Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-23
by a unanimous vote under sus-
pension of the rules.

by a unanimous vote under Sus'
pension of the rules.
Public Service Hearing. Fl q
One of the largest hearings OF the
session was held last Wednesday over
the Leroy public service measure.
This bill seeks to place all public serv-
Ice corporations. gas companies, water
lighting and electric companies under
state control. The bill provides that
as the present rate commission mas
worked SO satisfactorily control should
be delegated to this body. There
was some sentiment for a separate
commission 60 be modelled after the
one in operation in Massachusetts,.
The measure gives delegates the
power not only Of regulation of rates.
but in the case of gas companies, fixes
the standard of quality, and the meth
DDS OF service. 1t also aScertalns the
true value of the property of the plant
and sQueezes out all water frIn the
stocks Of the company.
There are sixty-three insurance bills
pending before the legislature. Hear
ings were started on the measures
last week in joint session. On the
first day of the debates two - the
representatives of different outside
companies signifieG 10 the cOm'aittee
that the companies intended to fight
such radical legislation as WIS pro
posed, and if need be- withdraw from
the state.
70 Make Railroads Liable.
The railroad hearings at this session
are rot as important as at p.1ai- us
ones. rhe great fight so far sh1VT 5
an att" apt of the locomotive enp;E"e $
to repeal the present co-emplOyo sa'y
and nuke the railroads liable fol Sam
ages yrllare it can be shown the road
is at az at fault This is a new do:
trine aId was presented to the com
mittees Of the legislature by FRANK w.
Hall OF Madison. Every railrOi.a IS
opposed to such measure. The
Northwestern was represented at the
hearing by Lloyd Bowers; st. Palsl by
Burton Hanson; Wisconsin Central by
Thomas Gill, and the Omaha by Judge
Thomas Wilson.
The Y. NJ C. a. associations of .he
state are bringing storm of prof. est
in the form Of petitions down upon th'A
head of Assemblyman August +. Nal
quardt OF Marathon county, who has
introduced a billy in the legislature t.
amend the law relative co the revo.
cation of saloon licenses, after viOla
ton Of the city ordinances. The su
preme court recently sustained sur
taking away the license of a saloon
keeper for violation of the city Ordi
nance. Petitions are received in tie
legislature almost daily recommending
the proposed amendment be killed.
Slap at DR.. Roberts.
The senate has passed a bill which
is in effect a slap at DR.. David Rob
erts Of Waukesha, the state veterina-
rian. The bill provides the state vet
erinarian shall not in any way be con-
nected with a patent medicine COM
pany. This is the cause of the COM
plant against DIR. Roberts, it being
alleged that the medicines he sold in
jured the work Of other veterinarians
throughout the state On the vote the
bill passed. yeas q. nays II.
G. A Ingram, the linear young
chairman of the assembly judiciary
committee, may be said to be the floor
leader of the lower house, although he
has not yet measured up the half dOz-
en- strong debaters on the fiOor.s Ban
croft, McGregOr, Sprague, NOrcrOSS
lie Roy have been heard more effect
lively but Ingram has seldom fallen
down in anything he has attempted.
as he combines much tact and genial
personality with not. a little shrewd-
ness. Ingram is serving his first term,
hence too much should not be expect
ed perhaps He was particularly for
tuHate in that he was appointed chair
man Of the most important committee
of the house, distinction that seldom
comes to a member serving his first
term. Ingram began his active work
as newspaper man, and for some
years was editor of the Durand Enter
ing Wedge. He made the paper in
tereSting and talked about, but all the
| time the virus of the law was i'm his
blood. and in time he succeeded in
weaving himself from the sanctum
anu DeCOIuills q ulSCipIc VI DldChSIOIC'
State Press Association.
Madison has been full of editors the
past week. drawn here by the annual
meeting of the State Press association.
While here they had the opportunity
to see the legislative wheels go round
and watch the workings of the legis-
Iative mind of which they are mentors
| at long range. Madison rose above
lis proverbial Indifference to conven-
tions in this instance, and much was
made. of the quill-driving visitors.
Wednesday evening banquet was
given them at the expense of Colonel
| A. FL. HOLSTER. one of MadisOn's lead
ing druggist. who forty years ago was
country editor himself, to which fact
| he referred in feeling "reminiscences.
On Thursday evening the editors and
| their wives and daughters were guests
at the legislative reception given by