Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-28

ceived rsany letters from Mr.. Lincoln
Laurence A. Curtis.
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| WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Madison, March 1S.--The senate
ipasse6 /, biz which viii. destroy the
chances for democratic majority in
the Milwaukee council this year.
/ Three rev wards have been created
and their representative in the council
would under the present law be ap-
pointed by Mayor Rose. But this bill
prevents such a result. Another bill
relating to the compulsory education
of children under IA years of age was
also passed.
The assembly went on record as
being unalterably opposed to any plan
or proposition whereby the state is to
bear portion of the expense of
sprinkling or improving the streets
around the capitol park or the uni.
versity grounds. The Gilman bill was
passed requiring the insulation OF
electric light wires
Madison, March 20.-Yesterday the
senate adopted the Hall memorial to
congress urging the passage OF the
Cullom Interstate commerce bill.
Senator Martins bill for woman on
the board Of university regents was
passed without dissenting vote, and
the one of Senator O'Neil calling for
a woman member of the board OF nor
NAL regents was ordered engrossed.
Senator Whitehead's bill, forbidding
mutilation of horses by docking, was
also engrossed.
A.! Night Session.
The assembly held the most remark
able session in quarter century,
meeting at 1880 in the evening yester-
day and not adjourning till after 7
this morning. The struggle was over
the primary election bill. At the morn
ing session Mr.. Stevens made a mo-
ton that the measure be made a
special order for O'Clock in. the even
ing. Mr.. Orton objected. He was
reported the bin and that 1t had ex-
ercised great elaboration as to what
it's report should be That was wise,
but he doubted whether the matter
should be passed at this time. The
bill had just come in and he person
tended consideration that had been
given 1t. AS q member of the as
sembly he was DESTROYS of doing moth
ing but what was fair,and for the pub
lie good and he objected to so speedy
a hearir6. He had seen the bill only
that 1t would not be reported till the
latter part of this week To fix the
hearing so soon would not give an
opportunity to prepare for The discus
sion. He moved to amend by making
the time this evening But Messrs.
Hall and Stevens would hear to no de-
lay and the house by vote OF As to
80 refused to adopt Orton's proposal
Then the Stevens motion prevailed
vive voce. SO at night test vote came
early upon the question OF adopting
the amendment to the bill as reported
by the committee. The question was
put and not word was said for or
against the bill. When the clerk
called the roll the vote resulted SO for
the adoption and 80 against as fol
lows:
Ayes--Ainsworth, Anderson, An
drew, Baob, Brunson, Cady, Clark,
Coapman, Cook, Dahl, Duerrwaechter,
Erickson, David Evans, Fenelon.
Frost, Galway, Gilman, Haggerty,
Hall, Hanson, Henry, Hodgins, Hol-
land F. Johnson. II. Johnson, Jones,
Krumrey, Lane, Lenroot, Mccormick,
McGill, Mcmillan, Manuel, Middleton.
Overlook, Park, Rankl. Roe, Rogers,
Root, Rossman Sarau. Smalley,
Steiger, Stevens, Swenholt, Thomas,
Valentine, Whitson, Willott, Young,
Finn and Ray--53.
Noes-Barker, Benson, Burdeau,
Cleophas. Collins, Dodge, Dow, Eager,
Ella, Eline, E. W. Evans, Fesenfeld,
Flaherty, Gagnon. Gavin, Hartung,
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McCabe, McComb. Meloney, Miner,
Moron. orion, Owen, Pomrening, Ras-
mussen, Schellenberg. Slkworth,
Slade. Smith, Soltwedel. Spratt,
Thiessenhusen r. A. Williams, and j.
G. Williams--39.
This showed the La Toilette men In
control, and the opposition began to
flibuster. f. A. Williams Of Neenah
made a motion for call OF the house.
1t only requires the votes OF Is
members to secure this and when this
was once on the only motions whicl
by the rules Of the house, were in
order were: to adjourn. and to raise
the call The motion to adjourn was
voted down by the friends Of the bill
and the motion to raise the call was
voted down by the opposition. This
state OF affairs was made possible
by the parliamentary rules which per.
NIT an adjournment 10 be taken upon
/ a majority vote Of thosS present, 5ds