Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-01-25
From the Capitol-0rganization of the
Legislature-Familiar Faces-Re-
ception by the State Officers.
MADISON, January Is. 1870

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Legislature-Familiar Faces-Re-
ception by the State Officers.
MADISON, January Is 1870
The Capitol city is once more
crowded with the law makers of our
State, and the battle for place has
already been settled. The crowd
that comes here every year for pull
at the public teat, however weak it
may be, never small, was greater
than ever before and the trains that
left on our railways have borne pas
sengers that would have increased
the reputation for profanity of that
army in Flanders the poet has made
famous, had they been of the number
We notice many new faces among
the number our people annually send
here 10 make our laws; but while
we miss the presence of men we had
found to be pleasant associates and
good Legislators, glance at legisla-
ture of 1870 convinces us that the
change has not been to the disadvan-
tage of the people. Van Wyck,
Thomson, Barron and Fayette Allen,
are not in the places so familiar TO
their presence, but we confidently
expect to sec them filled by just as
good men out of the number occu-
plying seats this session, when they
shall have become qualified by legis-
lative experience. But amongst
the elect we find quite a sprinkling
of those not by any means now to
the triumphs aud defeats of legisla-
tive strife. There is Pound, transfer
red from theAssembly to preside over
the deliberations of the Senate, and
Bingham whose ability for the posi-
ton to which his party has elected
him no one questions, and w. p.
Dewey, Bingham's competitor but
now the most ready to sustain him,
aud d. w. Johnson on the Republi-
can side OF the house; and over on
the side Of the minority the familiar
faces of Sat. Clark in the Senate, and
d. w. Maxon in the Assembly, whose
appearance greet us as almost good
to look upon these and others whose
presence is by no means new con-
vince US that the education Of the
uninitiated will not suffer.
The wheels of legislation are not
yet in running order and but little
beyond an organization has been
effected. The Senate Standing Com
mittees were concurred in as was
presented to that body by Senator
Taylor, and it is expected thatSpeak-
err Bingham will announce those of
the Assembly when they meet on
Monday evening next. A few bills
are already on the docket, but they
are mostly OF local character, but
not all of them. Already Mr.Maxon
has introduced his bill, so familiar to
us all for the last four sessions, to
repeal the present system of county
government, and some other mem.
Der has introduced an important
amendment to the dog ldlo Next week
you may expect work Of more i'm
pOrtanee than this.
The reception of our State officers
last Thursday evening was a very
pleasant affair-more pleasant to
those wbo had the pleasure Of being
introduced TO the heads of depart
ments here and theta ladies, than to
stand in their places for three long
hours doing the honors. The dance
after the reception was quite as sue
cessful, the only drawback being the
crowded state of the rooms. The
attraction of the evening at the dance
was the Milwaukee Light Guards,
whose bright uniforms presented a
decided contrast to the sober dress
of the civilian. This crack compa-
ny was commanded on this occasion
by their old Captain, Gen. ]. G. Stark
weather, and did credit to themselves
and to him while stopping here.
NJ.