cent on their gross earnings Com
panies having their home offices in for
eign country are required to pay per
cent on their premiums.
Ten ballots were taken in the senatorial
caucus Wednesday afternoon, and not
voter left the candidate he had supported
for the previous three days. On the fifty
seventh ballot the vote stood: Quarles Al,
Stephenson 26, Babcock II, Cook IL,
Webb TO- At noon both houses met in
joint session and went through the for
mality of casting a vote for United States
Senator according to State and Federal
requirements. All the members voted the
same as in caucus.
The Thursday afternoon caucus opened
with sensation. Assemblyman Harvey
of Oconto, who seconded the nomination
of Stephenson at the first caucus, left the
Marinette man for Quarles. On the same
ballot Assemblyman Werheim of Wau-
sau, who has steadily voted for Webb,
swung over to Cook. After voting for
Cook on seven ballots Werhcim then went
to Stephenson These were the only
| changes during the eleven ballots taken.
| The final afternoon vote stood: Quarles
AZ, Stephenson 26, Babcock II, Cook II,
| Webb 8. In the Assembly Humphrey in
PRODUCED bill to reduce the railway pas
senger fares from cents to 2 cents. Hall
| introduced an inheritance tax bill, taxing
all estates over $4,000 l per cent and
estates over $500 per cent, except where
left to immediate relatives. In the Senate
Munson introduced bill taxing express
companies, through license based on the
ness, $500 for cities of $4,000 or over
down to SIS for country places.
Several hours steady voting in caucus
on Friday failed to break the senatorial
deadlock, and the only result of the bal
loting was the gain of four votes for
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 vote on Satur-
day was laid on the table. Many of the
members wanted to adjourn from Friday
noon until Monday night, but majority
thought that the right form OF procedure
was to take q joint ballot every day ex-
cept Sunday until an election resulted.
This is probably the first time in the
States history that the lawmakers have
failed during the early weeks of the SEES
sion to adjourn from Friday until Mon
day or Tuesday. The last ballot Friday
night stood thus: Qual9es 40, Stephenson
20. Babcock 10 Cook 20, Webb 10
Senator Welton on Saturday introduced
memorial to Congress protesting against
the seating of Representative Roberts of
Utah, the polygamist, and urging Wis
consin Congressman to unite in voice and
vote against him. Only two ballots were
taken in the caucus, the result being the
same as Fridays vote. Adjournment was
then announced until Monday evening.
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