EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS To the Honorable, the Senate: Pursuant to the statute governing, I hereby nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint Doctor Charles Sutherland, of Janesville, Wisconsin, a member of the State Board of Health and Vital Statistics, for the term ending on the first Monday in February, 1921. Respectfully submitted, EMANUEL L. PHILIPP, Jt. Res. No. 15, S., Upon motion of Senator Fairchild, Laid over until tomorrow with unanimous consent. Amendment No. 1, S., adopted. Ordered engrossed and read a third time. No. 90, S., Upon motion of Senator Fairchild, Laid over until Friday, March 5. No. 96, S., Ordered engrossed and read a third time. Upon motion of Senator Culbertson, A division was called for and the bill was No. 84, S. and No. 100, S., Were severally indefinitely postponed. BILLS READY FOR THIRD READING No. 14, S. and No. 113, S., Were severally read a third time and passed. Upon motion of Senator Bray, the senate took a recess until 11:30 o'clock, a. m. RECESS 11:30 O'Clock, A. M. The senate was called to order by the president. MESSAGE FROM THE ASSEMBLY By C. E. SHAFFER, chief clerk thereof: I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has concurred in Jt. Res. No. 32, S. and Jt. Res. No. 33, S. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED Jt. Res. No. 34, S. Relating to inviting and requesting Professor E. A. Gilmore, of the University of Wisconsin, to appear before committees and give advice, information and help otherwise to members of the legislature on the subject of water power legislation. Whereas, There is now being being considered by the legislature a subject of vital importance to the people of Wisconsin, viz., legislation affecting water power control and development, and Whereas, The water power interests of Wisconsin are ably represented before the legislature by numerous experts, engineers, and attorneys, advocating the passage of legislation desired by such interests, and Whereas, Several of said experts, engineers, and attorneys employed by the water power interests to help draft and secure the passage of legislation desired by such interests. are members of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, and Whereas, Said members of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin are reported by representatives of the water power interests to be Professor Burr W. Jones, Professor Daniel W. Mead, Professor John R. Commons, and Professor John B. Sanborn, and Whereas, Many prominent citizens of Wisconsin have been extremely bitter and scathing in their criticism of persons connected with the University of Wisconsin who have given advice, information, or help to members of the legislature, and Whereas, Such criticism has made members of the faculty and other persons in the employ of the University of Wisconsin, other than those employed by the water power interests, extremely reluctant to give advice, information or help to members of the legislature, and Whereas, Members of the legislature are desirous of obtaining advice, information and help from Professor E. A. Gilmore of the University of Wisconsin to assist them in the enactment of wise laws, particularly on the subject of water powers, and. Whereas, In the opinion of members of the legislature, advice, information and help might be obtained by members of the legislature from Professor E. A. Gilmore of the University of Wisconsin with profit to the said university and to the state of Wisconsin, and Whereas, Members of the legislature are almost entirely dependent upon their own resources to obtain any other information on the water power question than that furnished by said experts, engineers, and attorneys, representing private interests desiring water power legislation, and Whereas, There are no members of the legislature at liberty to give their whole time or even a large part of their time exclusively to study and work on water power legislation, even though such legislation may be of tremendous importance to all the people of Wisconsin, and Whereas, No private citizen or citizens have volunteered to give sufficient time and attention to assisting members of the legislature to adequately protect the interests of the people of the state as opposed to the interests of those desiring water power legislation for their own purposes, and Whereas, In order to encourage the enactment of wise and just laws, and to promote the cause of good government generally, members of the legislature should have every avenue of information on every subject made as available and easy of access as possible; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That Professor E. A. Gilmore of the University of Wisconsin be, and is, invited and requested to give members of the legislature his best advice, information and help on the enactment of legislation upon the subject of water power, just as any other private citizen might give such advice, information or help, and be it further Resolved, That the president and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin be, and are, respectfully requested to do everything possible to enable and encourage Professor E. A. Gilmore of said university to appear before committees of the legislature and to assist members of the legislature otherwise, in the preparation and enactment of water power legislation, and be it further Resolved, That the chief clerk of the senate is instructed to forward forthwith copies of these resolutions to the president, and to the board of regents, and to Professor E. A. Gilmore of the University of Wisconsin. By Senator Bray. The president declared the joint resolution privileged. Senator Hanson moved to refer the joint resolution to the committee on Conservation. The ayes and noes were requested, and the vote was: Ayes, 13; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 5; as follows: Ayes-Senators Ackley, Albers, Cunningham, Fairchild, Hanson, Jennings, Kellogg, Martin, Mulberger, Potts, Staudenmayer, Stevens and Whitman-13. Noes-Senators Arnold, Barwig, Baxter, Bichler, Bosshard, Bray. Culbertson, Everett, Glenn, Huber, Monk, Rollmann, Scott, Skogmo and Weissleder-15. Absent or not voting-Senators Bennett, Burke, Perry, Richards and Tomkins-5. So the senate refused to commit the joint resolution. Senator Fairchild moved that the joint resolution be laid over and made a special order for tomorrow at 10:00 o'clock, a. m. Senator Ackley offered the following: Substitute amendment No. 1, S., to Jt. Res. No. 34, S. The joint committee on Conservation shall have plenary powers to summon any person before itself, to give testimony on any subject pertaining to any bills before it. Senator Bray arose to a point of order that the substitute amendment was not germane. The president held the point of order well taken and the substitute amendment was ruled out of order. Senator Ackley made the following statement and desired that it be entered on the journal: As chairman of the committee on Conservation, I desire to state that I have conferred with all of the members of the Conservation committee with the exception of Senator Tomkins, who is absent, and I desire to say on their behalf and mine that we are willing and ready at all times to listen to any one desiring to express his views upon the waterpower legislation and are willing to invite to our hearings any person upon the request of any senator or member of the assembly. The question was: Shall Jt. Res. No. 34, S. be laid over and placed on the calendar as a special order for tomorrow at 10:00 o'clock, a. m.? The ayes and noes were requested, and the vote was: Ayes, 17; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 5; as follows: Ayes Senators Ackley, Albers, Baxter, Bichler, Cunningham, Everett, Fairchild, Hanson, Jennings, Kellogg, Martin, Mulberger, Potts, Rollmann, Staudenmayer, Stevens and Whitman-17. Noes Senators Arnold, Barwig, Bosshard, Bray, Culbertson, Glenn, Huber, Monk, Scott, Skogmo and Weissleder11. Absent or not voting-Senators Bennett, Burke, Perry, Richards and Tomkins-5. So the joint resolution was ordered placed on the claendar for tomorrow as a special order at 10:00 o'clock, a. m. MOTIONS Upon motion of Senator Bichler the vote by which No. 113, S. was passed was reconsidered. No. 113, S., with unanimous consent, Was ordered placed upon tomorrow's calendar. COMMITTEE REPORT The committee on Legislative Procedure report and recommend for introduction, bills bearing revision numbers 454 and 455. E. T. FAIRCHILD, Chairman. The report of the committee stood as the order of the senate. BILLS INTRODUCED Read first time and referred. No. 339, S. (Revision No. 454). By committee on Edu- Welfare (by request). Education and Public No. 340, S. (Revision No. 455). By committee on Judiciary. To committee on Judiciary. Upon motion of Senator Bray, the senate adjourned. |