Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14

committee IS completed report Vi nnu-
ings is TO be rendered By bill, resolu-
ton or otherwise. That the embarras-
sing exposures. II any, viii be confined
TO the public printers entirely in the
light of recent conduct on the part OF
Secretary of State Timme, seems i'm
probable. II Mr.. Timme has not posi-
lively opposed the investigation he at
least has not courted it. 1t is ayerred
upon no other authority than Senators
who had been approached that not only
the emissaries but the Secretary himself
had been doing missionary work for
the suppression of the investigation.
While the Secretary, as one of the COM
missioners has had immediate charge
of the public printing, yet because OF
the excellent reputation for official in
tegrity gained by him during his long
career as Secretary, it has not been be-
lieved that he would be implicated in
any manner in the extravagances and
irregularities charged. His reported
opposition. however, has given rise to
influences which if not compromising
at least are not in every sense fiatter-
ing.
One of the most important bills OF
the week was that OF Mr.. Field, of
WATERFOWL, and because of the mani
fest benefits certain to accrue its pas
sage is certainly desirable. 1t stipulates
that actual notice shall be given by life
insurance companies to the insured be-
fore any policy shall be forfeited or
lapsed because of non-payment OF any
assessment or premium. Where the
time Of payment and amount of pre-
MUM is specified in the policy such
policy can not be forfeited unless notice
in writing has been mailed to the in
sured not less than thirty days before
the premium becomes due; and where
the payment OF premiums is not fixed
the same notice is to be given, and If
the insured party does not respond
within forty days the company is to
make personal service at the expense of
the insured. The bill if enacted will
better protect insured parties. At pres
ent notice is mailed only and it often
miscarries, not infrequent consequence
being the loss of insurance or much
cost BY litigation or perhaps both.
Senator Pond this week handed in his
Memorial Hall bill. The measure APP
propriates 100000 contingent upon
the refunding of the direct war tax for
the purposes of construction and fur
nishings. A commission to be appoint
cd by the Governor is to have charge of
the work. The lower floor will be APP
propriatcd TO the preservation and cx-
hibition of u relics and the upper
occupied by the library and museum of
the State Historical Society and the
historical department of the State Uni
yersity.
The lobby of prominent Ashland citl-
zens which was here greater portion
of the week working against the Ash
land county division bill went home in
high glee. They claimed to have pro-
duced such evidence to the committee
on county, town and village organiza-
ton as will kill the bill before it leaves
tho committee. Hurley and vicinity,
however, has not yet made its final pro-
test and matters may assume another
aspect where it does.
The Farmers Convention during the
greater part of the week was decided
success, President John Mitchell, of
the Agricultural Society, presided
throughout and made numerous friends
among the farmers. Many valuable
papers we're presented none of which,
perhaps, elected sharper discussion
than that Of John Marsh, of Shullsburg.
His subject was "'Dehorning of Cattle"
and whenever this is sprung in State
conventions there is ''discordant mu-
sic" The Rev. MIR. Gordan, of Milwau-
kee, championed the anti-dehorning
cause and upon the ground of its inn
practibility and its deteriorating effect
rather than from any humanitarian
view, ably defended it. But the wind
was soon taken out of his argument
when veritable granger in the rear of
the chamber got up and related his
experience. He stated that he had
once had the misfortune to get into a
fracus with masculine animal on his
premises which wore horns and he was
truly thankful that he had escaped with
bis life which he barely did. He then
told of how q vicious animal had caused
q neighbor of his to take his flight to
the evergreen shoro" and the coming
down to things practical told of the re-
suits accomplished by dehorning. He
had scarcely begun to approach his
peroration when it was easily apparent
that his auditors were with him.
Evidently the practice of dehornlng is
fast OBJ tanning foot hold. When three
years ago John Half, the Illinois
apostle of dehorning appeared before
the Wisconsin farmers in convention,
his ideas, if not positively hooted at,
wera received with much indifference
and many grains of doubt. To-day
opposition confronts no man SO strong
~ upon any topic as he who speaks
against dehorniDg
The Agricultural Society during the
week secured the introduction of its bill
asking an appropriation of 100000
upon the condition that Milwaukee give
$4,000 for the purchase of permanent
fair grounds at Milwaukee.
Railroad Commissioner Alley Peter.
son issued his biennial report during
the week. Speaking of railway legisla-
ton he says that if railroad companies
infringe upon the rights and interests
of the people; if they are extortlonate,