Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-15
Of the Grant County HERnp1
FROM THE CAPITOL.
speaker. pro tem.-Counsy GOvernment-Bills
by Grant County Members-Rail.
road Lobby.

MADISON, February s. 1870.
The important work of this week
was completed last evening in the
caucus that met to nominate a can
dldate for Speaker pro TEN, of tho
Assembly, during the absence of Mr..
Bingham; the choice fell very APP
propriately upon Mr.. W. P. Dewey
OF your county, by vote of twenty
SIX TO fifteen for Mr.. Chandler of
Dane. This is a deserved eompli-
-msnt to gentleman whose efficiency
as legislator and presiding officer
Is second TO none in the State, and
his many friends at home will be
gratited at the preferment thus
shown him. While all concede that
the latter gentleman would have
done well had he been the nominee.
the choice of the majority gives very
general satisfaction.
The only measure of general inn
portance since | last wrote, has been
the bill introduced in the Assembly
ior return to the old system Of
county government, which at the
present writing has been considered
IN Committee of the Whole and has
been ordered to third reading, and
will undoubtedly pass the Assembly
by considerable majority, and, so
far as have been able to ascertain.
will not meet with any decided op-
position in the Senate. The men,
bers from Grant are all enthusiastic
supporters Of the bill Although
the present has some advantages
over the old, it is certain that it
takes larger sum of money to cor
rupt a numerous body of men than
small one. This very fact has infu.
enced some portions Of our State to
ask for a re-enactment Of the old
law. 1t is true also that in large
counties like Grant many parts are
not represented in the county gov
eminent under the present system,
and receive none Of the benefits Of
county legislation.
The following embraces The bills of |
local Importance introduced by your
members up 10 this date.
By Mr.. Dewey to authorize school |
district No 2, town Of Wingville, TO |
borrow sum of money to aid in the |
erection of a school house also, one |
by Mr.. Bassford to authorize school |
district No. l, town of Bloomington, |
TO borrow sum of money for like
purpose. These bills have been or
dered to third reading, and as they
meet with general favor by both |
branches 60 be a safe Investment OF |
the Trust Funds of the State, they
are certain to pass. By Mr.. Squires
to exempt the Platteville Joint Stock
Agricultural Society from taxation
aud to incorporate the Rountree
Mining and Smelling Company
By Mr.. Basford for the compensation
Of officers in making election returns;
also, to authorize the Town Board of |
Supervisors to exempt any town
from the provisions of Chapter 404,
of General Laws of 1862, relative to |
the license ard keeping of dogs
BY Mr.. Dewey to authorize Freder-
lex Schreiner to keep and maintain a
ferry across the Mississippi river in
Grant county. By Mr. Carthew to
incorporate the Cincinnati, Ohio, &
British Hollow, Wis, Mining Com
pany.
Our city has been crowded the last |
few days by the usual railroad lobby |
that comes up here every year to at
tend to the interests of that monop-
oily, and every member who is in
the market has already been pur-
chased according to his value-an an
nual pass being the usual considera-
ton.
The executive board of the State
Agricultural Society, met here this
week, and have decided to hold the
next State Fair at Milwaukee.
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