The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-29
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
MONDAY, APRIL 10.
The Senate was not in session today.
TIESDAY April. 20

Arpin Lumber company the right to build
dams across the Flambeau and the Chppe
wa rivers respectively, be referred TO tne
special committee ON water powers 10 DC
appointed later He was followed py SSn-
ator ltusting who put up strong plGa l4t
the state to retain the authority Whlch 1t
now holds over the water powers OF tne
streams OF the state. stating that the srant-
ing OF these special privileges TO Waser
power companies carried with II Il po"eE
greater than the right of eminent doll n,,h
granted to railroads Senators Brazean ana
blrd defended the bills. claiming tlfat me
granting OF the privileges asked Tor Woulo
insure the development of the state water
pewer and would in measure diminish
the control of the state over the streams
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL p.
After much discussion in which little or
no opposition TO the measure was shown
the Bodenstab bill providing home rule for
milwaukee, was passed. The discussion
at0r rage to exempt the Milwaukee public
me liambrecht anti-segreGatiou bill passed
without dissenting vote.
THURSDAY, APRIL 90.
The Milwaukee charter convention biz
providing for non bipartisan elections was
sent to engrossment hy an overwhelming
majority by the Senate today An interest
Ing debate preceded the passage of the bill,
Senator Page stating that the adverse re-
port of the committee was through fear
milwaukee, If the bill was passed The
other part of the bill relating to the corrupt
practices was sent back to the judiciary
committee on motion Of Senator SunbOrn
FRIDAY, APRIL %.
Eight bills were introduced in the
Senate today The business was mostly or
Il routine nature and none of the bills that
were under consideration provoked any APP
preclable interest or debate. The Lockney
bill providing for heating interurban cars
was sent to engrOssmeut.
ASSEMBLY.
MONDAY, APRIL 10.
Resolutions were adopted today over the,
death of Assemblyman Ferdinand Wittig of
Brown county, who died Saturday. dele
cation was appointed by the speaker to at
tend the funeral and on motion, it was de
G Ee to hold exercises IN memory Of M Nj:
condition of the business OF the Assembly
given by Mr. Ingram shows that the Assem-
bly, Is just about half through its work ana
cannot hope to adjourn before june l.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20.
A joint resolution introduced by Assembly
man Scott asked the national Congress to
pass legislation restraining the malipula-
ton III deals that will result in corners In
wheat and stocks The Assembly engaged
In lively debate when the minority report
OF the committee on manufacturers ana
labor was presented ty Messrs. Weber,
Harris, Egan and kempf, asking that the
hours of labor on all state work be re-
stricted to eight. The report was laid over
after sharp discussion Without a word
OF protest the bill empowering the state
forestry commission 70 purchase land ut tax
sales was passed The bill carries an ag-
preparation Of $4,000 year.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL II.
Women scored again today when the Ham.
brecht bill providing for two women in
stead of one on the board of university
regents passed the lower house. The bin is
expected to pass the Senate 4 bill intro
duced today allows the capitol commission
to draw Sl,Oop,OV0 per year until the capitol
Is finished provided there are adequate
funds in the state treasury. The am. nd
meut to refer the Mary Ann FIRST and sec
ond choice provision of the primary election
law to the people was adopted and tine
amended bill Will come up for special con
sderaton later.
THURSDAY. APRIL %
The Irvine spring shooting bill was killed
in the Assembly today after a hot debate.
The bill had come from the committee with
recommendation for passage but when it
reached the floor of the House the battle
began. Speaker Bancroft left the chair ana
made an eloquent plea for the preservation
by ASsemblyman Bray. The final vote was
46 to 40 against the passage of the bill.
FRIDAY, APRIL %.
The Assembly today repealed the law
men along Lake Michigan have been com
PEELED to pay net license of from y35 to
So and substituted in its stead the Rey-
nods bill reducing the license fee. The
committee on education introduced bin
making 1t compulsory upon all city super
intendents to attend at least one conven-
tendent. The Berner bin to compel the
support Of poor relatives was killed.
INVESTIGATION.
MONDAY. APRIL 10
Tho Senate committee was in executive
session this afternoon for an hour. after
which the following witnesses were called:
Dr.. T. II. Gehbe.. Henry Overheck. ]. J.
McGillvray, Dick" White and Maurice !
Cleary of Milwaukee. All these men were
employed by Stephenson. Game Warden
Stone has returned from the north and is
prepared to 90 on the stand ut any time.
He claims to have teegraphed Chairman
Marsh to this effect last week and seemed
much put ont at March for not making hts
telegram public.
TUESDAY, ArRIL 20
Senator Stephenson telegraphed Sergeant
alarms Falconer of the Senate today that
he would not honor the summons Of the In.
until the United States Senate had finished
the discussion on the tariff bill. Dick"
White Of milwaukee, was on the stand to
day. He refused to admit that he had
offered man named Kelpinski sum com
mensurate with the number Of votes he
could deliver for stephenson. He said that
he had hired John Milkowski, a Democrat
to work for Stephenson. When asked why
he had hired man known to be a Demo-
crat, White stated that it had been the
custom to hire Democrats for the past ten
or twelve years
WEDNESDAY, April. 81
Former Deputy Game Warden Tmmei
created n sensation before the committee
today by declaring that when he met the re-
quest of Warden Brown to contribute to the
Davidson campaign fund with the plea thar
he ccud not afford II. he was told by
Brown to charge It up In his vouchers
against the state. Immel further said that
he was sent out of Herman l.. Ekern's dis
trCt because he was known to be opposed
to Twesme.
THURSDAY. APRIL 30.
Former Game Warden Henry Overlook on
the witness stand before the Senate investi-
eating committee today denied that he had
tried to influence Democratic members OF
the LEGISLATURE to vote for Stephenson lie
admitted. however, that he was active dur
ing the session preceding the election or
Stephenson and that he one OF MIR
Edmond's assistants He told OF the final
any telegram sent to Ramsey and Farrell TO
be present at that time. OVerheck stated
that he did not know whether or not As
semblyman Feader paid for the special
train that brought him to Madison on
March = in time to vote for stephenson
FRIDAY, APRIL %.
Startling in the extreme was the tesu-
mony of Assemblyman Leuch who stated
before the Senate committee today that he
had been offered anything he wanted by
David Z. Davies, Stephenson worker. IL
he Ieuch would remain in the JOINT SeS-
sion at the time when the Stephenson
forces were endeavoring to summon quor-
nm preceding the election of The Marinette
man Lcuch was positive in his statements
and minated that bribery was attempted.
Adolph Rosenheim, Milwaukee saloon
son money in the Ninth ward OF Milwaukee.
Rosenheim also admitted that he knew
nothing whatever of his being plaintiff In
suit before the supreme court to stop the