Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-03
EASTER RECESS BEING TAKEN
Minnesota Lawmakers Come ID
Talk Fish Legislation With
Our Soions.
PrObab ility That the Woman Suffrage
Proposition Will Be Submitted to-
the PeOple-JOhn r. Baker
Baby of the House.

Madison, Wis. April AT last
there seems to be light ahead. The
! legislature has voted to begin bal
iotilg for United States senator April
is and to continue voting until an
election occurs. While there was de-
termined opposition ON the part of
che element in the senate to an elec-
ton before May the legislators must
go home for their Easter recess with
a deep feeling Of relief that one point
at least is settled.
It was felt by many that they would
ike to consult their constituents as
between candidates, but the fixing Of
4 date for voting was most important
and now that is decided there is some
hope of soon ending the agony. 1t IS
probable that this action was taken
as a result Of a conference Of the
candidates last week. The candidates
are perhaps as anxious as anyone to
ortng the suspense to close and it
appears they practically all united IN
deciding to have the election occur
soon after the Easter recess.
Short Session Improbable.
The hope of a short session, which
was so earnestly talked of for time,
seems to have gone glimmering. In
fact the prospects now are for the
usual long one OF recent years and in
dications are that even had the sena
r0rial question not come up the SEES
sion would have been well drawn out
With practically three months already
gone but thirtythree bills have been
acted upon by the governor.
This is a much poorer record than
that of two years ago when half or
the bills had been disposed OF by the
time Of the spring election. Much
lime has been consumed this year ID
committee hearings on some Of the large
measures, such as the public utility
bill, and as this will not be ready to
leave the assembly for weeks and will
inen in all probability have slow sail
ing in the senate it is apparent that
final adjournment will not be fact
until will into the summer, as tw0
years ago.
Seek Uniform Game Laws.
Uniform game laws between two
great states are the objects sought III
q trip to Madison last week Of eight
cen members Of the Minnesota legis-
iature. who came with State Game
Warden Fullerton. Of Minnesota, to
confer with the Wisconsin legislature
regarding uniform fish laws on the
Mississippi river among others The
visitors met the joint committee OF
fish and game to discuss such law amt
to devise some system by which a.
officer might be given authority on
either side of the river in the eNecu-
ton of these laws.
AT the present time a violator when
confronted on one side of the river
slips across into the waters of the
other state and thus escapes punish
ment for his violation of the law.
This state Of affairs has become ~
annoying that it was decided by the
Minnesota committee TO come to Madi-
son TO see what could be done to pnt
IN end to it. Incidentally there was
Iauch mutual benefit from the visit
and much light obtained OH game
laws and conditions in the two states.
MAY Submit Woman Suffrage.
There seems to be feeling that the
legislature of Wisconsin will this year
take a forward step on the question
Of women suffrage. There is bill in
me assembly, introduced by Mr.. Bell,
providing for granting the power of
suffrage to woman if the proposition
shall first be Endorsed through a refer
endum. A woman suffrage measure
III esented two years ago received
much favor; in fact. it looked for a
time as though it might go through.
by attaching referendum provision
10 it this year the promoters have re
ieved the legislators of much of thu
responsibility in the matter and
would put 1T upon the people. This
is a clever move and it would seem
difficult To understand how anyone
could object to submitting the ques-
tiOn to Il general vote. Two effective
speakers, Mrs. Olympia Brown, of
Racine, and Mrs. Clara Bewick Col
by, editor of the Woman's Tribune,
appeared before the committee oh
privileges and elections and presented
The advance woman thought OH the
question. The mistake OF the ages. :
said Mrs. Colby, .'has been the hold
ing back of woman. 1t has meant Il
Iroportionatc holding back of the
race"
Story on Mrs. Colby
And. by the way, they are telling q
GOOD story on Mrs. Colby She was
brought up on farm a few miles
+ ON Madison. near the old home 81
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox, was graduated
from tile University OF Wisconsin some
tgonty years ago and lived for time
ia Madison. equently she ha3