Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-03-07
From the State Capital.
madison. March. 1. ls95.


dav reecutly to remind the assembly
that il Is M .kinp haste very slowly III.
deed, and that If it does nUt m,ve along
at mere rapid pace. it will b. tbs IaH
Of April or the tirst of Nav teiore the
session j. .pded tie s'aed 10 the
ma ifest discontinue OF his repu Ii an
brethren tnal the legislature IS not
nearly 50 far along a. was tie demo.
cratic body OF tso ysafs agn t this
time The tcgi.laor~ are beginning 10.
real that they haze not been push
ing metiers very much, and cvt n ne
sessions are com NJ 10 be = usual thlne
and no daubt will be from this time on.
The Senate is the RI cipit nj Of thirty
eight separa' petitions signed by sew
eral thousand persons. asking for the
passage of Senator Mills bill TO do
away with corrupt practices in politics
and TO establish s, stem of civil ser.
vice reform for cities 1t is quite prob.
able that the bill will be fayorably re-
ported.
Petitions for and against the passage
of the bill taxing church property have
been quite numerous The bill has,
however just about been disposed of in
manner which will keep if off the
statute books The women are doing
active work in support Of The bill grant
ing them suffrage. and are sending 10
the customary long petitions March
3 he's been set as the day for consid-
ering the bill, and some very eloquent
ladies' are expected to be present at that
lime Among them Mrs. Elizabeth
BoYnion HARRIET q Chicago. end j
EfIap E3nS FOR ~ IOWA
After lengthy discussion OF the
matter, Senator Baxter's bill 10 return
interest above four per cent, co'lsc ed
on trust funds loaned 10 school districts
was passed Nv The Senate. Though the
matter Of the cnnstitutionalitY IF the
law was brought up, the principe
point OF discussion was whether the
state shall be- a benefactor. or merely a
business agent whether i is business
policy TO loan money to school districts
ut four per cent. when six and seven
par cent. can be obtained elsewhere.
Senator Bsshfori led the opposition
While Senator Baxter championed his
measure and said that the legislature
had no business TO grind" seven per
cent interest out Of the school districts
Another school measure which called
forth considerable debate, was the one
requirinesiistnct schools to run eight
moths in the year instead of six. In
spite OF the earnest supporG by its
author, Mr.. Mahony Of Vroqua, and
several others. the bill was killed BY
vote Of 73 to 20
No change will be made by the leg
islature in the number or salary of the
people ct the capital for two years at
least Senator Puiman's resolution
for joint committee to investigate
snch aud recommend changes. was 70
ported back the Senate aud uassed
50 amended as not to require the re-
port until the next session Of the legis-
la'ure. II was also exit nded in its
scope, heing made 10 cover all STATE
instructors
The county ortion bill, giving conn
ties the right to vote npnn the question
of license or no license. Just as towns
end cities do now, il recognized by
temperance people 50 step in the
right direction, snd stands probsblli-
tg of passing. The churches of Madi-
son, bv request Of some Of the legisla-
tors. voted unon the desirability Of such
q law Yesterday. and the result was al.
most unanimous in favor of the bill
OF the other bills dealing with the same
question, the one forhiddng taxes to
be collected in saloons has passed the
assembly and Mr. Treats bill for the
tfeatms mt Of inebristes al the expense
III the county has teen ordered liz its
third rcsdipg.
bill 70 establish home for the
chile minded has been favorably re-
ported by The committee on claims II
riat r3Q,000 year for two
years 90 the establishments Of such
home. The bill establishing an immi-
grafton committee has also been favor
ably repor ed; likewise the ones 10 have
the acc pR's Of the regents IT the unit
tersitY aud 81 the normal schools audil-
ed before being paid The bill for
geological survey was reported BIZ the
committee on claims for Indefinite
p0stpaHement, bu was referred hack
10 the comm ttee.
0na % the biils which regularly
comes before the legislature ana Is rs
regularly indeiiaiiety postponed. IS ore
10 estsbIsh state council to super
wise the prsc ice OF medicine The one
which appeared a few DAYS ago has
iusl met It's doom 4 similar fate has
come to the bills changing the salaries
q the supreme court justices, creating
= 10 I'd Of pardons. and providing that
consttut oaal amendments shall pass
me legislature but once
4 Jaw class has been organized
among the assistants and clerks at the
capital 1t will be under the control
OF the law department of the university
and by working during the long va.
cation IFS members hope TO graduate
with the class of sc Dean Bryant
will give them their first lecture to-
morrow. There are about thirty mem
bers in the class. including insurance
commissioner Fricke, treasury agent,
Vernon. private secretary Anderson,
and assistant treasurer Dow.
The board of control held its month
~ meeting one day last week. The
total expense for the month OF all in
situations under its control was SIS.