Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-03-26
THE LEGISLATURE,
SENATE.


The only business transacted by the Sen
ate today was the passage OF the joint
resolution on the death Of former Gov,
william X Taylor The usual routine OF
reading petitions was gone through
FRIDAY, MARCH 10.
Senator Whitehead's bill asking for the
exemption from taxation of municipal bones,
which was reported for passage by III" com
mittee on taxation. was killed after spirit
ed debate. Senator Fairchild's measure
providing for the Iengthening Of the term n
Of embezzlcTs Of large sums Of money to
twenty live years was passed
TUESDAY, MARCH %.
The committee on judiciary reported for
death today the Thomas bill making IN
sanity Il ground for divorce. The bill pro
yiding no attachment can be made TOT
liquor debts was also reported for passage.
The Milwaukee police pension bill barring
all except the widows and dependent chill
dren Of members of the force killed III a
violent manner from enjoying the pension
was advanced.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a
The joint resolution from the committee
on federal relations asking Congress to
create permanent non-partisan tariff com
mission was adopted The Gaylord reSolu-
ton asking for the resignation of all game
WardenS who participated in the senatorial
primary was laid over for q week. The
Donald bill increasing the salaries of su-
premc and circuit court judges was killed.
The session today was short.
ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, MARCH 1S.
The Twesme bill granting TO expelled and
suspended university students the right to
n hearing before being dismissed by the
faculty was given a new lease of life this
morning. when the Assembly rroe-referred it
to the judiciary committee. The re-refer-
ence was the result of n long distance
telephone call from a former university
student who asked that the bill be given
another hearing so that he might appear
In favor Of it. The Hoyt midwife bill was
brought up again and the ground thorough
Er lAFyt ts ,rt ,,f
ton committee in regard to the practice Of
midwifery In Milwaukee The resolution
gress for the stand that they took on the
rules question was killed. The Hambrecht
anti-segregation bill was passed without a
FRIDAY. MARCH 10.
Asemblyman Leroy Of Marnette fred the
patriotism of the members of the lower
house today in a ringing speech for the
reconsideration of the bill which was killed
yesterday providing for the celebration in
alternate years Of WashingtOn's and Lin
coins birthdays as holidays. Mr.. Viebahn
introduced q measure commencing the Wis
cOnsin members Of Congress who voted
against Speaker Cannon and the cOntinu-
ing Of a similar resolution yesterday.
TUESDAY, MARCH %.
Judges of the probate courts in the city
of Milwaukee Will continue to draw 5000
year. for the Assembly today killed the
Georgi bill raising their salaries to $4,000
per annum. The Assembly was in a XIII
Ing mood today and twelve bills fell under
the ban. Assemblyman Leroy of Marinette
was presented with a silk American flag by
the veterans of the Civil war, who are Serv-
Ing In the Legislature, in token of his patri-
otto speech last Friday in support of the
proposition TO have LincOlns and Wash
fngton's birthdays celebrated as holidays in
alternate years
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH "a
Despite the efforts of AssembIyman D. l.;
Stevens, who pleaded with the members OF
the lower house to give the northern part
of the state more educational advantages,
the Assembly today killed the bills proyid-
Ing for the establishment Of new normal
schools at Amigo. Green Bay, Rhinelander
and Eau Claire. Mr.. Stevens also made an
eloquent plea for the passage of the Cady
bill prohibiting the smoking of cigarettes by
boys under IS years of age ASSembyman
Dorner offered a substitute measure for
county civil service.
Investigation.
THURSDAY, MARCH IS.
]. Earl Morgan. son-fn-law of Senator
Stephenson, told the investigating commit
tee in detail to whom he paid money in the
campaign in Winnebago county. He spent
a total Of $2250 and said that he had NOT
Stephenson had insisted that every cent
spent should go into his campaign state
ment. Charles w. French, who conducted
the junior R senator's ,campaign in Walworth
to whom he had disbursed the $500 given
him by the Stephenson managers.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10.
Chairman Marsh charged that attorneys
for Senator Stephenson were coaching wit
nesseS before they appeared before the in
Yestgation committee. Attorney W. f,
Black Indignantly denied the charge J. r
Jones of Racine was ON the stand at the
time the charge was made Mr.. Jones re
fused to give any testimony relating to
previous campaigns in which he was en-
gagged Former Sheriff w. r. knel of Mil
waukee made the startling statement that
the only way a manager could be sure of
hp Sl1 fiCtpi Of lXx-111 l-pp
was to get the voters drunk on the morning
of election and keep them away from tho
polls. DR. Gehbe Of Manitowoc testified as
to the method of the Stephenson campaign
IN that cot,i:ty. w. II. Hatton appeared III
answer to n summons.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH "a
Lester Tilton of Neillsville. who made
affidavit that he had been offered money
by the Stephenson campaign managers Il
MED on the stand today that the Stephen
managers ever offered him money. Til
ton admitted however that he had written
to John A. Aylward saying that be had
been offered financial aid and support from
the liquor interests and Stephenson. lie
stated that the letter little strong
err than he had meant it TO be taken. J,
A Awkward, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor in the recent campaign, testified that
Titon mad told him that he (Tilton) had
been offered first $500, then $1,000 and then
$500 by the Stephenson managers if he
would run for the Assembly and promise tC
vote for Stephenson if elected. Mr.. Ayt
ward said he used this statement in the
campaign and it had never been challenged