Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-30
From orr Special Ccrrespondent)
FROM THE CAPITOL
MADISON. Jan. II. 1872.

made 10 the dispatch Of important
business While there is much to do,
1t will doubtless require considerable
time aud much hard work TO provide
system of general laws that will
carry out the spirit OF the Constitu-
tional amendment. The perplexing
situation in which the Legislature is
placed by the amendment has led TO
the introduction Of aresolution in the
Senate to adjourn until the 18th of
February, in order to give the Joint
Committee time TO report such bills
as may be required to execute the
purposes of the amendment. The
resolution failed to be adopted, how
ever, and the Legislature will move
slowly and heavily along until the
Joint Committee make their report.
The Joint Committee is composed
of the following members: From the
Senate, Magoon, Williams, Belden,
Sat. Clark, and Reed. From the As-
sembly, Winkler, jenkins, Gary, b.
+. Adams, Stafford, Brockwsy, AL
len, and Robinson.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT
But little is said on the subject of
apportionment. The joint committee
on this subject is made up of the fol
lowing gentlemen: Senators Foster,
Holloway, Nelson, Morgan, and
Mitchell. neutrality-suspicious., L.
B Casswell, Swain, Barlick, Rudd,
Wroe, ii. Adams, Sscket. Larkin,
Walters, and u. A. Caswell. Now
that the committe has been announc-
ed, no doubt, there will be some fig
uring done, and good deal of inter-
est manifested by the members
There still continued to be . grow.
ing interest in
the LIQUOR QUESTION.
Already some sixty petitions have
been presented, while many more are
being circulated, and will be present.
ed next week. | have no objections
to Mr.. Graham's bill, tho main feat
ures of which were published 10 the
Herald Of last week, and there is
very strong probability that it, or
one quite similar, will be passed by
the Legislature this session. The
people are getting thoroughly arous-
cd at the vast evils resulting from
the sale OF liquors, aud surely the pc.
titions can not fail TO enlist the ear
nest consideration of the Legislature.
Select committees to which were re-
ferred all petitions of this nature,
were appointed in both bouses. The
Senate committee is, Foster, Little.
Lindsey, and Schmidt. The AS
sembly committee is composed of Co
ry, Graham, and Corvie.
THE VETO
which has created no little interest
for several days past, was finally dis
posed of, last Wednesday, after long
and somewhat animated speeches By
several of the Senators. The Senate
sustained the veto by II to l3. This
ends the Investigation of the DeIls
matters, and probably in few days
the report of the committee will be
presented. The report fills more
than $50 pages of fools-cap paper and
contains the testimony of $50 Wit
| nesses.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Senator Holloway has introduced
a bill to amend sec. sc, chap. 1852, of
the General Laws Of 1859 in relation
to highways and bridges, by adding
thereunto these words providing
that no damages shall be paid to or
received by the party aggrieved, un-
til such road shall have been opened
by order Of the supervisors.
Mr.. Ferrin has introduced bill to
divide Grant County into two Super
intendent districts, of which the fol-
lowing is copy:
Section I. This first and second sssenbl districts
Of Grant shall constitute super ntendent district No
one" and the third and fourth assembly districts Of
said county shall constitute superintendent district
/ No. two"
Section The present superintendent Of said coun-
~ shall have Jurisdiction over superintendent dis
trict No. two, and there shall be appointed by ths
state superintendent Ofpublie instruction supern-
tendent for superintendent distrct No. one" who
shall hold his Office until his 10 elected and
qualified.
A bill TO make election days legal
holidays has also been introduced.
Mr.. Bushnell has presented me.
mortal to Congress for the repeal OF
the Bankrupt Act, The act fur
nishes INSCRIPTIONS debtors an excel
lent opportunity to defraud their
creditors,-an opportunity often inn
proved and the necessity of its re-
peal is admitted by large number
of the most prominent lawyers in the
land.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
This subject seems faled to receive
some agitation again this winter
Mr.. Way of the Assembly has intro,
0uNNA q blAt w NbNNUitcu q INV cNc'
tenn, the first three sections of which
read as follows:
Section T. The boards OF supervisors Of the several
eountie. In this state shali be elected b. districts
each COUNTY 70 be divided Into odd number of dis
trcts aud each district contain population Of 81
Ooo or a. uear that number may be practicable
Fec ton ?. The several county boards supervisors
In this STATE shall meet the Ath Monday in May OF
the present year, aud apportion their counties int
supervisor dis rets taking that town. village
OF city shall be divided 10 forming the districts ex-
eept where one town. village. city has mors than
d.trict and that ali districts be nearly equal
In population as may be.
Section 3. The superv sors TO be elected under this
act shall be chosen at the general election In Noyem.
Der. 1872. the supervisors from he odd numbered
districts shall hold their Offices for years ard the
supervisors from the numbered districts shall
hold their Offices Tor year their rst term but
alter that they shall hold their offices for yeas-
Tbs supervisors chosen shall pou their term.
Of Office on the hr't Moniay IN January, 1873 and
shall hold their annual meeting he second We'd
at sdsy Of April, Of each year.
This question has been so often
disturbed, that am inclined to think
TIE bill will not become u law. Tho
The present system is unwieldy and