The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-25
SHOTS FROM MADISON.

J taxeS found IN capital city, are far
| beyond the average small but aspiring
| city.
| During the week I have attended sew
eral sessions of the Assembly, but am
! still anticipating a visit to the Senate
! chamber, and listened to the first and
second reading Of many of the import
ant bills, prominent among them the
one to prohibit tight Iacing. This bill
} caused considerable merriment and
was duly referred to the committee on
roads. | believe, or some other equally
we'll fitted to advise in the matter.
Speaker Ray, of La Crosse. is a large,
| fine loo'-ing man, possessing pleasant
and distinct voice, and presides with
ease and grace oyer the Assembly.
! Chief Clerk Novel;, of Milwaukee, is
! not in the best OF health, and has been
absent from his desk once or twice this
week. He is a very efficient man, and
handles his large corps Of assistants
2 like a general.
Among the Assemblymen, we learn
{ that the two from Douglas county, Mr..
Catlin and Mr.. Hoehle. are respected
and consulted as much, if not more,
! than many of the older men colder in
service | meanl. Both gentlemen. as
| members of the judiciary committee.
! where, 1t seems to me, most Of the bills
are referred, are kept very busy all of
the time.
/ had the pleasure Of meeting,
| through the kindners Of Mr.. Raymond
! Frazier, the executive clerk. who. by
the way, is a brother of Prof. Frazier,
of Superior. Lieutenant Governor Stone
! of Watertown, who in the absence Of
! Governor Scotieid is acting Governor.
Mr.. Stone is large. elderly gentleman.
| of commanding presence, and possessed
of a courtley but gracious manner. and
! effort.
| One OF the first Superiortes to greet
me was genial James II. Agen, sergeant
| alarms in the Assembly, where he is
| eyer present to attend to the duties in
cumbent upon him in his official ca
! pacity.
| | was unable TO hear the BRYAN
speech, which was listened TO 10y al
most 1000 people, many OF whom, judy
| ing from criticisms We have heard,
were greatly disappointed. Mr.. Bryan
was invited to address the legislature,
but WAS obliged to decline the honor.
as be bad to leave before the hour of
meeting in order to keep date in
, some other city.
There are ninety eight Assemblymen,
| their number having been reduced
! from an even hundred by the death Of
two members, and 1t is my impression
| that it would be nard to ind better
looking or more intelligent lot of men
anywhere assembled. Just at this
point, though it may not prove judic-
| ious on my part, l must say that Hon.
Philo Orton, of Darlington, Lafayette
county, easily wins the honor in the
| first instance, and IS also entitled to
prominent mention when intellectual
| qualities are being discussed. Mr..
Orion is quite large man, with pleas
ant, smooth shayen face, bright, merry
eyes. and a fine supply of silvcry gray
hair. His calm, strong voice which can
be heard in all parts of the room, is
rich and musical, and he never speaks
unless he has something to say, and
| then ne delivers himself in well chosen
| language, giving excellent reasons for
his position, but il. such humorous
and pleasing way that he invariably
wins the audience and generally his
colleagues to his way of thinking.
Superior has been literally rewarded
in the way Of appointments, and have
been asked, since coming here, if there
were any people left in our city.
One of the most enjoyable attractions
which it has been my privilege to en-
Joy is the exhibition, in the historical
gallery, of the Revolutionary pictures
by Howard Pyle, L. c. Peixotto, F. c.
! Yohn, Harry Fem, Carlton T. Chap
man and others. The pictures are the
originals which were used to illustrate
the stories Of the Revolution and navy,
which appeared in the Century Maya
zine in 1898. The collection numbers
los pictures and aside from being fine
from an artistic view, they inspire one
with renewed patriotism and interest
in historic truths.
One evening listened with consider
able interest to Francis Murphy and
son, the world renowned temperance
| workers. 1t WAS their final appearance
in Madison, and the father, no is we'll
advanced in years, gave his experience
at Chickamauga, where he was chap
lain of the Fifth Pennsylvania regiment
Mr.. Murphy, tho is personal friend
of President Mckinley, said in brief
that the President did not want war.
Gid all he could to prevent it, and
would have accomplished the desired
results, namely. feeding the dying
Cubans, without such a loss Of Ameri
can life, health and wealth. if he had
been left alone. In closing his remarks
thanking the people of Madison for
their kindness to himself and son, he
paid the law makers now assembled a
neat compliment and among other
things said that thew did one of the
noblest and grandest things possible
when they elected Hon. Joseph V.
Quarles to the L. :. Senate, man of
ability, honesty and virtue. of whom
all may we'll be proud. and one who, in
his judgment, was above reproach or
criticism.
"Wednesday being Washington's
birthday the Assembly adjourned Tues
day morning until Thursday at 10 a. m,
ADD majority of the mbers went to
Green Bay to inspect the new reform
atory located in that city 1t is quite