Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-01-15

SIN soldiers who died IN the service.
This Will give important information
to the friends of deceased soldiers, and
will very materially lessen the CORES
pondence of this office. Within three
months the records Of the Adiutant
Generals office will be completed, and
the necessity of supporting it as a
distinct office, no longer existing. it
can be dispensed with. and the records
viii be placed in charge of the Cover
nors Secretary.
STATE CAPITOL.
The contract for the com pletion Of
the rotunda Of the capitol was let BY
the commissioners according to law
for the sum of SS3, $50, and although
the contract = not yet. completed.
work under it has progressed to an
extent which insures greater comfort
and convenience The dome should
be com peted a. soon a possible and
an appropriation sufficient for that
purpose should be made. TO be expend-
ed a the work progresses, probably
during 1868. 1869 and 1870 This
contract should 81 let for tie entire
construction Of the dome. 1t can be
built under one much more satisfacto.
rily than under number Of contracts.
The artesian we'll in the park has been
sunk to the depth of $50 feet. but up
to this time Is not success. The
completion Of the present contract
will leave the well 600 feet deep
There has been expended upon it to
date So .622.7o. Il Is now for yousto
drcid. whether or not the enterprise
shaiL re abandoned Such a We'll IN
su'ot.sSi4' ol'e'"I'on ""uiu De OF very
sieoI 'a'Ue ~ INC STATE, ana mo"'u
Justify the expenditure OF an auultioh-
al sum Of money.
IMMIGRATION.
The Board Of immigration. provid-
q for ~ chapter I26 Of the general
laws Of 1867. was organized bE, the
appointment If b. DomschLle, ,Esq...of
Milwaukee, John A. ,Jnhnson.- ESQ. of
Dane. and Edmund Sweenv. ESD. of
Jefferson. the Governor and Secretary
OF State being mem hers &c o6icio. I'm
der tIte direction Of the hoard q nam
tN
- 0'''- y
accurate al" ms FuetiNt account o.
the resources, climate, lands laws.
institutions. and an outline map of
the state The hoard :, tI-eir raror,
..I,-;... ,a,,,--,,,.;,,:ar oon 60
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Use TINS year n powerful ald winch
increased immigration would exert IN
the material deypI0pmpnt of Nisc0n-
SIN cannot H.. o,-ar.astinataI. ,tor.
IS
l'i0 ''''tt- = iH@9iSc tiit Su5ofs non
OF the board.
AMENDMENTS 70 TIE CONSTITUTION.
The proposed amendment TO section
u Of article of the state constitu.
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''i1.' IN. 81 .'e' - 'Hc i'-is'H titt sdI-
AIRY 81 S-ioO per annum, and mileage,
WAS submitted TO the people at the
last General election and ~ tL.r, 20.
.e
ne last legislature adopted the
following Joint resolution. proposing
an anfcuIn4cDt In The state c0nSti+n-
1'eS"lrea ~ ne -S|aa'e thr ASSe'"biy. co"c',r
rug, mat SectI"n toar OF article eight OF the
N'''iE. ''ttt'''i va t'i' 0'''N1 VI " A~NpHSlH =
amended, to read a follows: The state shall
never contract any public debt except in
eases and manner herein provided, but the
legislature snail provide by law that tor every
twenty continuous miles OF raIlroau, opefat
Ell ~ other than horse power, hereafter hliilt
aud equipped n a hrst class railroad within
this state, there shall be donated from the
state treasury 70 the company building the
same. one hundred ,houss7t dollars. For
s..4 hn,, t,',g lS 49, ,H'.s 2t sreS'fu
debt provided for bs section SLY and Srction
nine Of article eight"
Also tie following
1.R,ro,.,.y D., H. 4s.e,.lg.. .. e,..-,< So.
ring. Thar section L. of article 3,of the con
stitution of the state of Wisconsin, be
amended :" a to read a follows
80. i,I'@''I, :" l,'e ne ., ~ Yeas or
classes. who shaiI have rcs=,ird in Tho at
for one year next preceding any election,
shalt be deemed qualified eiector at such
Scion So, j., - -, ni.Iy2s = me United
shall have Jr,.Ia,r,{ ,brir inr,,,rinns - hn'
corne citizens eoufornably 10 the laws Of
tile Unitca States On the subject of NATURAL
iz'tlon. 81 ferS0as OF Indian blood. who
- one '''.'', .'l''Ired ''y @rt OF '"f5fe>
seqacnt law of Of on.res - re ,S ruU
-" )" '''i>' -t'ii- 'lNhl/su persons oil