Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-01

asked for. The resources of the treas
ury each year is $4.225,O00. OF $500
O9O for the two years. 1t is evident
that about $3,00O,OO0 will have TO be
cut from. the appropriations asked for.
Senator Bird has bill asking for
! 100000 to found home for inebri-
ates and dipsomaniacs This will be
G forward step and something entirely
new for Wisconsin. The idea is to
get a farm somewhere and to give this
class employment. Provision is made
by which they can be sent there By
court decree or voluntarily.
Anti-Treating Bill.
One of the most unique bills which
| has passed the assembly at this ses-
sion was introduced by DIR. T. III. Mil
Ter of La Crosse and provides for curb
ing campaign expenses. 1t is known
as the anti-treating bill.
1t practically prohibits candidates
carrying OH the old fashioned cam
paigns by drinking and cigars, in that
| it specifies how much a man may ex~
pend and for what purpose. No men
ton was made of refreshments
The hard-headed farmers of the as
sembly do not seem to be much given
for 'show or sentiment" for they
killed the bills providing for a state
display at both jamestown and the
Seattle exposition. An unusually
strong effort was made for an APP
preparation of $4,000 for display at
the Alaska-Y ukon exposition to he hello
at Seattle in 1909 1t was pointed out
that here was rare opOrtunity to ad
vertise and exploit the resources OF
the state IN the great northwestern
market. but the assembly refused to
see it. However the promoters Of It's
show will have opportunities to try the
next legislature.
Fight for Two Cent Fares.
The agitation for two-cent fares IS
not entirely dead and while it is I'M
likely that twO-cent law will be en-
acted at this session, yet the agitatOrs
of this reform make a strong fight for
it before the committees. There are
several two-cent bills now in commit
tee which will probably be reported
out this week.
Owing to the session being SO near
to close they will doubtless be kil,e
but their supporters are pointing to
enactments of other states as showing
| that Wisconsin should not be afraid OF
! the proposition even of the railroad
rate commission apparently was when
it ordered the recent reduction Of one
half cent
Progressive legislation at this ses-
sion has been largely in the way OF
perfecting the laws passed during the
last administration. There is no
| thought of repeating the primary cleo
ton, civil service or the rate commits
sion law In line with the national
legislation, one measure of some I'M
portance passed this winter was that
of making pure food laws of the state
correspond with the national standard
and strengthening the dairy and foOd
commission.
Anti-Tobacco Measure.
A sumptuary measure of a rather
sweeping nature which has passed
both houses. is one prohibiting abso-
luteIy the use of tobacco in any form
in public places by boys under 1G-
Since this bill went to the governor, z
similar one. whose constitutiOnality is
doubted by many, is one prohibiting
the use of cigarettes by any person ID
Il public place. Somewhat in the same
line is a pending measure which has
passed the lower house and known "a
the anti-treating bill. 1t prohibits
| political candidates from spending
money for drinks and prescribes the
purposes for which money can be
spent.
Relative to railroad legislation ara
a number of bills of some Importance
none of which have yet passed bots
houses One takes away the limit Of
$1,000 damages for the death of per-
son in railroad accidents; another re
quires the use of a block system n
running trains: another prohibits tn
employment of boys under Is as rail
road telegraph operators.
Danes in Legislature.
The interesting discovery has been
made that there are in the legislature
FIVE men who were born in the little
land of Denmark. This circumstance
IS rather remarkable from the fact
that the Danish element in the states
! population is small and that hitherto
a Dane has been curiosity in the
legislature. The five Danes are As
serblymen red Brockhausen. of Nil
waukee: o. II. Begg. Of Ashland; J.
p. Peterson. Of Polk county; 0. =
SOrenson. Of Dane county, and c. G.
WeIlensgard. of Green Lake. In al
ditiOn to these five there is one mem
Der of Danish extraction, Fred Peter
son. of Appleton.
In contrac stinctiOn to these stats
tics it is rather surprising to note thli
while the Norwegian element in tic.
stare is very heavy compared with tie
Danish and while the Norwegians ar"
reputed to monnpoliZe public Off
! there are bu: two members Of the lt2-