Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-03-06
Aadison Correspondence.

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FRIEND CovER:--It is rather provoking
hat under the present miserable mail ar
Judgements, between here and Lancaster,
II It's necessary to mail letter-designed
to give late news as possible7of the doings
Of the nearly week before
.ne publication of the Herald, and then
NOT to receive the Herald containing the
letter till fortnight after it is written
Il seems as if there must be a ..break in
the connection" sonew here Won't some
tciy investigated .e .7slrg sz-sss:
Ms last letter was written Just after til {
decision Of the Supreme Court in the mat
5 ,er Of the Investigation. believe gave
ron correctly most of the points decided
hy phi:i,. It is settled that the invesiiga-
lion nay 90 on. Fuller reports yotii will
lid 1t The papefs.
On tie 23d The Senate agreed t5 meet
hereafter at o'clock. They worked some
m the assessment bill. The assembly 81
/ he morning session spent sometime IN dis
cussing The propriety of paying bills for la
Dor &c, about the Capitol which should
have been paid from The contingent
fund of the disposal Of which, Gov.
Basbford being out Of the State, there
can he found no record At The after
noon session, Messrs Kilbourn, Falvey and
F,ary a,owed their willingness to appear
AID testify before the Investigating Com
mltee, as the Supreme Court had denied
their petition. After some sparring, on
motion Of ''the gentleman from Rock j
II. Enovlton, the Sergeant was directed
to retain them in custody and bring them
before the committee from time to time
4 till their examination should be completed
Several resolutions relating to 1nvestiga-
ten we're discussed, aud then laid on the
table, by vote Of IS to- ST.. n 9r.x
On the oath, Virgin introduced reso
luton which was adopted, instructing th'
judiciary committee TO inquire into the ex
pedieucy Of law that no Judgement OF
any [. S. or State Court, shall be a lien on
real estate unless a copy be filed in thu
office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court OF
county. A resolution i,istructing the in
yestigating committee 10 summon }. +
Arnold and require him to state by what
authority lie indirectly charged Senators
Barber AMI Davis, in his argument Of be
ing engaged in the Land Grant Swindie,
dscu4ed and finally laid on the table, =
The committee on Militia made well
written report in favor Of the bill before
the Senate. for the enrolment and or
ganization of the Militia. Some sport was
made about the matter A bill TO IN or
porate the Lake Michigan Transit Co
with a cani.al OF S2,000,000, passed IN
der the suspension of the rules but wal re
considered and referred. 1t Incorporated
accompany designed to establish line OF
steamers from Milwaukee to Grand Haa
ven, in Michigan. e
In the Assembly q resolution was intro
dueed giving the items of the stationery
purchased for the state, TO the stniount OF
ss,l56,7O, ard of gold pens to the amt OF
sl,628, and directing q committee to take
specimens and submit the same to station
ers in Milwaukee and Madison and se'
whether there had been any very over
charge in their purchase. NJ. Dean madt
report from the select committee on tie
Report of the State Geo!ogist, with new
bill on the subject, placing the survey TN
der the control of one man, TO be appoin
ted tv the governor, and reducing the ex
pense to $4,000 per year. The report wa
referred to select committee with instruc
tons to inquire into the validity OF Prof
Daniels contract. There was long de
bate on the motion to reconsider the vote
by which bill had passed creating th'
County Of Pepin, from the south part o
Dunn, and making the new county abou
so miles long and six vide, within equla
teral triangle cornered on to it--but tn
motion failed. @5'>A - s-S1@
On the 25th, in the Senate, was intro
duced bill to authorize the State Treas
ursr to receive Wisconsin bills for interes
on Lands. The committee appointed t
visit the Blind and Deaf and Dumb Inst