The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-06-28


but like Banquo's ghost they will rise
again Eeon the legislative mind.
Invited to Commencement.
For the first time liz a generation. il
not in the history of the state. the
Legislature has been in session ut the
time of university commeEes ment,
and many members have had chance
to see for the first time the interesting
ceremonies at the close of the school
year. Special invitations We're given
the members to be present, end they
We're given seats upon the platform
with the members of the faculty at
the baccalaureate exercises. In this
way they have come to have a more
intimate knowledge of the workings
of the big institution of which they
have heard SO much and for which
they are regularly asked to make such
large appropriations. On the whole
the university may be said to have
Jared quite well at the hands of the
legislature, although there was much
opposition to the establishment of
medical school,
The university has seldom had cause
to quarrel with the Legislature, which
has invariably come forward with big
sums, though not always understands
ing where it went The growth of the
great school has been so rapid in re-
cent years that the management has
had the greatest difficulty in meeting
all the problems thus presented, not
the least of which is the government
and business management of it. Some
radical changes in this direction will
undoubtedly have to come soon, either
by the regents themselves or the legiS-
lature.
Case of John F. Dietz.
There is to be no investigation by
the legislature of the famous DietZ
case, and it is likely that this episode
of north Wisconsin history is now
completely a thing of the past, unless
the lumber companies should seek to
further harass the redoubtable wood
man or question the title to his hold
ings. The assembly first voted down
the Weber resolution for a legislative
investigations and then reconsidered
it's action and adopted it, but the SEN
ate refused to take the proposition
seriously. 1t is believed that since the
legislature has not seen fit to show
of Sawyer county will not further con
Germ themselves with it.
Power of Telephone Lobby.
The Independent telephone lobby
demonstrated it's power at this session
by killing the physical connection bill.
This is proposition periodically
waged and contested, and which will
of course recur. The argument used
this year by Mr.. Ingram was that such
law would put the Independent COM
panies under the power of the Bell
corporation and would really result in
higher rates. The point was also urged
that the proposed law gave the rail-
road rate commission too much power.
The fact that many members of the
assembly are holders Of stock in indie
pendent companies made the defeat of
the measure the easier.
The Milwaukee police and fire chiefs
are to retain the power they SO jeal-
ously guard of dscharging members
of their departments on cause without
hearing. The Georgi bill, designed tC
give the men a hearing, was again
killed in the senate, as it was two
years ago. Attorney Adolph Kanne
burg of Milwaukee, who drew the bill
and urged it. both at this session and
the last, was charged by Senator Fair
child with seeking place on the COM
mission, and this may have had some
weight in bringing about an adverse
vote.
Credit Due to Legislators.