Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-07-19
July II. 1859.
IOWA COUNTY SEAT,

IOWA COUNTY SEAT.
= The Supreme Court Room has been the prin-
cipal attraction 10 Mineral Pointers and Dodge
Williams this morning, account of the delivery
OF their opinions on the County Seat question
Judge PAINE read the opinion of the Court
Judge Cole dissenting 10 part, as you will have
heard before this reaches you. The argument
was very able and its conclusions generally ac-
Guiesced IN by the Bar. The main point was the
publication of the law, which was not in accord
ance with the Statutes, and consequently the
election under it was invalid. Two other points
made by the counsel were not answered at all
by the counsel for DodgeyilIe and of course
were taken as admitted. A premptory Man
damus was ordered requiring JosEPH LEAN. the
defendant, to remove his Office to Mineral Point
rs the County Seat. Thus this voxed question
has been again settled, and whenever it shall
come up again it is to be hoped that the voters
of Mineral Point and vicinity will not STAY a,
home and refrain from voting the ground of
the invalidi,y of the law. -
IOWA COUNTY BONDS
Another item Of interest to the prosperity of
the County is the position of this question As
some are aware, suit has been brought in the
I. 5. District Court, for interest on some $50 Oou
Iowa County BoRds. Witnesses were summon
ed to appear at the presen term of the Court
at Madison, among whom was your afflicted cor
respondent. After keeping them waiting \
week, the decision was rendered on the County
Seat question, aud the learned counsel on both
sides discovered that the same principle of law
IN regard to the publication. applied TO thu. one
case as 10 the other. And there having been no
legal publication Of the law providing for tie
issue OF the County Bonds, all the proceedings
under 1t was invalid and the Bonds worthless
ms teIi like thunder clap upon the Bond
: holuefs' and the suit was pus over until next
term OF Court IN Milwaukee. 1t is ncT' ti.u opin-
ion oil The best Lawyers that the pay ment of the
principal or interest OF these Bonds cannot be en-
forced and Ii remains for the people of the Coun-
~ to say whether they will paw then, or not. The
people of the northern towns of the County. and
OF Dodgeviiie IN particular may congratulate
themselves upon the general result and should
ieel grateful to Mineral Point for contestiag the
County Seat Question although they have lost
the County Seat, which was of little value To
them, they have thrown off a load of q so GOO
from their shoulders.
POLITICAL MATTERS
The Capital of State is usually the head
quarters OF those politicians W BIO would parcel
out The best Offices among themselves and their
freInds.-oulv leaving the ratification of their
NOMINATIONS TO the people. Next fail being the
campaign for State officers many of the Interest
Ell ones are present here The Democracy are
not very harmonious, but Will undoubtedly pitch
Ia for The spolls and support whatever ticket is
nominated De II good or bad. 1t viii be an OBJ
lect with them, however, To bring out a strong
ticket. IN order to rin, that beng about their
only i've issue. For Governor they talk of Ell
son DEWEY, Col D. ". JoNEs and Col RoBrx.
Wy. ~ Green kav. Ihc oliecftnns 70 the Srs,