Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-05-05
RAGUSE EXPELLED
FROM THE SENATE
Socialist Member From MlWau-
kee UnSeated for Refusing
to RetraCt Speech.
ONLY 3 SOCIALIST MAY VOTES
Senators Take Summary Action and
Purge the Body From Disgrace Of
DisloyaIty-ExpeIied Member
Says He Will Run Again.

Says He viii Run Again.
Mndison.-The state senate has
Found Prank Raguse. Milwaukee So
ciallst, representing the Eighth distrlcr
of Wisconsin. guilty Of contempt dis
orderly behavior and conduct unbe-
coming q senator" and, by "a vote Of
30 to 3 has expelled him, the negative
voters being Senators RaEuse, Arnold
and Zumach. the Socialist members
from Milwaukee.
Expulsion was based on the state
Enent mude by Mr.. Raguse that pa
triotlsm can be created only in two
ways first you must destroy people
or, second. you must destroy proper
~"
Just before the roll was called. Ra-
guse reiterated that his words had
been misunderstood, and that he had
no intention Of committing an act OF
disloyaty.
MY people at home do not mlsun-
derstand me-" said he. 81 want to say
before you expel me from this body
that when the special election Is held
60 M the vacancy am going 20 be re-
elected l am coming back stronger
than ever"
Resolution Of Expulsion.
The resolution expeliug senator
Frank Raguse Milwaukee Socialist.
follows
"A resolution expelllng Frank RAJ
Ruse, senator from the Eighth dis
uict of Wisconsin. from membership
In the senate Of Wisconsin.
Whereas. The senAte on the TWEEN
ty-sixth day Of April, 1917 passed sen
ate resolution No IS; and
Whereas, In accordance herewith
Senator Frank Raguse was brought
before the bar Of said senate for the
purposes therein specified and
Whereas, He then and there in
open session of the senate C0utuma-
ciogsly and willfully refused TO comply
with the provisions of said resolution
No. IS, by failing and refusing TO sign
or file the retraction and apology
therein contained.
Now, therefore II is found and ad-
Judged by the senate that the said
senator. Frank Raguse. is guilty of
contempt. disorderly behavior, and
conduct unbecoming "A senator Of Wis
consIn within the provisions Of section
4 OF article of the Wisconsin Consti-
tuition; and he 1t further resolved,
that he is hereby expelled from mem
bership in the senate of Wisconsin
Resolved. further, That the ser
Reant at arms forthwith serve upon
che said Frank Raguse and the secre~
tary of state a certified copy 81 this
resolution and file proof Of service
thereof with the chief clerk Of the
senate"
Close Fight Predicted.
The fight on the Evlue referendum
bin promises TO be closer in the sen
nte than in the house. II Is said that
the contest may be decided by one
vote IN The senate. and that this sena-
tor Is undecided The principal urgu-
ment that is now being made against
the bin Is that the war is ou and u
vote on this subject viii still further
engender strained feelings. Two men,
who three weeks ago were rated as he.
ing with the drys. are now said SO bee
wHvering
Senator ". T. stevens. chairman of
the committee which heard the bin.
said that the measure would be re-
ported ont for action IN the senate.
That both sides 10 the contest realize
5hat II is "a neckto-neck race ~ lndi-
Gated by the regular avalanche OF pc
EtionS that are being received on the
measure over half an hour n day IS
occupied in reading the titles to petit
1ions on this subject presented ia the
upper house
Realizing that a suG fight is now be
ing presented TO defeat the referendum
bill in the upper house, where the
measure was supposed Ia he safe. lead
ers from all sections Of the state rep
Presenting the dry movement are com
ting TO the capitol. John Strange, Nee
nah. formerly lieutenant governor ot
the state. mingled among the members.
talking IN the interest of the Evjue
bill.
The interests Of the bill in the sen
ate will be handled by Senator George
u. Skogmo River Fails IKE has "a sim
ilar measure pending before the sen
ate and viii take charge Of the Tvlue
hin when it comes out of the commit.
Tee.
New Divorce Law Bill.
The most Important change proposed
in the divorce laws Of Wisconsin for
maHy years is offered tn the bill which
mas been reported Tor passage bs the
sennte n.siclary committee. The
aue0Sure provides that no divorce ac-
ton shall be begun I'm Wisconsin IN
sess The written consent OF the divorce
counSe, t3- bringing the action IS OBJ
GAINED. \ limitation states. OF course.
Hnat tso statutes shall only apply when
both parties to the action are In the
state The idea OF the bin Is that many
Eeconc.listions will be effected and