No. 297, S. No. 298, S. No. 299, S. No. 300, S. (Revision No. 265). By Senator Fairchild. To committee on Corporations. (Revision No. 270). By Senator Fairchild. To committee on Corporations. (Revision No. 254). By Senator Martin. To committee on Judiciary. (Revision No. 282). By Senator Martin. To committee on Corporations. COMMITTEE REPORTS The committee on Judiciary report and recommend: No. 117, S., Reference to committee on Corporations. TIMOTHY BURKE, Chairman. Re-referred to committee on Corporations. The committee on State Affairs report and recommend: No. 83, A., W. T. STEVENS, Chairman. Upon motion of Senator Ackley, and with unanimous consent, the nomination of Dr. J. M. Furstman was taken from the calendar for tomorrow and laid over until Tuesday. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY By C. E. SHAFFER, chief clerk thereof: Mr. President: I am directed to inform you that the assembly has passed and asks concurrence in No. 63, A. and has Adopted and asks concurrence in Jt. Res. No. 37, A. No. 63, A., Read first time and referred to committee on Corporations. Jt. Res. No. 37, A., Was concurred in. 1915] BILLS READY FOR ENGROSSMENT Read second time. No. 23. S. and No. 35, S. Were severally indefinitely postponed. Upon motion of Senator Bray, Laid over until Wednesday, February 24. Upon motion of Senator Ackley, and with unanimous consent, the calendar for Saturday, February 20, was taken up at this time. SATURDAY'S CALENDAR BILLS READY FOR ENGROSSMENT Read a second time. No. 14, S., Substitute amendment No. 1, S. adopted. Ordered engrossed and read a third time. Upon motion of Senator Bray, The senate took a recess until 11:45 o'clock, a. m. RECESS 11:45 O'Clock, A. M. The senate was called to order by the president. With unanimous consent, Senator Bray moved that when the senate adjourns Saturday, it be until Tuesday at 8:00 o'clock, p. m., which motion was agreed to. Upon motion of Senator Bray, the senate adjourned.. CLERK'S REPORT The chief clerk records: No. 31, S. and No. 176, S., Correctly enrolled at 9:55 o'clock, a. m. The senate met. SATURDAY, February 20, 1915. 10:00 O'Clock, A. M. In the absence of the president and the president pro tempore, the senate was called to order by the assistant chief clerk. Upon motion of Senator Tomkins, Senator Bray was elected to preside for this session. Prayer was offered by Rev. George Brown. Upon motion of Senator Barwig, the calling of the roll was dispensed with. Upon motion of Senator Tomkins, The senate adjourned until Tuesday, February 23, at 8:00 o'clock, p. m. The senate met. TUESDAY, February 23, 1915. The president in the chair. 8:00 O'Clock, P. M. Prayer was offered by Rev. Thomas B. Johnson. The roll was called and the following senators answered to their names: Senators Ackley, Albers, Arnold, Barwig, Bennett, Bichler, Bosshard, Bray, Culbertson, Cunningham, Everett, Fairchild, Glenn, Hanson, Huber, Kellogg, Monk, Potts, Rollmann, Skogmo, Staudenmayer, Stevens, Tomkins and Whitman-24. Absent-Senators Baxter, Burke, Jennings, Martin, Mulberger, Perry, Richards and Weissleder-8. Absent with leave-Senator Scott-1. The journals of Friday, February 19, and of Saturday, February 20, were approved. Leave of absence was granted to Senator Mulberger for this session. MOTIONS Upon motion of Senator Albers and with unanimous. consent Rule eleven was suspended for this session. Upon motion of Senator Ackley the record was made to show that No. 260, S., No. 261, S. and No. 264, S. were introduced by request. Senator Staudenmayer offered a resolution asking the attorney-general to give his opinion whether the normal school regents may continue salary or pay expenses of instructors while lobbying. The president doubted the privilege of the resolution, and referred it to the committee on Legislative Procedure. Senator Ackley asked for a ruling on introduction of resolutions not privileged. The president ruled that all resolutions not privileged must be referred to the committee on Legislative Procedure and be reported by them to the senate. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED Read first time and referred. Jt. Res. No. 24, S., Extending to President Wilson the sympathy and support of the legislature of Wisconsin. Whereas, In these troubled times, when every day shows more clearly the dangers that confront even the most. sincere neutrality, and the difficulty of maintaining that neutrality in the face of racial pride and prejudice at home as well as abroad, and Whereas, Our president's responsibility is the greatest that could be laid on the chief executive of any nation in time of peace, and it is easy for those who do not share his burden or realize its tremendous weight on heart and mind, to say what ought to be done and what ought not to be done, and Whereas, Under such circumstances he needs the cooperation and support of every true American, and needs. to know that political friends and foes alike sympathize with him and realize the burden he is carrying, and Whereas, He should be made to feel that partisanship and personal feeling wholly cease to have a meaning for Americans when their president is confronted with what may quickly develop into an international crisis of grave significance, and Whereas, Nothing that could be said or felt or done could avail to abate his high and solemn responsibility, but his way may and should be brightened by the knowledge that the whole moral force, the whole heart, and the whole mind of the nation are his to lean upon or to call upon for support, and Whereas, The hearts of all Americans should go out in sympathy and support to that solitary man sitting in the White House at Washington who carries the welfare of one hundred million people so largely in his hands; therefore be it |