Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-01-23
No Passes This Year.

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passes are scarcer out here this winter
among ordinary mortals than Column
| bian souvenir coins. For the first
time since anyone can remember
there are no "pass agents." with
books filled with blanks, and two OF
three clerks kept busy filling them out
at the behest of legislators, at the
Wisconsin capitol. The railroads
have stuck rigidly to the statement
that no legislative trip passes were
to be issued this winter, and as the
session is now fairly underway it is
proper to presume that the general
managers were not bluffing. If any
body is curious enough to make in
quiries he will be told that the rule
will not be infringed upon later in the
session
There are two representatives of
railway interests having head
quarters in Madison during the ses-
sion of the legislature. They are NJ.
c. Ring, representing the North
western system, and George N Wis
well, representing the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul. Representative of
other roads have not ais yet put in an
appearance. II anyone refers to one
of these railway representatives as a
''pass AGENT" he will not be liked for
it. They haven't either of them got
such thing as pass book with them
and any passes that are issued must
come direct from the general Offices
of the companies in Chicago. The
railroad men say that the members
Of the legislature are meeting the
changein the policy on the part of the
railroads with the best of spirit, and
understanding the situation are not
making any demands, as might have
been expected would be the case.
They think things are progressing so
smoothly under the new arrange
ment that railroads will keep up the
rule for all time ocome and that the
members of the legislature themselves
will not even be sorry about it.
Of course there are passes in ex-
istence. The members of the legisla-
ture travel on annual passes, except
those who, from motives ofeonscience,
refuse to accept them. The various
state officers are supplied with annual
passes, and so are their principal as
sistants. The officers and principal
employees on the clerical force of the
legislature have passes good during
the legislative session. BY making a
request to the general Offices a men,
Der of the legislature can secure a
pass for his wife to bring her to Mad
ison during the session. So, also, if
their applications are not too fire.
quent, may minor employees of the
legislature secure transportation
through the general Offices to their
homes and return This is the extent
of the pass busin ess so far as can be
learned from exhaustive investiga-
ton. There is no man in the legisla-
ture, so far as can be learned, with a
pull hard enough to get a trip pass
for friend who is not in any way
connected with the state government.
opasses were issued by railroad rep
resentatives here to persons attend
ing the inauguration ceremonies last
week. Holders of annual passes who
brought their wives with them got
passes for the latter from the general
managers, if at all. The contingent
of disappointed ofice-seekers which
left here following the organization Of
the legislature either paid their fare
or walked. Formerly they have as
suaged their grief by riding back home
on free pass.-iS. NJ. @. IN Milvaukee
Sentinel.
Ayers Hair Vigor is certainly a re-