Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY "a


ef was offered by Rev. George Me Alan
senator James ii. Stout of Menomouie was
placed in nomination for the office of preSi
cent pro tempore and received the unani-
nous vote of the Senate, the Democrats ynt-
ing With the Republicans f f. Andrews
was elected chief clerk and K C. Falcorer
Sergeant-at-armS. y resolution offered by
senator Whitehead to adopt the rules OF
Ihe last session was laid over on motion OF
senator Sanhorn. The adjournment was
THURSDAY. JAN Ii.
Senator Husting fired bomb into the
Senate by Offering resolution for the in
yesugation of the September senatorial
primary. The senators were wary of tack
ling the question so early in the game and
ON motion of Senator Martin the matter
was held over until the next session. The
meht was taken until Tuesday. January 49,
TUESDAY, JAN. 10.
INC Senate tackled the Husting primary
PROBE resolution. hut did nothing in regard
, TO IL. Several speeches We're made but the
Solons Several bills were introduced be-
lore an adjournment was taken
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 20.
Twenty one senator's were caught in .
trap when Senator IIustiug moved Il call
OF the house ON the primary probe resolu-
ton. Twelve senator's were absent and
state to round them up. All business was
held up and the senators idlcd away the
day, keeping within hailing distance of the
StIStdhl- ol-hFllS. several alItmDtS
made 10 lift the call Senator Whitehead as
sorting that Senator Husting was acting in
bad faith with the rest of the senators in
demanding vote on the question, but the
attempts all failed.
THURSDAY. JAN. 21
The call of the house was lifted when the
Senate convened There were twenty-five
senators present. and Senator Husting
agreed TO lift the call if his resolution
would be made special order of business
for Tuesday, January 26 A vote was TAX
en-. and the call was lifted by vote of 10
to ., senator Husting voting with the ma
Jority. Ills resolution for the investigation
OF the primary was then killed by vote of
January %.
TUESDAY, JANUARY &c
Specific charges of the corrupt use Of
money in the primary campaign Of Septem-
Der, 1905, were filed against United States
Senator Isaac Stephenson by State Senator
John j. Blaine of Boscobcl Senator Blaine
charged that sum in excess of 100000.
was spent by Stephenson i'll organizing the
state. and offered substitute to the lust
ing resolution introduced last week, calling
for an investigation Of the methods used
by the junior senator to obtain the nomt-
nation. Blaine'S substitute was passed by
vote of ~ to 9. On the ballot for United
States senator Isaac Stephenson received
II votes, Neal Brown /, Rummel l. Sixteen
blanks were voted in accordance with
provision made under suspension of the
rules TO allow senators TO reserve their vote
until the charges against senator stephen
u
taken until noon, January ~
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY p.
The Senate furnished an interesting morn
ing session by getting into Il row over
correct the journal The journal clerk was
sharply criticised by Senator Brazcau for
an alleged distortion Of the record Of the
proceedings of Tuesday, but the clerk was
sustained by the chair. a resolution allow
ing the senators to vote present instead
OF for any particular candidate, pending
tl1A
was adopted. The Senate then adjourned
until noon.
ASSEMBLY.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IS
The forty ninth session of the Assembly
was called to order at noon by Temporary
Chairman Michael ClCary. After prayer by
Rev. George f. Hunt of Madison the rcgu-
lar order of business was taken up. Assem-
blyman Levi IL. Bancroft of Richland Cen,
ter, choice of the Republican caucus for
the Speakership, was placed i'll nominal
aion and elected, receiving the entire Re
publican vote. Assemblyman Hughes re
ceived the Democratic vote. The entire
Republican slate was elected, c. e. Schaf-
fer becoming chief clerk and w. :. Irvine.
sergeant-at-arms. With the work of organ
izatiOn completed the Assembly adjourned
until 1890 O'Clock Thursday morning.
THURSDAY. JANUARY Ii.
The biennial message of the governor was
read to the Assembly today. After the
first few paragraphs had been read the mes
sage was referred to the committee on eec-
tons Assemblyman Kallaher introduced
resolution calling for an Investigation of
1908 Speaker Bancroft referred the resou-
tion to the committee on elections On mo-
ton of Assemblyman Cleqry the Assembly
adjourned until Tuesday, January 49,
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10.
Before the converting of the Assembly
Speaker Bancroft announced the makeup
of the Assembly committees. When the
Assembly reconvened after four days rest
Assemblyman Kallaher's resolution for
primary investigation was first u order of
business. by a decisive vote the Assembly
buried the resolution.
WEDNESDAY,. JAN. 20
Assemblyman Hughes ioored Speaker
Bancroft when the resolution to vote on Il
bill introduced by Senator Page in regard
to West AlliS bonds came up. Hughes OBJ
jcctCd to considering the bill because it was
new business and proceeding TO vote on 1t
would be violation of the rule providing
for no consideration Of bills until after Feb
ruary 6. The speaker was forced to sus-
tain Mr. Hughes. having given the same rul-
ing Tuesday, when Mr. hughes called for
vote on the primary election resolution.
THURSDAY, JANUARY u.
No business of Importance was transacted
in the Assembly, the entire day being Civ
en- over to the introduction of bills. The
Dunn pocket ballot bill, which was up be
fore the last Legislature, was introduced
again. An adjournment was taken until
Tuesday, January 26.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 90
The Assembly cast Il majority vote Tor
Senator Isaac Stephenson today, the junior
senator receiving 60 votes. The result of
the ballot was Stephenson. so; Brown, IS;
Rummel g s. A. Cook, ?; Cooper, I Esch,
1; Stout, /; blank. Is. Assemblyman Axei
was absent. resolution to recall
from the committee the resolution in regard
to the senatorial investigation was defeated
by vote of 80 to %, and motion to re
consider was beaten by a vote of 81 to Z
Routine business was transacted, the In
PRODUCTION of bills occupying most Of the
time. A bill providing for five additional
Assembly employees at So per day was
passed The West Allis bond bill was
passed. The Assembly adjourned until
noon Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY ~
The investigation of the primary cam
paign for the senatOrship was killed i'm the
create a new judicial circuit in the western
part of the state was introduced by Assem-
blyman Culbcrtson. After the introduction
of numerous bills the Assembly adjourned
until II o'clock then to meet in joint SEES
sion with the Senate to ballot on a United
States senator
Joint Session.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27
Contrary to the expectations Of all. the.
Legislature failed to elect Senator Isaac
Stephenson to the United States Senate On
the ballot Stephenson received 81 votes,
/ shy Of enough to elect him. The break in
the Stephenson ranks came in the Assem-
bly,, Assemblymen COmstOck, CrOwell, Dor
ner, Estabrook. Haight, Mcdonnell, Nor
Jensen and Wells deserving the Marinettc
candidate. The Senate voted the same as
After the first ballot the Legislature ad-
journed to meet in joint session Thursday
to take another ballot. The detailed vote
of the joint session the senatOrship was