Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
CANDIDATES ARE
WILLING To TALK
Aspirants for SenatOrship
May Hold Conference
This Week.
LITTLE CHANGE IN SITUATION
Nothing Noticeable Has Resulted
in the Visit of Senator
La Toilette.
Impression That the Senatorial Mud
die Is Hampering Legislation
an Erroneous One-DeckS
Clearing for Action.

Madison. Wis, March 26.-The same
old story of things not changed still
tits the senatorial situation and not
for another fortnight perhaps will the
agony lie over. One more week has
gone by and 10 preceptible change IS
noticed from a week ago. There
seems to be Il sort of general under
standing that balloting for senator
shall begin April 10 ana also sort
of understanding t.ntt conference at
least, if not caUcus, shall be held
this week.
1t is said that practically all the
candidates are now willing to so into
a conference to talk it over. The leg
iSiatUre adiOurns rather early this
week for a ten days recess and they
would like to see the question settled
one way or another. AS to the
strength Of the respective candidates
about all that can yet be said is that
no man among them can safely claim
much more than his own cOngressi0n-
~ district support as yet.
Not Hampering Legislation.
Even Senator LaFollette's visit does
not seem TO have changed the situa-
ton in any noticeable degree. Sena-
tor LaFoIIette is now lecturing in the
west and will remain away several
weeks. However, the impression that
the senatorial middle is seriously ham,
pering the work of legislation is an
erroneous enc. True, ii is operating
as 4 hindrance to the disposition of
the larger measures before the two
houses, but the hopper is gradually
turning out a fair average of results
in the smaller things which, of course.
must be given attention some time.
Committee hearings are not much
interrupted and busy scenes are daily
witnessed about the committee rooms.
The transportation committees have
been listening all week to arguments
on negligence bills. mental anguish
propositions, spur track hearings ami
like subjects, all of which will find
its place in the Leroy public utility
bill when the members shall have
finally digested the mass of bills ana
evidence laid before them. Likewise
with the other committees. All are ut
work. The calendars are growing
larger, which indicates that the decks
are clearing for consideration of the
senatOrship and other big things when
the proper time comes.
New Doctrine Being Heard.
Much new doctrine is being heard
on the floor of the legislature these
days Last week Rev. Carl D. ThOmp-
son, one of Milwaukee's Social Demo
cratic members, made long and ef.
fective speech on his resolution for
government ownership of railroads.
He made the point that private own.
ership in this country is a colossal
failure as shown by numerous recent
and appalling wrecks, by car shortages
everywhere in the west, by great suf-
fering in the northwest for want of
fuel and by recent wreckings in the
stock market. In contrast he cited
the better conditions of service and
wages in the fifty-nine countries where
government ownership prevails, one IL
Iustration being that while in the Uni
ted States in the year 1904, 10000 peo-
pie were killed. on the railroads in Ger
many, where the roads are state man
aged, there were but seventy-fOur
killed.
Coming from a Socialist such views
as the above are not surprising. The
real surprise came in the committee
report, which was for adoption of the
resolution. Then came another when
G. E. EstabrOOk, of Milwaukee. former
attorney general said he believed gov
crnment ownership was coming soon.
Al his suggestion the resolution WAS
sent back to the committee with in
StructiOns to set forth the reasons why
the legislature should indorse it.
bill Affecting Marriages.
A bill that will create not a little
uneasiness among matrimonial candi-
dates came in last week from the as
Sembly committee on public health
1t seems to have been sort of after
thought. 1T provides medical examina-
ton as a requisite TO getting mar
riage license. That licenses shall not
be too lightly issued also it provides
that they shall be granted by county
judges instead OF by county clerks.
Licenses must be obtained five days
before marriage and remain in force
but one month. 1t is on the PROPOSE
ton of the medical examination that
the contest will come.
However, the measure is not Of such
q drastic character as the one pre-
sonted and killed a session or two ago
and which would require physical ex
animation and had It's corresponding
inhibitions The present bill does not
contemplate physical examination, but
examination with view to nervous,
disorder alone and prohibits marriage
between persons when either one mas