Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-08


/, feet as though complaint had been
made" The bill is confessedly incom-
plete and the criticism thus far is that
only administration men have had q
hand in outlining it; it must certainly
be changed to get the general support
+ necessary to pass it. One train day
must be run on all roads. The office
staff carries a secretary at $1,000, and
while two clerks must be content with
$1,000 each, a stenographer is to have
$500. This shows how we'll it is to
know one thing. In taking testimony
it will be necessary for the stenog
rapher to be an expert.
The New Capitol and Cool Heads.
The sentiment as to a new capitol
is clearing some, but there is yet
much feeling. Such construction is
a business proposition and nothing
will be done in anger, indeed it may
be wise to lay the matter over for
that reason. This might carry some
peril to Madison, giving Milwaukee
chance to plan campaign to get the
capitol city honor, though this danger
could be obviated and indeed wisdom
conserved by empowering the revised
commission to go ahead after careful
consideration. The fact is the com
mission and not the legislature must
decide to do things. The legislature
can instruct it's commission, tell it how
much money to spend, how many cubic
feet not to exceed, what wings to build
and how many at a time; but to at
tempt to thresh out in a bill on tho
floor the architectural form Of new
capitol would be like building a watch
in a massmeeting.
The best thought now is that the
north and south wings shall stay, and
the dome. That is, they shall stay for
the present or for thirty years, if sue
cessive legislatures desire In them
the business shall be done, while the
north and south wings are being built,
and longer. Thus the composite build
ing could stand indefinitely, if so de-
slider. Some day the old wings can
be removed and new ones inserted;
and in the future, perhaps, when the
children of this day are themselves the
wise men of the legislature, new
DOME higher, better proportional to
the revised structure, may reach
heavenward, a mecca for the 100000
of Wisconsin people who know us no
more. Such a new dome will mean a
million dollars. Apart from this, a
completely new capitol, built in sec
tons on the Cass Gilbert lines, may
be reared for from two and a half mil
lions to three and half millions.
Returning Flags to Dixie.
The question Of returning con-
federate battle flags also bothered law
makers. who wanted 10 do the right
thing. At first under the influence of
ardent speeches full Of brotherhood,
by Pliny Norcross and Mr.. Hansen
the Rock county delegation is espe-
cially strong-the return was voted
easily. Then it became involved with
the proposal that the Grand Army
have a veto if it thought best Then
some one raised the pertinent point
that if thrown open to state cOnven-
ton some impassioned orator would
be found to oppose the return and
make a scene with the result of caus-
ing bitterness down South. AS mat
ter of fact, since the capitol fire, the
flag that is asked for is the only one
in the possession of the state. so the
issue is not acute in Wisconsin. At
present the question of return is in
allegiance.
Educating the Deaf.
For some reason the question of
how to train the deaf and dumb youth
of the state is a recurring cause of
friction There are sixteen day schools
in the state, some Of them 20 years
old. and there is no question that the
results in teaching deaf children to
speak have been very happy Of
course the parents of the deaf child
are keenly interested in the system
The proposal to put these day schools
under the management of the Delavan
state school and the board of control
has aroused contingents in the cities
where day schools are now doing their
work under the local board of educa
ton, though with some state money.
For instance, in Wausau, there is a
group Of eleven children, ranging from
to 20 years of age, with two teach
ers They learn literally to speak,
and while some of them still retain
harsh tone and strangers understand
them with difficulty, yet even strang
,ers can catch the simple, common
phrases that one uses, and those who
know these unfortunates we'll can
carry on a full conversation with
| them. The idea is to turn the De
lavan building into school for teach
ers to the deaf and to bring these day
schools under the board of control.
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