The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-03-12

made a special order for tomorrow
morning, and there is little doubt of
it's passage, as the two measures are
the result of an agreement entered in
to when adjournment was taken last
Saturday.
Passage also is assured the San
born joint resolution calling upon the
into the manner in which Isaac
Stephenson-elected United States
senator on the twenty-third ballot last
hursday-conducted his campaign,
before going on with the other candi-
dates.
Hit and Miss Character.
The investigation, which so far has
been largely of a hit and miss char
acter because of the variety of wit
nesses called and the jumping back
and forth among the affairs of all the
candidates, now promises Immediately
to take on more interesting aspect.
Dozens of witnesses will be examined
concerning Stephenson's campaign
methods and those of his managers,
and the committee will exhaust every
effort to dig up everything in the ma
ture of evidence.
Incidentally the investigation is 60
ing to cost pretty penny. The ap-
preparation called for in the bill to be
taken up tomorrow adds $4,000 to the
$4,000 already appropriated and there
is reason to believe the committee will
need more before it is over. One of
the assembly members has figured out
that it is costing exactly 81 a minute
to keep the inquiry going. The larg
est item of expense is for a stem
Ographic report of the proceedings,
which is being taken by two expert
court reporters, who in turn are being
assisted by two typewriters and a
clerk. The stenographic report is cost
ing about $3.50 a day. Added to this
will be the cost of printing heproceed-
ings-a copy for each member of the
legislature and several hundred be-
sides-which, however, have been or
dered by special resolution and will
not come out of the investigation fund.
Very little material of value was OBJ
tanned in the investigation during the
past week. The most interesting testi-
lnony was that concerning Senator
Stephenson's frequent gifts of money
to Lutheran churches-gifts which
were more frequent during the hottest
part of the campaign than at any 9th
er time. During the examination of
Miss Mary F. Stringham, Stephenson's
private secretary, on this point, Chair
man Marsh caused somewhat of a SEN
sation by declaring that he knew and
could prove that during the campaign
Stephenson's paid workers went about
giving publicity TO the fact that the
senator had been liberal with the
churches, and that if he were nom
mated he would be even more liberal.
This statement had the effect of quit
ing much of the opposition to the
probing of gifts to churches.
Although the committee found it
necessary to adopt resolution vindi-
eating many of the ministers whose
names were brought into the proceed
ings as having received Stephenson's
money, there are still on the carpet
number Of dOminies whose names
were not in the vindication, and these
are likely to be called this week. Also
there are number of game wardens
whose peace of mind has been dis
turbed by subpoenaes to appear.
w. c. Cowling, manager for S. H.
Cook, on Friday explained, in an ap-
parently satisfactory manner, the de-
tailed statement of his expenditures
in behalf of the Neenah man. He
also took advantage of the opportunity