Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-03-21

The McGillivray woman suffrage bill
was before the jointest affairs COM
nittee Wednesday. The senate cham
Der, where the arguments were heard,
were filled to overlooking. the greater
number of the audience being ladies.
Mrs. Helen Charlton, Brodhead: Mrs.
Elizabeth Hartford, Evanston, ILL.,; Rev.
Mrs. Nellie Mann. Opdale. Racine; DR..
Annette j. Shaw, Eau Claire; Mrs. Ella
Rose. Brodhead, and A. p. Wilder Mad
ison, spoke in favor of the bill.
The Mills grain bill was reported by
the committee onineorporations for pas
sage. The bill To authorize the improve
ment OF the lakes and rivers of Wau-
kesha county was Withdrawn in the
assembly by Mr.. Harris, who intro
duced the measure. The assembly has
passed the bill providing for home
for feeble minded and appropriating
$780, 900 therefor. The bill appropriate
ing 100000 to the Wisconsin Industrial
School for Girls was also passed
A message was received in the senate
from Governor Upham announcing his
appointment Of +. =. Bryant of Madi-
son, to succeed himself as a member of
the fish commission and of A. G. Bell,
Of bayfield,, in place Of r. Valentine, Of
GAINESVILLE, on that commission
The senate committee on assessment
and collection of taxes has reported
favorably upon the bill requiring retail
dealers of cigarettes to pay an annual
license fee of 500. The assembly com
mittee on railroads has decided to re-
port Mr.. Halls anti-pass amendment
to the constitution for indefinite post
ponement. The same committee has de-
cided to report favorably a measure
compelling the 500" railroad to charge
not more than 8 cents a mile for pas
senger fares.
Tuesday was from legislative stand
point distinguished by two circum-
stances-the inconsistency of the house
In killing pure vinegar bill after pass
ing few days ago a pure butter bill,
and the overwhelming defeat in the
senate OF the McGilivray bill for the
creation of boards of arbitration and
Cancellation. These boards were to set
tie minor disputes between neighbors
without the advice of the lawyers or
the procrastination of courts. In his
long speech advocating its passage MIR.
McGillivray declared lawyers were the
only class OF men on Gods footstool
utterly devoid of conscience. He was
loudly applauded BY the gallery.
The assembly laid on the table the
senate bill to retire justices of the SUI
preme court on half pay after reaching
the age of rs and after having been on
the bench fifteen years. The bill was
intended primarily to offer Harlow S.
Orton, the present chief justice an OPP.
portunity to retire, he being in feeble
health The vote stood 81 to 20, effect
ually killing the bill. The joint COM
mittee on claims has decided to report
fayorably the bill to provide s242,300 for
the general running expenses of the
university for the next two years.
A serious ARRAY is reported on the
Odanah reservation in which William
Kelly, a storekeeper. was seriously I'M
jured Two Indians We're overhauled
but resisted arrest on ~ ground that
the sheriff had no Jur diction on the
reservation ~--He>
DR. John d. Dadd, a pioneer of Mil
waukee and president OF the Old Set
tiers association. died suddenly last
week He was one Of the first drug
gists and built up large retail and
wholesale business.
Henry Hoop. a farmer, aged %. was
instantly killed on his fathers farm in
the town Of Clayton while cutting down
large tree.
At Beloit burglars stole 5000 from
Kline Bros. saloon. Henry jacobson
was arrested and confessed.
The peoples party of Milwaukee
through its county committee decided
TO take an active part in the coming
judicial election and will place nomi-
nees in the field for all the Offices
Henry Smith was elected chairman and