Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-20
Short Legislative
Session Among
Possibilities
Really Sensational
Program Offered
I'm the Senate
Madison Jan. IA.

mdulSO0, Jan IL
To devise ways and means where
b. the sessions of the legislature may
be made shorter and at the same time
effective for good legislation was the
purpose OF a discussion in committee
OF the whole of the senate yesterday
afternoon, The discussion was opened
when Senator Whitehead moved that
the time for offering new bills in the
senate be limited TO two weeks from
next Saturday The motion provoked
considerable discussion, but finally it
became apparent that the present is
too soon to settle so important a
mater The discussion. however,
brought out the feeling of many mem
bers in favor OF recess for two
weeks so that more convenient quar-
tiers may be provided. Senator Hust-
ing was emphatic in his declaration
that the present meeting place is un-
fit Tor that purpose.
Senator Sanborn, speaking upon the
proposition to limit = the duration OF
the session, called the senator's at
tention to the fact thai the legislature
has before it a number of questions
that must be met in a manner befit.
ting their Importance and that haste
in dealing Win them would he I'M
wise. The subject o. good DIS
will be presented in new form, he
said, since the adoption of the consti-
tutional amendment relating to the
subject. Then, too, there is the ques-
tons of income tax and industrial in
surance,- subj ects that must be dealt
with-not has lily, but carefully, pa
tiently ana in diligently He suggest
ed the posi- ility of a conference
committee to axe these subjects in
charge from ne very beginning, and
said that if 81 eh a committee be pro-
vided the legislature may go ahead
and finish its other work and adjourn
and let the special committee work
out the various and perplexing propo-
sitions and call the members in ses-
sion when the bills are in form for en-
aetment. To this end, and to the fur
Their end that there be adopted means
OF shortening the session, he moved
the appointment of a committee of
five to confer with an assembly com.
mittee to see what arrangements
might be made The motion pre-,
vailed and lieutenant Governor
Strange named as such committee
Senators Sanborn, Marsh, Randolph
Burke and Gaylord
In the discussion Senator Owen
took occasion to critieise the practice
which has prevailed of adjourning
from Friday until Tuesday week after
week. He called attention to this as
an evil that should be avoided in the
the future. The practice gives the
members but two or three days each
week in which to do real work
Senator Marsh objected to a two
weeks adjournment at this time, de-
claring the conviction that nothing in
the way Of legislation would be &C
complished in the interim and that
the day of final adjournment would
only be extended two weeks farther
into the summer.
Senator Lockney, from the commit
tee on legislative employees, called
the attention of the senators to the
fact that that comnRttee-Lockney,
Morris and Wright-was powerles>
under the rules. ard asked to be dis
charges ~ We given further authority
81 haA -
committee continue in an advisory
way &c assist the chief clerk and SER
geant rms in making their APP
pointm ),
The committee appointed TO notify
Governsr Davidson of the senate's
from him reported that duty per-
formed A message from the COVER
nor informed the senate that his mes
sage would be presented at 10 o'clock
today.
SENATE FoRMALATlEs.
Approving the action of the republi-
can caucus. the Wisconsin state SEN
ate met yesterday at noon in the west
wing of the new capitol. in Offices in
tended for the use of the state treas
urer when the building is completed.
Lieutenant Governor John Strange
presided. and after prayer by Rev.
George MacAdam spoke briefly to the
senators. express ng pride in his po-
sition and confidence n the body over
which he had been chosen % preside.
- believe that no state has better
gathering OF statesmen than has Wis
consin. he said ard with an admoni-
zen TO the senators to beware of spe-
cal interests and 20 grid themselves
with righteougness to the end that ali
things good might prevail. be thanked
the gathered statesmen for their con
sideratou and forbearance.
A r. Emerson. chief clerk at the
session Of 1907. bad charge of the rec.
ords ard read the certified LIST OF
rev members as follows:
Timothy purke Green Bay
Heary Fl Bodenstab. n iwaukee
Waited r Gavlord. Nlwaukee
Taan E. Eleszka. Milwaukee
ZTeTer e Owen Maiden Rack.
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