Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-02-24
OUR MADISON LETTER
Especial Correspondence of the HERALD
MADISON. Feb. 81 '76

adopt resolutions on the subject OF
transportation. Some very strong
resolutions were unanimously adopted
by the convention, but they were not
published until several days after il
adjourned, and after all the other
resolutions were published hence the
error.
The Vance bill, amendatory of the
Potter law, has passed both houses,
after being amended in one or two
respects IN the Senate 1t was order
ed to third reading by vote of %
to O. 1t seems to be more accepta-
BILE to the people than it was at first
supposed it would be.
The bill to allow compensation to
clerks of school districts, which pas
sed the Assembly few days ago,
has been defeated in the Senate.
The city charter of PIatteville has
passed both houses. The bill was
not printed, and hence l can not give
summary of its provisions.
The centennial appropriation bill
hangs fire in the Assembly. The
amount was reduced in committee of
the whole to $4,000, and its further
consideration was postponed until
next week. If an appropriation is 10
be made for this purpose it should be
done at once, in order that the board
of managers may be at work collect
ing and arranging the articles for
exhibition. 1t is apprehended 10y
those interested in the subject that the
Assembly is unfrlendly to the appro-
priation, and it is also claimed that
$4,000 will be an insufficient amount
to secure full and proper representa-.
ton of the varied resources of Wis
consiu All will doubtless agree that
il the State does anything towards
making a display at Philadelphia it
should appropriate a sufficient amount
to make its exhibition as full and
creditable as possible
The Senate and Assembly cham>
bers were occupied last Thursday
evening by large and gay party Of
ladies and gentlemen who enjoyed
themselves in the "dizzy mazes" OF
the dance. The gathering was for
the benefit of the centennial fund
Governor Ludlngton has recently
appointed John T. Kingston a mem
Der Of the railroad commission, Uice
George II. Paul, time expired. The
amendment to the Fotter law pro
vides for only one commissioner,
hence TIE importance of this appoint
ment is not SO great as it otherwise
would have been. The new railroad
law, lift is approved by the Govern.
or, will 60 into effect on the first o.
April.
The Senate is entitled to credit for
killing a bill in the interest of the old
"Pump Carpenter printing steal, p
which, if it had passed, would pro
badly have taken a great many thou
sand dollars out of the treasury. The
Supreme Court recently rendered {
decision which makes it probable
that the State will soon be rid 0
these old claims.
The application OF Miss Lavinia
! Goodell Of Janesville, to be admitted
to practice before the Supreme Court
has been denied in an able opinion
BY Chief Justice Ryan.
The bill providing for the establish
ment Of State fish Matching house
and appropriatin9 $4,000 for the
propagation of fish, has passed The
Senate. It meets with considerable
favor from all classes of people there
are those, however, who doubt The
propriety of the States entering into
enterprises of this character.
The Assembly has killed the bill
increasing the taxation of life insur
ance companies. A bill providing
for the appointment Of seven person:
as a State Board of Health, has beer
introduced. 1t contains numerous
provisions and appropriates $4,000
for the payment Of the necessary
expenses.
A moderate compulsory education
bill has been introduced in the As
sembly. 1t provides that all children
between the age of seven and twelve
years shall attend public school for a
period of twelve weeks in each year
and provides penalty of fine of moi
lCSS ludu 1--WE tlOI IlOTC lUdh Ten uUl
lars for the first refusal or neglect OIL
parents or guardians to comply with
the law, providing the child or chill,
dren are in good bodily and menta
health, and are not attending a pri
Vate school. 1t will not be strange
if this bill becomes q law.
Mr.. Fink, of Milwaukee, has intro.
duced bill which contemrlates the
submission to a vote Of the people the
question Of exempting property from
taxation.
The Dells question will not occupy
the attention Of the Legislature a very
great length of time, and will pro,
baby be decided in favor of the Eau
Claire people. Then there will re-
main but two or three leading ques.
tons disposed of, and the season will
draw n a close soon after thew are