Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-03-06
MADISON, March I'd.

see by the HERALD OF this week
that you did not receive my last letter
| wrote short one, and sent it or
Thursday, but undoubtedly it has gone
astray. You ought to have received il
on Saturday, the 25th ult.
After many days of legislating about
nothing, the Legislature came up to the
scratch of a sudden, and there appears
to be prospect now of some action ir
relation to "Prohibitory Liquor Law
You have seen the Senate Bill that pas.
sed that body last week, and which was
sent to the Assembly for concurrence
the friends Of a probibitory law having
Ia large majority in that branch, succee-
led in making the Senate Bill the spe-
cial order for Monday afternoon, and OF
every afternoon thereafter until disposed
of. Well, on Monday, the Assembly
resolved itself into committee of the
whole, -Mr. Donaldson, of Fond du Lac,
in the Chair.
The Chairman commenced reading the
Bill by sections. Having read the first
section of the Bill, Mr.. Orion of Dane
moved TO amend, so as to allow the sale
Of Liquor in unbroken, imported packa-
lges. If l reeollect rightly, the gentle
man gave as his reasons for offering the
amendment, that he thought the origini-
nal section if adopted, would be an in
fringement upon the laws of the U. S.,
in relation to the regulation of COM
merce +; that is the laws of our State
cane in conflict with the laws of the U.
S. they must give way therefore they
would be unconstitutional. After con-
siderable discussion by Mr.. Orton
knowlton, Remington and others, the a.
mendlnent was rejected. Mr.. j. Thom-
as moved to amend by adding, SO as to
allow the sale Of "beer," and after sew.
eral such amendments offered by the op-
posers of the Bill, which were all lost
the Chairman read section two, also
section three, which Mr.. Hull moved te
ST. ike out, but the motion was disagreed
| to.
The Chairman then commenced read
ing the other sections, and having read
section four, Gen. Crawford, for 1<the
purpose of obtaining the floor :nooyed
to strike out, and made considerable of
a speech, as he said, for "buncombe. p
It was the spicy thing of the afternoon.
Gen. Crawford is ''perfect buck" in
his own way, and his speech created
much merriment. The committee then
rose and reported, and the Assembly adj
| journed. x
Tuesday Afternoon, the said bill being
the order, the House went into commit.
tee, and the chairman resumed the rea.
ding Of the bill. Having read the sec.
ton which provides for the appointment,
Of an agent for the sale of Liquors, Mr.,
orion offered substitute for the &C.
tion, which in substance is as follows
that any druggist. chemist mechanic Q,
practising physician, may a5min;ste-
keep and use liquors, in cases snl,, :;
actual necessity. Mr. Orion said he was a.
opposed 70 the manner of agency proy;.
aed ID the said section for the s.ls os
liquors. That it was not systemat;cN
thaI it would be proper medium 70,
fraud. lie said that in many towns N,
boards Of Supervisors elected would h.
opposed to the operations Of a Probih;.
Tory Law, and that the agent appointed
would be one Of their own stamp; that
no man was going to furnish himself and
capital for small salary, and that the
system Of employing such agent mind;
clous' and would be impraeticable' T.
IS Impossible for me to give ANYTHING 81
repor. OF Mr.. Orton's remarks: su Z.
nee !. 70 say, that it is acknowledged 10
nave been the best speech Of the seso
sion. Mr.. Remington Of Sauk took .hs
Moor noor and commenced answering M,
uf'on' but at request, gave wav and
me committee rose, reported, and the
Assembly adjourned. Yesterday aftsrs
noon, the same subject was up II ,hs
committee of the whole, and the a;,s.
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