Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-02
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IAuLZyED PIslEN
: ! TIME
BY As CLOSE VOTE SENATE
ADOPTS RESOLUTION FOR
EXTENSION.
SENATORS BARKER AND LYONS
JOIN in OPINION INvEsTIeA-
TON SHALL END.
Madison. Nav 20.

I
of the senate investigation committee
had a tight squeak for passage yes
terday AFTERNOON. The investigation
was ordered continued only by vote
of 10 to II.
When the resolution came up for
action Senator Hudnall moved that
the names Of assemblymen be stricken
out of the committees report, accom-
panying the resolution, as the attor-
ney general had held they were act
inc within their legal rights in refus-
ing to testify before the committee
and he held that the mention of their
names was a discourtesy.
Senator Burke made a constitution
al argument upholding the assembly
men and asserting that even during
the recess it would be impossible to
punish them if they refused to testify
before the committee as the constitu-
ton provides that they cannot be de-
prived of their personal liberty save
for treason, etc.
1t was admitted by Senator Husting
! that the committee could not compel
/ members of the legislature to attend
hui as a matter of self-respect he held
they would be bound to come and tes-
Efffv ii further time were granted the
committee.
Senator Marsh said there was an
! other reason, some of the witnesses
wanted were in Washington during
! the session of congress and others
! we're beyond the reach OF subpoenas.
He felt the attorney general was right
in his ruling but he thought members
would be bound fifteen days after the
adjournment of this session for While
the law might be defective as to pen
atty and no punishment might be i'm
posed such members would stand pc
| fore the people of the state disgraced
and as Iawbreakers if they persisted
in their refusal to testify.
In the opinion of Senator Page the
legislative privilege of members OF
the assembly and senate ran for their
full legislative term except that flt-
teen days after the session they could
be served with papers in civil pro-
cesses but all that would be neces-
sary for them to do in this case would
be TO refuse to testify when placed
on the stand and the committee would
be powerless.
Senator Bodenstab said he was
against the resolution because there
was no necessity for an extensions; it
was waste of money and the senate
was simply playing politics in encour-
aging it.
There are 5000 pages of testimony
and if we do not have an extension
all that will be possible for this com
mittee to do will be to make recon-
mendations as to further legal legis-
alton on the corrupt practices line,
ETC.. and to hand in this full mass OF
testimony and say Here is our re-
porss. :" said Senator Husting.
Senator Hudnall and others said
there would be no trouble about all
the time needed to formulate a report
but insisted the investigation had
proceeded as far as it should and
| nOInlllS
! inc it. Senator Barker made very
strong statement to- this effect, saying
he had voted for the investigation in
the first place but that the time had
| come to end it as there was nothing
| further to be gained by it. Senator
Lyons also declared that he should
vote against the resolution as the in
YES igation had had all the moral eff
feet which was possible and should
now end.
The vote was as follows:
| Ayes-Senators Bishop, Donald,
Fridd, Hardwood, Husting, Kleczka,
I.ockney, Marsh, Martin, Norris
owen. Pearson, Sanborn-13.
| Noes-Senators Barker, Bird, Bod
enstab, Brazeau. Burke, Hudnall.
James, Lyons, Stout. Thomas, White
head and Wright-122,
| Paired Senators Blaine for and
Pr &c against the resolution; Senators
| browne for and Fairchild against.
Among the bills concurred in were
| the Georgi bill relating to submerged
lands between the harbor entrance
4and Russell avenue in Milwaukee
asantin 4them 10 the city for park,
the Lady cart purposes, and railway
do-well, Harry Herns..'zentS house bill
/ she came, and put her han6ce and
shoulder. ~
| as that the last word?' she SION
pered, TREMENDOUSLY.
The last" he said, hoarsely.
There is no help for it!'' But, as he
took her in his arms, he bent his
head and kissed the fold Of her habit
as it touched his face.
1 THE last?" she repeated, and her
face went white as death, as she
| hooked heavily, vacant1y before her.
Chen you have broken my hearth
luesA CHAPTER XIV.
DR.. I'VE minutes after Lucille and
Herne had ridden away from