Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-20
LEGISLATIVE LETTER.
r. b. PIXLEY DISCUSSES LAWS TO
COME UP-OLD AND NEW
FACES


schools will receive some attention
from the special session which con-
venes today Bills are in process of
preparation which are to be discuss
ed by the members.
1t is claimed by educators in Mil
Waukee that the salaries Of the teach
ers in the public schools are made
quate under the present living cOndi-
tions, and an appeal will be made by
the Milwaukee delegation for the bill
which will give the school board more
funds for this purpose. AS far as the
legislature is concerned this legisla-
ton will concern only those coming
from Milwaukee, and if the Milwaukee
delegation is united there probably
will be no opposition.
The bill which will give the normal
schools more money for teachers sal
aries, however, will concern the whole
state, and this measure will take more
time. A table showing increase in
the cost Of living and the correspond
ing small increase in salaries will be
presented as an argument for the bill
Another bill which will take time
is No. 8, in the governors call. 1t will
seek to amend the civil service law
passed at the last session and affect
ing only counties having population
Of 100000 or more, which means, of
course, Milwaukee. The object is to
extend the scope Of the law.
hi ho ~
amend the laws relating to the work
of the industrial commission One will
seek to repeal a section claimed to be
obsolete by members Of the commits
sion. The other will interest employ
ers in cities of the second, third and
fourth classes, and will have the sup
port of the industrial commission as
q move to make the child labor laws
more practical.
The results Of elections to be held
this week will determine the new
! faces which are to be seen in the leg
islature when the special session con-
venes. The vacancy in the state SEN
ate caused by the expulsion Of Sen
ator Raguse, socialist already has
been filed Louis A Fons who was
elected in the Eighth Milwaukee dis
trict after a campaign in which demo-
Gratis and republicans joined to de-
feat former sheriff Melms, socialist,
has long been Identified with bust
ness circles on the South Side of Mil
waukee. He is the head of loan as
sociatiOn with a large membership,
and is engaged in the real estate bus
mess. Mr.. Fons was delegate to the
last republican national convention,
and has attended conventions of the
republican party in the state.
In the second Win2ebago assembly
district there are two candidates to
! fill the vacancy caused by the sudden
death of Assemblyman William Arne-
mann. No member Of the assembly
will be missed more, by the way
than M. Armenian, who was a quiet,
Industrious member, never speech
maker, but one who commanded the
respect Of the entire assembly. For
many sessions he had the honor of
leading the roll call, and in the days
before the voting machine this was
distinction. The head of the roll call
now will be Assemblyman Aulen-
bacher of Washington county. The
candidates to succeed Mr.. Armenian
are Publius V. Lawson of Menasha,
and William p Brines of Neenah.
Mr.. Lawson is one of the best known
men in the state, having been inter
ested in the work of the state histori-
cal society for many years. He is a
republican. His opponent, demo
crat, has the advantage of running
in democratic district, but reports
from Winncbago county pick Mr..
Lawson for a winner
In the Iron and Villas assembly
district Griff Thomas has been elected
to succeed Edward A. Everett, who re-
signed after his appointment as
member of the state board Of control.
Mr. Thomas is a republican who will
have many friends in the legislature.
He will be no stranger to many Of the
members. He has long been identi-
fed with republican politics in Iron
county. In the first ManitOwoc as
sembly district there are two candi-
dates to succeed Assemblyman Carl
Hansen. No member was better
known than Mr. Hansen and his seat
in front of the speakers desk will be
strange without the hard fighting
member from Manitowoc in his chair.
Edward L. Kelley Of Manitowoc, an
attorney well known in the district
and in the state, is the republican
candidate and Walter Whitman has
been nominated on the democratic
ticket. It is expected that the race
will be close, but his friends expect
Mr.. Kelley to turn a democratic dist
riot into a republican one as far as
the assembly is concerned. His ex-
perience as a campaigner no doubt
will aid Mr.. Kelley greatly. If he is
elected he will bring to the assembly
the qualifications necessary for good
service.