Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12
Notes from the Capital.
MADISON, Feb. 7th, 1879


month very few laws have been ground
out by the Legislature mill thus far.
The election of United States Senate,
occupied the first three weeks of the
session to the exclusion of everything
else. Last Tuesday was the last day
for the introduction of new business.
sos bills have been introduced and
about $50 petitions and resolutions.
1t is quite probable that very large
share OF the bills will never DO herd
of again, as there seems to be a dis
position among the legislators to change
the new revised statutes only when it
is absolutely necessary. The session
will be short one, many predicting an
adjournment as early as the first of
next month. Thus far the only meas
sure which has come up that is exciting
any attention is the proposed prohi-
tltion amendment. Petitions are pour
ing in from all sections requesting
favorable action from the Legislature,
but the indications are that no action
will be taken on the matter, and the
bill will relapse into comatose state
to be brought back to life again by some
one-idea legislator next winter.
After the lapse of a whole week the
political pot was again set boiling by
the appearance of Ex-Governor Harris
on 1Iudington. who announced to friend
and foe that be would be candidate
before the next Republican state con-
vention for Governor. Aside from
the personal friends of 'Old Hal" and
score or so of sore-heads the seuti-
mept seems to be 10 favor of renoml-
mating the present state officers. This
is as it should be The present in
cumbents are able and efficient officers,
and their administration has been an
economical and satisfactory one. Thus
far no candidates for positions on the
state ticket, with the exception of the
one spoken of, have been dev eloped,
but of course We all know that Wis
consin has as many men to the acre
as any state who are self sacrificing
enough to accept state Office. So
am inclined to think that the conven-
ton will not suffer for lack of can
didates for each and every Office.
The veterans of the two Constitu-
tional Conventions, held their annual
reunion In the Capitol last " ednesday.
The attendance was much smaller than
in former years, owing to the fact no
doubt that the old heroes of 1867 do
not find it as easy to leave omfortable
home Preside as they once did. A
pleasant session was enjoyed by those
in attendance however, and the old
pione GERS adopted a resolution to the
effect that all the surviving members
of the legislatures of the territory of
Wisconsin and all members of the
State Legislatures up to 1850 be in
vited to meet with them at Madison
July Is, 1879.
Judge Levi b Villas died at his
home here last Wednesday morning
in his 68 year. He came to Wiscon.
sin in 1851, and for many years was
one OF the democratic leaders. He
was the owner of the Villas House
besides large amount of other pro.
perty here.
The following Wisconsin exhibitors
received prizes at the late Internation-
al Dairy Fair at New York:
Glass C--Creamery Butter. First
prize, Geo. Lawlence & Son, Wauke-
sba, second, N. W Merely. Baraboo;
third, j. W. Pierce. Milwaukee.
Glass DAIRY Butter. First prize,
R. S. Housen, Kenosha; second. F. C.
Curtiss. Rocky Run.
Glass H-Cheese. First nrize
Chester Hazen, Ladoga; second NJ. N.
Seward, Aztalan; third, Job Mills
Lodi.
Special premium of s125.0O for
best cheese made with Ashton's salt
Seward & Skinner. Aztalan.
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