The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-04

ernoon was abandoned The feeling still
prevailed, however that the afternoon
was the beginning of the end.
The sixty-second ballot was taken
swinging from their old lines and the
caucus had so far lost interest that
Chairman Thayer had to use his gavel
to maintain quiet
There was no change on the sixty-third
ballot and the caucus might as well have
adjourned but it kept on
While the sixty-fourth ballot was be
ing taken Long" Jones consulted I'm
Gle Hod" Taylor, but it had no effect
Hpon the outcome. Senator Jones
thought there would be caucus tonight
and Mr.. Taylor agreed with him
The siNty-ffth ballot showed one
more change. Mr.. Werhein, who had
the day, changed to Mr.. Stephenson and
brought Mr.. Stephenson's vote back to
20.
Mr.. Werheim's change aroused the
caucus and the next ballot, the sixty
sixth. was followed closely, but it did
not show any developments.
The sixty-seventh ballot was as mo-
notonous and uninteresting as an old
maids convention.
The sixty eighth was no better. Meth
er showed the slightest change.
Senator Whitman moved TO adjourn
until 1:3O o'clock this evening and the
motion prevailed.
Ninth Session.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 90 Special /
Five ballots were taken at the evening
session. There was no change on the
three first ballots, but on the seventy
third ballot Mr.. Ficge left Ine chamber,
which cut Stephenson vote TO "A. An
attempt was then made to adjourn until
DftprnnGn mt /
cluded to adjourn until morning.
Tenth Session.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 27.-[ Special. /
The caucus opened at 1890 o'clock this
morning, i'll accordance with the adjourn
ment at last nights caucus. when five
ballots had been taken without result.
except that Mr.. Werheim. who had voted
for Mr.. Cook and for Mr.. Stephenson, re
turned to Mr.. Webb
To days caucus opened with n long dis
cussion over Judge Orton's resolution con
STRUNG the United States statutes CON
cerning the ballotng in Joint assembly 10
mean that n ballot must be taken on
Legislative days only and not necessarily
on every day.
Chairman Thayer said that the resolu-
ton would be the nrst business and the
clerk would read it. If he can added
Mr.. Ray, dryly.
Mr.. Mc'irath wanted the opinion of the
attorneys in the Legislature and asked
Senator LamoreuX 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 interpreta-
ton of the law and would have no cf-
feet He thought that it was the mean
ing of the law that Il ballot should be
taken every day.
Mr.. Wheeler said he and Judge Orton
had looked into the law. but had been
unable to find any decisions bearing di-
rectlv On the point. From such decis-
ions as they could find. they had con
cluded that the law meant Il ballot
should be Ia ken on every day that the
Legislature was in session but not pre-
vent adjournments over Saturday.
The QuarleS men We're III favor of
staying and Mr.. LamorcuX 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 il was time for the LegiS-
lature to get down to business. Scna-
tor Mills suggested that Il minority might
stay and take vote and let the rest of
the members so home.
Senator Roehr had better solution
than that" which was that the caucus
thought that it would not be safe to leave
a minority here: more than Il minority
might stay and elect senator.
Senator Jones spoke at length against
an adjournment, dwelling on the cost TO
the state and the need of settling the
matter as soon as possible. The legisla-
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 rcso-
luton was useless. He moved that the
resolution be laid on the table and the
motion prevailed without a dissenting
vote.
The caucus then proceeded to take a
ballot. the seventy-fourth. 1t caused
something of a furry because of Il break
from the Stephenson forces To Cook
Messrs. Galway, Willy ana Willott
went over to the Neenah man. There
was Il suspicion that ii was simply Il play
on the part of the Stephenson managers,
but il stirred up the caucus. There were
two abSentees. MeSSrs. Holcomb and Or
ton. ana the vote stood: QuarleS -:
Stephenson, %; Cook. 20; Blbcock, 16;
Webb. 10.
The next ballot, the seventy fifth. 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 a roar of laughter. The ballot
did not show any change.
The seventy ballot developed
neither change nor incident, and on mo-
tion of Senator kreutzer the caucus took
Il recess 10 : q clock.
Eleventh Session.
Madison. Wis. Jan. 21.-[ Special. l
The quiet that prevailed in the caucus
when the first ballot of the afternoon was
taken was almost painful. II was broken
by only the clerks voice and the re-
sponSes to the call. The Dnly change
was made by Mr.. Hoehle, who went from
Mr.. Stephenson to Mr.. Cook. There
were a number of absentecs whose fail
ure TO respond changed the result. The
whole number of votes cast was 1OG. as
follows: QuarleS, 30; Stephenson, 20:
Cook, u: Rabcock. Ii: Webb. 10
On tn. second ballot of the afternoon.
the seventy ninth. two abSentces. Sena-
tors Eaton and Reynolds. came III ana
Mr.. QuarleS' vote WAS increased to IL
The elghtloth ballot showed no change.
which made it pretty evident thit 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
herS with leaves Of absence unexpected
ly remained for the caucus.
On the eightytirSt ballot Mr.. Dodge
was gone, which reduced the vote of Mr.
OuarIes to 40. There was no other
change.
Senator Mailer moved To adjourn until
y o'clock and Mr., Mcleod amended it
to 5 o'clock. Mr.. Mailer accepted the
amendment.
Mr.. Burlington offered an amendment
IL make it 1880 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr. Buffington'S amendment was lost
and on the original motion Mr. True
called for the ayes and noes. The call
was ordered and the motion was lost by
vote of i3 ayes to 63 nays.
After conSidera BILE parliamentary quib-
bling the caucus refused 10 take a recess
- -" Il.