The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-09
KEPT STRICTLY WITHIN CALL
Black River Falls Legislation and Pas
sage of the Non-Partisan City Elec-
tion Bill Most Important Features of
Short Session of solons.
Passed Bills.

tion caused by flood, improve SAM
tary conditions and construct
dams and retaining walls to safe
guard city in the future.
Appropriating $40, 900 to
strengthen the levee system in
and near the city of Portage.
Appropriating $1,000 for a com
mittee appointed to investigate
the general levee system in and
near Portage and report to the
governor.
Providing for partisan NUM-
cipal elections in the city of Mil
waukee and all of the cities in
the state. Il
Providing that presidential cleo
tors shall be elected at the plat
form convention instead of by
presidential delegates.
Validating election of dele
gates to national convention.
Clearing up points in election
laws and the fish and game laws.
Authorizing the use Of short
berry boxes properly marked IN
til March l, 1913.
Admitting the Lloyd Associa-
tion to the state.
Killed water power bill.
Killed the Milwaukee county
non bipartisan bill.
Killed the Jefferson Club bill
permitting a candidate to have
his name placed on more than
one ticket.
While the special session of the Wis
consih legislature did not adjourn
sine dine until late Tuesday, all bust
ness was practically cleaned up Satur-
day, and nearly all of the members Of
both houses have left for their homes.
Gov. McGovern s prediction that the
session would not last more than one
week came true. Organization preli-
minary to the meeting of the legisla-
ture, and the fact that neither house
spent much time on matters not
strictly within the provisions of the
call made this possible.
The last important act of the legis-
lature was the killing Of the water
power bill in the senate Saturday
afternoon
During the session twenty eight bills
were introduced in the assembly, nine
teen were passed, one was non-eon-
Cured in, and the remainder fell by
the wayside. Three joint resolutions
and four assembly resolutions were in
troduced in the lower house.
Thirteen bills were introduced in
the senate, five were passed and eight
were killed. Three joint resolutions
and three senate resolutions were in
troduced in the upper house
Many members were anxious to
have the legislature adjourn sine die
but several bills are still in
the enrolling room, and until these
reach the governor for his signature
there can be no final adjournment.
The closing debate on the water
power bill was followed with much in
terest by members OF the assembly
who crowded into the small senate
quarters to hear the argument.
When the bill came up in the sen
ate Senator Browne moved for re-
on the Sanborn amend
ment providing that the first franc hise
under the act should be for twenty
years, and that at the expiration Of
this time the franchise may be renew
ed for another twenty Years. Then
followed long argument in which
Senators Browne, Gaylord and Kileen
spoke against the bill and the
Senators Husting and Sanborn took
the other side of the question. The
Browne motion prevailed by vote of
&c to IA. Senator Lyons made a mo-
ton that the bill offered by Senator
fusting as a substitute for the adj
bill be indefinitely post
poned. Senator Husting and Senator
Blaine followed with long argument
on the merits of the measure.
The Sanborn amendment was finally
re-enaetsd and then the Husting sub
stitute Indefinitely postponed by a
vote of fourteen to twelve. That was
the test vote, ard disclosed that the
senate would not pass a water power
bill at the special session. The final
act, bringing to close further discus
sion on this subject, came when the
senate refused to engross the adtninis-
tration water power bill.
Following is tie rote by which the
senate refused to substitute the Hust-
ing bill for the administration
measure.