The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-24
FROM THE CAPITAL.
The Gubernatorial Mill "A Lobby Member
in Trou ble-Floods Of Petitions
Dells, Of Course, end Eau
Claire Ahead
A Resolution for Equalization Of Bounties
Killed-The Centennial Party-Pecks
Observation-Disclosures Items

MADISON, February 1.-The recent
rencontre between ex-Gov. TAYLOR and
cold Squires," as he is familiarly
known here, has been the general topic
of conversation among politicians ana
others since its occurrence But while
the affair detracts somewhat from Ihe
dignity of our ex-chief magistrate, 10
those acquainted with the parties ana
circumstances from which the trouble
sprang, the only wonder is that His Tx
cellencv didn't 90 for his dear relative
long before. The facts are thatSqulreS
has subsisted on Taylor's bounty for
wears past, and through the Governors
iiberaIitv had been enabled to live an
easy spendthrift sort of life entirely
congenial to his tastes. During the
pubernatorial term, subordinate posi-
ton about the capital was given Squlres,
and his wants thus provided for; but on
the retirement Of the Governor, the old
fellows occupation was gone, and de-
mands were renewed on the bounty Of
the ex-official. 1t seems they were not
only renewed, but insisted on with such
force Of language, as to call for an en-
phatic refusal, accompanied by dis
play of dignitied muscle, which will
probably result in Kidding the ex-Gov-
ernor Of an Improbable and persistent
claimant of his bounty, as Squires Will
not likely repeat the experiment.
THE FINAL PASSAGE
of the Vance Railroad Bill took place
in the Assembly yesterday by a vote of
56 to 80, fourteen members being alb
sent or not voting Bennett, of Iowa,
who occupied the seat of his gallant
young opponent III the contest case,
cast his first vote on this bill, and of
course in its favor. Gray would have
voted against it.
The bill went to the Senate yesterday,
and was referred to the railroad COM
mittee, which has made it the special
order for Thursday in the committee
room. The committee has nine mem
bers. 1t is already understood that five
are for the bill without amendment;
three will offer amendments, but in
favor of the general principles Of the
bill Potter, the remaining member
will oppose it. Railroad men count
three majority in the Senate for the
bill. 1t will probably be amended in
the Senate by restricting fares to three
cents mile, prohibiting discrimina-
ton, etc.
AMONG THE LOBBY MEMBERS
here is one Tim O'Brien, ii Milwaukee
court-crier, whose occupation is jeop-
ardized by the bill abolishing the Office.
And Tins zeal in the cause which
brought him to the capital, if the pre-
amble to resolution introduced in the
Assembly yesterday is true, has got
him into trouble This preamble,
which is introduced by Fink, of Mil
waukee cites that Timothy O'Brien, of
Milwaukee, approached one of the
clerks of the House in an attempt to
bride said clerk, by offering him a sum
of money, if he, the said clerk, would
forge a substitute by inserting certain
words, which would destroy the effect
of said bill, and subvert it to his, said
OBrien's, own personal ends. The res
olution calls for a committee of three
to investigate the charge, and recon-
mend action to preserve the dignity of
the House. The resolution is to be con-
sidered to-day. Petitions against the
BILL FOR INSURANCE TAXATION
are just beginning to flow in from out
Of-the-way counties by the dozen. The
companies are making a hard fight on
the measure, and will leave no effort
unused to defeat it. If petitions, nu-
merously signed by disinterested parties
who know little, and care less about the
question ut issue, are to have any eff
feet in shaping the fate of the bill, then
the companies are getting in good work.
THE DELLS-DELLS-DEL
The committee on lumber and man
ufactures held meeting on Tuesday,
and listened to arguments on the Dells
bill, by Geo B. Smith, II. ). orion, |.
c. Sloan. Pound and Thorpe OF
course the gentlemen threw a flood of
light on the subject, if it is possible to
say anything new in regard to it. But
1t Is the fashion nowadays, to have lob
hies, and it is also the style for Hobbies
TO employ lawyers who have brains to
buck against money, 10 state their
cases-all of which is profitable to the
legal fraternity, and an unmitigated
bore to the committeeman who have to
listen to their legal harangues By the
way the discussion of the passage of
the bill legalizing
THE LINE OF THE WEST WISCONSIN r. Il.
from Camp Douglass to Elroy, and
which was opposed by the city of To-
NAH, which city wanted $4,000 in the
way Of damages, resulted, ii is claimed,
in slight victory for the Eau Claire
people III the Dells matter. \ resolu-
ton 10 refer the whole matter to Il
special committee, TO report next winter,
created considerable excitement, and
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