Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-02
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1t takes n great deal to move the Ut
oane superintendent of public property
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 a great re-
sponslol!ity 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 10
the State Members who came here 70
fatten their belongings at the States ex
pense found early IN the season that evea
pens cost money, and nothing was given
TO them save that which was an absolute
pecessity. Pens are trifing things. but
they cost money, and they are doled out
carefully, so carefully in fact, that ut
the opening of the session the clerks in
the Senate had 10 20 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
Legislature TO adopt joint resolution
directing that statutes be furnished two
Of its members who had been overlooked.
The request scnt down from the Assem-
bly, was ignored. a resolution adopted
by the lower house was Insufficient. and
not until the Formally of Il resolution
Of both houses dd the superintendent
move. The Assembly a few days ago
adopted a resolution requesting not de-
handing. that the superintendent set out
The park benches for use of the members
mornings, afternoons and evenings. There
are many who take much delight in
watching the antics of tae 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
ly 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 anti cigarette bills in
the Senate was celebrated in smoke. Ey-
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
to secure license. but friends of the
anti-cigarette movement protested its pas
sage. If ii were enacted into a law
they feared it would be impossible to
secure any other legislation for years.
The only kind that is wanted is an abso-
lutte prohihitive measure and nothing in
the way Of a compromise, With the sale
tolerated, even though under a license
the friends of the movement say the
use of the coffin nails" would be just as
widespread as at the present time, The
license movement would merely drive out
a 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 prohibitiye 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 building was begun, but it failed
because Of lack of funds. Insanity ex-
perts are divided in opinion as to- the
wisdom of segregGting the patients, those
arguing for it asserting that ii is neces-
sary for the benefit of the calm and do
cie patient who is likely to be excited
and irritated by the violent ones. On
the other hand, il is argued that pa
tient 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 1t
was George Bishop who first advocated
the idea Of segregation. lie ardently
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 ii would otherwise have lacked.
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Under the new law, which Is now in
effect. every child between the ages Of Z
and ii years and between the ages Of IA
and 1G years, who is not regularly en-
ployed. must attend school, in cities, not
less than eight months in the year. In
the towns and villages not less than five
months. II is made the duty Of the
parent or guardian 10 cause the child to
be enrolled and to see that 1t attends
school. Occasional legitimate absence Is
allowed but any person who fails to
send the child to school is te be punished
by q fine Of from s. 10 $50 for each
offense. The Milwaukee school board
will be obliged to appoint at least three
trnnnt officers. II may appoint more II
il sees fit. The truant officers are TO see
that the law Is enforce! Factory in
spectors or assistant factory inspectors
are given the powers Of a truancy off,
Ger and are required to report all cases
Of truancy coming to their rotice to the
proper officials.
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Members Of both houses spent a great
deal Of time On the water while waiting
for the Governor to either approve or
disapproye Of measures that had been
passed. There are many enthusiastic
fshermen and they took full advantage
If the law which enabled fishermen to
catch black bass, pike, pickerel and all
Kinds Of fish beginning May 10. They
are an convinced that Mag 10 is alto
gefber too early for the ayhing season
y o,en particularly for black bass. Hun