[Intervening business: roll call vote to reject A.Res.13 failed.] Representative T. Thompson requested a call of the assembly. There were sufficient seconds. The sergeant-at-arms was directed to close the doors and the chief clerk to call the roll. [Display of roll call omitted; absent with leave-0, absent without leave-3.]
Representative Johnson asked unanimous consent that the call of the assembly be lifted. Representative T. Thompson objected.
Representative T. Thompson moved that the absent members be located.
The question was: Shall the absent members be located? Motion failed.
Representative Johnson asked unanimous consent that the assembly stand recessed for ten seconds.
Granted. The assembly stood recessed.
[Note:] Under A.Rule 87 (3), a call is lifted when the assembly recesses or adjourns.
The assembly reconvened. 5:48 p.m.
Representative T. Thompson moved a call of the assembly.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the motion out of order.
Chamber: admission to floor of
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Assembly Journal of June 14, 1979 .......... Page: 857
Point of order:
47 Representative Snyder rose to the point of order that Lieutenant Governor Olson, as an elected state officer, was entitled to be admitted to the assembly floor under Assembly Rule 26.
The chair [Rep. Kedrowski, speaker pro tem] ruled that Lieutenant Governor Olson was not entitled to admission to the assembly floor as a former legislator under the provisions of Assembly Rule 26 (1) because he was involved in promoting legislation before the assembly, but was entitled to admission to the assembly floor as an elected state officer under Assembly Rule 26 [(intro.): constitutional officers].
Chamber: conduct in chamber during session
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Senate Journal of June 10, 1982 .......... Page: 2229
Point of order:
Senator Cullen moved a call of the senate. [Display of roll call omitted; present-33, absent-0, with leave-0.]
The question was: Shall the bill [Senate Bill 3, (April 1982) Special Session, relating senate and assembly districts and matters pertaining to the decennial legislative redistricting] pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: [Display of roll call not recorded here; shown 6/14/82 on page 2239.]
Prior to the closing of the roll call, the Senator from the 15th Senate District, Senator Cullen, raised the point of order that the Senator from the 31st Senate District, Senator Harnisch, was recorded as having voted while the senate was under call, but was not currently in his chair. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senate Journal of June 14, 1982 .......... Page: 2239
Ruling of the chair [Pres. Risser]:
On Thursday, June 10, the Senator from the 15th, Senator Cullen, raised the point of order that the Senator from the 31st, Senator Harnisch, is recorded as having voted while the Senate was under call, but was not currently in his seat. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
At the time the point of order was raised the president took note that the Senator from the 31st, Senator Harnisch, was not present. In order for the Senate to transact business under call, all members must be present. All business in reference to the question on which the call was placed should have ceased at the time it was noted that not all members were present. The chair, immediately following the time the point of order was taken under advisement, noticed that the Senator from the 31st returned to the chambers. It is the
opinion of the chair that the point of order is well taken. However, since the Senator of the 31st had returned the vote is considered valid.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-20, noes-13.] Less than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the senate refused to pass the vetoed bill notwithstanding the objections of the Governor.
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Assembly Journal of March 13, 1980 .......... Page: 2684
[Suspension of anti-smoking rule:]
Absence from daily session: leave required 2Representative DeLong asked unanimous consent that Assembly Rule 27 (5) [no smoking on assembly floor] be suspended for the balance of today's session. Representative Duren objected.
Representative Pabst moved that Assembly Rule 27 (5) [no smoking on assembly floor] be suspended for the balance of today's session.
The roll was taken. [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-56, noes-38.] Motion failed.
Assembly Journal of March 13, 1980 .......... Page: 2690
Representative Hauke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Rule 27 (5) [no smoking on assembly floor] be suspended. Granted. [Intervening text omitted.]
Assembly Journal of March 13, 1980 .......... Page: 2691
Representative Duren asked unanimous consent that Assembly Rule 27 (5) [no smoking on assembly floor] be re-instated. Representative Murray objected.
Assembly Journal of March 14, 1980 .......... Page: 2776
Representative Andrea asked unanimous consent that Assembly Rule 27 (5) [no smoking on assembly floor] be suspended for the balance of today's session. Representative Wood objected.
Representative Andrea moved that Assembly Rule 27 (5) [no smoking on assembly floor] be suspended for the balance of today's session.
The roll was taken. [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-65, noes-30.] Motion carried.
Citations by the legislature
NOTE: The 1977 revision of the joint rules (1977 Assembly Joint Resolution 23) created a new rule which ended the frequent controversies over the appropriateness of proposed citations: "Citations may not be used for matters of a controversial or partisan political nature."
