The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-16

Gus amendments and substitutes were
i voted down. This is one of the pet
| measures for which Senator Stout has
T. fought for years, and in some respects
! it is not unlike the Thayer BILL which
I went to it's death earlier in the SEES
j sion.
! Wisconsin may be a rather unin-
/ viting field for lobbyists in the future
! should the anti-lobby BILL which has
/ passed both houses, be finally enacted.
| It prohibits paid legislative agents
| from attempting to influence the votes
! of members, except in committee room
! hearings. The lobby has not been Sc
| strong in Madison this winter as in
| some sessions past. but those on the
/ ground have been what may be Gale
| extensively persistent, bounding the
, members to their hotels and even to
/ their beds, as Mr.. Johnson said. Even
| the governor took occasion to write
| special message on the subject, urging
| the passage of such a bill as finally
+! went through.
| By the assembly reconsidering it's
/ vote there is some probability that the
| board of control Of charitable and
| penal institutions will be enlarged by
| the addition thereto Of woman mem
| Der. This is measure for which
| large number Of thoughtful and we'll.
| meaning people have for some time Ia
| bored to bring about. The opposition
| came not SO much from the fact that
| it was sought to place a woman on
| the board, but because the board and
payroll would thereby be increased.
However, the work of the board
grows With the growth Of the state,
| and when one considers the large NUM-
! Der of women in these institutions one
must candidly admit the need and jus
| tice of placing one of their own sex
| upon the governing board
Will Governor Stay?
| There is some question in the minds
| of officials in the capital as to whes.
| Governor La Toilette really becomes
senator and his salary as such begins.
| Will it be when he has simply taken
| his oath, OF not until he is sworn in
| at the bar of the senate? Opinion in
clines to the latter belief, in which
case he cannot officially don the toga
| until congress meets. In case of a spe-
| Gil session this will not be until fab,
or, if the special session is not held
not until next winter. This may make
the governor decide to remain in the
executive chair and not step down on
| the conclusion of this Legislative SEES
| sion as many confidently expect him
to do. Indeed, this now seems prob
able. Obviously it would be of 10 little
inconvenience to him to give UP the
office before going to Washington, as
he would then be obliged to give up
! the pleasant executive residence and
| seek new house. 1t would also put
him in the unenviable position Of a
statesman out of d job, and while he
has large number Of lectures to give
he could, as in the past, attend to- the
little routine summer business of the
office besides giving his lectures His
election as United States senator was
certified to by the secretary of state
about the first of March, by the pre-
siding officers and chief clerks of both
legislative houses. Secretary Houser
then forwarded his certificate to the
president of the senate. This was
done so as to make it possible for the
governor to take his seat March last
had he decided at the last moment to
do SO. 1t is said that the governor
may take his oath of office before any
court officer in Wise Onsin.
The New Capital.
The capital is to remain at Madison
That much has been definitely settled.
But Madison is not in a mood of I'M
mixed transports at the action taken
in this respect One of the many re-
mOval bills introduced passed the SEN
ate, was reconsidered, passed again,
then messaged to the assembly and aft ,
EDWARDS recalled and killed by the sen
ate. This jockeying was followed by
the senate passing a bill making an
appropriation for building one or two
wings to the present building as the
commissioners might decide, but with
the prOvisO that Madison must first
improve the streets about the capitol
park by laying asphalt pavements all
about them. This bill has now passed
both houses. AS Madison hah haggled
over the asphalt proposition for years
and finally decided to abandon it. this
action by the legislature will open new
sores. However, it may be the
means of settling vexed local cues
TONS
A large number of legislators ana
other public men attended the funeral
of A. X. Hall at Knapp. The press
and public is unanimous in according
the highest praise to the virtues and
abilities of this silent, unobtrusive
man from Dunn county. Hall had the
prophetic vision; he was pioneer and
it is not often given a man to set in
motion SO many forces and influences
as emanated from his strong heart and
brain.
AS the long session draws to a close
the amenities born by long association
become more marked There iS oroator