Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-06-27
MIL WAUKEE FIGHT
FINALLY ENDED
SCHOOL BOARD BILL CONQUERED
IN BY SENATE.
LEGAL OFFICE TO GET MORE
Attorney General and Assistants the
Subjects of Successful Bill to Raise
Pay-Measure to Limit Manner of
Spending Campaign Money Is
Killed.
Madison, June 26.

Madison, June 20.
The senate yesterday concurred in
the Poss bill giving to the city of Mil
aukee a school board of Is members
to be elected at large, the first board
to be appointed by a commission con
sisting of the mayor, president of the.
common council, city attorney, city
treasurer and city comptroller.
But this concurrence came only
after a stubborn fight on the part OF
the opponents of the bill to amend the
bill so as to have it provide for rep
resentation by districts, 16 members
from the districts and five at large
This substitute, offered by Senator
Page of Milwaukee, was voted down
| IT to 10. Senator Roehr offered an
other substitute providing that an
election be held within so days This,
was defeated by a vote of 10 to Z.
Senator Rummel offered an amend
ment to provide that majority of the
council, instead of twO-thirds of the
members elect, may order a special
election within 60 days. This was car
ried by vote of IA to II. The bill
will now go to the assembly,, where it
is said that an effort will be made to-
non-cOncur in the Rummel amend
ment. The vote on the Page substi-
tute was as follows:
For the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Frozen
ming, Hagemeister, Husting, Page,
Roehr, Rummel, Smith, Whitehead,
Wilcox, Wright-1O.
Against the substitute 49, Senators
Barker, Bishop, Brazeau Burns. Fair
child, Fridd, Hardwood, Hudnall,
Loczney, Marsh, Martin, Morris, Mum
son, Noble, Pearson, Sanborn, Stout
~.
Paired: For the substitute, Bird;
against the substitute, Browne. For
the substitute, Wolff; against the sub
stitute, Owen.
Senator Roehr began the argument
against the bill as originally drawn
and in favor of the substitute amend
ment offered by Senator Page. He
said that the proposed system of APP
pointing the members of the school
board was distasteful to the citizens,
and that the sentiment OF the people
had often been thus expressed. He
referred 20 a mass meeting, the APP
pointment Of committee of so 10 pre-
sent the wishes of the people Of Mil
waukee to the legislature and the
petition of 10000 citizens corroborat-
ing this general sentiment. He said
that the people of Milwaukee ought
to be the sole judge of what kind OF
school board they need, and he said
that when they make a demand they
knew what they are talking about.
People who pay $1,500,000 school tax
every year he insisted ought not to-
be denied their wishes. In regard to-
the suggestion that the system of ap-
pointment as proposed would take the
school board membership business out
OF politics, he said that he thought the
very opposite would be true.
Senator Fairchild in his reply tc
Senator Roehr. said that the latter's
reference to the 10000 petitioners for
a representative system called to his
mind a picture of the Milwaukee sen
ator leading this great force, and re
minded him of the old Methodist
hymn, See the mighty hosts advanc-
ing, Satan leading on"
Senators Martin and lakewood
both spoke in favor of the original
bill in opposition to the Page amend
ment.
The argument of Senator Roehr
that the Milwaukee members ought to
have the say about Milwaukee affairs,
vas answered pointedly by advocates
of the Poss bill, who suggested that
as long as Milwaukee affairs were
subjects of legislation it would be the
duty of each legislator to exercise his
best judgment on all such matters
but that when the Milwaukee delega-
ion is legally constituted the sole
legislative authority, then
other members could without neg
Getting their duty, free their minds of
,hese unceasing Milwaukee fights.
Salary Increases Voted.
The bill increasing the salaries of
he attorney general and his assist
ants was concurred in. The salary of
he attorney general was increased to
$4,000, that of deputy attorney gen
,ral to So, 500, that of first assistant to
,3 900, that Of second assistant to
$500 and that of law examiner to
p 900.
One hundred more blue books will
)e allotted each member of the legis-
ature this year making the total
lumber $50 The assembly bill to
his effect was concurred in by the
enate.
The assembly bill designating the
-arious things for which candidates
or office may spend money during the
was non-concurred in by
-ote of IA to H. Senator Brazeau
poke against the bill emphasizing the
act that its provisions were ridicu
GUS in the extreme. Senators Marsh
nd Martin spoke in behalf of the
leasure.