, 1869-01-29
WISCONSIN.


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e1ou Our Special Correspondent.
MADISON. Wis. Jan. q.
The Legislature has elected United States
senator, and thus disposed Of the most ez-
citing and one Of tho most important matters
n which it will be called to pass. Both
Houses blllettcd yesterday, aud Matt. II.
Carpenter received the unanimous vote Of
he Republicans present and Of one Demo
:rat. To-day the two houses met III
oint convention, and comparing their
journals showing the above facts, Mr. Car
pcntcr was declared elected for six years to
succeed the rec1cant Senator DoolIttle, who
has so grossly m:sreprcs cnted those to whom
ae owes lis high place for the last ten
years. CT the different phases Of the sena
torial coutest-from the tlrst appearance Of
The rival candidates at the capital, aud their
friends, through the contest for the prize,
when it seemed go uncertain who would ot-
tain it, OF the nomination by the Republican
caucus and the subsequent election, you
have been kept informed. Though Mr.. Car.
ptnter's election was earnestly opposed by
many Republicans, there Is general acquie:
cencc and confidence that ht will do honor
to himself m d the State by his brillIau
tnicnts aud learning, and BE- stca1fast In tue
advocacy o. the pril ciples t. which he Ia. 50
strongly committed himsclf. Though
ss e foniS' Ssa feelings were was@ snseude9eS oe
and the harmony Of the Republican ,plrty OF
the Sia'c has not been Disturbed in the
slightest degree. Mr.. Carpentcr's generous
coursc since The nomination has bccn such as
to alay all unpleasant feelings that may
he has made, especially those after receiving
the nomination and election, have Increased
the number Of Ills admirers.
The Legislature Las closed the second
week Of the session, and though but iew
bills have been passed, an unusually large
nunlber have been introduced, including sew
cral Of on important character: In the Aa
semb'y there have been l12 bills introduced;
in the Senate, u. Last year at this date the
number In the Assembly WIS lS4 In
the Senate, So; hut the Legislature
met last year six days earlier, 80 that at the
SAINT period Of the session the number In the
Senate slxty.two. The Chaplain question,
The postage stamp business aud the printing
Of the Governors message Ii English, have
been settled with less than the customary
amount Of talk, BY inviting. the resident
clergy IN one house, and an Episcopal clergy.
mnn IN the other, to open the daily sessions
legislator SIS postage stamps each session.
copies Of the Governors message i'll English.
The printing oil tic message in foreign lau-
guagcs. rs has been the custom for
many years in this State stlll
Is@1as sg pased opsP 1cso,uteu so1 sN
copies in German, Norwegian, Welsh, b.
holnian and Holland. After quite discus
sion, during which the Democrats, who,
whtn III power, used to have all surts ol
documents printed by the thousand 1T all
sorts OF laneuayes regardless Of expense,
,ehemently, opposed It. NV that their Or
Senate has not acted. The spirit of economy
keeps the question Of CRYING reporters q
triile Of Stationery unsettled.
The .r.al work Of the session has fairly
commenced. Among tho measures intro.
duced are the securing ol government aid to
he project Of securing relief 10 navigation
between Lake Michigan aud the Mississippi
BIZ way OF the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, 70.
whfcl, strong memorial has bscn passed, and
The Governor requested 10 70 to Washington
and use bis influence for it the an,endment
Of the constitution to increase the number pf
Supreme Judges to Eve, which certainly
ought 10 prevail, as the present thre, Judges
arc greatly overworked F.; tue abolition vi
the grand Jury system, with Its secret inqui-
sition, useless trouble aud expense, which
will be earnestly advocated the enactment
Of prohibitory liquor law. which would bt
perfect dead letter in d large number o
counties OF tue State If put on the statute
book, but which will be urged Will
all the influence Of the powerful or
ganization OF Good Tcmplars as {
! ranacea for the evils OF inte1nDerance
The extension! CT suffrage to women, q Law t
| pic will he strongly advocated; the compel
ling OF the attccdance Of nil children Ut pub
| l,c or other schools, under penalty OF 1ln
for neglect The substitution Of the township
| for the district system of school govern
ment which Is warmly recommended by tht
| State SuperintcL deut and leading education
al men: the establishment OF uniform pr
| rata tariffs tor freight and passengers ou rutl
! roads.ui which there Is a very slim prospect
and the prlntIpal cutct Of the I'LL for Whic
will be to draw railroad lobby hero. Ther
have been bills introduced to repeal a 1are
number oil the laws enacted By the WisdoI
of the last Legislature, of more or less import
auce, end also tt,mc that never even passed
Jut which, nevertheless, in the hurry
which business was done at the close Of las
session, wire signed and published as Law:
Strong efforts viii be mnae to abolish th
system Of Con, IS superintendents Of school!
