Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-02-11
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THE LEGISLATURE.
ihat e CroiH Land Grant Railroad Lobby.
is's-Agrlcultural Convention The
Adjournment

MADISON, February 8. The prin-
cipal interest 10 the Legislature du-
ring the past week has been the dis.
cuSsion OF the land grant question
before the railroad committee on the
floor of the Assembly Chamber.
Such scene in the Legislature has
rarely, it ever, been equalled in the
history of the legislation in this
State. The discussion took place on
the afternoons of Wednesday Thurs.
day and Friday. The Chamber was
packed full including the galleries
each afternoon. Persons from all
parts of the State focked TO hear the
discussion. The interest was almost
understandable. Geo B Smith opened
on the part of the North Wisconsin.
and was followed by J. w. Cary for
the Milwaukee Il ST. Paul each talk.
ing one hour and a half. The
speeches were very different ir their
nature. Smith used agood deal of
q pread-eagle" style, and set out
with the determination to go for the
prejudices of the Legislature. His
style was bombastic, snowy, and
frequently brought rapturous an.
plause from the galleries. There
was more of misrepresentation and
and personal abuse in bis remark,
than real facts and solid argument
Judge Orton followed the next af-
Iernoor, and was answered bv o. "a
Waldo, of Milwaukee. Friday wa,
taken up 10 the same manner. Wal
do and Smith speaking, aud cover
ing about the same ground as before
THE LOBBY.
1t is said by Old legislators tina
there never was such an immens
lobby in Madison before. Hotels an,
public boarding houses are LITERAL,
packed full, and during the debat
before the committees, it was impos
sl0le 10 get even cat in the hall 0
the hotels. Many who arrived a
midnight on Wednesday and Thurs
day, were unable to get lodgings a
hotels, and were driven to seek sheI
ter in the Capitol, or in the Offices O
bar rooms OF hotels. For three dav
the Park Hotel, fed and lodged owe
three hundred guests, and the Villa
House about two hundred. A Dor
ton Of the number here were in at
tendance on the Agricultural Con
vention, but NEST of the travel be
longed TO the railroad lobby or to tn
number who came to look on with
out taking any particular interest ii
the fight.
REGULAR BUSINESS.
So much time during the week ha
been consumed in railroad matter,
that but little other business ha
been done in either house. Wednes
dag was the last day for new bust
ness, at the morning and evenin,
sessions, about one hundred AM
eighty bills were introduced 10 th
Assembly, and one hundred in tn
Senate. Among all that humble
there are meme Of special interest.
AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
The annual meeting Of the Stat
Agricultural Society was held OF
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The attendance was large, and tn
proceedings interesting. Farmer
from all parts Of the State were pres
ent, and their essays and addresse
were practical, able, and instructive
Mr.. Alfred Palmer, of Boscobel, rea,
an interesting paper on the culture q
trout, which set bis brother farmer
to thinking on that subject, and on
man declares that BIO will try tb
business in the spring. The farm
ers took remarkable interest In th
convention, and | heard one gentle
man say that they showed NOR
ability in speeches and 10 readin,
their essays, th n did the Leglsat
ure in discussing matters before tina
body.
ADJOURNMENT.
a resolution Was If red on Fridar
tixing the day OF adj lurnment on tn
27,h inst, but il will scarcely b
adopted There is a good deal 0
work to do, and tho railway bill
will aC least consume nearly thre
weeks more. An adjournment can
not entirely be reached before tn,
middle of March.
Ms.
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