Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-26
ASSEMBLY.

ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
Assemblyman Kalaher objected to the
reconsideration of the bill providing for q
Juvenile court IN Milwaukee before amend
ments prepared by Milwaukee supervisors
had been received This means that the
Ipassage Of the bill will be held up for
lSome time Gov DavidSOns message re-
Hating TO the conservation of the states re
sources was read sharp debate took
place when the bill relating to aduterated
milk and cream came before the Assem- m
lAssemblyman Twesme the bin was ordered
bengrossed.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10.
a spirited contest took place when the
committee on judiciary recommended that
two bills introduced by Assemblymen
Roethe and Kay, designed to do away with
the office Of county supervisor of assess
ments be killed. A hard fight to push the
Dill through was put up but the measure
Host out by decisive vote. The bills to re
peal the fire marshal law and the state tax
commission were also reported unfavorably
upon by the committees on banking and in
EHurance and taxation.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 80
! The Assembly engaged in Il wordy battle
over the resolution of Mr.. Roethe to do
AWAY with the state fire marshaPs depart
lment. The imputation was made by Mr..
ingram that the office created to give
fa man 4 job. AsSemblymAn Cleary prompt
py deI led that such was the when he
introduced the bill creating the Office tive
years ago and quoted statistics to show that
lthe fire marshal and his assistants had done
the state great deal of good in the past
1.-TWO years. The bill was indefinitely post
iponcd. AssCmblyman Roethe also made an
intellectual effort to have his bill aboishing
tthe tax commission considered seriously.
NEARLY thirty petitions came into the AS
tsembly relating to county option. 100000
lfor university extension. increasing rates
BARRIERS Sunday closing law.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a
Assembyman Kaaher won his point in
regard to the Milwaukee juvenile court bill
when he succeeded in having the measure
1.-THE Milwaukee members to draft subSt1-
Itute bill. Mr. Georgi opposed the PROPOSE
ton to lay the bill over and Mr.. Ledvina
suggested that il the session was to ac-
compish anything it was time to start do
ing business. The vote was % to 81. The
Assembly was flooded with petitions relat-
ing to the rates of fraternal societies. Mr..
iLedvina thought they should be referred
to the committee on finance, banks and in
sTran 4, but M Ingram objected, stating
ttained Mr.. Ingram's objection. A bill rails
ling the salaries Of legislators from $500 to
$1,000 per session was favorably reported
tout of committee, Mr.. Cady dissenting.
Joint Session.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Is.
Senator Stephenson received 81 votes on
lthe thirteenth joint ballot ) short of election
Former State Senator w. H. Hatton was
tagain a witness before the legislative in
vestigation committee Mr.. Hatton gave
3some valuable suggestions on the ethics OF
government and proved good witness
HE deplOred the cost of his primary cam
ipaign and said that he hoped that some
lmethod might be devised by which money
twoud not be the dominating influence in
future campaigns Late In the afternoon
Horace a. j. Upham, one of Stephenson
campaign managers was called to the stand
las was Mr.. Pueiicher, Milwaukee banker
twho worked for the Junior senator.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
Senator StpDhpnSOn received -fvo
Votes on the fourteenth joint ballot eight
Hess than enough to elect. The senatorial
subpoena TO John II. Puelicher of the Mar
tshall & Ilsley bank of Milwaukee to appear
before the committee in the capacity of his
position of cashier of the bank and tell
twhat he knows of the Stephenson money
that was handled by his bank. This new
tack in getting at Information will compel
tpassed through his bank not in the capac-
nty of Stephenson campaign manager,
ithe bank A lively debate took place in the
committee as TO whether or not Senator
E3laine. who preferred the charges against
tSenator Stephenson. should be called before
Hhe committee TO testify before other wit
5nesses had been called After lengthy dis
lcusson it was voted, 3 to s. to summon
tnear future Attorney f. NJ. Hyzer testf-
fied before the committee and told of his
connection with the Stephenson campaign.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY %
Senator Stephenson was ten votes shy
Aof election on the fifteenth ballot getting
forty nine votes out Of III Senator Blaine
yof BoScobel was the chief witness before
Fhe investigation committee. Senator
Blaine was expected TO explain in detail
mhere he get his information on which he
based his charges of corruption against
Senator Stephenson. but he did not do so
He stated in an indefinite way where he had
peceiyed his information. Senator Blaine
waS evidently piqued at being called TO ties
fifty before the committee and his answers
20 the questions put were sharp and in
criticism of the way in which the commit
fee was conducting the investigation. Sen
Htor Blaine was on the stand most of the
day.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a.
Senator Stephenson received 80 votes on
Sary to elect Rodney Sackett. one of SEN
ator StephenSonS campaign managers. was
on the stand before the primary inyeStigat-
ing committee. He testified that he dis
DurSed large sums of money for the Mari
nette senator but that he had no account
now Of where the money went. Senator
Morris precipitated a fight in the commit
tee by asking for what specific purposes
the $4,000 spent iR organizing Dane coun-
~ had been expended. Mr. ingalls, OBJ
1ected TO this line Of questioning declaring
Ealing an indefinite number of witnesses
md the Investigation would come TO
taught. Charges were hurled back and
orth between the committee mem berS that
ZACH was trying to retard the work of the
1nm1ttee by delaying the investigation
It'll the time limit set by the Legislature
the taking of testimony had expired.
Sacketts testimony was not at all
- SENSATIONAL.