Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-21
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Madison. Feb. 10

OF the legislature on the last day for
their Introduction. last Tuesday was
was enormous A. is also a usual
thing, session in the evening was
necessary to get through all the bust
ness which the day required.
The number Of bills now on file Is
! 100. SO there is after all not 50 very
much difference between republicans
and democrats in some respects. You
know it was predicted that this would
be conservative legislature: that
| there would not be a headiong rush
| TO Introduce new measures And vet
the number Of bills only Ten less than
were introduced at the session two
years ago. OF the number stated,
40 are in the Senate, the largest num-
| her that body has had to consider since
| biennial sessions came into vogue: in
the Assembly. however, there are $50,
the smallest number since the change
Though the total number has varied
but little in the five sessions under
the new system, the present aggre-
gate is little smaller than any of
them But these figures do not in
clude any dead heads''-that is.
more titles which can be made use of
later in the session in case any one
wants to introduce measure-so
the number is actually IS large as
ever before, if not larger. Then again
bills may be introduced after the time
limit by unanimous consent; aud
one legislator has already had this
privilege accorded him
Now that the legislature has gotten
its material to work upon II can get
down to actual business. Now It is
that the orator viii be heard pleading
cloquentlv for his pet measure. now It
il that the lobby the sc-called
third house is beginning to throng
the legi stature halls ant explain To
the solons personally AMI ia commit
tee just why certain measures should
or should not be- voted for Now ii
is if ever, that the railroad pass will
begin 10 circulate, as the companies
see the legislators coming to consider
the advisability of compelling the issu
ance OF transferable mileage books at
two cents mile, and the many other
measures relating to railroads 1t
seems quite certain though that the
roads will adhere to their rule, and
'rust soieiy 10 thelr argumentatliye
Po"eis au" me gooa sense al the law
una ~,
through the efforts OF Senator BaN-
yer another poid steal and open viola
ton OF the law on the part of the re-
Gently defunct administration has
been brought to light. As usual it
W. money ahalr-a scheme to get
'lt1ie none money into the treasury,
- "iaAs - ael'e ~ ~ other directions
~ u9up' me lacts ~ the matter
are that the state has been loaning
out ~ trust funds TO school districts
az from ! % per cent? interest,
whereas the laws OF 1875 direct that
all sueh loans shall be made 1T the
UNIFORM rate OF per cent In pHr-
suanee Of resolution presented by
Alr. Baxter last week the secretary OF
state anu ire treasurer have submit
ttd . report al All loans made since
ne passage ot the law, This report
shows that there has been loaned to
school districts Sis, 1879: there has
been one loan a. per cent. fourteen
at 9 per cent, twenty 1T > per cent,
and only twelve Al per cent. Mr..
Baxter has introduced bill q have
aii interest thus paid II excess III :
per cent credit on future payments
Jerrc Dohbs Will nof be legislated
ont II biz office a. labor commissioner
i the senate Judiciary committee can
help q. The bill to re-organize the
department and make the Office AN
elective one. amt q provide for the
appointment by the Governor of a
head G. the department, will be
recommended for indefinite postpone
mcnt
There are before the legislature
several bills fer the formation 81 new
counties; also for the establishment
Of municipal courts in several coun-
ties. Whether or not these chances