Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-12
MADISON CORRESPONDENCE.
Various Subjects, Legislative and 9th
erwise, duly Considered By our Corr
resDondent.

servants ere in duty bound 10 carry them.
/ This one, however. | hope will "con
acct" for shsll mail it two days earlier
than usual.
fittings are workin'." The Legisla-
tive NIL grinds slowly, but it grilds ex-
ceedngly small. CThat is not exactly
the proper rendition of that sentence,
but it's true, nevertheless l mean that
ii does small grinding. The grists are
not SO large rs common, this year, but
the grinders take more toll than ever be-
fore. They take portion of il in stamps
postage stamps. The State furnishes
the stamps. Postage stamps were for
merly used by members of the Legisla-
ture to pay postage on public documents
which they sent to their constituents
and they are used for that purpose now
10y some members. But will heed the
warning Of member" who is look
ing over my shoulder as / write, and say
no more upon this delicate suIject-ex-
cept that the Legislature has voted
some hundred dollars lately for STAMPS"
The bill chartering the Western Wis
consin Railroad, or rather the substitute
for the bill introduced by Mr.. Parker, Of
ST. Croix county, passed the Assembly
without opposition. 1t is now in the
hands Of the Railroad Committee of the
Senate, where it is to remain until GER
tain parties are heard in regard to an
amendment proposed by Sens tor Copp,
providing that the Southern terminus Of
the road shall b. fixed in the charter
ADD that il shall be Prescott. The Hud-
son pc. pie supposed that they had ac-
complished all they desired, in the bill,
in tearing the company TO locate the road
whcrs they might see proper, and the
delegation from Hudson returned home.
But this amendment does not suit the
Hudson interest, and several gentlemen
from that city, l understand, are again
on their way 10 the Capitol, to lock af-
ter matters. Messrs. Cox, Powell and
Bracket, of River Falls, are still here, in
the Prescott and Pierce county interest.
Mr. Spence White, of Prescott, is also
here, and several other Prescott men arc
daily expected.
In this connection, let me give you
rumor that is ahoat here, TO this effect
That the company asking for the new
charter do not intend to build the road
that il is the same interest which controls
the st. Paul and Superior road-and
that Mr. Wintermute's object Tor the
parties ne represents) is to get hold of
the franchises Of the Wisconsin road in
order to prevent its being built How
much truth there is in this, you ST.
Croix Valley men must judge. l do not
pretend TO kao,O anything about it. |
have heard disinterested members state,
positively, that it is not the intention of
the new company to build the read.
a Lill to give the printing Of the Treas
urer and Clerk of the Board of Pierce
county to the paper having the largest
circulation published in the county, pass
ed the Senate. but was killed in the AS
sembly the other day.
a memorial was introduced in the
Assembly Yesterday for the improve
ment of the ST. Croix river, which rep
resents that the volume of water of
the St. Croix river, is about equal to
that Of tie Mississippi, above its juno
ton with the ST. Croix, between Pres
colt aud St. Paul; that the river is navi-
gable and is navigated, during what is
called 4 good stage of water, by the
largest class of steamboats, which nayi-
gate the upper Mississippi river above
the city Of ST. Louis; that there arc sew
eral bars in said ST. Croix river, one at
Catfish bluff, and one just above the city
of Hudson, aud other bars between the
city Of Saltwater and the villages of St.
CrOix Falls and Taylor's Falls, which are
great impediments to nayigations, and
which ought TO be and could be removed
at slight expense" and respectfully asks
for an appropria ion of 100000 for the
purpose named.
Senator Copp, l am sorry to say, is
not enjoying as good health this winter as
| wish he might. The Senator works
too hard for his constituents for his own
physical good. 1t is TO be hoped that
he will come out all right in the spring.
There are several matters Of q general
nature, which are of interest in the Leg
islaturo-the more important of which |
will refer to briefly.
The Senate has again passed the Joint
Resolution providing for an amendment