Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-15


morning sessions beginning at 8
o'clock and continuing until past noon;
with committee meetings all the after
noon. requiring close attentions; and
with evening sessions for the critical
study of legal phraseology, even to
midnight the strain is really very con-
siderab Of course this is only the
lot of the leaders of the two branches.
or at least members of the more inn
portant committees.
There are 49, bills before the senate
and 693 in the assembly. The senate
Judiciary committee alone has 200 bills
to consider. Not over a dozen laws
have been signed
The real reason for delay lies in the
political differences which have disor-
ganized the dominant party in the
past. There is lack of organiZatitn
and unity of purpose and responsible
ity. There is a disposition to unite on
mea sures as to corporate control, which
every one agrees the people want, but
this is largely personal desire to get
right and keep right with the people
at home. Some rivalries are develop
ing among the leaders, possibly with
reference to future honors in the par
ty. There are a number of bright men
in the limelight at present, and the
political bee is quite busy in number
Of bOnnets.
Senator Frear is the administra ton
champion of railway regulation on the
floor and has prepared himself, by a
study of the question, to carry OH a
fair debate. The big speeches in OPP
position to the railways attorneys
were made last week by Mr. Bacon, of
Milwaukee, r. G. Richmond and Frank
w. Hall, Madison lawyers Mr.. Rich
mond won his rhetorical spurs years
ago in the prohibition work, and later
as talker to the masses, when the
Democratic party was appealing to
the workingman. He was known in
many states as one of the most pow
erful pleaders to a crowd, and the
courtroom is always crowded when
this talented Irish scholar is to adj
dress jury.
Four Railroad Bills.
There have been four railroad bills.
Mr.. Hatten'S is the measure about
which the debate chiefly RACES AS
scmblyman North's is the broadcast Of
them. involving control of other pub
lie service corporations than railroads.
otn iS q tn
ure and attractive to many as fair
and reasonable attempt to solve the
problem. Senator KreutZer nearly put
through a compromise OH the primary
election bill four years ago that might
have given the state more mAlerate
measure of primary elections than now
in force. And Senator Kreutzer has
railroad bill. 1t leaves the traffic man
agement Of the roads iii the hands of
the railroad companies, but 1t also pro-
vides tribunal with which complaints
may be filed and by which reasonable
freight charges may be enforced, I'M
just determinations corrected, and
penalties inflicted for neglect or re-
fusal to obey the law.
There is a report that the big com.
panies have called halt on extensions
and Improvements in Wisconsin and
will undertake no new work in the
state until the disposition, as they con-
ceive it, to put them under the thumb
screw abates. President Hughitt. of
the Northwestern is said to have been
wearied by the long conflict and TO
have expressed the purpose to ''lie
down." remarking that he was too old
to fight and the legislature could do
what It would to his property. To the
extent that this means his company