Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-02
.SOLONS SQUABBLE
OVER BINDER Irvine
SENATOR THOMAS INTRODUCES
RESOLUTION TO RECALL HIS
BILLS FROM COMMITTEE.
MEASURES REPORTED FOR IN
DEFINITE PosTPoNEmENT
AT EVENING SESSION,

Senator Thomas threw q bomb into
the senate yesterday morning in the
shape of a resolution reca ling from the
committee on claims his binding Irvine
bills, 45s and 1925. The resolution
was laid over until the loot OF the cal,
endar had been finished and then
caused a lively debate in which mem
bers generally joined. Senators White
head and Hudnall of the committee on
claims took the ground that a joint
resolution was necessary to withdraw
a bill from statutory joint committee
such as claims.
Senators Sanborn and Loohney
maintained that the senate had con
troi over senate bills at all times I'M
til it had taken final action upon them
and had sent them to the assembly.
Senator Lockney insisted that il the
claims committee held otherwise the
point ought to be settled. IF any
committee can held either house up
by the throat, the question is a Bit
bigger one than any binding Irvine
plant and the quicker 1t is settled the
better, declared the Waukesha SEN
ator.
Senator Whitehead explained where
in the claims committee differed from
other joint committees, inasmuch as
it was formed under statute enact
ed by the legislature and not under
the general rules of the legislature.
He held that the only proper method
of procedure was by joint resolution.
Senseor Martin asked if there was
any possible law by which, when the
senate sent a bill to certain com.
mittee it thereby lost control Of the
bill.
Senator Hudnall said the committee
had voted four to two to hold up the
bills and it was impossible to make
the assembly members give up the
bill unless they chose to do so.
Senator Martin insisted II this were
the law the senators should know it
and asked that motion for a recess
be adopted in order to give the com
mittee an opportunity TO think the
matter over.
Senator Lockney, too, favored re.
cess and said the committee had been
treated more than fairly and intimated
that the committee was inviting trou
bic by its course.
Senator Randolph, who moved a re
cess until 1880, said the senate had
ia the past recalled bills from the
committee on claims when he was a
member OF that committee by motion,
not even a resolution being intro
duced for the purpose, and he APP
pealed to Senator Martin for confirma-
ton of his statement.
The discourtesy, jealousy and mis-.
trust which had prevailed between the
two houses of the legislature at this
session We're blamed by Senator Hud.
n II for all the trouble. He said if
1t were not for the feeling which ex-
listed, the senate would so ahead in
the proper way and trust to the as.
sembly to order the bills returned.
He deprecated the feeling. which he
regarded as detrimental to good legis.
lation. The committee intended 10
hold the bills until the week beginning
May 81. when it would report them
in under the two-weeks rule.
Senator Lockney said many mem.
bers Of the senate would be away next
week and they wanted these bills act
cd upon while they We're here, where.
at the senator from the eleventh called
att Ation to the fact that ~ appropri.
alton bills were TO be enacted upon
next week ard the presence Of all sen
ators would be needed
Senator Randolph suggested that the
senate could replevn the tin box
from the senator from the eleventh
and thus secure possession of the
bills. but Senator Hudnall insisted the
bills We're not in his box and vas
rather closely ss.qucstjoned by the
senator from Manitowoc, and was as
sisted by Senator Hardwood. a mem
Der Of the claims committee. who
said he had voted TO report the bills,
and that the assembly members would
vote unanimously to report thems sat
once il 1t were not that certain sen
ators, referring to Senators Hudnall
and Whitehead were opposed to If.
Senator Saaborn said it was strange
If joint committee should have
power TO say what bills should come
before the senate for action and II the
law creating the claims committee
hal intended any such provision II
ould have stated II clearly.
After some further colloquy between
Senator HudnalI and President
Strange. the senate took a recess un.
til 730 to await a report from the
committee.
Thomas Withdrsws Resolution.
At the evening session. Senator
Thomas asked leave 10 withdraw his
resolution and the request was grant
ed. The committee on claims theA
recommended the Thomas bills for in
definite pOstponement Senator Ran
dolpb moved that the measures be-
made special order OF business for
u O'Clock this morning Senator Hud-
nall said that a number Of important
matters appear on today's calaud8r
and suggested that the Thomas bills
De taken up tomorrow Senator Rar
dolph replied that great many ~
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