Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-04
GOVERNOR VETOES
PAROL|NG BILL
BOARD OF CONTROL WOULD
HAVE DANGEROUS POWER.
MAY ADJOURN MAY IS.
Senator Roehr introduces Resolution
LIMITING Legislative Business
Dane County Court Bill Coneurred
ia by Senate-Senator Stouts Sa,
con Bill Laid Over Until May 9.
Madison, May ,

Madison, May ?,
Governor la Toilette sent mes
sage L. the senate last night VetoinG
/ ms arst hul this session Riu 1855,
permitting the state board ot conUoI
/ to parole prisoners under rules ana
regulations provided by that body,
die not meet With the approval OF tn"
goNrruur he maintained in his
message that il would practically
clo,he the board With power condition.
/ ally 10 pardon. and, in effect shorten
the sentence imposed upon the con,
/ Wet by the courts. The governor
further maintained that the members
of the board, through association with
the prisoner and the officials of the
penal institutions, acquire a sympathy
that cnlsts them as advocates OF
those desiring paroles and these facts
disQualify them from acting judicially
in determining whether u sentence
pronounced by the court shall be sub.
/ ject 10 such notifications as shall re.
suit in paroling the convict from the
states's prison,
Board to Hear No Evidence.
The bill proposes to confer upon
tho board of control authority 10 pa
role convicts who have served at
least half of the time tor which they
were sentenced, II excludes from its
. Nrh
a previous sentence for felony and
such as are serving a life sentence,
1t provides that II shall DO unlawful
for the board of control to entertain
i written communications or hear argu
mcnts from an attorney or any other
person not connected with the prison,
in favor of the parole of the prisoner,
The bin makes no provisions for not.
ice to the Judge who pronounced the
sentence or the district attorney who
prosecuted the case and the board
would form its opinion upon the rec.
ord of the prisoner and subject to the
influence Of the guards. attendants
and others about the prison, The
most dangerous convicts are often
those most careful Of their records
and most skilled in imposing upon the
attendants.
May Adjourn May 10,
Ten assembly bills were concuued
in by the senate at last nights SEES
sion and the legislators seemed to be
actuated by q desire TO consider MS
many measures as possible and thus
bring the session 10 Il speedy close.
To this end Senator Ruehr introduced
a resolution limiting legislative bust.
ness other than communications from
the governor and messages from the
assembly to May ID and providing for
the sine die adjournment OF the lcgis.
lature May Is This means a little
more than two weeks Of legislative
work and the most important meas.
urcs, among them the railway rate
commission university appropriation
and state civil service bill, are sim
being considered by the senate com.
mittee. II is understood that great
deal of business will be transacted
during the last few days The reso,
luton 10 fix the date Of adjournment
was referred to the committee on
rules.
Dane County Court Bill.
Bill lila, introduced by the commit.
tee on judiciary, providing that in
case Of sickness, absence or inability
arising from any cause. or IN case
where he deems II improper TO hear
or try any proceedings, the county
Judge Of Dane county may request the
municipal judge 10 hold court, was
concurred in by the senate. The
measure provides that the municipal
Judge acting IN place Of the county
Judge shall be known as acting
county Judge" with al The powers OF
The temporarily retired Judge
Last Removal Bill Delayed.
Three bills recommended for indef.
mite postponemout, among them Sen
ator Frear's bin TO change the seat OF
government TO Hudson. ST. Crolx
county, we're rescued from their fate
after a sharp debate and were laid
over for further consideration t0mor-
row. Senator Frear said he had a
speech he wanted 10 deliver on the
subject
The bill recently introduced by the
committee on corporations, providing
for a state board Of commissioners
for the Lewis and Clark centennial ex
position and for an appropriation Of
$4,000 was ordered engrossed
Saloon Bill Laid over.
Senator StCuts bin relating 10 the
sale Of intoxicating liquors near public
and parochial school grounds was laid
over until May 9, awaiting the arrival
Of Senator Stout from Arkansas.
Among the assembly bills concurred