Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-28
From the State Capital.
MApIsoN, 40. %. Is95.


A visitor in the nall Of the legislal ure
at times when the w rtby gentlemen
ore not in session sees OF infrequenuy
mock sess on carried on by the pages
md messengers of The Two Lranchts
he one whose duty it is to wait up'
the presiding fiicer is accC rded the
lonor of welding the gravel; this he
dt es with the utmost dignity, CT else
calls some other member TO preside II
VI gent business demands his sttent or.
Ihus the boys amuSe themselves by
acting out the scenes which are bec ON
ing o familiar To them. al d bills ere
introduced, referred TO commit &c. le-
ported or, killed and passed, 10 very
buslness-like manner. ind, ell.
1t would scarcely be fair to sag that
the doings OF these mime solons are as
interest NJ as the deliberations of those
whon they initiate For matters ae
warning up considerably and are be
ginning t. be watched vii the koenest
interest.
Considerable excitement was caustd
in the assembly on Thursday when
the special order was feached-the bill
establishing state board of arbitra
ton. The blli Is modelled alter the
Massachusetts law, and its author, Mr..
O'Neil. thinks it would operate rs well
in Wisconsin as it has done in Mass
achusetts. Those who oppose the bill
do not as a rule OPP ose the principle
OF it, but point as warnings to s,verai
states where it has TAI ed utterly AMI
been worse than useless. The bill was
finally ordered engrossed and read
third time.
The joint committee on claims is
where every thing receives the closest
scrutiny. The general business depres
sion, u fires in the north, To say Moth
ing of The former Encouragement.
have made Necessary more than the
usual care IN the appropriation Of
money. This committee has Just about
decided that the scheme OF Senator
Mills for deep waterways commission
shall be cons gned 70 oblivion 1t will
report favorably the appropriation Of
$1,000 for the relief of fire sutfert rs in
tue north aud the b Il will no dOubs be
passed The comm ttee IS also in
favor OF the State on every conceivable
subject. MANY of them are for The es-
tablishrent of the proposed home for
the feeble minded, and it is likely that
they will have the desired effect Tue
bill making sherlfls eligible for re-elec-
ton is awakening considerable interest
throughout the state, and the petitions
are also coming in for its passage.
And there are petitions OF all kinds in
regard to the road question, consequent
upon Senator McG,llivray's bill. rtey
are OF every imaginable complexion
Assemolyman Mahony of Vernon
county thinks that when public officers
ride on passes they should not receive
anything for mileqge. and be IS the |
author of a resolution directing that
they must declare they have not travs l.
led on pass when they hand in bills
for mileage
Senator Pufman's resolution for
joint legislative comm ttee to rel ort
upon the number Of employees in the
different departments. with their sala.
res. and to recommend any necessary
increase or decrease in either number |
OF salary, vii in all probability be
passed.
The legislature almost to a man yisi I
{ q he staGe university last "Wednesday |
at the invitation Of President Adams |
They were divided into sections. each /
under the guidance of member OF the |
fseultv. ahd made a thorough inspec- |
ton Of the hu ldings The many needs |
such rapidty growing institution. |
especial y OF the library and at main |
halE were fully realized ~ the gentle
man as they wei about. and at the /
mass meeting j. he Y asum al 5 /
o cloeN some OF tnem were net slow in I
expressing their mention of wof king +
for the new library bill Gev. Upham I
Was present and said hst he would +
only too gladly IGN The bin for the rev I
bulding soon as il IS sent him
Col MORLEY superintendent # pub I
lie PROPERTY intends making many +
needed mproy ements anuut The c tpI
to-, not tho least ut which will be re- f
newal aud better preservation Of The I
grass IN the park The people who 4
hava baen max II short cuts from one 1
gate u auother instead 81 Keeping 10 I
the walks, Will be perempiC rlY told i
that such viii no longer be tolerated. I
IN spite OF the fact that we are no I
longer under democratic mismanage I
ment, The name Of Mt. Cox sill con- |
linues to appear as state chemist IN til
testimonials for certain brand OF
bsklng power And by the way, MIR
Cox might get Job working tor that
pattn medicine firm of which ex-tiov.
Peck i to be president. Eli HANSON.
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