Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-01
Mhita Granite Cor Capltol.

material has come down 10 a choice
between These two, as the legislature
by recent law voted that the new
state house should be OF granite or
marble.
1t is said that the commission itself
is rather favorable TO Georgia marble
but the legislative committee Is moe
/ inclined toward the Vermont stone.
| The committee made a thorough in
spection of the quarries at both GeoT
F! gia and Vermont, and also looked at
many fine buildings at Washington and
elsewhere that are being made of both
materials. seeing some buildings that
| had been erected for some time and
| others that are now building. and
from opinions given by them they
seem to favor the Vermont article.
Old Days Recalled.
The presence OF Bob Luscombe, the
famous lobbyist of old. about the state
house brought back memories of the
days when lobbyists We're thick about
I the corridors. While there had been
many lobbyists about this winter.
! especially since the senatorial fight
was pfecipitated. yet their presence IL
not nearly SO noticeable nor so objec-
| tionable as in the past, owing to the
/ more open and clean methods EN-
/ ployed to Influence the legislature. I'm
der the law all lobbyists must register
in the secretary of states office, stat
ing for whom they appear and for
| what length of time.
70 some members Luscombe came
| like the hero of the Tillyloss Scandal,
who suddenly appears again among
his old cronies who had supposed him
/ in his grave. Luseombe was famous
/ railroad lobbyist a decade ago, but a
year or two ago a report was started
that he had died. However. he bobbed
up serenelr a week or two ago. hearty
and joviai as of old He has been
| recuperating I'm a sanitlrium in Michi-
! gan. where he now makes his home
| but he does not look like sanitariGm
candidate at present. Luscombe has
been here IN the interests of Isaac
Stephenson's candidacy for the United
States senatOrship. That he does not
/ relish the distinction of having been a
typical lobbyist of olden days is shown
by his remark when introduced the
other day as the king of the lobby
lists '0h. give me an easier DEATH
said he laughIngly
Munson Busy Man.
Senator o. G.. Munson of Viroqua,
/ who Is also private secretary for Gov
ernor Davidson. is one of the busy
men of the legislature He is chair
man of the important senatorial COM
mittee on state affairs and is also a
member of the joint committees on
transportation. printing and apportion-
ment. Colonel Munson. as he is called
/ in his capacity as private secretary, Is
one of the veterans of the upper house,
and his long experience qualities him
TO do good work on all important mat
1 ters that come up for legislative ac-
/ ton.
/ At the opening OF the session he at
tracted little attention by returning
/ to the treasury his salary as senator
/ lest there should be criticism. as there
has beer over the drawing of double
salaries by people in the employ OF the
/ state. The attorney general has held
I that double salaries can be drawn in a
/ couple of cases that have been put up
to him. but Colonel Munson did not
wish to go on record as approving that
practice. Colonel Munson is also ed
itor OF the Viroqua Censor.
Stirred Up a Hornets Nest
The proposition to prevent the
spread of ldiocy and epilepsy by enact
ing law permitting surgical opera
I lions upon certain mental detectives
stirred up hornets nest In the as
sembly. 1t Is a proposition likely to
shock at first, and one to which people
must be educated, but after mastery
argument by Assemblyman Elver, au-
thor of the bin, the assembly by over
whelmlng vote refused to kill 1t, and
returned 1t to the committee for per-
fecting of the measure. Mr. Elver
pointed out that the proposed opera
ton was quick, practically painless
and harmless. was intended to apply
to but few, and that II would not
interfere with anyone's enjoyment of
life. Mr.. Elver read numerous letters
from PHI nologists physicians and so
biologists endorsing the proposed leg
islation and gave some appalling sta
tistics to give people pause There are
four thousand predetermined in the
state, and the home ut Chippewa Falls
can accommodate but 720.
The state by right. lie said. should
appropriate four millions for their care
instead OF paltry $I25,o00. The num-
Der OF such people Is increasing at an
enormous rate, largely through pro-
creation. and he cited instances OF one
feeble-mInded father who had nlnteen
children. and one feeble-minded mo-
Their who had eleven, none OF whom
knew their father. he said. 1t was
1 such people the law was Intended 10
reoch. and 1t would be a blessing, not
onl' 10 them. but to the state, in the
prevention of bringing into tb world
children with the parental curse upon
them. A. o. BARTON.
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afford prompt relief for weak kidneys,
backache and urinary troubles. Sold
by o. f. Davis.
He is wise to no purpose who is not
wise for himself.