Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-14

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nuaIIy to the State Dairyman's asso-
citation
| Consideration Of No. 2OT senate, TO
authorize HE governor to grant two
unconditional pardonS on July /, was
postponed till Wednesday,
The senate took recess to $ o'clock
in the evening.
In the senate Tue~day evening a
number Of pctdlouS ana remonStran.
crS were presented in favor OF county
option, for printing the roster and
other matters Of great public intcr St
Senator Spcnsl"y introduced Il joint
resolution to allow Senator Putnam 10
Introduce bill relating to the Farm
crS' Mutual Fire Insurance company
Of mon, Rock county
Senator 'IllElECr, fl'um the committee
OF manufacturers and commerce, re
ported u SuhSl itutr for :ii2 senate, re-
lating to the bureau of labor statistics
The substitute, AS drafted by Senator
Thayrr, is to am"ld chapter PIT, laws
of 1850, entitled, An act Relating t.
the bureau mf labor statistics The
original bill provided IN section one,
which is to be struck ont by the sub
SlItutc, that the labor commissioner
be allowed only his necessary travel
ling expenses to he audited by the Sec
rcIrlY of state upon proper vouchers.
'Thr substitute for sect ON ! Is rs fol
lGWS: "Srrtion Section of Chapter
2l7 laws of lSS1 is hereby amended
so as to read rs follows: The
term of office Of the present commits
Eiuncr Nf labor statistics is hereby
terminated and upon the passage and
publication OF this act the governor
shall, with the advice and consent of
the senate, appoint a competent per
son to hr commissioner Of said bureau
whose term of office shall expire ON
the first Monday uf February, 1897
uud thereafter the term OF office Of
said commissioner shah he for two
years
Senator McGIlivray'S Cancellation
bill, No 300, recommended for indci
mite rGSpomNncnt by the judiciary
committee, came up rs special order
After the, adoption of minor amend
mrntS, offered 10y senator MctHllivWy,
that gentlcnGm moved that the h!ll
be cnglWSscd and ordered to a third
reading. He then proceeded to deliver
u hong expected speech. On the ont
SET he expressed the greatest admira
ton for the good lawyers and Judges,
He wished, he said, TO change the
practice in some of the courts. He
spoke uf the expenses "f conducting
| law suits, and hc Thought the question
to he determined by the leg Stature
! Is whether or not the cost of litigation
may be reduced. He said the Judi
ciary committee had recommended
against him; but the committee ON
| judiciary is select class made mp
cutirrly OF lawyers lie thought the
! Judiciary CnmmTrtre should have no
greater right to pass fAvorbly upon
/ legislation for the good Of IT'S mcm-
] beers than should y committee of far
! nlrrS he allowed 10 work lo pass lHg-
islation IN discriminate IN their favor.
I lie quoted statistics showing that the
cost of legislation in the state Is about
/ S2O,0or0OO He proposed, he said. 10
see 10 It that the people were gwen
mn opportunity NJ have thCr small
disputes settled III no great expense,
Tie said civil cases are matters "t
mooney and should be considered on a
! financial luSi~ The lawyers stand
! together, ami why should not the far
mClr aud business men stand TO
u",hrr? It tallrS 80 nous daily
wages to lMy each days expense Of
court reporters for the state, and Il
the dear prnplr realized this they
would quit working and chase after
these reporters with pitch forks
SchCmmg In favor Of ,WrnmtionS
has always hcru done hy lawyers IN
the legislature "rhry are the only
class Of prplc on Gods earth whom
,N,nSc'curr doesn't effect
Srnator Weeks eomplimeulrd Scna
s tor Mctilltvray on his oatory, hui
thought he had gone ont Of his way "
lay Il into tho lawyers, He told If his
experience with clients aud said III
had como Us tho conclusion that law,
ycrs rs A class are / pretty white lot
Of follows He callei attention to the
arbitration laws nn the statutes now
and said that they pretty we'll covered
the nertei ground lie cited Ia
stauees nf tho failure &c arbitration