Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-03-27
Madison Correspondence.
ALL s0PTs OF ITEMS ABOUT THE D0IEGs al
The CAPITAL.

1 }SSectudY anu i cco INC tnA-iiob Hno N1shSll
| possession of your columns. The necessi
/ y of cutting my coat according to my
cloth, in other words of taking up but lit
tie room in your paper this week, exactly
eoincides with my reluctance, this warm
day, to do anything.
Their Ex-Excellencies, Bashford and
Barstow, have appeared among US since |
wrote. The former Il here to clear up his
character if he can. The otherseerns dis
posed to '.fae! ioAy."
| OF the Investigations, those relating to
presents of KiIbourn City Lots and the
conduct of CHARLES BURcHARD are con-
cluded, and have resulted in the clearing
of aspersions cast on those to whom lots
were decided, and vinlicating Burchard
from any wrong doing, A personal enc
my has started an investigation into the
conduct of HARRISON REED which will
probably result in like manner. Of the
leading Investigations, and the testimony
Of which there are rumors about the
streets, this deponent saith not.
Somebody tried to find a mares nest
in the State Library, but Mr. RuBLEE, the
librarian, sent in very Minute report Of
his expenditure of the funds drawn for the
purpose Of making additions to the libra
ry There have been some 100 Law books
and about 800 volumes Of miscellaneous
character purchased during tue year foi
about $1,000. The selections are Of a
/ higher character and Of more permannet
value than any former additions, such as
| it would be expected a man Of Rublees
high literary taste would procure. The
books too were obtained at very low pri-
ces. 5as
In view Of the multitude Of Gov Ran
dals vetoes of local and special legisla-
ton, the Legislature SEEM to think "Otl'-
ello's occupation gone" Any quantity Of
bills have been smothered BY the Legisla-
tnre, rather than to have them bntchered
| by the Governor. The effect Of vetoes is
TO show how foolishly most Of the time Of
theLegislature has been spent. They will
now 90 TO work ard get up such general
laws as are needed, and the saving to the
State in time to come will be very great.
Friday and Saturday nearly half the
members of both Senate and ASSEMBLY
were missing. Probably left in disgust,
that. they could no longer make Buncombe,
There are enough left il theSenate, howev-
er, to pass the Assessment bin by a unani-
nous vote of IS. A bill for an Agricnl
tural College was discussed one evening
but met by little favor. 1t proposes to
take 20 per cent. of the proceeds Of the
swamp lands. A very stringent usury
law is before the Senate.
Both Senate and Assembly have spent
considerable time in discussing the proper
pay of the Revisors ana their clerk. The
I Assembly seems more disposed to give g
i jus! and liberal compensation than the
Senate. The clerks pay after the bill
had vibrated some days back and forth be
tween Senate and Assembly, is fixed at
81 per day. The Senate gave the, Re-
visors So per day. The Assembly pro
posed about $3.50.
Yesterday the cars were late and there
was no quorum in either House.
This morning the Senate passed a bill
to fix the compensation of witnesses atten-
ding upon Legislative committees al 81, so
per day and ten cents per mile for travel
one day, also a bill requiring the Cover
nor to visit twice a year the departments
required TO report to him, and giving him
/ $4,000 year therefor, also Virgins bill
allowing the Secretary of State to audit
accounts of town boards for keeping indi-
Ioent insane at the rate of SO 90 per week.
Some two hours was taken up ID dis
graceful personal squabble on a bill 10 pro-
vide for the payment Of the clerks of the
joint standing investigating committee,
growing out Of the spite of Ger tain Sena-
tors against HARRISON REED, who is one
Of the clerks Under the operation of
the previous qastion,on some amendments,
| the bill was lost S
The Assembly discussed at length,
amended and passed the Minnesota reso-
buttons. To see how things are done sonse-
times is enough to put one in decidedly
| bad hunaor with those who are sent here
10 make laws.
We are having warm winds and are
decidedly in the melting mood" -
Yours, truly,
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