Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-18
The Chief Justiceship.

or Taylor has not supplied the Vacan-
cy occasioned by the resignation Oh
Luther S. Dixon, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court. The resignation
took effect on Tuesday. This is the
second time that Judge Dixon has
left position on the Supreme bench
of the State to accept higher pay,
and we are left to conclude that, not
withstanding his eminent ability as
judicial officer, the people of this
State will be slow to see the fitness
of again promoting him. Some eight
or nine years ago, we believe under
Gov. Lewis administration, Judge
Dixon resigned position on the Su-
preme bench to which he had been
elected by the people to serve for
$500 or 5000 dollars per year. The
legislature of that year raised the
salary of the Supreme judges, but
Dixon was elected under the old law
and his salary had to run unto the
expiration of his term. So he re-
signed on account of ''insufficency of
salary" and the plant Governor fill
ed the vacancy by appointing Judge
Dixon to succeed himself, and thus to
receive an increase of salary. Now
we learn that this artful old dodger
has again resigned, and the reason
assigned, says the State Journal, is
''insufficiency of salary" We pray
that he cannot handle any otherGoy-
ernor as he did Governor Lewis in
the interest of higher wages.
Judge Dixon has held position on
the Supreme bench of this State some
fifteen years, and as Judge his able
and impartial decisions have won for
him the high regard of the people.
The vacancy will be filled by appoint
ment by Governor Taylor, and the
apDointee will hold the position of
Chief Justice until May 31st next,
when the elected successor will step
in. Upon whom will fall the favor of
appointment is not yet reported.
There is a general desire that the
appointment be made with a view
to fitness and capability for the
position, regardless of party consid-
Grafton or party interests. Such a
course by Governor Taylor would be
fair and conmendabIc. The names
of j. G. Sloan, Geo. B. Smith, W. P.
Lynde, Judge Pulling and E. G.
Ryan are prominently mentioned for
the succession.
LATER.-The Governor has ap-
pointed E. G.. Ryan, of Milwaukee,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
in place of Hon. Luther S. Dixon
resigned.
PREPAYMENT OF. PosTAGE.-A late
Washington special has the following
on a new proposed postal regula-
ton:
The Senate Committee on Appro-
priations have inserted a clause in
tho Post Office Appropriation bill
providing that hereafter postage on
all matchmaker, includiog letters,
newspapers, and magazines, shall be
prepaid No reduction in rates on
second-class matter is provided tor,
as in the bill which passed the House
on Saturday, and should the Senate
adopt the action of the Appropria-
ton Committee, publishers of news
papers and magazines and not their
subscribers, will be required to pay
the present high rate of postage.
The present law requiring postage
to be paid on newspapers delivered
within the county where published
has worked much injury to the coun-
try press, and ought to be repealed
But the above prososition, if it be-
comes a law, would impose still
greater burden upon country publish
ers. SO far as we know there is no
demand for the passage OF any such
law.