Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-07-03
CHYNOWETH
CLAIM KILLED
SENATE TIED ON PROPOSAL TO
PAY FOR LEGAL SERVICES.
CONNOR'S VOTE DECIDES
Lieutenant Governor Throws His
Power Against Estate of the Dead
Lawyer-Senator Sanborn Advo.
Gates Full Payment for Valuable
Services.
q Madison. June 81.

3 Madison, June 81
The claim of the estate of the late
H. w. Chynoweth for $4,000 for legal
services rendered to the state in the
railroad tax, penalty and rebate cases
was denied by the senate yesterda.r
The vote stood IA to IA and Leuten
ant Governor Conner east his vote
with the opponents of the bill The
roll call:
For the bill-Senators Bishop,
Burns. Fairchild, Fridd, Hardwood,
Husting. Lockney, Martin, Morris,
Owen, Pearson. Sanbon, Smith, VIII
cox--14.
Against the bill-Senators Barker,
Bird. Brazeau. Hagemeister Hudnall,
Marsh, Munson. Noble, Page, Roehr.
Rummei, Stout. Whitehead, Wright
anG Lieutenant Governor Connor-15.
The original bill called for a pay
ment of $4,000 in addition to the
$4,000 which Mr. Chynoweth had re.
ceived Cor these services before he
died, making in all $4,000. The com
mittee after full hearing reported in
a substitute amendment calling for a
payment of only $4,000. or making
the total $4,000 Senators Hvdnan
Brazeau and Whitehead dissented
from the report, They expressed
their opinion that the $40. 1000 paid to
Mr.. Chynoweth during his life time
was a sufficient remuneration for the
services he performed, Mr.. Brazeau
said that this would be at the rate of
$50 day for the time Mr. Chynoweth
had actually put in On these cases, &C
cording 10 the testimony taken by the
committee.
Senator Sanborn, author of the bill,
advocated the fill payment Of the
claim, while the principal argument
against the bin was made by Senator
Hudnall, who read portion OF the
testimony given before The commit
tee by former Attorney General l.. NJ.
Sturdevsnt who was associated with
MIR. Chynoweth in the trial of these
cases and from which the senator
drew the conclusion that Mr.. Sturde
want had done practically half the
work involved since Mr.. Chynoweth
had been III several times. Senator
ISanborn defended the bill upon the
ground that the litigation was too mi
portant for the state to be close or
piggardly about the compensation to
be allowed He pointed out that i.
was far more important for the state
to have the constirutionality Of the
railroad tax laws sustained than for
the state to Immediately recover large
amounts Of back taxes from the rail.
roads. Considering the Importance
Of the litigation involved. no private
corporation would have thought the
sum OF $4,000 or even $4,000 too
high retainer for legal services" he
said.
The same view was taken by Sen
ator Husting.
The senate after a brief debate or.
dered to third reading the assembly
bill reducing the size of the official
ballot for general elections and plac,
ing the presidential electors at the
bottom Of the ballot The last named
change was objected to by Senators
Munson and whitehead. Senator Nun.
son contending that IL would create
confusion, and Senator Whitehead at.
tempting to offer an amendment pIac.
ing the presidential ele0tors at the
top instead of at the bottom. The
amendment was not introduced be-
cause Senator Martin objected