Morris tribune., 1914-10-23
To the Voters of Stevens County

Under date of Oct. 2, 1914. L.
C. Spooner wrote me personal letter
stating that 100 citizens had come to
him and told him that that had said
things concerning him which were
'Enot true" He also threatened that
If more men kept coming to him |
should hear from him again some
that more effectively too"
Again under date of Oct. 10, 1914,
Il again received a personal letter
from L. C. Spooner in which he again
complained that according to seven
citizens again pursued the same
dying course hitherto, followed.
/ do not know what Mr.. Spooner's
1O7 informants may have said that /
said, but what have said, do say
now and shall continue to say, is
what the official record of the 1907
session of the legislature says con-
ccerning House File No. 5.
This record is as follows:-
''Mr. ZeIch introduced H. F. No.
5, A bill for an act to authorize and
empower the Board of Control of State
Institutions to establish and maintain
a plant for the manufacture of rakes.
mowers and binders at the new State
Prison at Saltwater. Which was
read for the first time and referred to
the committee on State Prison and
Reformatory. " = Page 40, House
Journal 1907.
''The speaker announced the follow
ing committee to redraftH. F.. No. 5
D. Messrs. ZeIc1, Spooner and Rachie. -
Page 294.
''Mr. Zelch. from the special COM
mittee appointed to redraft H. F..
No. 5 respectfully recommends that
the said bill he amended so as to
read as follows: -(Here follows the
bill)-Paeg 305.
(Which was adopted and H. F.
No. 5 referred to the Committee on
Appropriations under the rules. -
Page BOG.
''Mr. Wells, of the Committee or
Appropriations, to which was referred
II. F. No. s. reports the same back
with the recommendation that the bill
do pass. which was adopted !"
Son motion of Mr.. Zelch the rules
were suspended and H. F. No. 5, 1
bin for an act to authorize and EN-
power the Board of Control of Stat,
institutions to establish and maintain
plant for the manufacture of rakes
mowers and binders at the new Stat
Prison at Saltwater. was read tn
second and third times and put upo
ITS final passage.
''The question being taken upo
Sthe passage of the bill and the rol
being called there were yeas 81 an
nays %, as follows"
(Here follows the roll call, MI
iSpooner being registered in the affirm
Eative)-Page 1876.
The bill was then, transmitted [
the Senate, and later a message froI
the Senate announced the return {
House File No. 5 with amendments
which the concurrence of the House
requested. Page $40.
"On motion of Mr.. Zelch the Hous
cOncurred in the Senate amendment
TO H. F. No. and H. F. No. s W:
then put upon it's repassage as amen,
ed.
1.-The question being taken upon Il
repassage of the bill, and the ro
being called there were yeas rs al
nays A, as folIows:''
Hele follows the roll call but M
Spooner did rot vote at all, tho
was not only recorded as present til
day, but he also was present at lea
the moment before. for he is record
as having made motion on anoth
bill just before Mr.. Zelch made til
motion. Page GAL, House Journs
1907.
This is what have told the vote
regarding Mr.. Spooner's record on t
bill for the manufacture of harvesti
machinery at the state prison. A
voter who desires to consult this Of
cial record can find copy at the off
aOf the County Auditor at the COZ
i house in Morris.