Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-03-12
From our Madison Correspondent.
Madison, Wis, March s, 1868.

Oh the proprietor Ol tild1 SheeC iliCil
causes the delay Of the Reporter in not
reaching us at this place until Monday
night? You should appreciate that
your numerous subscribers at the Cap
ital rely upon it for Sunday reading
Now, it would seem that a paper is
sued, as yours pretends to be, on Thurs
day, might get from your Paradise Of
the Pines to this place by Saturday
night, unless, as its editor was wont to
do, it lays over at Frenchtown,
Spring, who was announced to ap-
pear here one week ago, has postponed
her appearance on account Of bad
weather. The ground is covered with
two or three INCHES Of snow, and the
weather is cold and clustering.
The somniferous routine Of legisla-
ton was varied on Wednesday last by
a pleasant episode. The Assembly had
a session on the evening Of that day to
discuss, as a special order, set of
anti anti-compensated-emancipation resolu-
tions which were introduced by Moses
Larkin, Jr. This hopeful youth repre-
selts one Of the districts in Milwaukee,
a position to which he was rather ap-
pointed by his father, Chas. II. Larkin,
late Sheriff Of that county, than elected
by the people. Instead Of initiating
tie meekness and modesty of his great
namesake, Moses has evinoed a strong
disposition to crafty his parents by
emerging from the bulrushes and max
ing himself seen and heard.
The occasion we refer to was one
for which he had evidently been max
ing the most deliberate preparation. -
His style of speaking consists Of string
ing together a sufficient number of
democratic platitudes of copperhead
proclivities; committing them to mem
ory and delivering them in a manner
which reminds one of the prize speaker
in an infant school. Indeed, he might
with great propriety have prefaced his
remarks with the poem commencing
you'd scarce expect one of my age"
In addition to Mr.. Larkin, these res
olutions were supported by Mr.. Jones
and Ar Sanborn. The facility of speech
exhibited by this latter individual is
only exceeded by his impudcnce in
forcing himself Oh the House at all
times and on all occasions. Utterly in
consistent and boldly disloyal, no
amount Of snatbbing seems to be able
to diminish his persistent loquacity.
The negative Of these resolutions
was very ably sustained. Caswcll was
clear, logical, and u72ansrera58. Mr.
Webb out-did himself in q lengthy
speech Of great power, and Pope was
earnest and forcible, as usual. The
discussion was unusually able and quite
lengthy, and so many members left
their seats that a call of the House was
deemed necessary. When the call had
been ordered, it became disclosed that
there was no quorum present. This
brought them TO a dead 10ch, they
could not adjourn because the House
was under a call, and they could not
dispense with further proceedings I'M
der the call because they had no quo
rum. They were kept in this position
until haTp0st t'co O'Clock, when SUI
ficient number of members had been
forcibly taken from beds to relieve them
from their unfortunate predicament.-
The appearance presented by the As
sembly duling this time was not exact
" calculated to impress one with very
high opinion Of the dignity of that
body. The members were gathered in
little squads, each squad singing some
popular song on its l7airid,taI cupce,
but all uniting in keeping up perfect
shower of paper balls and other projec-
tiles. The messenger boys really look
ed as if they were ashamed of them,
and seemed to be seriously discussing
the propriety of calling the Assembly
to order!
A resolution has passed both houses
fixing March soth as the day of final
adjournment; but Is can scarcely be
presumed that the proposition will be
adhered to.
A Sorghum Convention was held
here last week. Many good specimens
were presented, and several machines
for extracting the juice from the stalk
were On exhibition. There are reason
able grounds for the belief that this
State may yet supply itself with moas-
ses and sugar by means of the cultiva-
ton Of this plant,-a consummation
deyoutly to be wished. Are the farm
ers il the Finery moving in the mat
ter: 1t costs little to tFy.