Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

ly to elect senator before holding an in
vestigation, thus placing all the responslDh-
ity on the United States Senate.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
The Blaine resolution for q primary In
y"stigation went back to the Assembly att
er hot discussion in which senators san
.orn, HuSting, Hudnall and Lehr led the
debate. The Senate refused to concur III
the Assembly amendment calling for more
from the Assembly than from the Senate
Senator Hudnau DECLARED that Senator ste
phenson spent less in proportion to MS
means than any of the other senatorial can
didates and that none of the money was
used corrCptly. He intimated that a com
mittee composed of an equal number OF ieg,
iSlatOrS from each house would be packeu
and work unfairness toward Senator Ste
phenson
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
A bill providing for the erection of new
home for the feebe-minded in the southern
part of the state was introduced by Senator
HazelWood. Resolutions on the death or
William +. Villas were to have been read
but on motion it was decided to set apart
day later in the session for a joint meet
ing, with the Assembly. The business was
limited mainly to the Introduction of bills,
A motion to have a committee appointed 10
investigate the charges preferred against
the insurance department was killed Sen
ator Owen introduced a bill prohibiting
trust companies from doing banking ousl-
ness unless properly chartered.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5.
The Senate adjourned after a brief ses-
sion in which the Introduction of bills was
the chief business There was no debate.
ASSEMBLY.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
The work in the Assembly was mostly of
routine nature, no debates or discussions
over the senatorial situation livening up
the session. A resolution against the rails
ing of the school age from to years WAS
introduced as was a resolution asking Con-
gress to grant aid for the construction of
state roads, Numerous assemblymen exh1b-
tod 1,t{ OG1yiI
to vote one way the other on the Sena-
tOrial question. The letters were about
evenly divided in sentiment for and against
Stephenson.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
It became evident in today's session that
the session of the Legislature would be
long one when resolution was intro
duced extending the time for the introduce
ton of bills to February 49, Assemblyman
Ingalls, asked that all rules interfering with
the investigation of the senatorial primary
be suspended and that conference commit
tee of the Assembly be appointed: His re-
marks called forth sharp criticism from
Assemblyman Hughes who declared it to be
an attempt the part of the Stephenson
adherents to kill the Investigation by pack
ing the committee. Speaker Bancroft chose
Messrs. Ingalls,, Cleary and Whitman on
the conference committee.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
Assemblyman Hambrecht made himself
solid with the woman suffragettes Of the
state when he introduced a bill to change
the existing law and make It compulsory
upon the regents of the university to admi
women to all classes in the institution, Mr..
creasing the number of regents-at-iarge
from two to three and providing that at
least three members of the board OF uni
versity regents be women. Assemblyman
Cady introduced an amendment to the prI-
mary law striking from the list of officers
to be, voted for at the primary that OF
other than the introduction of bills. was
performed, Speaker Bancroft gave up the
20 into conference with the Senate COM
mittee on the primary investigator ques-
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
If a bill introduced by Assemblyman
Twesme becomes law university and nor
NAL school students will be assured CT
fair and impartial trial in cases Of discipline
by the faculties of the respective institu-
Gons Mr. TweSme's resolution states that
no student shall be expelled except upon
trial by faculty committee before which
aither in person or by counsel and to sum-
mon witnesses in his behalf Speaker Ban
Foulkes as chaplain of the Assembly, and
IN the course of his remarks said that the
Madison Ministers association was sort
of trust acting in restraint of trade. in
that it would not permit outside ministers
to say the opening prayers in either house
of the Legislature. Mr. Bancr0tts remarks
created laughter and Rev. Foulkes was
made regular chaplain at a salary of So
prayer
Joint Session.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Senator Stephenson again received sixty
three votes. three shy of enough to elect
kim Senator Blaine declared that the
resolution for an investigation was original
with him and denied that Senator La Fol
ette had anything to do with it. Senator
Hudnall practically gave Senator Blaine the
lie when he stated that it was his firm con-
yjction that Senator La Toilette was behind
follows: Stephenson, IS; A H. Dahl i;
James o. Davidson. 1: Daub. g.; f. E. Nc
Govern. 1: James II. Frear, 1; A. w. San
born, /; Webb, /; Lenroot 1; Bancroft, j;
Stout. 2: Morse, 1: Lockney, l: Hoard, .;
Norris 3; S. A. Cook. 2: Strange, 4; Owen,
Is. ESeh' 9; Cooper 6; Rummsl' 4; Brown
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
Senator Stephenson lost ground on the
fourth joint ballot receiving sixty-one votes.
Semblyman Harras changed his vote from
Stephenson to ESch. Gov. Davidson trans
mitted a message to the Legislature calling
'~r a thorough investigation of the insur-
Ance department on the charges preferred
against Insurance Commissioner Beedle by
his former deputy, NJ. W; Waite. The SEN
J. 0. Davidson, 1: W. H. Hatton. /; Marsh.
GoG McGcvfFn Il FreaT Il Sanborn J.
!: Stephenson. 81: Martin. /; Hoyt ,:
Hoard, ?: Brown; IS; Cook, ?; Strange, :;
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY T.
Senator Stephenson received sfxty-two
votes on the sixth joint ballot, sixty-six be.
ing necessary to choice. 1t became eel
Sent that n state wide investigation of the
primary campaign will be the result Of the
Blaine charges against the junior senator
The personnel Of the Assembly committee is
BOT known. Lieut.-Gov. Strange appointed
Senator's Owen. Hudnall and HuSting as
The Senate committee.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY g.
Senator Stephenson received sixty votes,
he lowest number he has received since the
salloting began There were 12S members
IN attendance at the session. The confer
snce committee from both houses was In
session all day, but no agreement regarding
The senatorial investigation was reached
Both houses adjourned until Tuesday, Feb
'uary 8.