Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-02-01

the day, changed to Mr.. Stephenson and
brought Mr.. Stephenson's vote back to
26.
Mr.. Werheim's change aroused the
caucus and the next ballot, the sixty
sixth was followed closely, but il did
not show any developments.
The siXty-seventh ballot was as mo-
notonous and embarrassing as al old
maids convention
] The sixty-eighth was no better. Meth
! err showed the slightest change.
Senator Whitman moved to adjourn
until 1880 o'clock this evening and the
motion prevailed.
Ninth Session.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 26.--[Special.l-
! Five ballots were taken at the evening
| session. There was no change on the
three first ballots, but on the seventy
third ballot Mr.. Fiege left the chamber,
which cut Stephenson's vote to 24. An
attempt was then made to adjourn until
Monday afternoon, but it was finally con-
Guided to adjourn until morning.
Tenth Session.
| Madison, Wise Jan. 27.-[Special.l l.
/ The caucus opened at 1870 O'Clock this
morning, in accordance with the adjourn
ment at last nights caucus, when five
! except that Mr.. Werheim, who had voted
for Mr.. Cook and for Mr.. Stephenson, re-
| turned to Mr.. Webb.
| To days caucus opened with long dis
! cussion over Judge OrtOn's resolution con-
STRUNG the United States statutes con-
corning the balloting in joint assembly to
mean that a ballot must be taken on
! Legislative days only and not necessarily
on every day
Chairman Thayer said that the rcsolu-
! ton would be the nrst business and the
clerk would read it. If he can" added
Mr.. Ray dryly.
Mr. McGrath wanted the opinion of the
attorneys III the Legislature and asked
! Senator Lam0reuX for his.
! Mr.. LamoreuX said that the caucus
! could not pass any resolution that would
! override the United States statutes. The
resolution would simply be an interpretu
! ton Of the law and would have no ef-
| feet. He thought that it was the mean
! ing OF the law that Il ballot should be
taken every day.
Nh Wheeler said he and Judge Orion
had looked into the law, but had been
unable to find any decisions bearing di-
rectly on the point From such decis-
ions as they could find, they had con-
| Guided that the law meant a ballot
should be taken on every day that the
| Legislature was IN session, hut not pre-
vent adjOurnmentS over Saturday.
The QUarles men were in favor of
staying and Mr.. LamoreuX said that so
long as there was a doubt the best thing
to do would be to be on the safe side and
take Il vote every day.
Senator Baxter and Senator ROchr
| took the same ground, Senator Baxter
saying that it was time for the Lcgis-
ldture to get down to business. Scna-
tor Mills suggested that a minority might
stay and take 4 vote and let the rest of
the members go home.
Senator Roehr had a ''better solution
than that" which was that the caucus
nominate senator today. Col Rusli
thought that it would not be safe to leave
minority here; more than IL minority
might stay and elect Il senator
Senator Jones spoke at length against
an adjournment, dwelling on the cost to
matter as soon as possible The Iegisla-
tors ought TO do what they would ask
of any man whom they employed work
on every working day. The people had
sent them here to work and any member
who hadn't the endurance or the back
bone to stand up to his job should re-
sign and go nome.
Mr.. Hall spoke against the resolution
saying that he caucus could not fine the
Legislature and that therefore the reso-
luton was useless. lie moved that the
resolution be laid on the table and the
motion prevailed without Il dissenting
vote.
The caucus then proceeded to take
| ballot, the seventy-fourth 1t caused
something of Il furry because of a break
from the Stephenson forces 70 Cook.
Messrs. Galloway, Willy and WiIlott
went over to the Neenah man. There
was Il suspicion that it was simply Il play
on the part of the Stephenson managers,
but it stirred UP the caucus. There were
two absentees, Messrs. HOlcomb and Or
ton. and the vote stood: Quarles -:
Stephenson. %; Cook. 20: Blbcock, Is;
| Webb, 10.
The next ballot. the sevcnty-ffth. was
followed closely, everybody being on the
watch for the next play, but there was no
further change.
On the seventy-siXth ballot Mr.. Hall
was caught mapping, which does not of
ten, and when he suddenly aroused and
shouted Cook" at the top of his voice
there was n roar of laughter. The ballot
did not show any change.
The Seyenty-Seventh ballot developed
neither change nor incident, and on mo-
ton of Senator kreutzer the caucus took
recess to o clock.
Eleventh Session.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 81 Special. /
The quiet that prevailed in the caucus
when the first ballot of the afternoon was
taken was almost painful. 1t was broken
by only the clerks voice and the re-
sponses to the call The only change
was made by Mr.. Hoehle, who went from
Mr.. Stephenson to Mr.. Cook. There
were number Of absentees whose fail
| ure to respond changed the result. The
whole number Of votes cast was JOG, as
follows: Quares, So; Stephenson, 20;
Cook, 81; Babcock, IS; Webb, 10.
| On the second ballot of the afternoon,
| the seventyninth. two absentees, Sena-
tors Eaton and Reynolds came in and
Mr.. Quarles' vote was increased TO II
The eightieth ballot showed no change
which made it pretty evident that there
| would be no change this afternoon. The
! large vote of the afternoon was account
| ed for by the fact that most Of the mem
bers with leaves Of absence unexpected
| ~ remained for the caucus.
| On the eighty-frst ballot MI Dodge
was gone, which reduced the vote of Mr.
Quarles to 20. There was no other
! change.
Senator Mailer moved to adjourn until
2 o'clock and Mr.. Mcleod amended it
to s o'clock. Mr.. Mailer accepted the
! amendment.
Mr.. Burlington offered an amendment
to make it 1870 o'clock tomorrow morn
! ing.
Mr.. Bu1fington's amendment was lost