Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-21
SENATOR HUDNALL
MAKES A THREAT
TO QUIT SENATE.
SUPERIOR MAN IN RAGE WHEN
SENATOR THOMAS REBUKES
HIS COMMITTEE.
SECURES CALL OF THE HOUSE
Wants All Colleagues Present if Legis-
lature Wishes to Administer
Slap in Face.
ROW OVER PRISON TWINE.
SECURES CALL OF THE HOUSE


MADISON, Wis, May 1S.-[ Special
Something close to pandemonium
reigned this morning in the three rings
Of the legislative circus. In the Senate
there was a call Of the house on motion
of Senator George B. Hudnall chairman
Of the joint claims committee over a
resolution by Senator Thomas calling
upon the claims committee to report out
in hurry all the bills, there are eight
Of them, relating to the binder Irvine
plant at the state prison.
Considers 1t an Insult.
"If this resolution passes l shall take
i as n deliberate insult TO myself and
the committee This Craftsmanship is a
thaUEiess job at best and Tins tired of
being slapped and kicked. IF this resolu-
ton passes you can have my resignation
three minutes later"
\ little while after delivering this re
buke to the Senate at large, Mr.. Hud-
nall moved a call of the house Five
members, a sufficient number, upheld
him and the doors were locked, the clerk
meanwhile sending out kilograms to the
fourteen absent members.
Later the Senate adjourned irregular
~ awaiting the return of absentees, and
rs Mr.. Hudnall left the chamber he
threatened to resign as state senator if
the resolution passed:
Wants All Present.
IF I'm going to be slapped in the face
by the Senate" he said, in one of several
expressions delivered as he sat in his
chair while the Senate was in session.
L want it administered by the whole
Senate ana not by the few present"
The Senate controversy arose over Sen
ator Thomas desire to get action on his
afin frrrfF VNla
session the scrap over the partially
equipped plant at Waupun has been on,
the Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
cation OF Milwaukee taking a prominent
part in the fight against the plant, the
stand OF the association being due, it is
SAID, chiefly to the opposition of the In
ternational Harvester company, which
now furnishes farmers with their binder
Irvine. The farmers through Senator
Thomas and other members, insist that
they could purchase the Irvine for a
lower price If it were manufactured by
prison labor.
Hudnall in Earnest.
senator Owen sought to calm the SUI
perIor soIcD, by saying he took things
100 seriously and would doubtless recon-
slder such proposed action, to which Hud-
nall replied, mo, sir, this is final
senator Thomas then moved q roll call
on ms motion at which Hudnall moved
a call of the house, saying he wanted q
full vote and if the Senate wants to
turn down this committee if can have nv
resignation as chairman in three min
UteS.'
The required five who voted to sustain
the call "'2re Senators Whitehead, Hud-
nall Bishop, Randolph and Wright.
While the sergeant-at-arms was pre-
paTlng TO summon the absentees motions
of VarlC rs kinds were made and finally
adjournment was taken on motion of
Senator Browne, leaving the Thomas
resolution still pending. After the session
senator Gaylord tried to bring comfort
to HudnalPs feelings but was urabIn to
shake his resolution to stand firm in his
position