Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-11
ASSEMBLY HOLDS
SATURDAY SESSION
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Effort of Legislature to Avert
N. = Criticism for Not Do
I H. ing Business.
STATE FAIR DEMANDS ARE CUT
ia Crosse Likely to Get Normal
School, No Pensions for
Teachers.
Justices to Judges on Capitol Com
mission Railway Hearing Rath.
er Tame-Other Matters of
General Interest.

Madison. Wis March THE as
Sembly staid in town over Sunday
that is. many of it's members did
and did business. though the senate
went home. The fact is. this legisla-
ture is slow in doing business The
leaders, however. are now worried
and after lashng the assembly into
Saturday session. on threat of call
of the house-which means that the
sergeant-at-arms would have gone 10
the ends Of the state to bring in mem
hers absent without leave--the DISPOSE
ton is now to take up bills and dis
pose of them. Some of the committees
are working into the night
Odds and Ends.
IT takes brave man to lock horns
with the press Of the state, but DIR.
Noble of Eau Claire, did not hesitate
when he offered his bill aimed at
patent medicines. compelling pubica-
ton Of the formula on the bottle. In
the hearing the amazing fact was
brought out that Milwaukee "johs"
$3.0OO.0O0 annually in drugs. half Of
which are proprietary remedies. DR..
Noble offers to equality his bill some
though physicians insist that some
patent medicines silently kill. especial
~ when given to babies For In
stance some cough remedies will quiet
The cough but the opium in them i
sometimes fatal. The dairy and food
department might be able to handle
the problem in it's search for poisons.
Mr.. Emery. Of that department., is
hopeful of securing the additional helps
erS his department needs to watch for
Impurities.
Milwaukee is unusually over-san-
gufne as to the state fair appropria
TONS That city will get 100000. prob
ably not the 100000 it asks for. for
the fair; but already enough has hen"
invested to put to sleep the old fear
that some interior city. would get the
plant.
The Lacrosse men. led by popular
Senator Norris. will likely get their
normal school. though it is claimed
there will then he a chain Of four
schools close to the Mississippi river
And milwaukee, and Platteville will
get their new buildings; the total being
some S3OO000 Some of the members
are frank to say that they do not be-
grudge dollar spent for education, on
the theory that if it is not thus ap-
propriated. it will go to some less
worthy object BY the way. the terms
of a number Of university regents have
expired; it is not unusual. however.
for Governor I.aFOllette. to take his
time in filing these posts
Among the most talked of bills that
are dead ones" are the teachers
pension bill and the repeal of the five
days notice for marriage. Many pro
fessional men do not pretend to save
anything except their life insurance.
the pension system is hard to force or
the American people. The anti-cigar-
cite bill seems to be gaining force.
and the tobacco people are rushing
their lobbyists to the scene. Wisc0n-
sin may soon he the scene Of a CON
stitutional convention-really a ncb'e
experience. The body sits for months.
reviews every provision Of the organic
law Of the state; and the best of it Is.
even in these days Of degenerate 20
litics, each district sends its brainieSt
and finest men to the solemn conclave
The Capitol Commission.
Sentiment. for the present certainly
looks toward comparatively small
outlay on the capitol And yet there is
group of men who conceive that
rather than spend even 100000 on
repairs. ii would be wiser to make Il
start. however small, or Il new build
ing. 1t may be well to review the his
tory of the renovation project. espe
cially as there has been criticism OF
the members. notably the judges,
who have put in an immense amount
OF hard work. and about their only re-
ward is the denunciati0n of those who
dc not agree with the commission or
who perhaps do not understand how
their recommendations stand today.
The Original Task.
The commission was appointed I'M
der law passed in response to an adj
dress to the governor by the justices of
the supreme court with reference to
tile needs of their department, and
that of the law library under their
charge.
The legislature demanded that be
fore any money should be spent plan
should he settled upon covering all
changes that might be needed in the
future. TO the extent of remodeling the
whole capitol, if found necessary. The
bill required one of the justices TO be
member of this commission as the
work presently to be done related to
that part of the capitol occupied by
the court of library departments.
Judge Winslow was selected accord
ingly and Judge Marshall was appoint
ed according to the wish of many
members of the legislature and be-