, 1874-01-26
WISCONSIN,,
The State Prls0n---Appointment Of a
Board Of Directors.
Tho University 1mbrog|io. ..Railroad Leg
isiation---Tho st. Croix
Lanl-Qrant.
Legislative Proceedings on Sat-
urday.


urday.
From Our O,cn Correspondent.
hlAu1Hos, Wis.,, Jan a. 1874.
Tho Board Of Charities report TINT they
ylattod
THE STATE PRISON
late in octobor thoroughly investigated Homo
dozen charges Of ,nisn,anagomont, mud could
flul no proot whntovcr TINT thcy wore
well founded, though Commissioner WHO'LL
or gayo thom eyory opportunity. Some
interesting statiHtics arc gIvon ii, rogard to tho
cost Of this and different pr'sous,-tho chief
reason vhy ours Ia not aolf-sustaiuing being
claimed to bo tho small number Of convicts-
loss tlan 200 whilo many prisons in older States,
with still fewcr oonvicts, wero profitable; and q
table Is giyon Of Maine, Now Hampshire, Rhode
island, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Wisconsin,
showing that ours costa much the most for cur
scnt oxpenses per capita, aud moro than my
,kcapt Massachusetts por capita for a',bsstoncc.
In this connection, 1t may be noted that the
long contest who should be
DIRECTORS OF THE sTArE PRISON
lnd appoint ita Warden. which has subjected
Gov. Taylor to more pressure for and against
pertain candidates and their friends, and taken
moro Of his tino. than anything olBc since ho oc-
cupicd tho Executive office, ia Bett1od, in 4 why
to give general satialaction, by tho appointment
Of m unplodged Board OF Directors, Of high
character and standing: Ex-Goy. Nelson Dewey.
Democrat, OF Grant County, most up
right and excellent Businessman, for six
goars; William E. Smith. . modor-
ito Republican, formerly OF Dodgo Coun-
~, now of Milwaukee,, State Treasurer
for two torlns, and m ablo businessman for
four yenrs !; Joal Rich, Democrat, u former
Senator from Dodge, and ono Of it's moat o.
tcomed citizcnB. There was considerable Sur
priso at tho sharp opposition ycstcrdny to tho
confirmation of those worthy nominees by men,
boro OF tho Governors own party,-tbe Republic
cana having concluded to sustain tho nonina-
tionB, though q little inclined to pay the Gov
ornor for having, whom State scnntor,
voted with all tho Democrats md two Ne-
publicans, to dofcat Gov. Randalpa nomi-
nation Of II. a. Tenncy as Comptroller. Last
night tho Governor returned from Janesyillc,
whittier ho had gone tho day no sont in the
nominations, aud wnH interviewed by a delcga-
lion OF tho Reform caucua aud by other Sena-
tors Of Its party, WHO declared themselves op-
posed to any arrangement that might make Sat
Clark Warden Of tho prison, as they believed the
appointment would 10 MI obnoxious ono. Tho
after d somewhat protrnctod conference, the
following letter WIS written, which was pub
iished this morning:
slAD1sos, Jan. 20, 1874.
MI DEAN Sin: More than a week since, - you
know, informed your Excelency thnt SHOULD with.
n ,o rso so aeo c a1 ,s,nc M crsnps
nrofessinu to be par ercee,es ths beet iefornsers
In the ssse, hayo eonspred together to msrepresent
nu1stratio,i. Whio do not acknowledge to hnye
done anything to merit any SUCH tIeatmont HAVING
sndeayored 10 @ Tue pest Oh my ho'ty & 70 Ttonote T
H. ~ ;n' ia,y1 .o eh ~ ,,. eovo r 'a atn,,n ~
strSttun eredabio to Wu yourself afd .attsacory 10
iho people, rcitcrate now what / nve often said
lnos ouy to you, but to many other OF my fiieuls>
hat WI qo % - candidate Tor the p0'stion nor nc
ceEs It u 2nersa 10 M. ,,, ,..,
a 10 m1o " IT, tRs ~ rn.o 10
@ sl - .n,r u frid ~ h "u r. ~ nns
iron, any embarrassment o, his subject Tue rcsolu-
lions adopted ut tie Convention wle you werc placed
En nomination meet nly entiro appreciation, aud 1t
shall 10 my endeayor IN tue future ~ in tue rast to
eeo that tho pledges then maue shaA DO faithfully
Ae.i n. ro,uo.t that 1o ,.o t,,,. ,ct., IN m, ,o,,
ner t,at viii promots harmony anu uns1mity IN se
party have tho honor to b. very rcspcctfully your
ohelIent servant SAT CLAuK.
This made everything lovely: there WIS no
more oppositiou to Mr., Rich, who lad been s,,H-
pcctcd or being friend of Sat'H: and tho
Whole Board vas unanimously confirmed Ly tho
THE UNIVERSITY 1arnnoaL1o.
Aside from tho Stato I,isun DIRECTORY. tho
noftor df moat intorout Loro tt,ia vnok i,nu hcon
~ ~ os t nts TO- u11o ~ Tin "Gen tao u.s'.
~ Iottu,s!ax Ui, uet"gtn tle o,soaaisy noso!uta ~!
md lresiuent I"omGly, happily endtd ny tho
;esignation Of the President, in the face Of i1n-
nnont inBtant dismissal, III regard to which Tug
rn1uuSE las been heretofore Informed, We Look
for,nr,} WITH hnna tn thn rnn,;nr ffnn
n';,T;", rn ~ 'orJ " D,ste,,, o ti ..,n..
hlil'alns u fFol; JohH babcota, we ne1t nlhn
10 take his place III tue procession or tlose VINO
aaYc beep cnllod to tho head Of our University,
RA1LuoAD LEGISLATION.
The business OF tito session tlub far has been
tafhor tho presentation OF measures, which III
tir,;tad ~ i,vo yaau moro roior fha;, n,fio1, m
llnllHu - .Mo Meeas toio. aatAoi :" ~
thcm. 1al'roaua aro llle 6lens opJeclso poi.1'
ant ai sorts VI bills nre leveleu a. ehe'n: 70 ife
vent their issuing paaBos (Which ia so very dill
cult uoW); to limit them in their rates of
ehorees 10 preyent their discriminating to
increnso tho;r rsfo n tarn,inn tn nut them I'M
~ f.,.ss,o,ass - ~ ,r"nv;a, tx raar;n,,in,,
uot So'!A9ounoAoi ~ tio'luo ~ ioIeinu'.tt
votes o1 aia, etc,i anu attoFA bnaIp uepate. VI
Rhich you had tile Substance. a Committed Ot LII
ycutigatjun into their tariffs aud revenues ib Or
dcred. On behalf Of the Milwaukee, t. st. Paul
Company, a bill nas been introduced to lot it
britirs tic Missisaipm nbaye LnGYesse, according
to is sovereign pleasure, which Gov. Waall-