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Senate Journal of February 6, 1974 .......... Page: 2114
[Background (p. 2112):]
The State of Wisconsin * * * Citation by the Senate Know you by these presents:
Whereas, Governor Patrick J. Lucey has recently become concerned because he thinks many Wisconsin drivers are exceeding the new 55 m.p.h. state speed limit as they pass him while he is riding in his brand new gas guzzling 1974 Chevrolet Caprice; and
49 Whereas, the Governor has considered ordering his Wisconsin State Patrol driver to halt such drivers from time to time and issue them speeding tickets with the Governor as a
witness despite the very obvious fact that the Governor's new car is not equipped with the statutorily required symbol for a slow-moving vehicle and may in fact be obstructing traffic because of its speed, thereby causing many motorists to pass the Governor's car and causing Governor Lucey to be mistaken in his evaluation of their speed; and
Whereas, such dedication to law enforcement is nevertheless to be commended; now, therefore, The Members of the Wisconsin Senate, on the motion of Senator LaFave, under Joint Rule 26, do hereby commend Governor Patrick J. Lucey for his interest in issuing speeding tickets to Wisconsin drivers, but urge him to do so through the regular procedures of the State Patrol, whose drivers will not be misled by the Governor's slow-moving vehicle in their evaluation of the speed of passing motorists; and furthermore,
Do hereby designate Governor Patrick J. Lucey as an honorary member of the Wisconsin State Patrol because of his desire to personally aid the law enforcement efforts of the State Patrol.
Read and adopted. [Intervening text omitted.]
Senator Risser asked unanimous consent that the citation commending the Governor be reread. Senator LaFave objected.
Senator Risser moved that the rules be suspended and the Governor's citation be reread. The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-13, noes-12.] Less than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative the motion did not prevail.
[Point of order:]
Senator Risser raised the point of order that citations under Joint Rule 26 must be of a noncontroversial nature. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senator Flynn moved reconsideration of the vote by which the Governor's citation was adopted.
[Ruling of the chair:]
As it relates to the point of order raised on Joint Rule 26 citations, the chair [Lt.Gov. Schreiber] ruled that the senate rules made no provisions as to nature of content; therefore, the point of order was not well taken.
Senator Risser moved that the motion for reconsideration be laid on the table. The motion prevailed.
Senate Journal of February 6, 1973 .......... Page: 330
[Point of order:]
Two Joint Rule 26's, relating to the life and well being of the wives and families of the prisoners of war and missing inaction.
Senator Risser raised the point of order that these were not the proper subjects for motions under Joint Rule 26.
The chair [Lt.Gov. Schreiber] ruled the point of order well taken.
By request of Senator Roseleip, with unanimous consent, the motions under Joint Rule 26 were withdrawn and returned to the author.
50Committee of the whole: procedures
relating to
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Assembly Journal of June 7, 1979 .......... Page: 739
[Point of order in committee of the whole:]
Representative Hauke moved that the assembly resolve itself into a committee of the whole to discuss the suspension of his office allowance by the committee on Assembly Organization.
The question was: Shall the assembly resolve itself into a committee of the whole to discuss the suspension of his office allowance by the committee on Assembly Organization?
The roll was taken. [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-68, noes-28.] Motion carried.
[Election of chair omitted.] Representative Rogers in the chair.
Representative Andrea moved that the suspension of Representative Hauke's office allowance be lifted and that $549.70 be deducted from Representative Hauke's 1979 session office allowance.
The chair [Rep. Rogers] ruled the motion out of order under Assembly Rule 8 (1). [Intervening text omitted.]
Assembly Journal of June 7, 1979 .......... Page: 746
[Point of order in committee of the whole:]
Representative Andrea moved that the committee of the whole arise and report to the assembly a recommendation that the suspension of Representative Hauke's office allowance be lifted and that $549.70 be deducted from Representative Hauke's 1979 session office allowance.
Representative Loftus moved that the committee of the whole arise.
The chair [Rep. Rogers] ruled the motion out of order.
Representative Loftus rose to the point of order that Representative Andrea could not combine the motion to arise with a recommendation for a report to the assembly.
The chair [Rep. Rogers] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Representative Norquist appealed the ruling of the chair. The chair [Rep. Rogers] ruled the appeal out of order because it would require a roll call which was not allowed under Assembly Rule 8 (1).
Representative Miller asked unanimous consent that Representative Andrea's motion be amended so that the suspension of Representative Hauke's office allowance be lifted immediately and that Representative Hauke make arrangements within 60 days to reimburse the assembly $549.70. Granted.
The question was: Shall the assembly arise and report to the assembly the following recommendation: that the suspension of Representative Hauke's office allowance be lifted immediately and that Representative Hauke make arrangements within 60 days to reimburse the assembly $549.70? Motion carried.
51Compensation: no increase after service rendered (art. IV, sec. 26)
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