The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-03

The Wisconsin Central Exemption---E Educational
Bills Passed--Hawkers and PeddIers
BiII---GeneraI Notes, Etc.

BilI---General Notes, Etc.
MADISON, February 18.-It is SUNDAY
again, and those of the legislators who
live too far away to take advantage OF
the short weekly adjournment are
Willing away their time as best the,
can. Some have gone to church to hs
admonished that during the sobe,
Lenten season just commenced. otbe,
thoughts than those about railroad
matters, taxation, stocks, bonds, ETC.,
should have place in their legislative
oaputs. Others, your correspondent
included, are holding down comfort
able chairs, and are taking a retro
spectlve glance at the week just closed.
lit was week full of interest. Several
sharp and brilliant skirmishes occur
red; they were bloodless, however, as
blarsted 'opes" and injured "felinks"
are the only results Of fight in which
pointed remarks sre the weapons used.
A little stretching of the imagination,
aided by the few faint growls of dissat-
isfactiop still to be heard, brings up
the wordy debate on the sweeping tax
alton scheme mentioned in my last.
This scene WAS interesting, but it was
followed by another set-to that sur
passed it. The
WISCONSIN CENTRAL EXEMPTION
fn rT1I
day afternoon, when the Assembly re-
fused the bill third reading. Nothing
daunted, however, by this damper, a
member moved a reconsideration at
the evening session, and the fray open.
ed again. The leaders of the opposi.
tion surprised the friends of the meas
ure by trying stave off the vote on
the previous question by ayail;no
themselves of all the sharp PRACTICES of
parliamentary tactics. Finally. an
amendment offered ~ Vance. to ex-
tend the exemption three years instead
OF i've, was f-dopted and the bill was
ordered - third reading by vote of
% to a. This amendment proved an
acceptable compromise, and on Friday
the bill passed through the Assembly
smoothly with twelve majority. The
Senate Immediately concurred in the
bill as amended, and the document
was passed over to the Governor for
his signature. One of the amend
ments conCurred In was clause except
ing village lots owned by the company.
the next railroad question in order
will be the
ST. RAUL RAILWAY STOCK AND BOND
controversy which was mentioned in
my last. The oil is still in the bands
of the railroad committee which was
expected to report yesterday, but could
not owing to the absence of Chairman
Fisk. Rumor has itthat the committee
Is almost unanimous against he bill,
but nothing definite can be learned.
Both sides are anxiously awaiting th
result Of the com mittee's deliberations.
EDUCATIONAL.
The uniformity OF the text book
question is now before the legislature
of Wisconsin. The same bill has been
agitated in other states, and as matter
of course, the Badger State must not be
behindhand. The bill provides for a
board of education to compile and pub
lish text books of a uniform character.
Tue friends of the measure argu that
the cost Of school books will be mate.
rally decreased under the proposed or
der of things, while the opponents hold
that q government cannot run bus
mess enterprise as well as private In
dividual Il is predicted that the bill
will be slain.
Under this heading must be men
toned the bill passed last week provid-
ing that when foreigner between
twenty and thirty years of age shall
apply to school board for admission
to school for the purpose of becom-
ing more proficient in the the English
language the request shall be granted
The bill furnished relief to many for
eigners who come to this country and
cannot avail themselves of schooling
privileges until excluded by the old
school laws because of their age.