Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25
.SOLONS HARD At WORK
Future of State Fair Live Issue
at Madison.
OUACK DOCTORS ARE AsSAILED.

Legislation 10 Reserve Practice of Medicine
to Graduates The Cigarette Must Co
Investigation of the state University
The Present Legislature Not an Flo
qucnt one, but Enamored of Economy
Interesting, Letter from Madison.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 23.-Legislative
work runs merrily along, 1t is hard to
believe the session is more than half
over by even conservative reckoning,
for guesses on adjournment run all the
way from April to May /. There are
many indications that we are down to
real business. The novelty IS wearing
off and even new members say what
they think on the floor. one POlacheck,
a Milwaukee man, even went so far as
to appeal from the decision OF Speaker
BuckstaN, the other day At such a
time presiding officer always appears
pale and agitated. lie feels that his
sense of justice is impugned. In this
case, as usual, the members stood by
him and the plumber from the Cream
City subsidized.
1t was an incident over the fight to
continue the present state fair policy,
to secure an appropriation of $1,000 to
pay debts There has been Il quiet war
going on for some weeks. Secretary
Fleming of the Agricultural society is
most persistent worker. He is on the
floor most of the time and by his en-
In
his cause. Mr.. True of Baraboo, whom
Mr. Fleming displaced as secretary OF
the Agricultural society, has some adj
vantage IN being a member Of the pres
ent legislature and his bill to wipe out
the present system and establish a
board of twelve farmers to be appoint
cd by the governor one from each con-
gressional district, and two at large, is
attracting much attention.
Making Il Hard Fight.
The physicians in the state who are
not "reguIars' are making Il hard fght
on the many bills designed to shut out
from practice all physicians who have
no diploma and cannot, or viii not, pass
an examination before II board OF cX-
aminers practically selected Cunder the
bilD by the medical societies. Chicago
physicians Of the free lance school are
taking Il hand in the fray. They are
circulating big hand bills with cartoons
rdiculinG the "regulars' as monopo-
lists and charging them with curing"
people into the cemetery with drugs
and pOisons. There are two paths pict-
| urcd, one the way of prescriptions and
| examined and graduated skill" which
| leads to a place crowded with skulls
| and bones and funeral professions; and
another, the way of baths and natural
methods" etc, leading to a paradise
of health and prosperity. or course
there is not much argument in such
hand bills, but 1t Is amusing how many
intelligent people there are who feel sore
on the subject of doctors and prescrip-
tons. 4 faith cure" preacher whose
sermon" here not long ago consisted
almost exclusively Of abuse of doctors
was enjoyed and approved by many
men and women who no doubt are sup
posed Ivy their physicians to he alto
gethcr trustful. The many bills to IL
censn physicians, to compel them to he
graduates, etc, are resisted by many
who have belief that doctors, like
poets, arc born, not made.
No Change in sunday Laws.
Tho anti-Sunday laws died an easy
death IN committee. There was never
any probability of their passage, though
the flood of petitions against repeal of
restrictions on the present Sabbath is
still tremendous. The bill to prohibit
the sale Of cigarettes and cigarette. pa =
per to minors has passed the senate and
will probably become law. Unfortu-
nately the story from states that have
such Il law is that arrests under it are
almost unheard OF. AS long as children
are initiative the efforts of American
parents who smoke to direct their chill
dren In the path of Indulgence by Il
paper prohibition must cos tinue anus
ing. The transfer of the appointment
of bank examiner from the governor
to the state treasurer corrects an i'll
advised precedent of the Upham admin
lstrntion. The bin to compel railroads
to carry bicycles as baggage is backed
by miles of petitions and the prrccdents
of other states. Its fate, therefore, will
test the effectiveness of the railroad
lobby. which is already at work on this
bill
The stat" University.
The periodic unrest against the
university and the lucky dogs who en-
Joy positions IN the Capitol continues
to find expressions in sundry ways. A
wag says that even when the regents
do report as to the amount ofhay, butter.
garden truck. etc. raised ON the univer-
sity farm. some kicker will dispute the
output Of eggs by charging that edu-
Gated hens lay more than once day.
And another joker reviews the story of
the Georgia man who crossed his bees
with lightning bugs, thus securing IA
honey maker that could work all the
time, night as we'll as day. by such ex-
,edients could investigators" be put to
shame
Seriously. the regents are adopting
the policy Of returning fun information
as rapidly as asked for Unless opposi,
ton is more organized and direct than
at present, the adjournment will GER
tainly see nothing radical done As to
the general charge OF extravagance
against Madison. economists would have
been encouraged to witness the defeat
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