PETITIONS. Pet. No. 5, S. By Senator True. To committee on State Af fairs. COMMITTEE REPORT. The committee on Judiciary report and recommend: For a minority report on bill No. 59, S., the dissenting member of the committee says: That the purpose of this bill is to make wealthy men who ruin poor girls respond in damages, and indirectly to prevent such occurrences. It is a well known fact that because the injured girl has now no remedy, and because of an easy tolerance that prevails wide-spread in such matters, such men who so use their wealth must always escape any kind of punishment. This bill most effectively reaches this class. What say you, men of Wisconsin? Besides, the bill will check the maintenance of houses of ill repute, for the reason that men of property, who are the support of such houses, will be afraid to frequent them on account of impending action certain to be brought. The bill will be effective because it places the means of recovery and carrying out justice directly in the hands of one of the parties, who not only has the evidence but the incentive as well to make it effective. The charge that it will encourage blackmail is not warranted, because it creates no new offense and does not impose as severe penalties as already exist. All these offenses are now prohibited by law under pain of severe penalties. The blackmailer practically always uses the criminal law as the means of blackmail. How can a law that provides only a civil remedy which must be substantiated by proof in court encourage blackmail, when the criminal law is all alongside? Also the charge that some innocent man may be sued is also unwarranted. The case must be substantiated by satisfactory proof before court and jury the same as any other action. An innocent man may sometimes be accused, too, under the criminal law for the same offense. But who ever thought of abolishing the criminal law just because some innocent man might possibly be accused. The chance for an innocent man to be sued and recovered against is very remote. Any way, while thinking of the possibilities of an innocent man being sued and paying out some money, why not give as much or more thought to innocent women who are known to suffer under present conditions? It is an axiom that certainty of punishment is a much more effectual check to crime than severity of punishment. The criminal law is severe enough, but is not certain enough. This bill is not severe, but it furnishes the certainty and consequently it is effective. (Signed) VICTOR LINLEY, Member of Judiciary Committee dissenting from the Majority Report. ASSEMBLY MESSAGE CONSIDERED. The committee on conference on No. 2, S., report and recom mend: That the assembly recede from its position on substitute amendment No. 1, A., and amendment No. 3, A., and adopt substitute amendment No. 2, A., offered herewith. G. E. SCOTT, W. J. BICHLER, John M. TRUE, Senate Committee on Conference. R. J. NYE, H. E. ROETHE, C. F. ROESSLER, Assembly Committee on Conference. No. 2, S., A bill to amend sections 111c, 111d, 111e, and 111f of the statutes, relating to legislative employes. Substitute amendment No. 2, A. The question was, Shall substitute amendment No. 2, A., be concurred in? The ayes and noes were required, and the vote was: Ayes, 20; noes, none; absent or not voting, 13, as follows: Ayes Senators Ackley, Bishop, Bosshard, Culbertson, Cunningham, Glenn, Kellogg, Kileen, Linley, Martin A. E., Martin H. C., Perry, Randolph, Scott, Snover, Stevens, Teasdale, True, Weigle, and Zophy −20. Noes--None. Absent or not voting-Senators Albers, Bichler, Browne, Burke, Hoyt, Huber, Husting, Monk, Richards, Skogmo, Tomkins, Weissleder, and White-13. And so the substitute amendment was concurred in. . The chief clerk under Rule 32, corrected the title of substitute amendment No. 2, A., to No. 2, S., by adding thereto the following words, "and making an appropriation". No. 9, S., Amendment No. 1, A. Upon motion of Senator Randolph, Laid over until Thursday, February 20, 1913. BILLS READY FOR ENGROSSMENT. No. 21, S. Amendment No. 1, S., adopted. Ordered engrossed and read a third time. No. 42, S. Amendment No. 1, S., Upon motion of Senator Teasdale, Laid over until Thursday, February 20, 1913. No. 61, S., No. 65, S., Were each severally ordered engrossed and read a third time. RECESS. Upon motion of Senator Bosshard, The senate took a recess until 11:30 o'clock a. m. 11:30 O'CLOCK A. M. The senate was called to order by the president pro tempore. BILLS READY FOR THIRD READING. No. 8, S., A bill to amend subsection 11 of section 1492b of the statutes, relating to compensation to owners for cattle slaughtered after reacting to the tuberculin test, Was read a third time. The question was, Shall the bill pass? The ayes and noes were required, and the vote was: Ayes, 20; noes, none; absent or not voting, 13, as follows: Ayes-Senators Ackley, Bishop, Bosshard, Burke, Culbertson, Cunningham, Kellogg, Kileen, Linley, Martin A. E., Martin H. C., Perry, Randolph, Scott, Snover, Stevens, Teasdale, True, Weigle, and Zophy-20. Noes-None. Absent or not voting-Senators Albers, Bichler, Browne, Glenn, Hoyt, Huber, Husting, Monk, Richards, Skogmo, Tomkins, Weissleder, and White-13. And so the bill was passed. Upon request of Senator Cunningham, All rules interfering were suspended by unanimous consent, and No. 8, S., was ordered messaged to the assembly at once. BILLS FOR REVISION. Senator Linley offered one bill, Senator Perry offered two bills, Senator Zophy offered two bills, Senator Stevens offered two bills, Senator A. E. Martin offered two bills, Senator Scott offered two bills, Senator Cunningham offered one bill, Senator Burke offered two bills, Senator H. C. Martin offered one bill, Senator True offered one bill, Senator Weigle offered one bill, Senator Hoyt ofbill, and Senator Monk offered one bill, for revision. fered one RESOLUTION INTRODUCED. Res. No. 14, S., WHEREAS, The new capitol building now in course of erection is conceded by all to be an architectural monument to its projectors, and a source of pride to the residents and tax-payers of Wisconsin, and 14 S. J. WHEREAS, There has been no printed report showing progress since that submitted in compliance with Joint Resolution No. 4, A., under date of June 14th, 1911; now, therefore, Be it resolved by the senate, That the secretary of state be and hereby is required to furnish each member of the senate a printed statement covering the items and expenditures taken from the state and other capitol funds to date, fully itemized as follows: First. Amounts available from all sources, giving dates and amounts in detail, and sum total. Second. Amount paid out for non-productive labor, covering plans, traveling expenses, fees of architects, inspectors, engineering, razing and removal of old building. Third. Total cost of preparation of grounds, excavating, etc., not included in building contracts. Fourth. Cost of west wing proper, covering all work and material, each branch of the work itemized separately, giving names of contractors, amount of bids, extras, if any, and amounts; also giving names and amounts of all accepted and rejected bids covering each contract and branch of the work. Fifth. Cost of east wing, itemized as detailed above. Sixth. Seventh. above. Cost of dome or central portion, itemized as detailed Eighth. A separate report on furniture and fixtures for each wing, as mentioned above. Ninth. A report showing whether purchases of furniture were competitive or not, and the amount of each bid submitted, designating those accepted, with copy of specifications, in particular covering the wood work and finish of both interior trim and furniture now in the south wing. Tenth. Report to be submitted as required, within fifteen days from the date of the adoption of this resolution. By Senator Perry. Adopted. RECESS. Upon motion of Senator Kellogg, The senate took a recess until 5:30 o'clock p. m. |