The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-06-17
LEGISLATURE
ENDS SESSION
USUAL HORSEPLAY IN THE AS
SEMBLY MARKS WIND
UP.
MEMBERS SING OLD SONGS.
Senate Holds a More Digniied Meeting
Strange Delivers His
Valedictory.
ROUTINE OF BOTH HOUSES.

Nj ADlSoN, W IS, June ILL sNJ'tldl'J
With singing Of songs. laughter and
the occasional throwing of waste paper
baskets, files, paste pots and other light
missiles, the Legislature of 1909 wrote
fms" on regular business last night II
will remain in session, technically, unui
next Thursday, thus giving the governor
the constitutional six days in which TO
act on bills passed by both houses, The
session closed at about 1880 but the
clocks of both houses registered J:4o, ac'
cording to long custom ami requirement.
The Senate finished its business last
night in advance of the Assembly. The
latter house had worked all the morn
ing, afternoon and evening ana as me
night wore on grew tired ana pecFlNh
and the spirits of the boys exhibited
Themselves. Younger members created
fuu for the older ones and despite MN
sclf Speaker Bancroft had to smile rc-
casionaly while striking the desk WIN
his gavcl for order. There was a Iack
of formalitics in the lower house. the
bent of the members being more tnWar.
the humorous than the serious sac "l
legislative business. In the course OF
the evening one OF the m"inb'fS 'S,'' Nv
n local woman's ,uffrag" advocate - ne
front desk, and she RECALLED the Assembly
with speech that sent her listeners INTO
paroXySms of laughter.
The last bill acted upon in the AS
scmbly was the measure by senator D.
!. BIaine of BosCUbel. which alters the
administration OF the Inheritance TAX
law, taking the work out 81 me SiaIt
departmcnt and placing it within the
province, jointly, of the state treasurer
and the attorney general inns hilI
almost was lost track of in the cOniu,
sion. but Clerk c. l.. Shalfcr resurrected
it and secured action. To the last MN
ute of the session MI Shaltcr kept an
eagle eye on the proceedings ana rs
result the session of 1909 in the Assem-
bly, came TO a business like, If not an or
DERBY. close.
Lieut.. Gov. Strange's Valedctory.
In the Senate things were different.
There was considerable senatorial Dig
nifty After business had come to
close Senator Burke rose and made
graceful speech of thanks 10 the presi-
dent of the Senate, the sergeant at arms,
and the chief clerk. BY rising Vote
the Senate seconded his remarks. Lieut..
GOV. John Strange and scrgeant-at-armss
responded with brief expressions OF
thanks
Mr. Strange, in characteristic vein,
spoke as follows:
"Honorabc members Of the Senate.
| believe that / predicted at the outset
that this would prove one of the ableSt
and faircst of WiscOnsin's Senate
bodies. and think that it has 50 proven
in the actions that have been taken dur
ing the pleasant days that we have been
associated together. 1t is better 10 have
loved and lost than never to have loved
at all. do not expect that the parma
mentary rulings of the chair will dis
place those of Roberts and jefferson.
Whatever / have done ! have striven to
do in the best interests Of the people OF
Wisconsin | think rules and prccedents
are many times very seriously IN the
way of justice and equality. In deter
mining matters for ourselves We should
do so in the age in which we live and
we should determine that upon our best
conscience of right and not because JEFF
ferson thought so or Roberts thought so,
or anybody else thought 50; and adjudi-
cations of matters should not he settled
along the line of opinions that were held
a hundred years back.
II believe that in the main this Sen
ate body has striyen 10 do with all its
might and great dignity and ability their
duty as members of the legislative body,
and while we have not accomplished
everything that we set out to do, we
have done n great deal in the right di-
rcction ! believe, and | thank you one
and all for this expression Of confidence
in myself and those who have been as
sociatcd with me"
great majority from both houses
will depart from Madison tonight For
week or more the corridors have been
filled with the familiar "plundcr boxes"
in which members carry to their homes
their files of bills copies Of the statutes
and other paraphcrnalia OF the states,
man,
Speaker Bancroft said last night that
he would not appoint the Assembly mem.
bcrs Of the several special committees
which are expected to frame the big bills
during the summer and fall, until later
this week. The Senate members have
been appointed and as soon as Mr.. Ban.
croft names the Assembly members, the
committees will be ready to begin their
heavy tasks.