Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-12
Cosby Letter From
The State Legislature
By O. D. Brandenburg

insanity a lawful ground for di-
vorce, notwithstanding the solemn
nuptial reference for better or for
worse" Let's see, was it not in
Florida that millionaire Flagler had
such law enacted, quickly divorc-
ed his insane spouse, married i'm
mediately,s then let repeating act
take its Inevitable course at the
next session? So now one may es-
cape state inheritance and income
taxes there but the open divorce
door has been shut again.
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A rather Unique bill is by Assem-
blyman Koenigs of Fond du Lac
quite railway center, it may be
remembered. 1t provides that no
railroad company may remove its
shops from the place where they
are now located to another point
whore such removal involves an ex-
>pense to the company in excess Of
$4,000, without first having secur9
ed permission from the Wisconsin
railroad commission; also that no
railroad company may remove or
transfer it's terminals without the
| permission Of the commission
where such removal involves an ex-
pense to the company in excess of
10000 One place that might
have been affected was Wyeville,
where the Northwestern shops
were taken to Adams, 26 miles
away Among those opposing the
measure was Assemblyman Mintier
! of New Richmond, who maintained
that "such things occur in any bus
mess" and, anyway, he thought
there was too much harassing OF
railways though he heartily be-
lieved in regulation. The real
purpose of the bill is TO protect
citizens, especially railway men,
who have, established homes round
about terminals. The bill slun-
bers in a committee at present.
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Senator Herman Bilgrien ever.
! lastingly wants to know. If in
doubt he inquiries. Nothing gets
by. He reminds one of Oscar F.
Roessler, an Gassemblyman from
Jefferson some years ago. He had
q subtle habit, even if he did under
stand all about what was going on,
of putting a question that would
bring Illumination to others less
ready to confess their ignorance.
Senator Bilgrien practices the
same art, and always is so innO-
cent about It! one suspects that
he is wise far beyond his camou-
tagged pretensions. One of his
last acts before going home for the
weekend was to present an amend
ment to the big tax bill, repeating
half of the personal property off
set and changing that part Of the
measure affecting corporation divi-
dends. The amendment also
would alter. the system of distri-
button Of funds. 1t is in the nature
of a compromise, yet having some
thing of the effect of flooded car.
buretor.
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A bill by Assemblyman Carl Hill
man of Calumet extended the rural
school year from eight months to
nine, and was Economically charac,
! terized by Eric Johnson of Polk as
something that had been comedy
ed in twilight. and born in dark
ness. Then it was tabooed, SIS to
sc.
Most bills run from one page 10
several, often totem; but probably
the largest one ever presented coy
ering a single subject is the So
called insurance code of 2S4 pages,
or approximately 10000 words
eQnalling S53columns of this news
paper! A, land egistration meas
ure contains 81 pages while a phar-
maceutical code runs to "a.
This may be a radical legislature
yet in the final showdown it ustl-
alyy rights itself in time to put
firmly away questionable bills. 1t
so treated Soa, which authorized
counties, towns, cities or villages
to operate elevators, warehouses
and cold-storage plants. A sug-
gestive clause empowered the de-
partment of markets to guide" any
political unit to make the enter
prise self-sustaining. Some joh!
rms proposal WAS pAdCcu uSyOhai
resurrection, but only by a close
vote. For several years this CAP,
ital city ran its own stone quarry
and lost so heavily, after a desper.
ate and determined trial, that ahar-
donment was inevitable. 1t was q
sorry experience.
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