Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-01-04

+ the minor appointments; the most per-
sistent applicants usually land these
prizes. 1t is expected that Mr.. Len
root, of Superior, will again be speak
er. The salary of members is $500
none too much as the session lasts the
better part Of four months. In Maine
the salary is but $50, embedded in
the constitution; and every time IN eff
fort is made to raise the people It the
! polls turn it down. 1t is q pathetic
state of affairs. The new legislature
is called to order by the old clerks,
who receive $50 in Wisconsin for the
duty.
Makeup of Two Branches.
/ AS everybody Knows, there are thir-
! ty-three members in the senate. OF
| these seventeen are newly elected, for
the senatorial term is four years and
| half the members are elected every
] two years. There is one Social Demo
| crat. Mr.. Rummel of Milwaukee; and
| there are four Democrats. Mr.. Nc
| Gilliyray was the president pro TEN.
| two years ago-the officer who pre-
sides in Lieutenant Governor David
sons absence.
/ In the assembly are 100 members OF
whom probably seyenty-fiye are new
| to legislative ways Brockhausen,
the labor leader of Milwaukee, is
here as n Social Democrat with three
associates in the lower house. Dun
/ can ATcGregor Of Grant county, once
president OF Platteyille Normal, ought
to cut some figure. Dahl of Vernon,
/ AinsWorth of WaukeSha, Swenholt OF
| Shawano. Johnson of Oconto, Crowley
of Milwaukee (who will likely be the
Democratic leader) Braddock of
Jackson, Andrews Of Superior, Don
aid of Dare, and Henry of Adams, re-
turned men among others; and new
ones whose regulations precede them
are: Ernest n. Warner OF Dane, Roy
| Smoker Edward Decker of Kewau-
nee. pHnz Norcross of GAINESVILLE, A.
! S. Baker of Rock county, and others.
| The expected increase in the Demo
cratic contingent did not materialize
as against nineteen two years ago. 1t
was not 4 favorable election for
Democrats.
Proposed Legislation.
Two years ago about $50 bills be-
came laws and this is the average The
question Of railway regulation is the
biggest thing on the horizon ana in
this men like Whitehead aud Merton
in the senate will cut a large figure
The railways viii put in their best
ticks to minimize what they regard as
hostile legislation. The Chicago and
Northwestern has already been dis
ciplined to the extent of an annual
increase Of nearly 100000. They will
contest this nd yalorem law. By the
way, the six O'Clock Club" of Madi-
son win discuss the subject of Rail
way Regulation" Jan, II. Among the
spea kers will be Senator Frear, Rail-
road Commissioner Thomas, S. w.
Gilman, expert accountant. ex-Speaker
Buckstaf of Oshkosh, Thomas Gill of
the Wisconsin Central road and Pro.
lessor Richards of the University Law
s7lool
The teachers of Nisconsin-or 1000
of tham-recently held IL convention
in Milwaukee and they will ask the
legislature for paid commission to
investigate wages in their profession
in the hopes of raising them and pos
sibly propose pensions. 1t is as
serted tuat the average rural teacher
in this state is paid $50 a month for
eight months work Amendments to
the primary election law win be pro-
posed: Judge Baensch advises omission
of county superintendent from opera
ton Of the law. a budget appropria-
ton bill has long been talked of. and
Governor LaFollette has Tecomm ended
il. BY the way the governor will fol-
low his practice of reading his own
message. and he may have some new
lines Of policy. 1t is believed by the
budget system it would be more easy
to compare expenditures year by year.
The closed quail season for a period
Of years concludes this year and the
hunters win have chance at them.
The little birds have multiplied all
over the state, as every farmer knows.
The game law will be amended as it
always is; one of the present provisions
which is unpopular is the compelling
of n hunter to go with his own game
on the train. Some hunters complain
that this has necessitatcI annoying de-
lays
The railways will seek to break
down the ad valorem system of taxa
ton in the courts and some of the law
yors say they will have case. They
are employing some new attorneys and
the dreaded participation of railroads
into the politics of the state is likely
at hand, for what has gone before in
the way of interest on their part will
be as nothing when a railway COM
mission is set up. The general feeling
is that n commission will be installed,
but as to its character, all is as yet in
the air. The governor IN his campaign
speeches argued for an appointiye COM
mission, at least in part, and from the
standpoint Of good government he is
rlght-for The positions call for expert
service and such officers are best Sc
Icctcd with deliberation, but the idea
Of elections by the people is popular
now in Wisconsin and he may not be
able to overcome it.
ORLANDO BURNETT
Thrifty switzerland.
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