Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-05
GOSSIP FROM MADISON
Difficulties in the Way Of Sup.
pressing Evils Of Lobby.


Difficulties in the Way of Sup.
pressing Evils Of Lobby.
SOLONS MUST HAVE ALL THE FACTS
Wisconsin Spending 81 100000 Year for
Sugar-Room for Thirty Beet Sugar Fac
tories-.Onr Paper Mills Using $4,000
900 of Wood AnnualIy-The Christmas
Tree Custom a Menace to Forestry
Catholics and Hospital Establishment.
Madison. Wis, April 4.-The senate
has passed an anti-lohby bill, and no
doubt ii will become a law. 1t bears the
name OF Senator Roehr, the German
lawyer of Milwaukee. 1t is an honest
Republican platform. but that pledge
was to abolish the lobby The lobby
cannot be abolished because the consti-
tuition guarantees the right of petition
Moreover, there is a legitimate lobby
The women who want the ballot or
OF control; and Secretary Willis OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. of Milwaukee, who comes
here every session to work against race
track gambling in behalf of the 20o 900
young men of the state-all these are
lobbyists. So. too. are General Wink
eminent names in Wisconsin jurispru-
dence, and Ex-Governor Peck and 'ex-
Attorney General Mylrea, all here
working to protect the great North
western Mutual Life Insurance Co Of
Milwaukee against the effort to raise
its taxes from $4,000 year TO 100000.
Pinching the Corporations.
They failed, by the way, cat least the
assembly has voted the increase); but
this is baa year for corporations.
Tax reform is In the aiF. Sleeping car
and express companies; also freight line
and car equipment companies must pay
al aggregate Of perhaps $4,000 a year.
whereas before all but the sleeping car
| companies wholly escaped, and they
paid only $500 year.
The railroads, too, will likely be
! squeezed some more, although the ag-
| gregate tax from them is now 81, $780,,
| 600, about one-third of the cost of run
| ming the commonwealth. The telephone
| companies pay about $4,000 each, and
| the reformers think it should be more.
| No wonder the best talent in the state
il engaged TO come to Madison to set
| forth she claims of various interests.
Lobbyists Must Register.
The Roehr bill asks saly that persons
hp aar @yl1fts ac s,vG
| otherwise (Which refers to private ar
gument and corridor and hotel chats)
register with the secretary of state.
Lobbyists inust enter opposite their
names the pumbef aal sitle of every
measure concerning which they age s?n-
ployed, also the name, occupation and
address Vi the employer; and they must
file written authority from him. Thirty
days after Adjournment tine employer
,il4St file sworn statement Of aft
moneys exFs1.ded.
OF all our Legal representatives the
Ssrmanents and most interesting are
Ring OF Clark county, who has been ip
| ,he state senate csSl and in the assem-
bly, esq; and George Wiswell, formerly
sheriff Of Walworth county. now OF MIL
waukee. Fhs Former represents the
Northwestern ROAD SefPre committees
on all bills affecting that corporation,
and the latter the st. Paul. Mr.. Ring
is a lalss, d1s-looking man, always
fau,tlessly dressed, Ana AZ excellent
speaker. Mr.. Wisweli has less polish,
but a more genial way. Both are OF
old Wisconsin families and back of that
choice New England stock. Both Of
| them have children-each three daugh=
ters. Mr.. Ring graduated at the uni
yersity law school in 1873, and when he
we.t 70 Neillsville to begin a successful
practice t4ae place had only 500 people
and no railroad. fIe has fine stock
farm as a side issue. aaa bis brother
runs the local paper. In 1892 Mr., Ri.1g
went abroad in a government capacity
He has been aslsgate to national con-
MENTIONS; he is one OF the high-rank
Masons and belongs to the UnitaFiaf
,chuTess.
Famous Negro Song.
Popular George Wisweii was probably
made by q song-"Old Shady"
!.yfhea away. away.
Can't STAY here no longer.
Away, hurraht for Use a going home
His father was a farmer aud Ellkhorp
! sank president, dying in 1883. George
was Ia siae hardware business for ten
years, and in 1885 elected sheriff. It
was ne who broke up the brush hunt
erg'' in Hurley county. He has always
been an active Republican and once in
q campaign he was called on for song.
His mother had bseH 2 musician OF not
and Mr., Wisweil inherited a remarka.
BILE throat. He gave them sold Shady"
II was so good it nearly broke up the
meeting. Since then he has scarce been
in public gathering without being
called on for the song. The great sing
er-his name escapes nie-Wh0 made
fame rendering civil war songs, once
told friend that Wiswell's rendition of
"Old Shady was infinitely finer than
his. Mr.. Wisweii Ia In demand as q
manager of national conventions, He
has been assistant sergeant-at- arms
In tHa conventions at Minneapolis C92);
ST. Louis C9s). His highest public Of
fee was marshal of the eastern district
Of Wisconsin under Harrison. He IL
Sl,ildirg a handsome home In MIlwau-
kee.
The gentlemen have comfortable
rooms in the Park hotel, and evenings
knots of friends can often be found en-
;oying the good cigars.
Beet Sugar Bounty.
1T looks as IL the farmers might carry
through their plan of having the state
pay a bounty of 1 cent per pound OF
beet sugar Michigan has been doing
IT., but with eight factories built or I'M
der way the assault on the state treas
TRY threatens to be somewhat ire
ynenSoBs. Governor Scofeld is a good
desi 9aiike Governor Pingree and if
the thing doesn't strike him right, he
pas no lack of nerve to veto the bill.
There is doubt about the constit4.
tionality OF using public tax money for
promoting a private industry.
Wisconsin spends $1,000, 900 d year
$3.50 per capita-for sugar. There are
now fifteen successful beet sugar fac
tories In the United States and some
wrecked hopes. Including those near
Milwaukee and at Mcmillan, Wis. 1t
is estimated that II would take thirty
factories to supply the sugar Wisconsin
now consumes. To keep one factory
busy from 700 to 1000 farmers must
grow beets. A factory costs about
100000. and would undoubtedly make
q market for farmers and give employ
fnent 10 many hands. Beet sugar is no
experiment, Five elghths of the sugar
Of the world is made from beets, and
perhaps YOU eat II every day. All SUI
CARS like all coons look alike when