ard County Supervisors. and 20 back 10 th
inefficient system Of Town Superintendent
Of Schools, antl the cumberous aud costl
County Hoard OF Supervisors, composed I
the Chafrmen of the several Town Boards
i Supervisors. The present systems. howere
| uAtC Etttu Gu EEuClA4 kdll9aANtIbA kuul
change Tor the worse can hardly be etaecte,
4 new hospital for the Insane, and an inst
tuition for the care and instruction Of imp
Gle and idiottc children arc asked, and tt
prospect is TINT preliminary steps for the
establishment will be authorized.
Those Interested in statistics may be inte
ested In TIC following Of our legislature:
~ he Senate has t11rty-!htee ncnreEs, OF Hhtt
t:neteen are Republicans and fourteen Dem
, cr:n. TIE bsEsh rlscs OF sixteen - New for
= aNtV ~ tKn ~
: f'h1:'. onnce11cu,. Name, Mss.achnsct1s, NJ
i Jrrcv. Washington, Georgia ard Ireland. !
: miEe ats oie Zach m4caintss. agent. lumh
me1ct ant, lun"ez manctscturer, hotel keep
I@,f aIa dung III. s
: Tterc f5c twelve scusfq's over 81 yei
{ Old. twelrr over 10. and sight over 81. Geor
; Rscd Is ;he oldes:. being 6', aud II ]. Kersos
!, ylars old Thrcc mem >ers have been in i
!, State over thirty. seara, and eleven over twec
i yesre. Sat. Clark is the n.dest resident, hast
: member or the Leeisl4spre ten years. a.z-1tou
me l.tsss coEsr 10 The STATE sasnS been E
yea,s Old. ha. tseo in The State twtnsy-si1 yea
= = asd IL the Lecis'ature eleven years There .
; iwtnty.four officers and employees Ct the scn.te
Tfcrc arc loo tnemhsF. Of asa toe Assembly. ~.
II TWO Democrats. There ste :ottE ak put down
). farmers, -' sertcen a. la*4era, stx each as II,
chalts ana lumhelmen; three r phyeieians;
and scfptf; orc each ~ II mechan1c. cleez5m
!, contsae'nr. esrpsn.tr druggist. ta.'os. M tam
hs n.ee o n.iiT
c Il. New York tiah, Ohio, liz each Pei
.,l,sSt. srncI, Germany l,sa
!, sat sso.lsna. ~ norway tso e.es &isson.
d New Hsmpsblsc. France. England. rrns.is, :
: CaIsea west; ore each indi.nS K,n'uee
0 ode.t member l. dob uasseu, q 0zaaEee.
y tue younCe-t If j. \. em,tb. Of Walwortrt
osei ssi12y oses g. sd II III over sa' II II
yea,r. III. ]. d. Foster. q W1nnsbaso. is
b Tiers src thtr;y-iso St,:eTe and emp!oycs 81
= Assembly.
A snort session is assured, as the una
I nous vote In The Assembly today to cut
a the. introduction Of new business after
i 18th of February showed. As the mc.nb
- have salary the longer they stay tho ]
i they MAKE, aud besides many are anxious
=, adjourn iu time to 20 down to NashIngl
!, to see Gcueral Grant inauguEa,ed.
!. So far as can be judged this is the abl
= | Legislature and the least disposed to wa
i time and words OF any nc havc had here
=, some years. PLrs
The FznnhiuR Prlvllsae-Note fr.
:, HOE. r. ". Forty.
d wAsu1so.ox, Ja3. ., 1s6
~ To the Editor OF The Chicago Tribune:
S Observing In your issue Of the I'D inst,
:. your request that would "ass,gu 3 r.
d reason Tor making the people at large pay
i. postage on tue letters sent By those =
II write to Congress- ssn1en." growing out Of
II prevailing motioa giving to tho people
q. privilege of sending letters, post.lCe, free,
ii their members Of Congress. so long as C
IN Rrestmcn hold tho frankiuc privilege;
10 reply Is I hat ] AN In favor Of abolishfug
,e ftankIng privilege altogether, but, 50 long
iterists, nm for reciprocity Of right betwt
es people aud Representatives.
10 By adding the following remarks. made
q. urging the amendment, which passed by
-, decisive vote OF l3S to 5b. my 1aksous !