Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-03-04
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homer. inasmueh as it is not the purpose
to furnish the books free Of charge, but
to furnish them to the children at the
actual cost price. This will obviate any
objection that might be put forth in the
interest of the parochial schools, as il
viii not in any way add 10 the burden of
taxation. The parochia schools will be
able to reap the benefit of the lower
prices as well as the public schools.
/ Something along the same line is beug
attempted in Missouri and some of the
| other States. In Missouri however, the
intention is TO have commission which
shall select all of the books for all of the
schools and that when a book is select
ed it cannot be changed within six years
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According to the experience Of Agent
Frellson and President Buell. of the AS
ISOLATED Charities, as related to the COM
mittee on Judiciary, there are cases of
justifable wife abandonment Some
wives, Mr.. Frellson told the committee,
are so sloyenly and extravagant that
he did not blame the husbands for leav-
ing them. One Milwaukee case was
cited. that of a mechanic who earned SO
per day His wife spent all the money
he earned and more, too until driven to
desperation, the husband fed to another
city. Mr.. Frellson went after him, but
upon aseertaining the facts commended
his conduct. inasmuch as he had not fail
ed during all of the time to send money
to his wife sufficient to provide for her.
There are some women, Mr.. Frellson
thought, that it was absolutely impossi-
BILE TO get along with, and the committee
was inclined to agree with him.
While the Legislature has before it a
resolution calling for an investigation in
TO the conditions and methods of the
Standard Oil Company it is altogether
unlikely that anything will result rom
it, excepting that it will be used as an
! argument to Illustrate the necessity of
proper antitrust laws. Assemblyman
Sidler's bill directing the Attorney Gen
eral to examine into the antitrust laws
and report such recommendation as may
be made necessary because of the short
| comings of the present laws is likely to
pass. If the present laws are broad
enough to reach the trusts there is held
to be no necessity of burdening the stat
! ute books with more of the same kind.
Mr.. Slider argues that the best way in
which to get the best law is to ascer-
! bdlu WHeEtiN the pEtseiiA ldNS are ldully
and then remedy the faults
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There was an interesting group in the
corridors of the capitol one day recently.
! 1t represented the heavyweights of the
| Wisconsin and North Dakota Legisla-
lures and attracted some attention and
a good deal of remark Senator Leech
is the biggest man in North Dakota so
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also said to be equally as big mentally.
| At any rate he weighs considerably in
excess of 300 pounds. Senator Hage-
meister is the heaviest man, on the
scales, of the Wisconsin Legislature,
while Jorge Thompson is the biggest
man in the lower house The three made
an imposing front as they marched up
the corridor, each, however. apparently
not in the least impressed by the pres
ence of the other, so far as outward APP
| pearances went.
| Senator Merton's joint resolution call
| ing upon Congress to amend the consti-
| tuition is entirely unlike any of the others
| that have been offered that seek to pro-
| vide a remedy for the failure of the Unit
! ed States Senate to take action concern
| ing the proposition to elect United States
| Senators by direct vote. II seeks to have
| the constitution amended so that Con-
| gress shall call constitutional cOnven-
| ton upon petition of two-thirds of the
| States. At the present time two-tairds
| of the Legislatures must join in the pc
| tition and it is very often difficult to get
! the Legislatures to move. Mr.. Frear in
! trodueed a similar resolution in the low
er house at the same time as the Merton
resolution was offered in the Senate.
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The School Teachers Association that
formulated the bin to provide for the
better sanitation of school buildings by
enforcing certain regulations regarding
heating. lighting and ventilation. evident.
" forgot that there are towns and VIII
lagos in the State where it is considered
impractical to provide for v ,rm air heat
ing apparatus. When the bill was put
on it's third reading one of the country
I members wanted to know whether the
bill would eliminate the use of stoves in
the school rooms in buildings where there
were more than three rooms. Such was
the intention. and il settled the fate Of
tie bill without further argument.
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In return for Barron's Island in the
Mississippi river it is proposed 10 eede
to the State of Minnesota a small island
belonging to Pierce County just opposite
Red Wing. La Crosse wants Barron's
Island for park purposes. As fact
the island is used for that purpose at
present, having been presented to the
city by the owner. 1t is part of the do
main of Mimi, ,ota. however. and the
Legislature Of that State is to be me-
morialized asking that it be transferred.
In the same way the island opposite Red
Wing is wanted by the Minnesota town.
There is little doubt that the trade win
be contaminated.
Protests are beginning to come in
against the passage Of the law to pro-
hibit the docking Of horses, The bill
was presented at the instance Of the
Wisconsin Humane Society. and it. with
other bills of similar nature, are to be
vigorously pushed, as branch Of the
society has been recently formed in this
city 50 that fherc will be active agents
at work Importers and breeders Of
horses are oppO,ed 70 the bill 1t is
claimed it will prohibit the Importation
Of English horses rs many Of the breeds
are locked before the animals are ] gear
old.
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A number Of TIE legislative employees
have become fired with the ambition to
become representative in the lower
bouSa and when they refuFp to their /