Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-31
SPECIAL PROBE
FOR STEPHENSON
OWEN RESOLUTION PASSES SEN
ATE AFTER LONG AND
HEATED DEBATE.
STRANGE DENIES CHARGE THAT
AGREEMENT EXISTED AS
TO COMMITTEE.
Madison, March II.

| Madison, March II.
Senator owens resolution providing
for the completion of the United
States senatorial investigation and OF
the election of Senator Stephenson by
a committee of the senate was adopt
ed Yesterday, 10 to 8. The most neat
| ed debate of this session preceded the
vote on the proposal. Senator Hud-
nall charged that the resolution was
| introduced for political purposes and
said that it's adoption would break up
the republican party in Wisconsin.
Senator Owen in reply said that the
record shows that the assembly mem
| beers of the inquisitorial committee
have thwarted every effort made by
| the three representative of the SEN
ate to secure a fair and thorough in
vestigation.
The Vote.
| Aye-Senators Barker, Bishop,
Blaine, Browne, Fridd, Gaylord, Haz-
elwood, Husting, James, Kleczka,
Krumreg, Lockney, Lyons, Marsh,
Martin, Morris, Owen, Randolph, San
| born-19.
Noes-Senators Bird, Bodenstab,
Brazeau, Burke, Hudnall, Lehr,, Stout,
Thomas and Wright
! Paired-Senator Donald for and
Senator Page against; Senator Pear
son for and Senator Whitehead
| against
Absent and not voting Senator
Fairchild.
Brazeau Opens Debate.
| The debate was opened with a
statement by Senator Brazeau to the
effect that he was told in confidence
| before the introduction of the resolu-
ton that an understanding was had
with the president to have the senate
members of the present joint COM
mittee appointed.
s'There is no such understanding be-
tween the president and myself re-
| piled Senator Owen.
! Senator Brazeau. continued that the
| investigation will be a bad mess II the
senators withdraw from the joint
committee. He said it would not be
fair play to conduct a separate inves-
LEGATION simply because the senate
members were outvoted by the as
sembly committeeman.
1T looks like bad faith and boys
play to me-" he declared.
He argued that the appointment of
another committee of three would
take six senators out of the senate
and consequently legislation would be
retarded. He asked Senator Owen
how the expenses for the separate in
vestigation would be paid
They would be paid according to
the manner prescribed by law" re
sponded Senator Owen
Much obliged for the information"
said Senator Brazeau. THAT is about
as definite as some of the things con-
tanned in the resolution"
Senator Wright remarked that one
of the Hatton leaders made the state
ment that he would get the money
for the expenses.
Senator Blaine, author of the
charges made against Senator Steph-
enson, said the assembly members of
the committee are making no effort to
obtain progress in the investigation.
Senator Stephenson was elected Unit
ed States senator while the probe was
going on and he obtained the votes of
the five assembly inquisitors, declared
Senator Blaine.
Strange Makes Denial
President Strange made reply to the
statement of Senator Brazeau that it
had been said that an understanding
was reached between the president
and those responsible for the resolu-
ton He said so far as he knows no
agreement or attempt was made to
have him appoint Senator Marsh, Nor
ris and Husting in case the resolution
was adopted. He declared that he
would not consider such a proposition
and provoked laughter when he sold:
THE chair is not that kind of a
chair
President Strange, however, assured
the members of the senate that If the
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