Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-01-16

preparations asked for and plainly de-
i signed for the betterment of The organ
| lZatlOn.
| Trusts and NIonopoIiegs
81 think legislation should be adopted
| providing that if any corporation organ
| lied under the laws Of this or any other
| state, or any partnership or association
| of individuals, or any individuals, shall
enter into, or become a member Of, or
a. party to, any trust agreement, com
| bination, confederation or understanding
| with any other corporation, partnership,
| person, or association Of persons, to reg
ulate or fix the price of any commodity
| or to limit the amount Of any commodity
| to be manufactured, mined, sold, trans
ported or placed on sale or disposed of,
other thing with the intent to control
| and fix the price of any commodity to
| be manufactured, mined, sold or trans
| ported in this state, such corporation and
the officers and agents thereof and SUCK
| partnership, individuals and associations
| of persons shall be deemed guilty of
| conspiracy to defraud, and shall be
| subject to such prosecution and punish
| ment and such penalty forfeiture
may, in the judgment of the legislature,
be proper.
Such enactment should also contain
suitable provisions making. all such con-
| tracts and agreements void, and provide
machinery for the collection of such penal
| ties and forfeitures and for the annul-
ment of the charter Of such offender, If
d OOm0SC1C COrpOraC1On,. and Tor the tOr-
| feiture of the right to do business in
| this state if a foreign corporation, and
| imposing such penalties on the individuals
convicted of violating the law, as may be
appropriate
The Legislative Lobby.
TN my judgment the fullest opportunity
ought to be given for free and fair dis
cussion of all subjects of legislation be-
| committees by all who are interested in
these SUBJECTS; but, in my opinion, that
ought to be the extent of the services
| permitted to be performed by legislative
agents or lobby counsel. Any argument
! which cannot bear the light of publicity
ought not to be permitted to influence
| Chapter 243 of the laws of 1899, while a
| step in the right direction, does not go
| far enough to reach and eradicate the
be so amended as to restrict, in so far as
may be- the lobby to public argument be-
| fore the two houses or the committees
thereof. And all other means and meth
| DDS of influencing legislation by legisla-
| tive agents or lobby counsel, who paid
prohibited under such pains and penalties
| as the wisdom of the Legislature shall pre-
scribe.
Improvement of Highways.
During the last five years organized
effort has REINFORCED the public press to
create general interest in the work OF
improving highways. [ recommend thor
ough investigation and revision of the
:
the legislative committees having this
subject in charge be organized with more
consideration for its great importance.
Women as Members of Boards.
1.-THE State Federation of Women's
clubs, fairly representative Of the intel
ligent and progressive womanhood of
Wisconsin, has suggested the need of a
woman as one. of the force Of factory
ton of factories and stores in which
women and girls are employed in large
numbers. recommend that provision
be made by the state for the employment
of a woman as additional factory inSpec-
tor; and that the law be so amended as
to secure to women represen tation on
each of the following boards: the board
of control of charitable. penal and re-
formatory institutions, the board of uni
VerSity regents and the board of nor
NAL school regents.
State Printing.
Under the law three of the elective
state officers act as commissioners of
printing. From the character and scope
| of the work, expert and technical quail
| cations are vitality essential to intelli-
gent and economical supervision. The
! amount now expended in the supervision
| ample to secure to the position the serv-
| ices of a master printer experienced in
all branches of the work, and familiar
| with it's value in detail.
s'The attorney. general is the only state
| officer not required by law annually to
| report the conduct of his department
i
work of this important branch of serv-
| ice is desirable.
| 81 believe that the Blue Book should be
| complied and published under direction
| of the bureau of statistics, and recon-
mend such amendment to existing
| law as will enforce this suggestion. The
| chief value of this work must be found in
| the accuracy of its figures and the COM
pactness of its form.
Wisconsin Soldiers.
f"The erection of monuments upon the
be ttlefieldS of the civil war to commence
rate the patriotism and valor Of Wiscon-
sin soldiers has been long recognized as
becoming exercise of state authority and
use of state funds. I furthermore sub
nit as worthy of Legislative considera-
ton and action that a more enduring
| tribute to deserving war heroes and most
useful object lesson for all generations
| to come may be provided by the establish
rent either at Old Camp Randall or 9TH
err accessible place associated with War
memories. of a memorial hall and war
museum. where the flags, records and rel
les Of Wisconsin troops in all the wars
may be collected and preserved for all
time.
The Anti-Pass Law.
'ePuhJic apnroVal of the law enacted by
| the last leeisIa ture to prohibit the use of
free TRANSCRIPTION. teleo"eDh and telephone
privileges by public officials has been so
General and earnest that no opposition
&c al, cd tO final of the