The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

on the 1st Senator Roehr caused Il com
motion by answering "Quaries when his
for leave of absence until next Thursday.
Senators AnSon. Baxter and MunsOn asked
leave of absenc. for the balance of the
week. and then Senator Green offered
resolution that when the Senate adjourned
for the day 1t adjourn until $50 Monday
evening which was unanimously adopted.
Senator Stout presented the report of the
board of commissioners Tor the erection
of the State Historical Library huilding.
The report was referred to the committee
on education. The committee on education
reported for passage Senator StoutS bill
requiring the state superintendent to hold
only two examinations annually instead OF
four. Senator Jones submitted the favor
able report of the committee on privileges
and elections upon Senator Dennett's me
tion of q United States senator by popular
vote. The report Of the Wisconsin state
tax commission was presented by executive
message. The Senate then proceeded tn
of Frank a. Ross of West Superior and
y. +. Beach of Whitewater as members OF
the state board of normal regents. The
Senate resolution fixing Il date TO limit the
Introduction of new business was laid on
the table after Il, spirited debate, and the
resolution making the date February IL
Senator Welt0ns memorial protesting
against the seating In Congress of polyg
ment by Senator kreutZcr which slightly
changed the wording of the original The
Senate then adjourned until $50 Monday
evening.
Th" Senate session on the night of the
9th lasted but twenty minutes. Twelve bills
We're Introduced, and resolution fayorin,
the election of United States senators Ivy
popular vote was adopted. Senator Green
said that Senator Withcc. chairman of the
committee on railroads. had requested him
TO ask that the anti-pass bill and amend
mHnt to III" constitution be laid over till
Thursday. There was no objection. Be
fore the bill and resolution were laid over
Senator Mills offered an amendment insert
inc the word use" in the second line of
the bill. The amendment went over with
the Dill Senator Stouts bill changing the
number of state teachers conventions from
four 10 two was ordered eugroSscd and read
Il third time resolution presented by
Senator Green providing for the printing OF
300 extra copies of the fish and game laws
was adopted. The event Of the evening was
the roll call on Senator Dennctt'S resoIu-
tion petitioning for an amendment to the
United States constitution providing for the
election of United States senators by popu.
lar vote. When the resolution was reached
In its order Senator Green demanded the
ayes and noes and there being no objection
the roll call was ordered. -Four senators
;1rcen, Riordan, StehhinS and Woodwork II
voted No: Senator Mathcr. MunsOn,
Stout and Withce were absent.
When President Thaycr called the Senate
to order on the Ith everybody expected Il
rush Of illS-and they came. senator
Jacobs presented memorial drawn up hy
the board Of supervisors of Dodge county,
recommending that the expense of trial of
of1cnSes occurring in the state prison he
borne by the state instead Of Dodge county.
The memorial referred to the commit
tee on judiciary. senator knudSen intro
duced joint resolution. thanking the pcO-
pie Of Charleston for their care of the See
ond and Third Wisconsin regiments. whIcE
was unanimously adopted. Senator Whit
man introduced Il hill requiring public build
ings to he built with Wisconsin building M.
terial \ bill was introduced to subject the
property and reserve funds Of domestic in
SurancC companies 10 taxation and To fix
the fees paid by foreign insurance com
panieS doing business in this state by re
quest Of Senator Green the antipasS bill
and resolution were referred t" the com
mittec on judiciary. The Assembly reSoIu-
tion of sympathy on the death Of Assembly
man Hughes was unanimously coucUrrcd i'll,
and Senators Thaycr and Fcaruc We're
drputed TO attend the funeral Of the de
ceased
Assembly.
IL the Assembly MIR. Fogo introduced q
resolution mcmOrHlizing Congress to pass
laws to pension all soldiers over ~ years of
age. The report Of the historical library
commission was submitted and Il memorial
was presented from the county board of
Chippewa county asking that printing
charges and clerks fees for printing tax
notices be reduced from - and 30 cents
respectively TO 10 and II cents per folio.
A numbe: Of unimportant bills were intro
duced. The Assembly adopted the Senate
resolution to adjourn until $50 O'Clock
Monday night and then adjourned.
The Assembly session on the night Of tho
9th was opened with prayer by the Rev. II.
4. Miner. There was large crowd # Wis
itorS in the IobbieS and galleries. There
were about dozen ahSentcrS and all
were granted leave of absence on motion of
Mr.. Nandcrcook. AsSemblyman LanSe was
in his seat after an absence of two weeks.
The desk of >he late ASsemblymau Hughes
WAS druped in black. Twenty bills were
introduced and referred to the proper com
mittccS. Mir. Sarnu presented petition
from the WinncbHgO county board urging
an amendment to the law for the drawing
of Jurors. Before adjournnG Speaker Ray
snid that suitable resolutions on the death
Of Asscmhlyman Hughes would be pre-
scntrd next day.
The Assembly ON the eth showed Il dis
position to be uufri"ndly toward the His
turicaI Library building project. by r"fus-
ing to concur in a Senate resolution 10
print 1000 copies of the commissioners re-
port. Senator Welton's resolution protest
ing against the seating of Congressman Rob
erts of Utah was cOnrurTcd IN. Wi"n that
had been done ASS"mhlyInan FaiIcrco0k
came to the rescue uf tn" historical library
and got Il reconsideration. which resulted
in the passage of the resolution to print
the commissioners report \ resolution OF
respect to the memory of the late Mr..
Hughes was passed. RilS w"r" introduced
authorizing the state to purchase ST. Cr0iy
falls for Il state park: to repeal the MiiwaI-
kee civil service law and To provide con
tingcnt fund for the prevention of ChOera.