Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-08
FROM MADISON.

MADISON, FEBRUARY Otn, 1911.
Last Monday evening, before the
Assembly adjourned, Mr.. Mccormick,
the representative of Door and Kewau-
nee counties, who is probably the old
est member of any legislative body in
the Union, being 81 years of age, and
consequently older than the constitu-
ton of our country, was presented by
Speaker Smith, on behalf Of number
Of his associates, with handsome arm
chair. In response to some very.ap-
propriate remarks by Mr.. Smith, Mr..
Mccormick returned his thanks, and
said that no man felt prouder than he
did at that moment, in accepting that
token, so kindly rendered him by his
colleagues !; and that he should always
hold it sacred, and should take pleas
ure in purchasing desk to accompany
it; and that, in that chair. and upon
that desk, he would write his lest vii
and testamens, and hoped that when
he should die, that that beautiful chair
with its friendly arms might encircIe
him. 1t was an interesting and touch
ing scene, and one that does not often
occur IN these halls.
So far the deliberations of the Sen.
ate and Assembly have been conducted
very quietly, but there seems to be
lively time ahead, for both the friends
and the opponents of tie '.Dells I'm
provement' are massing tl.eir forces,
and they appear ready to enter into a
strong contest when their bill, which
Is now in the hands of the committee
on Lumber and Manufactures, shall
come up to be acted upon. The OPP
qoneats of the bill have presented a
large number of remonstrances against
the damming. of the river, among. them
one signed by 11o ladies' of Chippewa
Falls.
The commlttee on State Affairs in
troduced bill, to aathorize the Com
saissioners of School and University
Lands to loan the trust funds to school
districts for the purpose of building
buildings thereon. Heretofore tie
trust funds have been invested in Wis.
consin state bonds, or loaned to school
districts, by special acts of the lesisl;s-
ture.
a resolution introduced by Mr.. Hall !,
''to have the joint committee on Claims
enquire into the number, and give the
names and location Of ali societies and
institutions for private charity, incor-
porated under the laws of this state,
aud as far as may be convenient, into
the condition of each of thea, and |
what Gains any or all of them may
have Tor state support or appropriations
aad the reasons for the same ; aud that |
said committee take into consideration
all bills pending in either branch OF
Of the Legislature for appropriations to
such societies and in case they re-
commend any appropriations to be
made to any or all of them, that they
report single bill embracing all such
appropriations" vas adopted by the
Assembly, after amending it by adding
thereto, land that the committee report
their investigation and recommends
tons on Wednesday of next week"
The above resolution will .mplify the
matter a great deal, because as it now
stands there has been separate bill in
troduced to appropriate certain SUM
OF money to eueh Of sGch institutions.
Last Wednesday, Mr.. Kuntz asked
leave to withdraw resolution intro
duced by himself, en- the 9th ut. ere
4uesting our Senators and Represen-
tatives in Congress to. use their efforts
TO change the policy of the government
IN disposlng OF arms and munitions of
war;; but on motion Of Mr.. Curtiss it
was referred to Select Committee of
three, consisting Of Messrs. Curtis,
kuntz and We'll.
Dir. Hoskins Introduced bill; "to
Incorporate the Waterloo Library and
Sfamatic Associations y and Mr.. Fry
er bill, "to amend chapter 4O3, pri-
vate and local laws Of 1867, entitled an
act to incorporate the Northwestern
Furniture Company" which was passed
under suspension of the rules.
A great number of petition from diff
terent parts of the State have been 5
introduced in the Legislature, asking
Tor the establishment Of school for
the education of inlbecile and feeble
minded children, aud there seems to.
be 40 doubt bat that the ball providing
ior an institution of that kind which !
was introduced some time ago, will
pass.
Already an inclination for an early
Adjournment Of the Legislature shows
itself among the Senat rs and Member
OF the Assembly, bat with such large
amount of important unfinished busi
ues. before them, it seems premature
10 form a. J mice ur5 s to y hsn they
will be able to cone to final adjourn
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