Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-18
Madison. Feb. 18th, 1880


Asses-in@nt Law-5tate Fair
Lectures.
Madison, Feb. 18th, 1850.
FRrExp CovER:-The Legislature j.
likely to s.oreak W" and $50 out about
~ soon as The ice in the Mississippi, judg-
d frbih present appearances, and tie
pro- abllllles Of All earl, adjonrumen: hay.
moi at Ill frightened y tue Introduction
Of a resolution, III the Assembly the other
day, for an adjournment on the 2Ssb,
which will have 10 he debated rs usnaI,
is the utter wasting Of two or three work
ing days.
Neatly all the Legislators seem 10 be well
meaning men, but AS consequence of til:
doctrine Of rotation in office, most Of them
are new men, with no experience, and vers
little knowledge of what is to DO done, or
low TO 10 anything.
A nonta OF tie session is gone and
none Of the important matters coming be-
fore the Legislature have been disposed Of
The Senate indeed, has discussed and
passed some ainendmer 10 the assessment
.aS, designed to make it cotform IN re
nearly TO the Ohio law, which has wo Red
very satisfactorily, aud TO make the bur
dens Of ta&atioil fall more equally oil ALI
bur ii reiDaibs 10 De sect what lie a
~embi, viii do with 1t.
such llm- has been waste taikie 2
aboul liew many papers should oe taken
At the expense Of The state, about printers
fees and ktndfed ~ jects Ii dos seem
InPosribIe iot sone men 10 iegrd news
paper puUlIs .rs as entitled To the same
lco.:slderailon as other humans.
Ii is doubtful whether anything will be
doue about tie Land Grant At this Session
no Responsible company offering 10 TAX
the land aud guarantee the buidlng Of the
road.
Some are quite sanguine Of 4 chang,
from The Supervisor IL the Commissioner
system Of county government, which !
think you characterized very properly thA
other day. That change, however, would
involve such Az entire Iransf 'rInation OF
the statutes, that | think il will not be
att lnpted now.
Il bill has been introduced, which will
probably pass, for carrying into effect the
Township School Library system, inaugu
rae last winter. Such SAT guards are
provided against any frauds IN the puv
clla~e or distribution of books IA to max
ti,eth impossible, and the advantage Of
the system must be obvious To any one
who candidIy considers The matter, and
Tor Arguments Dra,sfs tenth Annual lie
port furnishes them by he quantity.
A few peti'ions for and memorials
against the division of Grant County have
been presented, though little has been
) III about. them in<i,ie or out. The di
vision Inoj q, from what | can learn, has
scarcely tile 81 oSt OF = chance Of success
We we're glad % see MR. JoNgs, Grants
worthy Treasurer, the other day, with til>
contribution 10 tbs STATE Treasury aud 81
large q proportion 10 gold that he can
hardly be suspected Of (what il Is ao:or-
oas some treasurefs have done J specula
ting IN he p bic fulds.
From lo~a an9 LAFAYETTE c0lfutis~
many and numeronsls signed petitions IT,
All reuIon-lrances agaInsi changes ia l. I'll
boundary nnes have been presented, =
alsofeqaests .for, by hundreds. and PROTESTS
agatnS, rem vas " tbef county seats, b.
other hundreds Quite lobby is in AT.
tendance To urgs the Claims # Darlington
and Dodsesll-. and Mineral Pom. and
shulisbu,g have delegates also on the
ground
Tie xecuiive committee Of tie State
Agricultural Society held meeting here
last week. The most important business
transacted WAS the location Of the State
Fair FIR two ye; RS AZ Madison, on conli
ION thar grounds for The Fair are furnish
ed without charge, and hat $4,000 for
the first year and $500 for the Sec
ond, be contributed hy Madison toward
were made by Milwaukee, and It's citizens
viii probably be di>plaased that they were
not accept q, but think it Was nghtlA
,ieclded ltat the interests of the Society
would be better snbserved hv holding I'll,
Far at central location. deci>nn il
which soar readers will most cheerful,
acquiescr, as ,h- Loliiug Of the Far ~
Milwaukee would virtually exclude from
It's benefits and enjoynenls tie people OF
the southwestern part Of the State.
The approaching Judicial eIec ion is ex
citing good deal OF interest here
Many # those wuo have the highest re-
spect for Judge s nith's acknowledged
talents, aud sympatbize with his State
rights doctrines, begin to feel, most regret
fully, that bis personal habits are On in
snperable bar TO his denomination. The
members Of the approaching Convensio,
shouli lay asi e all prejudice for particular
men anil come together III 4 cncllatort
spirit, DESTROYS only TO do that which shall
o. for the best interests of the Stale and
party.
Madison is not as lively This winter IS
il SONS forn-f years. MoeeY decidedly
scarce. Instead Of balls and parties, ec-
lures haze been adopted and are largvls
ttfende.i, as a cheaper and hotter mote OF
enjoyment GREEtEY. BAyARD Taylor,
srnAcE GREENWOOD, s,LPH WALDO EM
ERsoN, have spoken To crowded % Jus-~,
aud the gentleman who invited them here
has made n syoasf st.ertTlai;nn on of H.