Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-02-09

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Enthusiastically Post Office, etc.
i W Madison. Feb. 3, "a.
Hardly anything has yet been finished
in the Legislature. A number of bills OF
considerable importance are ia progress
and. yulgarly speaking, are Matching, but
any that have gone through are local or of
minor Importance. A great many bills
legaIizing and authorizing town meetings
! for levy and collection of money for sol
diers' bounties have been passed under sus-
pension Of rules, thus interesting with the
sasty pgogis.s D. general legislation, and
Drolonging the session, to say nothing OF
the uncertainty Of these laws and the exs
pense attending their printing &c. Had
these men who are so anxious to present a
bill with their name attached toit, rbt been
so impatient, a general law would have
been reached by this time Govern { the
whole case; while present appearances. IL
cate thse ute VIII II
lOr INV TOT lc& IN 60 OF my own
part | don't see but Tho itwould be policy
to give towns entire control over their own
matters. There has not vet been voice
raised against any local bill that has been
presented here the members from that
locality itself were in favor Of it, Some
of the members, indeed, seem to think it
an insult for any Others to object Thus
saying that man sent here by a half doz
en- towns shall dose out liberties to them
respectively. which their own suffrages will
not allow them.
AS nothing, in results, is TRANSPORTING
worthy Of record this letter will be devoted
to incidents, Statistics, etc. A set of reso-
buttons have been or their passage for some
time, the first recognizing the rebellion and
opposing propositions Of peace while rebels
bear arms; the second, naming the duty Of
Congress and the people; the third thank
ing the army, and the founh suggesting
the nomination of Lincoln for next Presi
dent.
The first of these resolutions passed the
House BY party vote; the second was OPP
posed by one member, an Irishman from
Milwaukee; one voice also was hard against
the third, said by the reporters to have
been The voice OF this same lrishman.-
Next day this gentleman comes in with a.
resolution that reporter disappearing
the vote of member ought to he expelled,
whereupon the Journal gets up some sem
fences of pleasantly al his expense, bis
voice having a popularity to distinguish il
from every other On discussing bis res
outions he assured the House on bis word
OF honor thai the voice Was not bis that it
came from his friend near by who also had
the "rich Irish hFogue," and that said
friend would acknowledge it. Thereupon
lis friend made claim for him to the pesul-
Jar, ringing ma Our friend, Bachsor
Beach, says the affair reminds him Of the
stosy Of the darkey servant and her ''misr
sus," who, when they We're Al church, a.
peculiar noise attracting tile attention Of
the whole congregation, was heard elnenat-
ing iron, their seat. When they were home
"missus" directed the servant that at meet
ing next Sunday she must confess to hay
ing made the disturbance. At th't time
when the congregation were assembled, ms
ing IN her place and getting their attention
she said: IL wish to inform dis congre-
CATION dat | is de pusson what made de
noise dat come from missus last Sunday"
This Milwaukee Celt is trying to distinguish
himself and will probably succeed. but i
will not be believed that any other than
himself was capable Of luaking that peculiar
noise.
Some days ago the old members were
pleased at seeing Mr.. Mills leisurally pac
ing the floor and one Of them introduced
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Superintendent Of
Public Property be instructed to deliver
members outfit OF stationery to that eccen-
trio genius, the Hon. Joe L. Mills Of Grant
County. who has on divers occasions ably
and faithfully represented on this floor the
people OF bis district, end who has been
to day looking around this chamber with
the apparent view Of selecting seat for
the session.
The resolution was referred to the Grant
County delegation, but they have not yet
reported upon it.
The House this year has forty-three far
mers, and thirteen lawyers; the remaining
members are variousIy distributed in little
squads among the different professions and
trades; one putting his occupation down az
q Justice of the pence, another as postrnas
ter. Thirty of its members are foreign
born. Thirty.threa are natives OF New
York. ten from the little state OF Vermont.
There are natives Of but ten OF the dfteF-
erst states. and only one was born IN a slave
state. ne IN a representative Of the true
blood Of old Virginia, aud bis gerialiLy y
familiar to the people Of GRAFT. New
York produces fourteen Of the thirty three
members Of the Senate. Eleven are law.
ysrs and eight farmers; other occupations
sca,teringly distributed. This body also
has but one whom some might class as .
foreigner on the ground Of having been
born III territory claimed by the Oonfs'ler-
ates
The House postmaster got in a resolu
ton the other day 70 give him. his assIst-
ants the door keepers and fireman each
FIVE dollars worth 81 postage STAMPS. This
r. NJ. gets three dollars day. and las