Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-01-19

Williams as President, pro tenn and with
Daniel Hall as Speaker Of the Assembly.
The Legislature of 1872 opens well.
Those who desire to know somewhat OF
the biography of the l33 gentlemen who
comprise the legislative branch, will be
interestedin the following, condensed from
the Legislative Manual, now being pre-
pared by Jack Turner
SENATE.
OF the 33 members, % Republicans, 10
Democrats. There are ID farmers, s law
yers, manufactures, 2 both merchants,
md .nmbermen, editors and publishers.
each physician, clel gyman, machlnSt
and "Senator." There are 25 mattress
If The United States : IA born liz New
York. each in Massachusetts and Penn
ylvania, in Wisconsin. each IN Come
tcut, Washington, d. c., and Vermont;
! foreign born, in Germany, 2 each III
Ireland and Scotland, | ii. France the
irish S majors, Little aad Quimby, both
., ing Republicans; the WiSconsiners
LOGON and Mitchell. The oldest Senator
Colladay, 62 the youngest Mitchell, "a
This is the first Legislative experience OF Z
senator's Several have served number
# sessions in one house or the other, Sat.
Clerk being the vetern legislator.
ASSEMBLY
OF the 100 members 80 are Republicans
10 Democrats. AS farmers, SIMPLY, 80
lass themselves g more adding another
occupation under which they are classed)
s are awyers, 8 each merchants ana
unbermen. physicians, 3 carpenters, 2
ach real estate dealers, lumbermen. mer.
hants and millerS | each druggist, dealer
IN machinery, sailor, nurserymen, Diary
nan, Fl our manufacturer. mason and bull
Ter carrlt.e III Tx ~, rtat estate dealer
aud contractor, manufacturer, produce
dealer, wholesale liquor dealer editor and
publisher, land agent, in cattle and farm
machinery, general business, not engaged.
BY berth " are natives OF the United
States, 35 born IN New York ,9ln Vermont
in Ohio, 4 in Pennsylvania, 3 each in
Wisconsin,. and Kentucky; each in Mass
chuSetts. New Hampshire ana Connect
cut; | in New Jersey Illinois, Indiana,
and Maryland % forcigners-l0 born in
Germany, 5 each in Ireland and England
3 in Franco, 2 each in Scot ard, and Ca
n,la, and | in New Brunswick, none
strange to say in Norway or Wall. Win
field Smith Coleman and O'Ronrk are
WiScon>iners. The oldest member j.
Henry Fowler, 70 years oil, youngest
Patrick O'Rourk, u. There are others
under 30 Sackct u Bates, Jenkins al d
). W. Lamoroux each %. There arr
II members re elected from last yer
Atwater, Ayers, Chase, Hall, llixon,
kin, A. Nicholas, Maxen, Fen IRA,
Powell. Rankin, SWAIN. We'll, and White.
There Is more who have been members Of
the Assembly before Albert, Is. +. and
John Adams, Barron Burdick, L B. Gas
well, Dixon, Felcnz, Fowler, Crab IN
Horn, Larkin, May Peterson, Ringle
Rowe Ru,ld and Walters. Mcssrs. Bohan
Budick Cary. We'll Horn, Larkin and
Maxon, have >erved in The S nate Messrs.
Horn. Maxon and Wirl a repre- sented
districts in the Assembly years ago, each
has served in the Senate t$i e, and now
re appear together in the Assembly from
Ozaukse and WASHINGTON counties. Mr..
Larkin. was member ofth4 Constitutional
Convention Messrs. Maxon. and Ncho
Of the first State Legislature. Mr. Graham
was the member Of the New York LegiS-
alton, Mr. Fowler of that of Maryland
Whitfield Smith has been Attorney Gene
raj of the State.
GOVERNOR WASHBURN
Has entered upon the discharge of the
functions Of his tffire in manner that
Il i'll Ii 10 81,
confidence Of all parties. His message
was one that might have been expected
from man Of his long experience in pub
lie life, and intimate knowledge Of the
wants and resources of the country in
general and onr own favored common
wealth in particular. 1t is much to say.
yet there can be no doubt from what we
all know of he man as citizen, congress
man and governor, that b. will be one of
the best executive officers w Wisconsin has
yet had As you will doubtless give your
readers his message in full, or synopsis,
it is unr ecessary to refer to it at leugth
Some of It's leading features are thus no
ticed:
A thorough geological survey of the
state is recommended as particularly nee
essary at this time, when so much of Its
territory, through the construction os
new railroads, Is opened up to the Set
tiers and the capitalist.
In view of the large number If insane
in the state, and their rapid increase. an
appropriation is recommended for the
erection Of the two remaining wings of
the hospital at Madison, and also for the
erection Of the centre building of the new
hospital at Oshkosh. The estimate for
thi latter building IS $9l,800.
The continuation of the annual apnro
priation of $500 for the purchase or books
for the State Historical Society Library is
recommended, and The prosperity Of the
Society and the value af the library seem
to warrant the recommendation.
The Importance of the improvement of
the Wisconsin River is urged, and tie
bringing of this measure prominently be-
fore Congress is recommended and the |
opinion is expressed that Congress ought !
not to- hesitate to push on the work.
Considerable space is devoted to the
subject of railroads; and we learn that |
there are now ,5SS miles of road in the |
State, $50 of which were built the past |
year The vast and increasing power of |
railroad companies, their relations to the
public and the complaints of unjust dis
elimination in the matter of freight rates
are adverted to; and the organization
of aboard of Railroad commissioners.
with power to inquire into all complaints
and to exercise supervision over the