Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-12
Is NEARING AN End.
As .r,b,y Licking Anti-Pass and
Other Issues into Shape.
SOME OF JUDGE PINNEY's STORIES.

company Present Play in German
Clark County Settlers Warning with
Pine stumps-Gossip from Legislative
% rridors.
Madison, Wis, April 1.-THE legis-
Iature Is approaching its demise. Reso-
buttons are In fixing April "A and April
Il as the dates for going home, but
Whatever date is agreed upon, this
baimy weather is seductiveIy calling
the farmers home. 1t is evident in the
remorseless spirit with which the as
sembly sometimes kills a dozen or
even score of bills by 9. single vote
bills on which committees have report
ed unfavorably
Mr. Daggett, the anti-corset man OF
Waushara, has begun to talk and
champions farmers measures almost
daily. Aud we have had a number of
agricultural 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 VIII greatly con-
u
men of Wisconsin want a lien on the
grain they thresh and it looks as If they
would get it, A bill providing that d
FARMER owning land along a 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
superintendents. 1t comes up in the
assembly today.
5000 for Fifteen Milwaukee Actors.
A feature in Madison tonight is a
play, city and Country" In the Opera
House by the Pabst Theater company
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 guarantee
fund of $1,000, headed by President Ad-
ans with $50. to insure against loss
Speaking of entertainments, there was
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, Lsmoreux being
especially good, and Spooner's youngest
son. accompanied by the University
Glee club, sang finely. OF course George
N. WisS eli sang -'Old Shady
The .it.-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 Sc years
old VIXEN he died. He was a large
man physically and for some years his
friends have feared that ne 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
he 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 began and loved the sea so
well 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 a 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. / did so. 1t was case of assault
and battery. He appeared as attorney
for the defendant. When 1 got there
the complainant discovered that l was
law student also, and asked me to
represent him. At that time defend
ant was not permitted to be witness
for himself Pinney called a 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
back in excessively bad humor, 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 lent had ran away. The result
was that the county of Dane had to
pay the costs, which amounted to quite
a 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.
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