The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-27
n the Committee Rooms.

| Work in the Committee Rooms.
! The really / trd part of a legislator
| life is the routine of the committee
| room. The hearings are held in the
| afternoons, often for many hours, ana
| while there may be some good speak
| ing OF witty sparring to brighten III
| the hours. most of it is pure brain
| work. This is especially true in the
| judiciary committee, which is the larg-
| est and most important: Senator
Kruetser heads this in the senate
| There are twenty-seven standing com
| mitteeS in the senate. The members
smoke during the committee sessions
and put their feet up fer comfort.
Senator Barney Eaton of Milwaukee.
who is under Indictment for bribery
in connection with the BARRIERS licers Sc
bill, asked for Il leave of absence and
is pressing for an immediate trial.
Conventions of State Significance.
Apart from the editors convention.
which occurs in Madison. Feb. 1.-1G,
when the citizens of Madison plan TO
give Il diner in the big university
armOE% to both editors and legisla tors.
there will be diversions of one sort
and another during the session. \
"HouSeheeperS' Conference" at the
university will interest the women,
held IL connection with the farmers
course at Tie agricultural school. The
first farmers course was held Feb
ruary, 1904. With 17o in attendance
coming FROM torty-twO different cOun-
: ties. None of the farmers We're under
%, and several were over 90 years OF
age. And now comes Il chance fOr the
women At the same time when the
grOwn-up farmers are studying rOta-
ton of crops, feeding and carcass
demonstrations. the wives and
daughters Of those in attendance on
the famerS course. and all others in
terested, are invited to be present and
participate in the conference. The
program will include daily lectures
upon food by Miss Huntington. The
lectures will be accompanied by
demonstration work in cooking. There
will also be lectures upon other sub
jects connected With household man
agement. with opportunities for free
discussion. The subjects treated will
include: Food for health, the care of
children, water supplies, ventilation,
the care of flowers house furnishing,
marketing. Arrangements have been
made for excursions to various places
of interest. These will include q
~ :tcI II y
partment Of the college of agriculture
and Chadbourne hall, where Miss
Grove has Installed much modern ma
chinery for laundry work and cooking.
All this suggests how ideas of uni
yersity training are broadening out,
and it will bring the big school nearer
the people, and necessary appropria-
lions will come easier.
The Dairymen's association meets in
Wausau this year-Feb. $40. Profess
sOr c. l.. Beach of Connecticut is one
of the important speakers, 'Follow
Ye the Footsteps of the Cow" is one
of his topics. 1t is we'll known that
cows beaten path up hill is the
shortest way.
The State Horticultural society
meets in Madison Feb. 10. Frederic
Cranetield, the secretary, is very
energetic man, and this ancient So
ciety is taking OH new life. There
will be exhibits OF apples and other
fruits for prizes ranging from 81 TO
S1O-best exhibit of cranberries.
The Supreme Bench.
The reelection of Justice J. r.
Winslow ut the spring election is con
coded, the petition to that end having
been circulated. with no opposition.
Judge Kerwin, the new justice elected
last spring. has taken his seat: and
year hence another judge will be
chosen. giving Il bench of seven men.
Judge WinslOW is in the prime of life.
He has Il large family of attractive
children. the oldest son having gradu-
ated at the state university and two
of the girls being at Notre Dame col
lege in IndiaEia. Judge WinsOw is an
EpiscOpalan and Il man of broad inter-
ests. ranging from the University Y.
NJ. G. A.. to- which he gives a good
deal of time, to the capitol commission
that has in Charge the new building
The new Y. NJ. c. A building at the
university has been principally i'm
charge OF Judge WinslOw. In the
spring will also occur the election Of
state superintendent of public in
struction. Already there have been a
number of suggestions, including the
present superintendent. Mr.. Cary, Ex-
Superintendent L. D. Harvey. and
Principal Salisbury of the Whitewater
school.
There is usually at every session
plan to set up Il new county. though
it is now some years since the project
to make Il new state of the Superior
district of Wisconsin, was mooted
Gates county was cut off from Chip
pewa not long ago. There is move
ment this winter to- divide Douglas
county. and already there are sugges-
tions of names for the district includ-
ing Spooner and LaFTgllette, of course.
President Roosevelt will he hOnOred