Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-04-09
The Adjournment.

tuetF lHruIS. OuF long sessions are
often made longer by the farmer part
of the members who prefer staying
at Madison so long as the weather is
bad, having nothing particular to do
at home. But when the winter breaks
and the robbins come about there is
always desperate expression of pa
triotism and economy among them,
aAd then nothing but an immediate
adjournment can save the State from
bankruptcy And this is what the
matter is for month every year.
We shall support with all our might
the amendment to the constitution,
allowing each member so much
whether he stays at Madison ten days
or fifty. We guess there will be short
sessions-about twenty daysin length.
AS usual the leaders of the Wiscon.
sin Legislature are going through
with the motions and manoeuvres for
having themselves re elected or elect
ed for something else next fall and
the lower strata of members are al
lowed to peep into the political cams
era just enough to see the glory and
also be feasted upon the hope Qfoffice
Such arrant humbuggery ought sure
ly to be done with, for ever before to
q dead shot certainty when the pco-
pie found out who were the caucussed
candidates at a preceding Legislature,
they turned in and ground them to
powder.
The members of the legislature
have no right to thus tamper with
the uamc and standing and usefulness
of our public men, often our best cts
liens.
The legislature has meant well, we
think, and had there been enough
firmness on the railroad issues, the
people could afford to re-elect the
same members next fall.
EgOn Saturday lasta Senate res
olution was adopted for the printing
Of 5000 copies Of the joint resolution
praposipg an amendment to the con
stitution, authorizing the granting Of
$4,000 mile State aid to railroads.
the reports of the Judicial committee
relative thereto, and the vote on its
adoption in each house. This shows
handsome Endorsement, by some
very good men of the state, of our
late suggestions favoring County
Taxation to assist in building rail-
roads. We should still however ia.
vor county taxation over state taxa>
ton iOr many reasons. We have no
doubt when the people fell able there
will be some such means resortcd to
for building railroad branches and
extensions, so as to equalize the
business Of the country. But we are
as yet some years in advance Of such
readiness to resort TO state and coun.
W taxation, Take no alarm.
bloomington ELEcrIoN.-At the
election in Tafton, (yclept Blooming
ton by act of the Legislature,) on
Tuesday last, an informal vote was
taken for and against changing the
namo ofthat town, and there appeared
nmajority of eighteen opposed to The
change. This is very singular as the
movers have been SO confidently as
suming a heavy majority for the
change. The Bloomington men are
trying to get the name of Tafton
post office changed to correspond, as
also the name Of the village. Should
there appear persistent majority for
changing the name of BLOOMINGTON
back to TaftOn, the Legislature will
doubtless next repeal the act and or
daln the name CT town re-christened
"Tattpn." Mean while the matter of
changing the name Of postoffice and
village had better be let alone till the
other shall be securely settled The
Legislatures had better mind their
own business and leave this thing Of
changing the names oftowns and vii.
lagos to County boards where it more
appropriately belongs.
RThO Plattevillo and Calamine
Railroad bill Of Hon. Hammer Rob
bins has probably become a law.
with slight amendments. The follow
notice appears in the State Journal Of
Friday last
The bill authorizing the towns on
the line Of the Platteville and Gala.
MiRe Railroad 10 aid in its oonstrnc
ton, was taken up. Senator Roun>
tree moved to add provisc thai chc
second election should not be held
within three months from the tine OF
the first vote, and should be final
The amendment was adopted and the
bill concurred in.
COOLING Morn IN ApPLEs-Tbe
same worm which for some years
was so destructive to the apples in
Wisconsin, of late, however far less
hurtful, have been heard from in
Southernlllinois. We clip the follow
ing from . published letter from
Egypt
The codling moth is becoming OK
ceedingly injurious to the apple crop
Tho eggs of the insect are laid in the
blossom end of the apple when small