Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-14
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
THURSDAY. MAY G.

NiuluS that the governor appoint nYe com
mlSSlonerS To cooperate with the commits
slonerS of Ohio and other states in the
centennial ccichration in 1913 of COmmo-
more m@8nt fG nl victory on Lake Erie which
meant much e. the northwest.
FRIDAY. MAY = 1909
Senator Fairchild presided over the Sen
ate TINS morning in the absence of Lieut.
IoN. strange and created much mcrriment
W w enforcing strict and arbitrary rulings
MnIch We're suspected of being in imita-
ton of LeUt.-Gov. Strange Senators
we're not allowed 70 leave their seats and
even Whispering was frowned upon. sen
ator brazeau got back ut Mr.. Fairchiid by
LuSlStlhS that the president pro TEN rise in
putting motions, Il thing which he did not
c cUr carrier In the morning. The Senate con
Cured IN resolutions of sympathy over
the death of f. D. Coe
TUESDAY. MAY H.
Senator Gaylord'S joint resolution for at
ieSlStauNe committee of five to investigate
the worlds various methods of state owner
ship and control of the liquor traffic was
on the calendar for indefinite poStponemeut.
but the senator moved it be advanced The
Legislature is flooded with liquor bills every
session and changes its mind every tive.
years. he said. He believed it should be
better Informed. The bill to create n board
to regulate The practice of optometry called
who characterized as vicious legislation.
we first appoint one board to regulate the
practice of medicine he said, land then
this board appoints another to regulate
optometry and report not to the Legislature.
but to itself. 1t seems to me that il is a
long step in the direction of heaurocracy;
Is vicious i'll principle and outrageous In
practice"
WEDNESDAY,. MAY L..
In the Senate this morning the chief fea-
tue was the passage of the Donald reSolu-
name committee to make up the lists OF
upper house members to serve on the spe
clai committees which will sit during the
summer and fall and report to the special
SESSION III January. The resolution passed
after prolonged debate by n vote of Is to
IL ana Lieut. Coy. Strange appointed Sena-
These three senators will choose the sena-
tors to serve on the special committees ON
income tax. industrial insurance. water
ways and banking laws and il is probable
that the lists will be announced next week.
ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, MAY G.
feature of the session of the Assembly
the speech by Speaker Bancroft H. de
Tense of a bill introduced at the instance
of Dairy and Food Commissioner ! q
Emery fixing the standard for food prod
uctS in this state. He also spoke in favor
of bill to admit students from any school
with regular courses to the university. The
Assembly adjourned for the day without
taking vote.
FRIDAY, NAY Z
After a spirited debate today I'm which
the university faculty and their methods
of instruction were held up to ridicule 10y
Speaker Bancroft and others the Assem-
bly, passed the Wehrwein bill taking away
from the faculty and placing i'm the hands
of the state superintendent the power to
determine which high schools of the state
shalt be accredited for admission to the
university. Friends of the university and
higher education in general came to the
aid of the state college, showing that the
policy of lowering the standards for ad-
mission to the university would do that in
stitution incalculabe harm The Harras
bill making conductors street cars ask
passengers if they desire transfers while
paying their fares was passed. The Aus
Tin bill providing for state board with
power to revoke saloon licenses for in
fringement of the liquor laws was passed
TUESDAY, MAY IL
Several important bills We're advanced 10y
the Assembly among them being the amend
ment to the Ingram bill, which is entitled
"a bill to prevent the adulteration of malt.
ardent or intoxicating liquors The bill is
supposed to put an end to the use of adul-
terants in beer. Its number is 42SA. As
semblyman Hull's bill aimed at the festive
hobo got favorable action and went to en-
grossment in amended form. 1t provides
for stone piles at county jails at which
trampS are TO be kept employed during
hours of confinement instead of being per
mitted to play schmier, eat at the county 3
expense and enjoy life generally. All the
debate early in the session dealt with ccle-
brations of Lincon's and Washington's
birthdays. The committee took the original
bill by Mr. Kuhasta and amended it so that
it disposes of the whole question Of holi-
days in Wisconsin.
w EDNESDAA. MAY Il.
Roulette wheels. faro outfits and royal
fushes had their inning before the Assem-
bly, this morning when the Roethe resolu-
ton calling upon MadfSon's city authorities
to stop gambling came up for consideration
The resolution first was passed, but some of
the hard-hearted attorneys of the lower
house came out with empassioned oratory
and the opposite action was taken. the vote
being A. to 81 on roll call The Assembly
committee on cities introduced bill max
ing it a misdemeanor for an employer to
force an employee to work more than eight
hours on primary or election days The use
of the Assembly chamber granted the
Capitol Mutual club for the evening OF
May 20, to be used by II. Il. Legler, secre-
tary of the free library commission to de-
liver a lecture on Fifty Years of State
hood resolution by Mr.. Farrell in mem
DRY of II. l.. Palmer of Milwaukee
unanimously adopted by the Assembly.
INVESTIGATION
THURSDAY. MAY G.
A gruelling cross examination bv ATTORNEY
w e. Black of Frank T. Wagner the Mil
waukee detective who charged bribery in
connection with the election Of United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson failed In,
change his story that he had seen money
change hands on February 20, in a room in
the Plankinton house. IN Milwaukee In
iourned to Milwaukee, where meeting was
held In the room in which Wagner said the
transaction is alleged to have taken place
rigid examination of the premises was
made and Manager Green and House De
tective Hyde of the Plankinton house were.
questioned. At the conclusion of the meet
ing Senators Marsh and Husting issued n
statement in which they repudiated the
story as told by Wagner, declaring that
they did not believe it.
FRIDAY, MAY Z, 1909
The Senate committee returned from Nil,
waukee this morning and resumed its hear
ings, recalling f. A. Edmonds to the stand
Mr.. Edmonds closely questioned In
regard to the expenditure of Stephenson
money in Outagamie county In behalf OF
legislative candidates. but gave no definite
answers to the Questions of Senator Marsh
He admitted that all records that would
throw any light on the situation had been
destroyed. 1t is probable that action viii
be brought against Frank ]. Wagner the
Milwaukee detective, who told the sensa-
tional story in regard to the distribution
Of $4,000 among three assemblymen before
Stephenson's election. The committee has
decided to give free access to the records
to anyone who desires to prosecute Wag-
ner.
TUESDAY, MAY IL
Deputy Game Warden Bowman took the
stand and in answer to Chairman aMrsh's
questions told of his talks with State Chair
man Edmonds in regard to the campaign in
Waukesha county. Bowman states that he
talked over with Warden Stone the ad-
visibility Of his doing political work and
stated that as he remembered it Mr.. Stone
had told him that the work he would do
Tor stephenson would not be In violation Of
the civil service law. Chairman Marsh pro-
duced two letters written by Bowman 10
Stone, but Mr.. BOwman's memory was
faulty and he could not remember all the
references in the letters. He stated that
by the game wardens at the time was to go
the