Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-17
TO INVESTIGATE
TILL APRIL 10
ASSEMBLY AcouIEscEs IN PLAN
PROPOSED BY STEERING
COMMITTEE.
Mr.. BRAY SCARCELY WILLING TO
ADMIT THAT coRRUP-
TON is FOUND.
Madison, March 13.

Madison, March lo.
The features of the assembly SEES
sion yesterday were a speech by Mr..
Bray and the decision of the house to
give the senatorial investigating COM
mittee till April 10 to report
The committee on expedition of
business made a report that the in
vestigation cease April 10, but a mi
nority composed of Senator Burke and
Assemblymen Cleary and Ledvina re-
ported in favor of April 1. Mr.. Cleary
moved the substitution of the minority
report, and spoke in support of his
proposal. Members of the committee
he thought, were of the opinion that
the investigation actually could be
closed by April 1. 1t was admitted
that the committee had no intention of
summoning the 5000 or more cam
paign workers who may have spent
money in the 1900 precincts of the
state. He did not know where the
investigation could stop. Was it
possible to classify those also who had
spent money in the campaign-into So
$50 or $5,OO0-grades? One man
might have spent $4,000 lawfully and
another SIS unlawfully.
Mr.. Buslett was for immediate ces-
sation, but Mr. Ingram explained the
position of the majority, while Mr..
Bray, a member of the committee,
was in favor of April 10, not that he
liked the job but because he believed
that the result had been an awak en-
ing of the moral sense of the people,
Much good had been accomplished
More would be. He rather indicated
that an evil condition had been dis
closed, and that hereafter there would
be lesser use of money in politics.
The committee was performing its
work at great personal sacrifice, yet
were willing to finish the undertaking
properly.
Mr.. Ledvina said the minority had
been misrepresented by the press,
some portion of which had stated that
the minority was in favor of at once
sitting the investigation altogether.
This was not so. Such had not been
the attitude of the minority, which
favored a reasonable extension of
time. Mr.. Culbertson said that he
had signed the majority report, for
April 10, solely in a spirit of compro-
mise.
Mr.. Cleary asked Mr.. Bray if he
wished to go on record as saying that
the committee had discovered the cor
rupt or unlawful use Of money. Mr..
Bray would make no such admission,
in fact, he was not disposed to make
an advance report for the committee.
The motion to substitute the min
GRITTY report failed, II to II, the mi
nority being Messrs. Atwood, Brew,
Buslett, Cleary, Fisher, Hammill,
Hoyt, Hancock, Ledvina, Marquardt,
Reynolds, and Stack. The majority re-
port was then adopted 70 to 8. The
negatives were Messrs Atwood Bus
lett and Reynolds. Mr.. Atwood at
once arose and frankly declared that
he had voted advisedly and knowing
ly, and he wanted the house to clear
ly understand his position. Speaker
Bancroft explained that he voted as
he had merely in order to stand by
the committee. Mr.. Reynolds said
he was with committee when it was
right and against it when it was
wrong.
Routine Proceedings.
ThQrp naC b1o .ci>; do1dl
ing of members for home, many leaves
of absence being sought, hence action
was taken on few bills.
The Bichler bill, 449a, relating to
town mutual insurance companies and
Mr.. Egan's 551, relating to compensa-
ton for printing notices of tax rates
were passed.
These were re-referred to the COM
mittee on education:
Mr.. Kubasta's, 109a, relating to the
holding of annual district school meet
ings in towns having independent dis
trict system of school government.
Mr.. Viebahn's, lisa, relating to high
school districts.
Mr.. Hambrecht's, 254a, relating to
school buildings.
Mr.. Wehrwein's, 472a, defining the
term schools
Mr.. Hambrecht's, 655a, exempting
wide-guage sleighs from taxation was
sent to the tax committee.
Mr.. Wells, 526a, relating to the
sanitary production and distribution of
food, went to the judiciary committee.
Mr. Ingalls, bill, casa, relating to
safeguards for machinery was shunted
off to the committee on manufactures
and labor.
Mr. Brew's, LISA, relating to non
resident attendants at free high
schools, Milwaukee measure, was
killed, as was also Mr. Dorners, ASA,
relating to the school board of Mil
waukee.
Mr.. Barnett's, 554a, relating to re-
ports of contagious disease was adj
vanced to engrossment, and Mr..
Towne made motion to have his bill
lisa, relating to nonresident attend
ants at free high schools, laid over
till Tuesday, but the house objected