Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-05
Notes From Madison,


changed that the best posted politicians
wont know them. 1t is possible that
Marinette, Oconto, Shawano and Clark
counties are to be taken out of the 9th
and perhaps few added, such as
Portage, Wood, etc.
The full committee reporting against
Vandercook and in favor of Cook in
the election contest, was knock out
blow to the formers aspirations. Gil
should have kept out of this unseemly
squabble, and taken his defeat with good
grace.
1t is pretty certain that the deer sea-
son will be changed from the first
twenty days of November to the last
twenty days. This law should contain
a clause prohibiting the killing of
human beings during the open season.
Usually, there are as many persons
killed as there are deer. Would it not
be good thing to make every deer
hunter have magnifying glass on his
rifle, through which he must sight
when shooting at deer. Our legisla-
ture would not be doing the fair thing
not to legislate upon this question.
The old battle flags which were trans
ferred by Gov. Schofield to the Histori
cal Library, to better protect them
from fire, will be returned, most likely
as a bill has been introduced to that
effect. Another bill in which the veter-
ans are interested is the bill imposing
from s25. 100 to $4,000 for any insult to
the flag.
A bill regulating telephone rates has
been introduced. 1t provides that in
cities of 100000 not over $4.00 per
month rental shall be charged. In
cities of 10000 or less than 1OO,0 900, $500;
from 10000 to 10000, $3.50. Less than
10000, not over $500. For long dis
lance not over 10 cents per minute shall
be charged for every 100 miles. 1t is
further provided that where there are
rival companies in a city, they must
connect their lines so that subscribers
of one company may converse with
subscribers of the other line. Con-
nections to be made within sixty days
of the passage of the bill. Very heavy
fines are provided for violations, rang
ing from 5000 to $4,000.
Assemblyman Cook showed the white
feather on Friday, by lodging the pass
question. Cook was elected as demo-
crat, but since election has turned on
his friends and is hob-nobbing with the
republicans. Such politicians seldom
ever have over one year in which to
spread themselves, Tor try to- then they
are relegated to the political rubbage
heap. His goose is cooked.
A law to provide for separate ballot
boxes for women in all elections at
which they are entitled to vote is
up before the legislature AS it
is now the law is imperative on ac-
count of the law making no provision
for such separate boxes.
The legislature took its regular adj
journment on Friday evening until
Monday. An attempt is being made
&c hold session on Saturdays
The old bill providing that no one can
become a county judge without he is
lawyer, came very near being intro
duced to the legislature again this win
ter.
If the bill passes hereafter superin-
tendents of city and village schools will
have to possess the same educational
qualifications as does a person to be-
come county superintendent. 1t might
be well to pass such law for cities over
10000 inhabitants, but for less it isn't
necessary.
Assemblyman Manuel, of Winnebago
county, has bill which will create a
good deal of interest about the state
The measure was presented to the leg
islature on Friday and provides that
wearing apparel, family portraits,
household goods and personal libraries
not exceeding $500 in value shall be ex-
empt from taxation. Growing crops
are exempted, as are also two working
horses and two COWS, one wagon, one
sleigh, one pillow, one seeder, one bind
er, one mower and the tools of work
ingmen not to exceed in value $500.
A bill to cut Chippewa county in the
center and make two counties of the
same, is before the Legislature.
Assemblyman Overbeck's anti-cigar-
cite bill which has been passed by the
assembly is now up for consideration in
the senate, or will be this week.
Halls railway freight bill is worry
ing the r. r. lobbyists into nervous
prostration and NJ. G. Ring is getting
especially ugly.
The following libel on the correspond
ent in the form of a petition is credited
to Chief Clerk Newell of the Assem-
bly,.