Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-02
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The Reform" L 'gislature, before
it's aci ,urnment. APP, ointed com
mittee to 'setl," the Calkins and
Carpenter printing claims. These
will be muchest settled claims IN the
country. before they are through
Neenah Gazette
A cladse was inserted 10 the re-
vision OF the city of Milwaukee. pas
ed at the recent session of the Leg''-
lature, giving that CITY power to rtgu-
ate the business of ! quor. selling as
they should see fit, any law OF the
state 10 the contrary nOtwithstahd-
ing. Why shouli Milwaukee, be ex-
.mpt from tue operations OF the state
law any more than any o'her city or
village in the State p DetaUan Re
publican.
The three com missioners 10 be
arp tinted under the provision of the
Potter act are TO be made up, so the
rumor goes, oy the appointment ut
one representative OF he tn lf0ad|,
one representative Of the Commercial
monopolies of MI Rauke', aud the
thru Gr:ng-r. and al 10 be Tay FLOR
Reform. r.. Thus the commission
wi s,aud at least two Mpnopolists to
one Anti-M JLopoist La Crosse Re
publican.
The revised charter OF the city
of Milwaukee gives that ! ce the
right to regulate her own laws as r. :
CARDS the selling of liquor, keeping
The Sabbath, etc. Why MtIwaus er
ssl Dol Keepers should be given thie
advantage over their brethren in
other parts of the state, and why OF
der-loving people in that city should
not have the same protection as we
in the rural districts enjoy. is que' :
ton that some R-former will haze to
answer. - Waukesha Republican.
1t comes to light that the new
temperance law does not apply TO the
city Of Milwaukee,. After the Gra :
ham law was r, peaed and the VogeI
bill took its place, bi was push "a
through to amend the charter OF Md
| waukee, into which clause war
smuggled giving the Common CDur-
cll the exclusive control OF the liquor
traffic in that city, any law of the
8 ate TO the contrary nOtwii hStand.
ing. A pretty sharp trick; but how
will liquors dealers in other parts OF
he state ke it, that, VIII 10 they are
subject to the provisions Of that law,
Milwaukee dealers in the ardent will
do about as they please 2-Rtpon
Commonwealth.
The magnificent vote by vito
the popular branch of t1e national
L gi-'a'nre yesterday ordered the
S44 900 900 reserve to be added per-
manenLly 70 the circulating medium
of The country, shows that this conf
dence was not misplaced; shows tha:
the Repus lican party Is as true TO
the principle of she greatest good to
the greatest number" az it was patr :
| otic and determined In the darkest
days OF the late reb. ion The &C.
lion of the House will be Ie;eiVed
with thanksgiving throug bout the
lanc; it will revive the waning conf.
fence OF business men. IL WI slim
nlate and encourage thousands who
had well nigh abandoned hope, anu
enable them to bridge the chasm b, :
tween the panic of last fa | and the
revival of industry, which Il surely
follow wise legislation. Chicago In
ter Ocean,.
The Madison Democrat, usually
very fair and sensible paper. 10 it's
issue of March IL contained lot OF
fat bergas about what the Reform"
Assembly has done, and what the
Republican Senate had done, or fai :
ed to do, etc. The editors of thu
Democrat know as well rs any one
hat some OF the most insane and din
graceful legi .tlon that could ever be
thought of would have been enacted
his winter, had it not have been for
II publican Senate; and the editors
of that paper k'o" further, that
they were r. 'icsd upon more than on
zoe occasi' n during the recent Session
t know that there was R5pull q
Seiate Be good enough. gentlemen,
TO know that all such nonsense il too
nttenunted The people read. and
know how tits themselves. - ShaWano
Journal,
Much is said about economy in
the Il form organs. Th re is one
small item TO which none of them
have referred For many years.
Prot 0, Nj. G mover, a man of ability
and high cul ure, probaI i the most
capable and satisfactory person in
no state for the position, has served
a. state librarian. His s,l.ry has
has been $1,000 per annum. and it has
been satisfactory. His predecessors
never had larger salary. But this
exc, ent man muet needs give way
20 "a reformer, in the person of NJ
Francis Nj sslng (whom we sbot
call Frank, as every body else does
did we noe know it woald be off =
al TO HIM, Not only Thu, but the
sal Try must be increased and the
Il form Lagi l,'ure did al once il
crease it to $1,000 Thus is The place
OF the capable and accomplished
Prof. Conover filled by reformer
who can have no claims for special
qualifications for it, ard $500 added
To his salary. In point OF propriety
this change was an ouuage as a +
form measur,; and as q matter OF
economy, the people can't o it. -
State Journal.
SHORT FoRMs OF DEEDS The
Legislature passed at its late session
an act prescribing forms of warranty
deeds, quit-clalm deeds, mortgages,
ahnriffts hepds IN l.xnnuflnn md .ruar-