Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-17
PROBE MAY YET
BE PULLED OUT
STEERING COMMITTEE ASSUMES
DIRECTION OF THE
MATTER.
4AA5RECHT DECLARES MOTH
ING BUT WHITEWASH
SO FAR.
Madison. March IL.

yesterday the assembly concluded
TO refer to the steering committee
Senator Marsh's joint resolution ex-
tending from March Is to May l the
time within which the committee in
vestigating the senatorial expendi-
lures may continue its inquiries and
make report. The whole morning ses-
sion was consumed in the discussion
Mr.. Ingram leading the band that
sought the extension and Speaker
Bancroft in the end making the mo-
lion and the speech RELOCATING the
matter to the steering committee That
committee is composed of Senators
Sanborn, Burke, Gaylord Marsh and
Morris and Assemblymen Cleary, In
gram, Ledvina, Culbertson, Coolidge
Whittet and Kubasta. The vote in ia
vor of reference was As TO 81, the neg
atlves being Messrs. Ballard, Berner,
Bray, Brockhausen, Chapple Com
stock, Curtiss, Estabrooh, Haight,
Hambrecht, Hughes, Hull, In
gram, Johnson, Hamper, Kay,
keup, Keyes, Kindlin, Kneen. Lentz,
Leuch, Mcconnell. Mortensen, Neitzel,
Onstad, Pickart, Roethe, Rollmann,
Schmidt, Schwalbach. Scott, Stewart,
Viebahn, Weber, Whitman and Zim-
norman.
Long Debate.
Most of the debate had to do direct
ly with the resolution for an extension
of time. Those speaking for it were
Messrs. Ingram, Hughes (dem), Zim-
norman, Towne (dem.), Hull and
Leuch, while those who would stop
the Investigation by March Is, or
at farthest by April 1, were Messrs.
Reynolds. Buslett, Jones, Kull, Cul-
bertson and Frank Smith. Mr.. Ham
brecht and Speaker Bancroft spoke on
matters gerTnane to yet not exactly
relating to the resolution. Nj. Ingram
argued generally in behalf o. thor
ough, exhaustive, complete inquiry,
such as was contemplated by the res
olution instituting the probe and
such, he believed as the people
wanted. Mr. Reynolds reiterated the
belief that to go on was merely to
waste money; Mr.. Hughes was for a
full, fair inquiry; Mr.. Zimmerman
thought it necessary to the end that
odium cast upon members be re-
moved or justified; Mr. Towne covert
ly flung defiance at his democratic
colleagues and that portion of the
press which had intimated the exis-
ence of irregularities in senatorial
matters; Mr.. Buslett contended chat
in the five days left The committee
could clear up its work properly.-if
not, then give it more time later.
go On"
Mr.. Hull, speaking with force and
clearness, thought the inquiry should
90 on till the committee wa ready to
quit The investigation was not of
Stephenson alone, but of all candi-
dates, We know vast amount of
money was spent and who got it, now
we should learn how it was spent The
refusal of a witness to testify was an
affront to the dignity of the legisla-
ture To stop now was to uphold that
defiance In the five days that re-
NAMED before the committees life
would end by limitation Mr. Reynolds
said that much could be done. In
Russia he added, they would hang
20 men in that time"
Mr.. CuIbertson, after close inquiry,
felt that not five per cent of the voters
of Wisconsin ever wanted the inves-
LEGATION. and there are not that many
now. He ha> not found one who
thought that anything of importance
had been gained
A Dark Hint.
Nj. Leuch would not mention
names but there had been influences
at work" which he would disclose 10
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