The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-03-22
OUR MADISON LETTER.

assembly.
The usual "woman suffrage" resolu-
ton is before the assembly. 1t will be
acted upon Wednesday. and doubtless,
knocked higher than kite.
The bill authorizing the appraisal, pur-
chase and removal of the Cato Falls dam
passed the joint committee on claims
without dissenting vote. When slight
y amended it will probably pass both
houses and thus effectually settle that
extremely vexed question.
The appropriations to state institutions
have been quite large, as the legislature
ha. been compelled to provide for two
years instead of one, as heretofore. The
fish hatchery has received $4,000 per
year for two years; the state agricultural
society $4,000. to pay off its Indebtedness
and 1000 for the present year, and the
same sum for the next. The Northern
Mechanical fair at Oshkosh has secured
50, 900, the dairymen's association $500,
while to several minor institutions have
been appropriated more or less. On the
whole this legislature has been very gen
erous to its institutions, rather too gen
erous in fact for the benefit of the tax
payers. Very large appropriations have
also been made to the several charitable
and penal institutions, and unless the
money is squandered or misapplied, there
ought to be nice little ''balance" in the
treasury at the meeting of the next legis-
ature.
A memorial to congress asking the re-
peal of the duty on Canada lumber,
passed the senate after short discussion
by q vote of IS to IA. The present duty
on such lumber is 50 per thousand and
it is believed with that duty removed the
price of lumber would decrease about
one eighth per cent.
The bill making half bushel measure
of sixteen quarts the legal test of wheat
and other grains, was passed In the a.
sembly, but defeated to day in the SEN
ate.
A bill appropriating $500 to one of the
men who took part in the chase of the
Williams brothers, is likely to become
law. The particular fellow, along with
a half dozen others, was riding IN wagon
on road through the woods when his
gun went off and shot him in the ARM
From the effects of this wound he has
become somewhat disabled and he never
asks the legislature to reimburse him to
the tune of $500 for the injured member.
Of course he has no legal claim whatever
against the state, as he wac merely on
his Gown hook" and seeking the reward
that was laid upon the heads Of the fugi-
tives; yet the legislature thinks be ought
to receive a compensation for his loss
aud have voted him $500, and this too
in the face of the recommendation of the
committee on claims which was indefinite
postponement This is only one of the
many instances Ct how the taxes raised
by the "dear people" are squandered by
their representatives.
| A bill cutting the tenth judicial circuit
in two and creating new circuit to be
called the 14th judicial circuit is now be-
fore the senate. 1t is looked upon as q
game to create snug berth for some ex.
piring politician, yet the chances are that
it will pass the senate. 1t is championed
by Senator Hudd who endeavored to
force it to vote today, but 1T was finally
referred to the committee ON judiciary
| by vote of II to IA.
| The bill taxing express companies two
per cent. of their gross earnings was
slaughtered in the senate on Thursday
last, the vote standing II in favor to &c
against. Ever since the day that this
measure unanimously passed the assem-.
bly, there has been powerful lobby il
the senate constantly working against its
concurrence and When the bill came uI
for consideration it's friends were almost
without hope. The vote plainly showed
that the lobby got in its work where il
did the most good. All the lawyers, al
usual. were on the side of the rich cor
porstions and each in turn made franti,
it lot powerful appeals for the defeat Of
the measure. The lawyers appeals
however, did not change any vote, bu
the work of the lobbyists evidently die
and as before stated the bill was defeated
by vote of II to 20. On the evening o
the defeat the lobby gave a champagne
supper to those who assisted in murder
mug the project, at which dozens OF thu
sparkling" were opened and CRANE
time had by those who stood by the cor
porations in their successful efforts t,
escape taxation.
Right here it is proper to state that tn
very next day al almost similar measure
came up for consideration that of tax
iEg the Pullman sleeping car compsn,
two per cent. on their gross earnings
There was no opposition however to TIL
bill, lawyers as well as laymen voting il
Its favor. Now, why was this9 Simpl
because there was no lobby, nor lobbyis
who worked against it. Had there been
1t is more than probable that it woui
suffer the same fate of the express bill
ignominious defeat. Oh consistency
tnou ere jewel; but there is very littl
OF it to be found in the present legi.
lature.
The license bill was made the specis
order for Thursday evening last in th
assembly and when the question wa
called up it was found that the low |
, canse men had majority of three. I'll
1 high license men than began to fillbust'
; but were beaten in every motion by th