Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-12
MADISON CORRESPONDENCE.
MADISON, WIS,
March I. 1891. 1

of the sessions work is yet to be
done, members of the legislature
have already begun to clamor for
adjournment. The reason for their
anxiety with regard to an early
adjournment are probably due the
WEAKNESS which is wont to over
come men so new in the business,
and taunts of their constituents for
such dilatory work. Early in the
week Mr.. Warken offered a joint
resolution to appoint a committee
of two from the senate and three
from the assembly to fix date for
adjournment. However the senate
was more definite, and Senator
Voss offered a resolution to adj
journ March 27th, and requiring
all bills to be reported back by the
18th inst. 1t is ridiculous for any
such attempt at an early adjourn
ment to be made, and should
legislature adjourn at such an early
date, which is hardly probable, one
of two things is inevitable, either
needed legislation will be neglected
or the work will be of SO hasty a
type as to be a cause for regret in
the future.
LEGISLATION SINIPLIFIED.
An amendment to the constitu-
ton may soon be made, which
will bring about a radical change
in the present mode of legislation.
Many members have long thought
that great deal of valuable time
is needlessly wasted in tie present
mode Of Introducing bills, hence
here is a fine chance for the rrf02U1-
eyy to score a point, and from them
a Joint resolution is soon forth
coming providing that all proposed
laws shall be endorsed by mem
Der of either house of the legisla-
ture and filed with the secretary of
state, on or before December 18th,
prior to the session Of the legisla-
ture. Such bills shall be classified,
consecutively numbered and
published in book form in time to
present them to the legislature on
the first day of the session. In
accordance with this resolution, no
bill can be received by either house
in any other manner, except by
unanimous consent. The reason
urged for this proposed
amendment is that it will greatly
reduced expenses, as we'll as facil-
ititate legislation
Such suggestion bears on the
very face the mark of absurdity
for what member can know within
six weeks between his election and
December 18th, what legislation
his constituents may wish? Now
if our worthy reform legislators are
SO ardent in their pretended search
for weak spots in the Republican
administration, which they wish to
strengthen by their cure-all reform,
why don't they take notice of the
pernicious system of introducing
the so-called "deadhcad" bills?
More than two weeks ago legisla-
ture forbade the introduction oil
more bills, and yet under the
present system scores have been
introduced since. Evidently this
mode Of deception has not occur
red to the majority as one which
greatly prolongs the session for
whose early close they pretend to
have most anxious desires.
TREASURER SALARY MAY BE RAISED
Senator Mcbride, a democrat
has introduced bill to fix the
salary of the state treasurer al
$500 and his assistants at So, 500
Senator McBride's bill is a recog.
milton Of the fact that the present
salary is not enough so long as
the treasurer is held responsible
for funds out of his hands. If thi,
BILLS to relieve the treasurer o
such responsibility, it seems a:
though under such circumstance
the present salary of $1,000 !.
enough.
FIRST VETO MESSAGE.
The first veto message of tn,
session was sent to the Legislature
this week, Gov. Peck refusing hi.
signature to a bill cedmg to tn,