Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-26
MADISON CORRESPONDENTS.
Oar Correspondent +" ON duty" Again.
General and Local Matters In the
Legislature.
M,,,eox FL % 1890

List week 4 uhi Dot NfisC IOu tetlcI
bne Mr.. Flint did. aud that WAS better
The subscriber was off ut Milwaukee,
with the gentlemen legislators of Wis.
censin aud Minnesota who were on an
excursion. went rs sort of supernu-
mcrary-was allowed to accompany the
crowd with severa! other necessary evils
Of the reportorial profession. Every
body had good time in Milwaukee -
The COED people of that metropolis did
the thing up nicely. They made first
! rate impression on their invited guests,
! both in the manner and matter of their
entertainment. But it's too late, now,
to "branch out" on this subject-inter-
esting though-it might have been at the
/ time.
When our Legislature came TO-
6, Their again on Monrlay it came
loaded for-business. The members
had their pockets full of bills, and things,
which they heaped clerks desks of the
Senate, and Assembly, in a manner
which was discouraging (for the clerks
to behold. Nearly cart load Four
hundred bills, besides the other trash
Bat that was tho - last run of slad."-
( No more new business. TO be received !!
. Thanks.
And now these bills, memorials, pei
tons, accounts, &c, &c, are to be dis
posed Of. Although the Legislature has
been IN session for nearly five weeks
very little important business has been
finally disposed of; and as an adjourn
ment will probably be effected about the
1st of March, it behooves members to
work hard for the next week as they have
been doing this week. The various
committees are in session when the Leg
isla,ure is hot and matters begin to as
sumo a tangible shape. Two sessions a
day are held by the Assembly, and also
Ly the Senate when it is necessary to
keep the clerks disk cleared up.
| doubt whether much time will be oc
cupied this session in discussing political
or other bunc0mbe resolutions, the usual
number and character Of which have been
introduced. The Legislature, as a body,
does not care to listen to long speeches
en- self evident propositions, this year.
| There arc severa! amendments to the
State Constitution before the Legislature
--one having passed, proposing TO in
crease the salary Of the Governor to
$4,000 n year, and that of the 1t. Gov
ernor to $1,000. One TO change the
number of Judges of the Supreme Court
| from three to five, and make their term
of service ten years, has passed the Sen
ate, bat has not as yet been eoncurred in
by the Assembly. Another to provide
for holding constitutional convention
] has not passed either House. There are
several other propositions pending which
the people may be called to vote upon
soon, but l imagine that Female Suffrage
will not 10 one of them, as tho Senate
is "agin it.''
Your railroad matters having been Fl
naly settled in the Legislature, and |
believe to your satisfaction, you will hear
no more from me on that subject.
Mr. Ives has introduced bill TO ena
bic certain towns in Pierce county to vote
all for the construction Of railroads to
any company that will build roads
through tho county OF any part thereof
which will pass in regular order.
A bill from the Senate was concurred
in by the Assembly Yesterday, appr6pri,
a'ing sum Of money (slO,oO0) for
the purpose 4 building three roads in
Pierce county-frsm Prescott to the
Dunn county line, thence down the Rush
River Valley AID to River Falls
The charter of the City Of Prescott
; has been 50 amended as to give tho see.
cnl warl 5 Aldermen, instead of 3, a
befre.
\ bill has also passed authorizing the
county court to oe hell at Prescott and
legalizing the boiling of such court at
that place, hereafter.
A dill authorizing tho Hastings and
Dakota Railroad Co. to build n bridge
across the St. Croix river at Prescott
passed the Senate last evening.
A bill appointing Trustees of the Riv
er Falls Cemetery Association has also
been introduced. and will pass in due
time.
A bill is again pending to give the
printing in Pierce county to the paper
having the largest circulation. What
the tate of the bill will be your cores
ponlent does not pretend to state
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