Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.
THURSDAY April, 90


tlonaI amendment and if passed by the As
sembly will have to be approved by the
F FSS nd Lsgsa at 1914 and then to vote Of
VIII mean that Madison will be parked
IRON the state capitol to the shores of
Lake Mouona and from the capitol to the
university. communication from the Sen
ate lnvestgating committee setting forth
the contempt charges against State Chair
man EdmondS was received.
FRIDAY. APRIL 80.
Although a desperate effort was made by
his friends to prevent the upper house
from taking action today. the Senate de
clared State Chairman Edmonds in CON
tempt and ordered that he be summoned be
not answering the subpoena of the Senate
committee. Senator Marsh led the fight to
declare the Appleton man in contempt and
was ably seconded by Senators Owen ana
Hust1ng. These latter declared that the in
veStlgatlng committee had been altogether
TOO lenient and said it was time that men
who were disObeying the orders of n body
Inat was practically court be brought up
with a round turn. Senators Fairchild.
Brazeau and Lehr opposed taking action at
, TINS time in order to allow Senator Hud-
nan, who was absent to be heard. The res
olutlon was adopted by vote of II to g.
SATURDAY, MAY 1.
The Senate held a short meeting today
and passed resolution for a special COM
mlttee to report to the next Legislature on
the ACCESSIBILITY of charging the Capitol
park. But six members were present The
committee on Judiciary reported in num-
per OF minor bills and killed the Blaine reso-
luton to amend the constitution and pro
vide for board of pardons.
MONDAY, MAY s.
With Senator Bird in the chair the Senate
put through Il calendar of seventy four bills
resolutions and memorials under one hours
time. One new bill came in. increasing the
fees for larger fishing nets and otherwise
changing the fishing in rivers But two bills
were reported from committees, being minor
road measures. Senator Blaine moved re
consideration of the vote on the resolution
for special committee to report to the
next Legislature on the ACCESSIBILITY of en-
larging the capitol park. The motion went
over. Senator Blaine explained the attend
ance was small when the resolution was
adopted and he believed there should be Il
full vote on the proposition. Two joint res
oluttons, one by Mr.. Leroy, urging the city
OF Madison to suppress the soft coal nui-
sance around the capital square, and one by
MI HarraS. to have the governor, secretary
OF state and attorney general report to the
next Legislature on Improvements at the eX-
ecutlve residence, were adopted, as the
Scott memorial to Congress for an investi-
cation of the recent wheat crisis in Chi
cago.
TUESDAY. MAY t.
Prospects If teachers retirement fund
also Of further iCidn"trtnal fights with T.
J. NeaCy Of Milwaukee as CHIEF opponent
when the bill by Senator KleczKa establish
ing a tea2her's pension system IN MilwaU-
said after the adjournment that he had re-
Ieivcd intimatlOnS that Mr. NCacy might
bring tnjunctional proceedings on the bin
as he did on Il somewhat similar one passed
two years ago. Senator Gaylord scored an
other point ill his programme of preserving
to the state its interest in its natural re
sources this morning when he succeeded ir
having returned to the committee on for
estry the bill providing for the sale of GER
tain public lands Senator Gaylord believed
the state should do as private parties are
DONG, make reservation of IMMORAL RIGHTS
Senator Bird did not favor such amendment
to this bill which would affect but few
lands. Senator SanhOrn said the United
States government was adopting this policy
and he believed the state should. After
little more debate the bill was sent back to
the forestry committee for amendment.
WEDNESDAY, MAY D
Two new bills were introduced in the
Senate, one by the committee on claims
appropriatfng So a day to clergymen who
have offictated at the opening of the SEES
sions, and one by the committee on judi
ciary providing that in cOnveyances of
land If the conveyance is made on or be
fore January 1 the grantee shall pay the
taxes assessed, and If after January L the
grantor shall pay them, unless there lie
some other agreement. The joint resOlu-
ton to amend the constitution to permit
the state or cities to acquire lands for pub
lie purposes was adopted. In the absence
of Senator Stout no action taken
the resolution for special committee on
the capitol park, on motion of Senator Don
ana. Inc senate refused concurrence to
the BrOckhausen joint resolution memorial
izing Congress to provide for popular elec-
lions of federal judges although Senator
Gaylord urged its adoption because In line
with the progressive spirit
ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, APRIL %.
The Assembly killed the bill providing
for state board to be appointed by the
governor to examine applicants for the of
fees of pubic accountants The bill
discussed for over an hour Mr.. Ledvina
favoring it, while Mr.. Ingram was the chief
speaker against it. The Hull bill prohibit
ing the granting of licenses to proprietors
of road houses and disreputable resorts
was killed. q new bill to legalize Sunday
baseball in the state was introduced.
FRIDAY, APRIL 30.
After a sharp debate the Assembly today
killed the Mcconnell resolution to submit
the Mary Ann primary election amendment
to a vote of the people at the next general
election by vote of 81 to 20. Assembly
man Mcconnell made a valiant fight for
this pet measure of Senator La Toilette say
ing that it was the only true solution OF
the primary law by which nominations could
be made by a majority of the voters. AS
semblymen Hambrecht and Twesme showed
by charts that the majority nominations
would not result from the passage of the
bill. Acting under the spell of the oratory
of Assemblyman Leroy of Marinette, the
Assembly advanced the bill making it
misdeameanor to sell liquor in cans to
children under II years of age. Mr. Leroy
fred the lower house with his appeal for
the protection of the children.
SATURDAY. MAY /
There were over fifty members of the
lower house absent today and the roll call
was dispensed with. A resolution was
passed asking the national government TO
aid in the construction Of public highways
The Wellensgaard bill making it an offense
for a chauffeur to operate an automobile
without the owners consent engrossed.
MONDAY, MAY 3.
The Assembly today put the Berner indie
terminate franchise bill to death This Is
the bill that caused more or less of furore
in committee and otherwise. 1t provided
that all franchises of public service corpo-
rations now under the jurisdiction of the
rate commission, should be made indeter-
inmate. The Assembly killed the resolution
asking Congress not to pass a national in
heritance law. The Assembly also passed
the bill requiring railroads to provide q tenn
porary step at car platforms when the reg
the ground stationary platform of a sta
ton. This will give common coach passen-
gers the same discriminating convenience
that now is enjoyed only by parlor car pat
rons.
TUESDAY, MAY 4.
Christian Scientists wen a victory in the
Assembly this morning. The Irvine bill
which. according to their arguments before
Hefs, was killed after hard fight for pas.
sage by its author The Irvine bill pro
vidcd for the dissemination by public school
teachers Of certain Information to public
school pupils with the object of preventing
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