Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-01
irrsapou.' qncs Of the GIANT COUNTY HEs,ID)
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Imp srtant isaslsiation--- Congressional The
tmprovesent.-- State War Claims
Biographical Sketches.

- spun "a diuACulbiC5 tHC lOS ioiututc
has at lenls 9Th got into perfect running
order, anos although as many bills as
usUNl havs not been introduced up
to This TIME, enough work is on the
boards TO :dispel all probabilities of
so early az adjournment as the 2let
day OF ne&t month.
The blk to restore the death pen
atty will isleet with advocates from
the rankss of those who one year
ago woul.have voted against il and
meet as itsmay with determined op-
position isud probable defeat, the
elements q its favor and against it
ars 'Veigh,y enough to take up time.
Anss then Eve have the proposed rail-
roa" invEtigation, to enquire INTO
the necesaity of regulating tariffs
oy teglsiasion, and who ever knew
this monopoly to allow their side to
be deteatsl for want of friends if
money could buy them? Therefore
thie meassire will not be disposed of
for a moment. Neither must we
forget that other bill, of public in
terest TO q of us, and one which Mr..
Maxon, Of Washington county, has
brought Isetore the Legislature and
the peopR. with such zeal for the
last four fAssions-the one proposing
that CouU'ies return to the old sys-
tenn of Choosing County Supervisors.
L have heard it limited that Maxon
was likelN to be successful in carry
ing this raeasure--a compliment to
his long determined efforts.
The iodal bills that have their little
lobby on both sides, to watch the
action OF she COMMITTEES and the final
vote, are tumerous and their persist
ence rejo.ceth the hearts of the
employes6f the Senate and Assem-
bly,, who .lhlike the members receive
a PER dieps and not fixed salary.
Our So.ons who had come to Mad
ison this winter expecting to go up
to vt. PaRl, to returR the visit made
by the Minnesotians one year ago,
are feeling disappointed over the
news that our neighbors will not re-
tho courtesy at present. True, they
hal partaken of our fatted calf, but,
although: theirs "yet liveth" it is lean
and the Dear people will not increase
it's tatneRs or pay the butcher, there
fore some other men, cunning in
Assembly district politics, will at
some future time enjoy the banquet
instead.
Two weeks ago public expression
very generaljy named General David
Atwood as the successful man to Sc
cure the. place in Congress made
vacant By the death Of Mr.. Hopkins,
but listeaing to-day 1 am confident
that ths issue is uncertain. The
nominating Convention meets at
Watertogsn the first day of next
month, aid il is expected that each
county will support It's own man
Dane supporting General Atwood
Rock, H2n. G. g. Williams; Jefferson
Hoa. l.. .. Caswell; and Columbia
promises 10 be a unit on somebody,
probably. Israel Holmes of Portage
City. From the list of candidates
have named the Second Congressional
district has the opportunity of Sc
Letting avery good man.
The State Encampment of the
Grand Afmy the Republic held its
annual meeting in this city this week
fof the purpose of electing officers
and for general business. They paid
General Thomas S. Allen deserved
compliment by re-electing himGrand
Commander. Arrangements were
made fora general meeting of all the
soldiers il our State in Milwaukee
during the coming Summer.
Governor Fairchild received in
formation before be left Madison for
Washington, last Thursday, that "a
portion . the Wisconsin War Claim
had been allowed, to the amount of
$2l9,742 &C.. We owe this TO the
persistence of our Executive. 10
connection with the name of the
Governor, will also mention that
through the energetic help of Sena-
tor Hazeton and Mr.. Dewey, of your
county delegation, the Wisconsin
and FoxsRiver Improvement is sure
to receiT9 all necessary action the
Legislature of Wisconsin can give to
make it B. success
IN MY next letter ! propose to
give q synopsis of what our Grant
county Taembers are doing, but the
following "writing up" of them by
Jack Turner, as it will appear in the
forth coning Legislative Manual, is
more Interesting matter than i
should bp able to furnish:
sizoRGE ;. HAzELToN.
9TH SEsAToBIAL DIsTRIcT-Grant coun-
ty, George e. II azelton, rep, of Boscobel
fIe was bern in the town Of Chester, Rocking
hpm cou1ty, New Hampshire, January 8,
1888 he graduated at Union College, Sche-
nectady, y. Y.-class of 1858; is by profess
sion LAWYER; lie came 10 Wisconsin in 1868,
and settled At Boscobel was elected District
Attorney Of Grant county in 1864, and re-elect-
Cd in 1866, In 1867 was elected Senator, and
ia 1868 wac appointed by Governor Fairchid
chairman q the committee TO visit the chart
table and psnal institutions of the State; was
CfHlNcu fho AEhs VI thC OcndtC W ds
rs-elected - the senate in 1869, receiving 3
7}2 votes s.;ainst 1901 votes for Ex-Governor
Nelson Dewey, Ind.
JOEL COOK sQUIREs.
FIRST DHTMcT. Clowns of Hazel Green,
Shelter aAd PIatteyilIe.) The member is
teel Cook Squires, Dem, PlatteviIe. He
was born IN the town of Vienna, county of
Trambull, ohio, December 18th, 1919. Re-
ceiyed a common school education ia nv occu-
patton a miner he came TO Wisconsin in 1888
aud settled At Platteville in 1871 was Clerk
Of the Boaad of Supervisors of Grant county
i,i IS49, 1890 and 1851; was Clerk OF the
Circuit Court in 1851 and 1852; was State
Senator for The Sixteenth District in 1852 and
1853 was Register of the Land Office at Min
fral Point. from 1853 to 1851 was State Bank