Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-03-19
ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, MARCH II

mat segregation is 4 lllDE OF the past at
the University of Wisconsin is considered
certain. The committee on education re
ported faVOraDly today on the Hambrect
bills providing equal rights for women stu
dents i'll the university classes and asking
for another woman member Of the board of
regents from the State-at-largc Assembly
man Stevens created a sensation when he
asked that the investigation committee re
port at once. He said that he had always
been Il supporter of Senator La Toilette,
but il view of the failure of Senator Blaine
to substantiate his charges of corruption
against Senator Stephenson he would now
oppose La Toilette if the senior senator at
tempted TO block StephCnsOn'S entry into
the United States Senate.
FRIDAY. MARCH II.
BY 4 vote of II to l. the Assembly today
voted to extend the time in which the sena-
tOrial investigating committee might report
from March 10 until April TO- Several mem
bers asked to be excused from the Saturday
and Monday sessions, but Speaker Bancroft
denied the request. number of petitions
were received from the Christian Scientists
protesting against the dissemination OF
knowledge concerning disease in the public
school.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10.
The fight for segregation was practically
abandoned by the university authorities
when they allowed the Hambrecht bill pro-
in all classes to advance to third Head-
ing in the Assembly today. Many of the
asSemblymen were absent and bills were
laid over in which the absent members were
especially interested. Assemblyman Ste
VEINS introduced Il resolution asking the AS
sembly members to resign from the investi-
resolution could be taken the Assembly
adjourned.
MONDAY. MARCH Is.
Assemblyman Leuchs bill to relegate nags
caused a storm of protest from the farmer
members of the Assembly. The bill was
postponed indefinitely but not until the
farmers had shown by conclusive argu-
ments that there was no definite rule by
which the ,uSeIeSSneSS of horse could be
determined. The bill served for another
purpose, for during the course of the de-
bate the question Of re-referring bills to
committee to save tnem from defeat was
taken up. The Assembly decided that the
practice will hereafter be abandoned and
or recommended for indefinite postpone
ment
TUESDAY. MARCH 16.
The Milwaukee juvenile court bill was
killed in the Assembly today. The measure
was lost by reason of the Milwaukee mem
bers fighting among themselves. The
Twesme bill providing for fair trial for
suspended university students was indefi-
nitely postponed. Assemblyman Twesmc
out of town when the matter came up
for discussion but he will make an effort
to have it recOnsidered as to give the
students fair deal. The Bancroft bill to
permit the transportation of state troops on
Sunday was passed.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II.
Inc Assembly IbudN IJtSSft the Joitll IT'S
oIution previously passed by the Senate pro-
viding for the appointment of four commit
tees to consider the questions of industrial
insurance, waterways, income tax and bank
ing laws. The passage of this resolution
means that the Legislature will be called
in extraordinary session next January. The
debate on the question was sharp, but
Messrs. CIeary and Bray controlled the sit
uation and blocked AsSemblyman 1ngramS
attempt to Illustrate the plan. mass OF
petitions flooded the Assembly but it took
i,,r+ min IN 6iCpoCp IF
Investigation.
THURSDAY, MARCH II.
State Game Warden Stone was again m
the stand and told what he did with the
money given to him by the managers of
Stephenson's campaign. Stone named sew
ceiyed sums Of money from him in return
for work for Senator Stephenson The
amounts given to each game warden were
about $500 Stone declared that he did NOT
consider the giving of money to game war
dens in return for political activity a viola
tion of the civil service law. He said that
a political machine. The investigation was
given a new lease of life today when the
Joint steering committee voted to recon-
mend that the time in which to report be ex-
tended from March 10 to April TO-
FRIDAY, MARCH u.
Attorney George Gordon of La Crosse
was on the stand today and told Of the
Stephenson expenditures in La Crosse
he hired several men for work at the polls
on primary day but he did not remember
who they were or how much they had been
paid. Scion o. Perrin of Superior was also
on the stand. The statements Of these two
men showed that most Of the money in La
Crosse and Superior had been paid for
newspaper advertising
SATURDAY, MARCH 10.
ATTORNEY NJ. C. Ring was on the stand
today and denied emphaticalIy that he had
used money corruptly in the interests OF
Senator Stephenson. Ring denounced AS
semblyman Bradford. who made the charge
against him, and said that he was a very
bad man" W. L. Smith of Neilsville tes-
titled that he had spent Stephenson money
in Clark county and that he had spent
most of the money given him in saloons
He did not remember whether he had men
toned his own Assembly candidacy or not
in spending the money for drinks.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1G.
Senatorial developments were the feature
of tOday'S investigation when ASsemblyman
WellenSgard brought out the testimony that
his opponent in the Assembly campaign
had had his expenses paid by 5. A. Cook.
Welensgard corrected several of his state
ments made on the stand yesterday He
said that it was impossible for him to have
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II.
Former State Game Warden Henry Over
beck told the investigating committee to-
day how he spent Senator Stephenson
money in the primary campaign. He spent
about $40 but did not remember all the
people to whom he had given cash. He