Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-24

bic presiding officer. W. A. NOVEL; carr,ed
on the Clerkship over Geo, w. Peck. aud
lon keld, OF Menasha, was elected Sergeant.
alarms.
President Hiner and Speaker Cassodsy
each made graceful speeches as they occu
Pieu their respective chairs, and then both
houses adjourned until the following day.
MADISON, Jan 16, 1877.
Legislative business does not nrooress 40
rapidly or satisfactorily as 1t should. or "A II
probably would If the elements were more
kindly. When both branches adjourned last
week the intention was to meet promnt,v
TINS week and put through business
IL is pretty certain that God dis.
poses. While the honorable members
were reveling In home delights and pre-.
parlng 10 capture the town on Monday, the
ereat storm came and they found them.
selves suspended, like Mahomet, between
, IN heavens and the earth, or, what is about
the same thing, they were showed in on va
rlous railroads, On Monday evening there
was no quorum in either house, and even
on tuesday that desirable result was barely
reached. Some twenty leaves of absence
were obtained in the Assembly for members
detained by snow, either AT their own homes
or in t,unstu
A bill was introduced in the Senate this
morning establishing the new County Of
Manitowis. The territory which Is pro.
posed TO constitute this new county comes
from the north half OF Lincoln. It is pro.
posed only by this bill to establish the terri
torial limits of the new county and not pro.
wac Tor It's immediate organization. The
OBJECT and underlying principle of the bill
is 10 prevent Few settlers from loading
Gown the new county with bonds and
debts before IT has population to protest
against II, and TO prevent this it is to be at
tached to Lincoln County for civil and Judi
cial purposes. If this policy had been
adopted from the beginning, some of the
abuses which have prevailed in some OF the
sparsely settled portions of the State would
have been avoided There is consid-
cradle OF sentiment in the Legislature
this winter OF favoring the division
or all the northern and unorganized
portions or the State into counties of suta-
pie size, leaving them without organization
Tor the present and attaching them to ada
cent counties until they have sufficient
population to enable them to assume the
burdens OF local government
The Assembly was treated this morn.
ing to a presentation of the testimony
IN the contested election case of Fink
Us. salentine, from the Eighth AS.
sembly District of Milwaukee County.
The testimony, making some 5000 folios,
was referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, though there was strong de.
sire on the part OF some members to have II
printed.
The Assembly did very graceful thing
this morning when they adopted preamble
and joint resolution giving Hon. e. g. RYAN.
Chlef-Justicc of the Supreme Court, a
needed respite from his cxhaustiny
'abors. The Justices Of the Supreme Court
are VIGOROUSLY oyerworked, and ID Ia
wonderful that they hold out as well AS they
do, The labor performed by the Chief-Jus-
tlce since his accession to the Supreme
Bench has been overwhelming, and his CON
stitution has been unable TO sustain the
mental and physical strain II is to be hoped
that he will be speedily restored to health
and strength and resume the place he so
honors and adorns. The Senate will with
out doubt adopt the resolution with the
same degree of unanimity which distin.
gu1shed the action of the Assembly. The
and resolution are rs follows:
WHEREAS, His Honor the Chief-Justice OF the
Supreme Court OF Wisconsin, Edward g. Ryan il
suffer NJ from Illness aud debility resu ting from
confinement and oVerwork In the discharge OF the
a!duous and responsible duties Of his position;
and,
WHEREAS, Rest and recreation are absolutely
necessary to his speedy restoration TO health and
strength 10 enable him to resume his lnbors upon
the bench; therefore,
Res0irsd. by the ASSEMBLY,, the Senate concur
ring, That leave OF absence he and hereby Is
granted him during the present term OF said
cour,