The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-02-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, JANUARY %.

Specific charges of the corrupt use Of
money In the primary campaign Of septem-
senator Isaac Stephenson by State Senator
John J. Blaine Of Boscobel. Senator Blaine
charged that a sum in excess of $1o6,ooc
was spent by Stephenson in organizing the
state and offered a substitute to the Hust-
ing resolution introduced last week. calling
for an investigation of the methods used
by the junior senator to obtain the nomi-
nation. Blanes substit ute was passed by
a vote Of "A to 8. On the ballot for United
States senator Isaac Stephenson received
II votes, Neal Brown 4, Rummel /. Sixteen
blanks were voted in accordance with a
provision made under suspension of the
rules to allow senator's to reserve their vote
son had been sfted Adjournment was
taken until noon. January ~,
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 81.
The Senate furnished an interesting morn
resolution offered by Senator Hudnall to
correct the journal. The journal clerk was
sharply criticised by Senator BraZeau for
I'm alleged distortion of the record Of the
proceedings OF Tuesday, but the clerk WAS
sustained by the chair resolution allow
ing the senators to vote present instead
the investigation Of the primary campaign,
was adopted. The Senate then adjourned
until noon
THURSDAY, JANUARY Is
/ Twenty-Five bills were introduced in the
Senate. Senator Marsh introduced Il county
option measure and it is understood that
| this will be the only bill of that sort that
will be introduced The bill provides that
upon petition of 20 per cent. of the voters
| Of Il county an election may be called to
! vote on the question of county option: II
any, county votes dry no license shgl! be
| day in July following the election. senator
! Brazeau introduced bill raising the tax
rate for the state university from - to
| 3-S mills. A bill calling for n minimum IL
! cense fee of $1,000 was introduced by Sen
ator Barker The committee on state az
| fairs introduced "A resolution making Ian.
! coins birthday Il legal holiday. JOINT
! resolution pCtitiOning Congress to retain the
pension agencies was adopted Adjourn
ment until l. o'clock for the joint session
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20.
| In the Senate no action was taken on the
amended Assembly resolution ON the inves
| tigation of Isaac Stephenson. bill was
| Introduced taking away from the ch less, OF
| the fire and police department OF MllWau-
! kce the right to discharge men.
ASSEMBLY.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2G
| The Assembly cast majority vote for
! senator Isaac stephenson today, the junior
senator receiving 60 votes. The result of
The ballot was Stephenson c GO; Brown IL, ~
a. hui sfnnt l. blank In lon NsscmBlyman AX~i
Johnson was absent resolution TO recall
| from the committee the resolution In regard
to the senatorial investigation was defeated
! by a vote of 80 to %, and a motion to re
! consider was beaten by n vote of 81 to {.
! Routine business was transacted. the In.
PRODUCTION of bills occupying most Of the
| time A bill providing for five additional
| Assembly employees at So per day was
! passed. The West AllS bond bill was
| passed The Assembly adjourned until
noon Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY ~.
The investigation of the primary cam
| paign for the Scnatorship was killed in the
! Assembly 10y vote Of 56 to A y bill to
create a new judicial circuit in the western
] 8 !, Ir,tr, hV
| ilyman CulbcrtSOn. After the Introduction
! of numerous bills the Assembly adjourned
until II O'Clock. then to meet in joint 'cs.
! sion with the Senate to ballot on United
States senator.
THURSDAY. JANUARY IS.
At the afternoon session Of the Assembly
| more charges of corruption against United
States senator Isaac stephenson were filed
ty. Mr.. Braddock stated that George u.
Crothcrs had been approached by NJ. {.
| Ring in the interests of Mr., Stephenson 5
candidacy with the statement that Mr.,
! Stephenson had lots Of money and that Mr..
! Crothcrs might just as we'll have $500 or
| $500 Of II. At the morning session an
| amendment to increase the number OF the
investigating committee from three to hye
| members was carried by vote of GO to 3.
An affidavit from Lester Tilton. one of the
men named in the Blaine charges, denied
the statements of the Boscohcl senator
The first county option bill was introduced
by ASSemblyman George i. Scott. A bill
providing Tor the lttau OF county blItfle
was introduced by Assemhlyman Weber
Asscmblyman Nichahn introduced bill tc
increase the normal school appropriation
500 600 annually. Adjournment was taken
until l. O'Clock for the joint session.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10
Assemhlyman Hull introduced a joint
resolution requesting Senator Stephenson t.
file his expense account at once The resu
luton was rejected 10y vote of : to 70
Joint Session,
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY -.
Contrary to the expectations Of all; The
:, LEGISLATURE failed to elect Senator Isaac
Stephenson to the United states senate. On
the ballot Stephenson received % votes
/ shy Of enough to elect him. The break IL
the Stephenson ranks came in the Assem-
hIv. AsSemblymcn Comstock. Crowel, Dor
ner EStahruok. Haight. Mcconnell, Nor
Jensen aud Wells deserving the Matlnett'
candidate The Senate voted the same u
on Tuesday, Stephenson getting l. votes
After the first ballot the Legislature al
journcd to meet in joint session Thursday
TO take another ballot. The detailed vote
as follows: Stephenson, So; :. A. Cook, =
H. a. Cooper II; +, A. Morse, /; J, IL
Davidson 4; j. J. ESGh = s W. d: .. i1 W
= JACOB Eumw' n, n; ., n s'F"' uc,;oy
' ern, /; NJ. j Cleqry, !; Z. a. Edmonds;
John Strange; l; H. NJ Locknsy; i Erd brown
Donald, /; absent >. Total, 1913.
THURSDAY. JANUARY rs.
On the second joint ballot for the Ollie
] Of United States senator, Isaac Stephenson
. received &C votes, ! shy of enough to re
{ elect him. The full vote of the joint seS
sion on the second ballot was ms follows
McGovern, /; II. G. Martin, /: l.. IL Ban
croft, l; A. w. Sanhorn, |: {. NJ: Mebn
: /: l. l.. Lenroot, /; Tom Morris: /; J. II
Stout, /: $. A Cook, 3; w. II. liatton. 8
f. A. Morse, /; II. NJ. Lockney, /; }. II
Davidson, !; John Strange, .; W. ID. Hoard
, .; John J. ESch, s: II. A. Cooper, :; W. I
owen, 8; Jacob Rummel, 4; Neal Brown
2O Isaac Stephenson, &C. Total. l32
n FRIDAY, JANUARY 20.
Isaac Stephenson again failed of elcctio
in Joint convention of the Senate and As
scmbly He received only 63 votes of tn
! 131 cast. 66 being necessary to an election
e Asscmblyman LeuCh of Milwaukee, VIII
voted for Stephenson yesterday, today vo'
' ed for Congressman John J, Esch. Assem-
+ hlyman Simon Smith. who said Thursda
r that he had voted for Stephenson the las
> time, voted for w. II. Iatton. Assembly
: may Towne Dcm) OF Sank county an
> Senator Hazelwood were absent. EXcep
these changes the ballot was the same u
Thursday.
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