Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-03-12
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE
TUERSDAY. MARCH 4.


ator GaylOrd's resolution providing for the
abolition of the United States Senate the
favor Of his measure. He SAID that the
time had arrived whru the people should
get rid Of what he termed bar to pro
GreSsiFe legislation. The barber sunday
closing bill was reported out Of committee.
The committee cities recommended
change in the Milwaukee police force pen
sion law Senator SanbOrn's bill creating
state naval reserve was reported for pas
sage by the committee on military affairs
FRIDAY, MARCH ).
Senator Sanborn's bill asking that the
time in which the investigating committee
should report to the Legislature be extend
ed from March II until May J: was passed,
only Senator Brazcau dissenting. An adj
ditional appropriation Of $1,000 was asked
by the committee on investigation The
resolution was laid over.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9.
Only handful Of senators were present
today and after few matters Of routine
.had bcne attended 10 the Senate adjourned.
Senator Martins primary amendment. was
passed without debate.
ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, MARCH A.
Former Secretary of State Walter L,
1IOuscr today sent letter to the Assembly
demanding that the Legislature instruct
fthe secretary of state to bring suit through
hhc attorney general to recover back in
Burance fees which he alleges former com
pnissioners Gijohann, Host and present
commissioner Bepde have retained illegally
lwhile III Office. The matter was referred 10
N committee The resolution of the steer
hng committee providing for special com
bnittccs to look after legislation pertaining
10 the income tax, Industrial insurance, i'm
Hrovement Of highways and the guaranty Of
plank deposits and asking for special t.a s tho
Committees had threshed them out precipi.
Dated fight il the Assembly.
FRIDAY. MARCH ,.
The Assembly went on record this morn
5ng in favor Of free lunches and treating,
defeating Asscmblymap Ingram's bill pro
pibitiug the latter by a vote of 36 to p
and voting down Asscmbyman Jones' bill
lby vote of "a 10 % The resolution to
scxtcnd the time Of the primary probe to
hIay was laid over ut the request Of As
tHemblyman Thomas of Waukesha. The
EChapple bill providing for Il state naval
preserve was sent to the committee on
TUESDAY. MARCH ..
Tho Assembly today passed the Kay bill
fcutting off the payment of supreme court
justices salaries in advance. The bill also
draw their pay if any case remains on the
Ecaendar over ninety days At the opening
Fof tOdays session Assembly Leroy read
IN telegram of thanks to the Legislature
from Senator Stephenson. ID. 5. Stevens
introduced Il resolution to have the investi-
Egating committee report at once. The reso-
Hutton was laid over The Buslett bill pro,
tyiding for large licenses for peddlers was
returned to the committee on state affairs.
EThe Twesme antispitting bill was favor
mbly acted upon.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
An acrimonious debate occupied the .atten-
zion of the Assembly today as to whether
or not the probe into the senatorial primary
should continue. Mr.. Hambrecht made
vigorous speech in favor of disseminating
hhe probe saying that the Legislature waS
spending the peoples money in foolish
Hay and that nothing could be accom-
blished He was upheld by Speaker Ban
Eroft. The speaker moved that the dis
position of the investigation he left to the
Hoint steering committee and after speeches
Iby Assemblymen Clenry, Ingram, Reynolds
- hon fI,A Inf nFa Il
Eafe majority. Assemblyman Leuch made
n yelled attack on the Democrats who re-
pnaincd away from the joint session last
Thursday when Senator Stephenson was re-
elected. when he said that hard pressure
fhad been brought to bear upon the mem
herS of the Legislature and that he
Raying nothing that he could not prove if
he was called upon later to do 50.
Joint Session.
THURSDAY, MARCH L.
Senator Stephenson was elected for the
<iX-year term today on the twenty-third
iioint ballot receiving SO out of the 123
Votes east. The election made possible
by three Democratic assembymen remain
ling away from the joint session, thus cut
ting down the total vote east. The news of
Senator StephenSon'S election greeted
with applause both by the members OF the
ECharles X. Lush, one of Hatton's campaign
EmanaEers, was before the investigating
committee, but gave little Information re-
lgarding the expenditure of Hattons money.
lat the afternoon session Senator Morris de
hiveFed redhot speech in which he said
ut was time that the committee got dOwa
ito work He proposed to the committee
Ithat they clean up as possible the
Investigation insofar as it related to Sen
kator StephcnSon's campaign. A number of
witnesses were subpoened today motion
Sof .Assemblyman Bray.
Investigation.
FRIDAY. MARCH )
w G. Cowliag S. A. Cooks campaign
l,nanagcr was on the stand before the com
I1nittee today. Cowlng said that the en-
tire cost of the Cook campaign was S40o5O
Tile thought that it possible to spend
IS1o7.OO9 legitimately In a primary cam
uagn He ntimated that at the last mo-
hnent Ia the recent primary lot of money
t>Sas turned loose by someone.
TUESDAY. MARCH ..
w L. Essman, campaign manager for
Drank n McGovern, testified on the stand
To-day that several men who had been hired
Inv McGovern switched to Hatton during
1.-THE campaign. The statement created quite
Ia sensa ton w H. Dick of New London,
iHatton'S partner and campaign manager.
twas on the stand. The committee did not
iget much information from him, Dick de-
ielaring that G. X. Lush handled most of the
}Hatton money. Senator's Sanborn aud
IYockney received sums for campaign pur-
ipoScs according To Dicks testimony.
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 10.
Game Warden Stone again refused to tes-
kffy before the Investigation committee
Nyhen called today. l.. Il. Dresser. member
of the state board of contrel testified that
ae had wroked for Stephenson and that he
mad spent S235S in the Eleventh congress
sionaI district in Mr.. Stephensons interests
Nile said he gave most of the money to q
Heal estate man named Hetting, and that
ile did not know how Hetting spent the
money. Mr.. Dresser named several other
anen to whom he had given money and
x,lc plVpu To p3Ph.