Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-16
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
Observation-Disclosures;

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tinised its work for this session.
All business on the calender was
cleared up at noon Saturday, but
the formal adjournment will not
take place until Wednesday at II
O'Clock. The adjournment taken
last Saturday was until this eve
ming at $3.50, but there will be
very few members here at that
time. The most of them have
gone home to stay.
The Governor has three days
after all bills are passed by both
houses to sign them. That time
will reach until Wednesday noon.
The legislature will meet this
week only to receive messages
from him concerning the bills he
signs--or does not sign.
Last Friday he sent to the Sen
ate the expected veto of the
Hagemeister substitute for Sena
tor Miller's primary election bill,
73S. He showed that the sub
stitute was loosely drawn and
that it would prove practically
imperative if signed. But he
did more than this. He con
demned in very positive terms
! the methods used in the defeat Of
the primary election bill of AS
semblyman Stevens. He said
that the republican party plat
form had demanded the nomina-
ton of state, congressional, legis
Iative and county candidates for
office by direct vote of the peo-
pie; that he was pledged to sup
port that platform, and that be-
cause of that solemn pledge, if
for no other reason, he must de-
cline to sign the bill.
! Everybody expected the veto,
but the condemnation of the
methods used in the defeat of the
platform pledges was a surprise
one that made the stalwart Sen
ators angry. And so the next
morning Senator Roehr in their
behalf, introduced a set of reso-
lutions in which he quoted the
Governors language and then
condemned what he said in a
strong protest which the stalwarts
wanted put on the journal.
Senator Roehr made strong
argument in favor of his resolu-
tions. He was followed Senators
McGillivary, Miller, Mills and
Martin against and Senator
Kreutzer in favor. All these
speeches were typical examples
of imprisoned oratory. | do
not know that any Senator spoke
in anger, but there was much
righteous Indignation on both
sides. | am sure that all
regretted the condition of things
into which they had been drawn
at the very close of the session.
But it was the inevitable result OF
causes that began to operate from
the first day of the session-per-
haps before. One Senator's re-
gret was so deep that his heart
came into his throat and he
was so choked with emotion that
he had to stop for a time to get
control of himself. | suspect
that this softened the feelings OF
everybody,
When the roll was called Sena-
tors Bissell, Devos, Eaton, Cav
eney, Green, Harris, Jones, Kreu-
tier, Morse, Mosher, O'Neil,
REYNOLDS, Riordan, Weed, White
head and Willey-17-yoted for
/ the resolutions, and Senators An
son, Burns, hnudSOn, McUllll-
vary, Martin, Miller, Mills and
Munson-S-yoted against them.
OF those not present Senator'S
Hagemeister and Jacobs would
have voted aye, and Hatton,
| Stebbins, Stout and Wolf no.
Though the factions fought this
battle with envy, when a re-
cess was taken directly after the
resolutions were passed | saw
Senators McGilEvary and kreu-
tier, who had just been sending
hot shot at each other at short
range sitting with their arms