The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
IS NEARING AN END.
Assembly Licking Anti-Pass and
Other Issues into Shape.
SOME OF JUDGE PINNEY'S STORIES.


Company Present Play in German
Clark County Settlers-Warring with
Pine Stumps-Gossip from Legislative
Corridors.
Madison, Wis, April 1.-THE legis-
lature is approaching it's demise. Reso-
lutions are in fixing April IA and April
81 as the dates for going home, but
whatever date is agreed upon, TINS
balny Weather is seductively calling
the farmers home. It is evident in the
remorseless spirit with which the as
sembly sometimes kills" dozen or
even a score of bills by a single vote
bills on which committees have report
ed unfavorably.
Mr.. Daggett, the anti-corset man OF
Waushara, has begun to talk ana
champions farmers measures almost
daily. And we have had number or
agric ultural interest One throws off a
farmers highway tax if he posts his
name on his house or at the entrance
from the road. This bill is moving
toward passage and will greatly con-
men of Wisconsin want a lien on the
grain they thresh and it looks as if they
would get ". A bill providing that
farmer owning land along railroad
line which he wishes to use for pasture
may add wires on boards to the rail
road fence so as to keep in hogs and
sheep has been killed. Superintendent
Harvey's bill to improve rural schools
has been modified a great deal, es-
pecially in continuing elective county
superintendent. 1t comes up in the
assembly today.
$500 for Fifteen Milwaukee Actors.
A feature in Madison tonight is
play, City and Country, in the Opera
House by the Pabst Theater company
of Milwaukee. The play will be given
in the German language, under the
auspices of the German society Of the
university, who pay $500 for the use of
the fifteen players for this one night.
Of course, a great many people will go
who cannot understand German, and
they will probably be bored to death
after the first act, but the play has a
social backing and there is a guarantee
ans with $50, to insure against loss.
Speaking Of entertainments there was
a concert in the senate chamber the
other night--a feature Of every session,
which Chief Clerk Hauser manages
very efficiently. The senatorial quar-
tette did itself proud, Lamoreux being
especially good, and Spooner's youngest
son, accompanied by the University
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N. Wiswell sang "Old Shady
The anti-pass matter is assured of
final adoption in shape beyond criti-
cisn. There is a good deal of dust be-
ing thrown up over the taxation of life
insurance companies, and knowing ones
say some Of the other corporations
would not be above escaping in the
confusion.
The Late Justice Pinney.
The late Justice Pinney was IS years
old when he died. He was a large
man physically and for some years his
friends have feared that he was not
long for this world His summers were
spent at Block island on the Atlantic
coast, off Newport. 1t is a favOrite
rallying point for judges. The last time
ne was there it was company of fif-
teen men holding judicial positions that
sat down to tables. Judge Pinney was
sometimes at the hotel before the sea-
son really hagan and loved the sea so
we'll that he would tarry, almost the
last guest.
A legal friend Of Judge Pinney, re-
calling early Dane county days, says:
when we were students he came to
me and said he had little lawsuit in
the country-at Verona-that there
would be but one witness, and it would
not take more than an hour or so to
try it, and asked me to ride out with
him. 1 did so. 1t was case of assault
and battery. He appeared as attorney
for the defendant. When I got there
the complainant discovered that I was
a law student also, and asked me to
represent him. At that time defend
ant was not permitted to be a witness
for himself Pinney called jury and
brought witnesses to impeach the COM
planning witness. I had subpoenas is
sued and brought in other witnesses to
sustain him. The result was that we
stayed there in hot summer weather.
trying that case for three days, and Mr..
Pinney's client was convicted. He came
DdCA Ill excessively UdQ nunOr, very
much disguised. This came the near
est to anything that ever occurred be-
tween us to breaking up our friendship.
His client appealed the case to the cir
cult court, and before the term came
on my client had ran away The result
was that the county of Dane had to
pay the costs, which amounted to quite
large sum, and Mr.. Pinney used to
frequently remind me of the amount
the county had to pay and seemed to
think / was somewhat to blame in re-
gard to it,
An Early Jurist from Kentucky.
An incident that Judge Pinney used
to relate-for he knew the judges from
the very beginning of Wisconsin (knew
every one personality. was of the late
Hon. John Catlin of this state. Mr..
Catlin with Moses M. Strong of Min
eral Point came to the territory of Wis
consin in 1886. Finding that the open
ing for a young lawyer in the then
sparsely settled country was not prom
Using, he concluded to apply for the po-
sition of clerk Of the territorial supreme