The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-02-22
OUR MADISON LETTER.
The work of the legislature is progress

The work of the legislature is progress
ing very slowly. Six weeks have elapsed
since the organization and nothing oil
much importance has TRANSFERRED. Good
judges now affirm that the final adjourn
ment will not take place before April.
The senate and assembly adjourned
Thursday morning and met again last
evening at 7:30 Respect for the memory
of eyGov. Smith was the cause of the
adjournment. Nearly all the members
of both houses attended his funeral in
Milwaukee on FridaJ. The state officers
also attended in body. A special train
was run from Madison for the accommo-
dation of those who wished to be present
at the obsequies.
In the assembly about 4S0 bills have
been introduced and in the senate about
800. 1t is safe to say that very large
proportion of these will never become
part of the statute.
The usual amendment to the constitu-
ton to prohibit the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors has at length
been introduced in the assembly. In
probability it will die in the hands of
the committee, but if it outlives that or
deal it will certainly be choked to death
in the assembly. Liberty loving demo-
Gratis have control of that body and will
tolerate no such nonsense.
The bill allowing each county judge
clerk, whose salary was to be paid by the
county, was finally killed. So was the
one creating the Office of Circuit Attor-
ney." Neither of them were very honest
in their make up and met the fate they
SO richly deserved.
A bill has passed the assembly allowing
state certificates to all persons who have
taught school within this state for Is
years, eight months to the year. The
title of this bill ought to be changed so
as to read "a bill for the relief of dead
beat school teachers" 1t Will meet with
no favor in the senate. Albers has
somewhat similar measure before the
committee on education. 1t is safe to
say that this too, will be numerically
slaughtered. The law, as it now stands,
presents just and legitimate means of
procuring Certificates to teach" and all
persons with the necessary qualifications
can procure them Educational dead
beats ought not to be legislated into
positions for which they have no quail
ications.
A bill making it criminal offense for
minors, Migrants and persons in a state
OF into1ication, to carry pistols or revol
vers, or to have them in their possession,
has passed the senate. It's death in the
assembly is predicted.
The appropriation bills have not yet
been acted on, but measures appropria-
ting hundreds of thousands of dollars to
the different institutions of the state are
before the proper committees and with
some modification will eventually pass.
A joint resolution was introduced this
morning asking leave to introduce bill
appropriating $1,000 to those who suf-
fered by the recent floods in Ohio. 1t
was promptly killed.
A bill is before the legislature which
amends the city charter of Two Rivers.
1t was introduced by Mr.. Goedgen and
undoubtedly will become law.
The so called express lill'' which
passed the assembly by such an enthu-
siastic ''whoop" is still in the hands of
the senate committee, to whom it was
referred. Strong efforts are being made
to defeat it, but it is the general opinion
that it will pass.
Nothing tangible has yet sprung from
the liquor license question. Carey's bill
has many supporters, yet he is willing to
have it indefinitely postponed provided
members agree to support the Spiering
bill, that is, repeal of last years law,
and the re-enactment of the old statute.
Many are in favor of doing this and many
more are in favor of allowing the law to
remain as it is. Just where or how the
matter will end it is difficult to say.
While some blame chief clerk Carr of
the assembly for his appar mt inefficiency
all praise the postmaster. P. W. Vie
boldt, in unmeasured terms. Mr.. Vie
boldt is a general favorite and prompt
and correct in the discharge of his duties.
Everybody knows him, everyone likes
him and all vote him the best looking
and most popular postmaster the assem-
bly, has ever had,