Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-28

Madison and Cashier Graettinger OF Mil
waukee resulted in it's passage in a form
agreeable both to banks and trust COM
pan1eS
FRIDAY, MAY u.
When the matter of completing the bind-#
in the Assembly today for passage after the1
stormy debate and the vote of last night
on indefinite postponement, the lower
house. by a vote of 46 to 40 killed the bill u
appropriating money to equip the plant
The building, which has been built under
the provisions of the act of 1907, will be
engrossed the biz to repeal the original
binder Irvine plant bill. In his sensational
speech against the binder Irvine plant yes
original measure was fool bill and that
fools passed it. The Assembly this morn
ing voted its approval of his classification
croft said he would take the credit for kill
ing the bill, thus reassuring members who
Cornell bill providing for the use. of the &
Dunn pocket ballot. was passed. The use
of the ballot is made optional with coun-
ties. The live stock sanitary board bill,
giving the tuberculin test system Il new
lease of life, was passed, was also the &
Twesme closed primary measure. The Ham
mill bill prohibiting meeting OF trains at
non-dispatching stations also was passed:
The Assembly granted passage to the bill 4
giving to the Milwaukee common council
having a definite term of office. Il
INVESTIGATION.
TUESDAY, MAY IS.
In the investigating committee the ignor-
ing of the subpoenaes came up at O'Clock Il
when the subpoenaed assemblymen failed q
discussion 1t was decided to ask the attor-
ney general for an opinion as to whether
the lower house members could be forced
to obey the committees command. Among
those commanded to appear before the COM
mittee were: J. E. Thomas OF Waukesha,
DR.. Frank Smith of Madison, and A. L.
Twesme of Trempealeau county. Among
others who were called were John L. Far
rell and Thomas Ramsey of Milwaukee, ana
s. A Towne Of Sank county IT, On S 9e1ns
was asked how he happened to send check
for $3.50 to Deputy Craig Stone said ne
had statement from Craig that the latter
had spent that amount in the interests OF
Stephenson. He said he had conversation
with Craig at Superior In the once ana
presence Of Scion R. Perrin in which craig
lures made by him for Stephenson woulo
be paid back to him.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10.
A quick reply from the Senate inyesti-
eating committee was this mornings result
of the Assemblys action of last nlgnt,
which upheld the assemblymen who refused
to recognize the committees subpoenaes.
The resolutions of the committee were
spread upon the record and the facts there
in will be certified to the Senate tomorrow.
line cOmm1EJoo asks LudJ us tenure NC
tended to fifteen days after the end OF the
session at which time the assemblymen
constitutional privilege of immunity from
arrest expires. That Gov. Davidson wanted
e. A. Edmonds elected chairman of the
state central committee in order to get
Isaac Stephenson to pay the campaign eA-
pense of state candidates was the starting
testimony of Peter ]. Koehler, who man
aged S. A. Cooks campaign in Milwaukee,
county. Koehler, who is member OF tn9
state central committee, said he called on
the governor for the purpose of getting the
executives support for w. D.. Common Ior
chairman. He said the governors voice rose
"Edmonds is the man. 1t cost me 5000
two years ago and now If we elect hu-
monds, Stephenson will pay for the Whoie
d shooting MATCH or words to that ell
feet.
THURSDAY, MAY 20.
John J. Harvey, business manager of the
the senatorial investigating committee, said
there was no record in the books to snow
the financial relations with Senator isaac
He said that ali overdrafts at the AIarshaII
& Ilsley bank were paid by Mr.. Stephenson.
Mr.. Harvey said that the financial dealings
were all carried on through the bank; that
he dealt directly with the bank Mr.. Har-
yey could not say how much Free Press
stock was owned by Stephenson. He sald
he didn't think that any was in the sena-
tors own name. Chairman Marsh asked II
Mr.. Harvey was present at meeting meeting i nSt
to accept advertisements from senatorla!
candidates approving Stephenson. he salo
the meeting was in the office of cary, Up
ham & Black and that besides himself there
were present Senator Stephenson, Managing
Editor r. P Myrick H. A. Upham and ROO
ney H Sackett Mr. Harvey said he and
Mr. Myrick wanted to accept the advertise
ments, that Stephenson kicked a little ana
then consented to accept the advertlse-
ments. Later on an order was received not
to take the "ads.'
FRIDAY, MAY 81.
The Senate investigating committee is
preparing to go to Milwaukee, probably to-
morrow, to complete that part of their In
vestigation which has to do with the dis
covery of Senator Isaac Stephenson's actua.
connection with the Milwaukee Free Press.
The committee will examine ]. X. Ilsley OF
the Marshall q Ilsley bank, Bookkeeper Al
Zen of the Free Press and any others who
NAV be able to shed light as to the extent
of Stephenson'S power over the publication
The committee held a short session this
morning with Editor Dee Of the Chippewa
Falls Herald. Dee had brought with MIN
files Of his paper and with some show OF
defiance said he would go through the paper
and tell the committee just how much SO
called editorial" matter he wrote in Steph-
enson's BEHALF and at advertising rates
When noon came, Dee was still counting
the lines and he said it would take him un'
til the middle of the afternoon to hnlSl
The committee therefore adjourned until :
O'Clock. but there is little prospect that II
hp mir of no