Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-05-30
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Such things as requests and petitions
from the members of the Legislature and
even resolutions of either house do not
move him. He is the car of the lesser
State employees. AS the custodian of the
State property he feels that great re-
sponsibiity rests upon him and he is
discharging that responsibility with even
more Jealous fidelity than if the prop
erty and the interests committed to his
charge were his own, for then he could
resolve doubts in favor Of the applicants
for favor. Now all doubts are given to
the State. Members who came here to
fatten their belongings at the States ex-
pense found early in the season that even
pens cost money, and nothing was given
to them save that which was an absolute
necessity. Pens are triling things, but
they cost money, and they are doled out
carefully, so carefully, in fact, that at
the opening of the session the clerks in
the Senate had to go scurrying after
some before the proceedings could be
properly noted. Members have received
nothing from the State that they did
not have, use for from the superintendent.
He kept the property vaults so closely
guarded that it became necessary for the
directing that statutes be furnished two
of it's members who had been overlooked.
The request sent down from the Assem-
bly, was ignored. A resolution adopted
by the lower house was insufficient, and
not until the formality of a resolution
of both houses did the superintendent
move. The Assembly few days ago
adopted a resolution requesting, not de-
mo nd linz hot bo into sat ut
the park benches for use of the members
mornings, afternoons and evenings. There
are many who take much delight in
watching the antics of the squirrels and
the birds. 1t is the biggest bit of nature
that many of them have ever seen, but
there are no places to sit down excepting
on the capitol steps; they are of stone,
cold and hard AS the session drew near
its close requests for various things pour
ed into the office of the superintendent.
The members were loading their plumber
boxes. No one knew this better than the
superintendent and for that reason large
" all of the requests fell on deaf ears,
while orders were given for the watch
men to watch all of the State property
closely.
The death of the ant-cigarette bills in
the Senate was celebrated in smoke. Ev-
eryone smoked on the death Of the bill,
although the registry Of the State fails
to show that the cigarette or tobacco
companies sent lobby agents here to take
charge of the killing of the measure.
While registered Hobbies failed-to APP
pear, there was a lobby here, however,
that worked quietly and below the sur
face and effectively. 1t would have been
possible to pass the bill requiring dealers
70 secure license, but friends of the
anti-cigarette movement protested its pas
sage. If it were enacted into q law
they feared it would be impossible to
secure any other legislation for years.
The only kind that is wanted is an abso-
lutte prohibitive measure and nothing in
the way Of compromise With the sale
tolerated, even though under a license,
the friends of the movement say the
use of the "cofin nails" would be just as
widespread as at the present time. The
license movement would merely drive out
q few of the small dealers" and give all
of the business to the larger dealers.
This, they did not believe, was fair, and
so asked that no legislation be enacted,
after the killing of the prohibtive meas
ure, until the next session. Senator Hud-
nall, who was one of the warm advocates
of the movement, will see that the pro-
hibitive measure is introduced two years
hence.
The irony of fate was strongly evil
denced in the Assembly chamber when
the bill to provide a separate hospital
building for the violent insane at the
Northern hospital was under discussion.
Four years ago the agitation in favor OF
such a building was begun, but it failed
because of a lack of funds. Insanity ex-
perts are divided in opinion as to the
wisdom of segregating the patients, those
arguing for it asserting that it is neces-
sary for the benefit of the calm and do
cile patient who is likely to be excited
and irritated by the violent ones. On
the other hand, it is argued that a pa
tent may be docile at times and at times
he may be violent, and it is impossible
to draw the line. Then again there is
the educational theory that abnormal per-
sons should be kept in the company of
normal persons or those nearly normal
as much as possible. At any event it
was George Bishop who first advocated
the lOed OIL SSRT6SdllOHs Lie d1AChI13
championed the cause. He is now, him.
self, an inmate of the Northern hospital.
The pathetic circumstance attaching to
the bill was sufficient to give it support
that it would otherwise have lacked.
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Members of both houses spent great
deal of time on the water while waiting
for the Governor to either approve Or
disapprove of measures that had been
passed. There are many enthusiastic
fishermen and they took full advantage
of the law which enabled fishermen to
catch black bass, pike, pickerel and all
kinds Of fish beginning May 10. They
are all convinced that May 10 is alto
gether too early for the fishing season
10 open, particularly for black bass. Hum
dreds have been caught full of spawn.
In fact it would seem as though none
of the bass spawned before May 10 so
that the effect of the early fishing sea-
son is going to result disastrously to
the game fish in the lakes surrounding
the city.
The killing of the Milwaukee charter
bill has left many sore spots