The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-14
SOME CAPITAL NOTES
OUR MADISON CORRESPONDENT
ON THINGS HE SEES.
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL
Visit 20 Washburn observatory-Rus-
sian Literature Diseussed-The
Junior Promenade-wo-
man Suffrage.
Especial Correspondenee.l

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The senate moves along with it's part
of the legislative grist quietly and
tsmoothly. Only 0 ripple now and then
to disturb the placid serenity of the
Ipool. Last week little furry arose
over the consideration of bill for the re-
turn of the excess interest money on
the school fund to those school dis
tricts which had been charged over the
legal rate of per cent.
| The democratic legislature Of 1893
ipassed this law, enjoining upon the
commissioners in charge Of the fund
that it should not be loaned at q great
OF rate than above mentioned. The
democratic commissioners then exer-
cised their own discretion about acting
lin conformity to the law, charging 6
per cent. in some eases and even as
high as per cent. Dane county, how
lever, was able to. obtain loans at 4. per
cent. A resolution Of inquiry intro
|duced early in the session revealed the
violations Of the law, and the bill in
| oAOuuCOu W CCAGcUC& AS11AbUt AfA AOA AVc
purpose the reetifying Of this injustice,
sometimes affecting poor, struggling,
obscure districts. While the bill was
up for discussion an attempt was made
on the part of the democratic senators
first to stultify the action Of the pre-
fceding democratic Legislature on the
| ground that the law was uncOnstitu-
ti0nal, then attempted to hold that the
commissioners could not be deprived of
their discretion. But the wind was
taken out of their sails when the law
was cited creating the commission,
clearly setting forth that they were in
all matters subject to the instructions
of the Legislature. Senator Weeks co.
operated effectively in the support of
Senator Bakers lead. and assisted ma
terially in showing the entirely unten-
able position of the now minority aad
the logic of their submitting to the en-
forcement of their own previous iegis-
lation. Verify it was a Daniel come TO
Judgment.
IL is strange the amount Of drubbing
a bourbon democrat still needs to re-
ceiye to force him to recognize that the
servant is not greater than his master;
and that the attempt to prevent the
enforcement. of reasonable policies of
administration by the howl Of uncOn-
stitutiOnal is as futile now as when bel
| lowed out against the coercion of seces-
! sion.
One day while in the room devoted to
the Stout Manual Training school ex-
hibit, three messenger Boys from the
assembly strolled in. Asking them
why they came they replied with one
accord, 1--WE like to see it." They
passed quickly by the exhibit of girls
work, I" the seam and gussett and
band" the mending and darning, the
patterns and dresses, and turned their
attention to the carpenter work of the
boys. After few moments of con-
temptation and quiet, the eldest of the
three, a lad of thirteen years from
Princeton, remarked, We like this,
pointing to the boys work, better
than that" pointing to the dresses.
The writer at once asked, what is
the matter with the dresses ?" The
reply came back promptly, there
ought to be a girl in it," No further
testimony was called for. The case
was closed and court adjourned.
None who visit the capitol Of Wis
consin feel that their pilgrimage is
complete without visit to the Wash
burn observatory. By an arrangement
with the director of the observatory,
Prof Comstock, who, by the way, was
once a Kenosha boy, an evening was
arranged for small party to see the
big telescope. This instrument has a
Tense of 153 inches, which, though per-
haps small compared with the new 10
inch tense, still at the time it was
placed in its present position compared
very favOrably with the other instru-
ments then in use and still affords very
satisfactory results. The director was
not able to be present himself, but his
assistant, Prof Flint, did the honors
yer, acceptably, both socially and sci
entifically. The night chosen proved
exceptionally fine and the small party
of four were delighted beyond descrip-
ton at the wonderful vista opened to
view. While looking at Jupiter with
its four satellites, our dignifed and
decorous chaperone made the remark,
which from one of the younger mem.
bers might have been construed as
tippant, when taken in connection with
the profound subject under considera-
ton; it was to this effect: " What a
place this. world would be for lovers if
our earth had four rooms instead of
one. 2 The writer took no issue with
subject fraught with 80 much interest.
Among the principle features Of inter