River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-30
WISCONSIN STATE LEGISLATURE.

NIoCONSIN STATE LEGlSIAIURE.
Special Daily kilograms from the
State Capital.
MADISON, Jan. 2I.-The Republican Sena-
torial caucus reassembled at z 80. On motion
of Senator Richardson recess was taken for
half an hour. At 9:15 the caucus reassembled,
Senator Sacket moved to proceed to ballot for
United States Senator. Senator Price moved 10
adjourn until o'clock to morrow morning.
Senators Richardson, Sacket and Hyde and Mr. /
Mills opposed adjournment Senator Barty,
Speaker Kelly and Mr.. Hutchinson favored II. |
Mr.. Simpson called for the yeas and nays. |
Agreed To. The vote resulted, ayes 45, nays
A, and the caucus adjourned until A. NJ.
MADISON, Jan. 2l-After the adjournment OF I
the caucus tonight cancuses were held by the /
friends of each candidate. The caucuses have |
adjourned. The solution stands at midnight: |
The Carpenter men have decided that they WIZ !
stand immovable. The Howe and heyes men
were in conference and decided that Judge
Dyer, of Racine. should be their compromise
candidate, but the fact is that the goods can
not be delivered intact, and the moment they
are ahsolyed from allegiance to their respective
leaders, the Howe and Keyes men will scatter
probably enough going TO Carpenter as second
choice to secure his election. 1t is generally
believed at this hour that Carpenter will bee
nominated by reclamation tomorrow morning,
He is already preparing his speech of ac-
ceptance.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2l.-The Republican cali~
Gus reassembled at Madison this morning ard
| seventeen ballots were taken during the day
| without choice. On the 90th ballot Carpenter
received IS votes. On the last ballot, the 96th
vote stood Carpenter 50, Howe %. Keyes 2tt
! Washburn 2.
Both houses met this evening and cast the
following vote: Assembly, Carpenter 20, Howe
81, Reyes Is, Ryan 81, Bouck /, scattering g.
| Senate, Keyes IL, Carpenter 6, Howe 4, Ryan 8,
| scattering 2. After taking one vote both
houses adjourned.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 2l.-In the Senate to-
| day a communication was received from the
| Governor, showing the total number of pardons
| granted during the year to be %. Of these III
were from county janis, from the Milwaukee
house of correction, and from States prison.
A bill was introduced in the Senate appropriate
ing SIS, 900 to the fish commissioner.
! Both houses took recess till 80 p. NJ.
MADISON, JAM 22-The agony is over, and
after a weeks hard caucusing both night ana
day, Mr. Matt III. Carpenter is the chosen one
of the Wisconsin legislature as United States
Senator for six years from the 4th of March
next. As foreshadowed in these dispatches lass
evening" the Howe and Reyes men broke, and
this morning at the Republican caucus, Senator
| Burrows in very eloquent speech highly com"
plimentary to Mr.. Keyes, withdrew that gem
tleman name ana moved TO
NOMINATE MR.. CARPENTER BY AccLAMATIoN.
He was followed by Speaker Kelly, who, in
a neat and appropriate speech withdrew the
name of Mr.. Howe and seconded Senator Bun
rows motion, which carried amid great
cheering. The Joint convention assembled at
noon, a large number of ladies and gentlemen
filling the Assembly chamber to ats utmost ca
pacity. Upon vote being taken, alr. Carpen-
ter received 81 votes. the Democrats voting fo-
f. G.. Ryan, giving him Is votes. the Green
hackers giving Gabe Bouck 13 votes. COM
mittee of five, consisting of Senators Bailey
and Burrows, Mr.. Speaker Kelly and Messrs'
Field and Coe were appointed to inform MIR.
Carpeuter of his election. He soor appeared
before the Joint convention aud spoke as fol"
lows:
MR.. CARPENTERS REMARKS.
Mr.. Lieut.. Governor, Mr.. Speaker, and Gen.
tlemen of the Legislature: thank you from
the bottom of my heart for the high honor you
have conferred on me. This is not the time OF
the occasion for making speech, and indeed
am in condition to make one. MY heart Is
. full of gratitude to the legislature of Nlscon-
sin for this honor. Following as it does upon
some unfortunate circumstances in my past
history, l appreciate it all the more, and
thank you all the more sincerely. In this
country we are divided into political parties
and everybody knows that / am Republican
Everybod knows that / shall act with the Re-
! publican party in all its measures in defending
its principles to the utmost of my ability. At
} the same time as Republican, and acting in
the harness of that party, it will be my pleas
! ure and my pride to do everything in my power
to promote the interests of all the people OF
? Wisconsin as faithfully as can in the United
States Senate.
: In this opening of the year, tn circnmstan-
| ces of the country are most prosperous. The
last remains of the war have been ohliterated.
: We have resumed specie payments. We arr
paying our debts in honest money. We are
determined as a whole people to preserve TIE
good faith and credit of the nation in the faith
full and honest discharge of its obligations.
} The effect of this resumption has been most
fortunate. 1t has produced what is called an
imitation of prices. 1t has started business al
ready, and We may look forward in good hopL
to return to what we call good times.
G will not detain You, gentlemen, with fur
Their remarks on this occasion. Again let me
I say, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
and accepting this trust from the legislature
, | of Wisconsin / shall be willing to lay il down
at any time when the legislature of Wisconsin
) says l have forfeited or disgraced the trust.
(Applause.)
Z. W. KEYEs.
! There were enthusia site calls for Hon. e. W
Keyes, and that gentleman arose in his seat
near the foot of the rostrum and said;
Mr.. President and gentlemen of the joint
convention: thank you for this call. There
is no occasion here for me to occupy your time
in making speech. 1t is enough for me TO
say that l ratify what you have done. ZAP
plause.)
RYAN.
Chief Justice Ryan being called upon for re-
marks responded in the following words:
Mr. Chairman: My friend, Mr.. Carpenter,
/, and my friend, Mr. Reyes, were living actors
in the scene that has just been gone through
with. | was only figurehead, and can't say,
as Mr.. Reyes has Just said, that ratify this
whole thing, for foresaw yesterday morning,
and little before that, that Judge Howe and
Mr.. keyes, and Mr.. Carpenter were going TO
euter into a confederation to defeat me. l,
however, thank the whole of this joint com
mittee who voted for me, or who did not vote
for me, for the position which you have given
me opponent of SO distinguished gentle.
man. daughter and applause).
ALL SATISFIED.
The convention then adjourned, the Senate
repairing to their chamber. The best of fee
ing prevails here, not only among Mr. Carpen-
| ter's and Mr.. Keye's friends but also among
| the friends of all the candidates. Mr.. Keyes,
by his honorable and manly course, has won
many friends, Mr.. Carpenter has been the
| recipient of many complimentary telegram
| o-day.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 22.-The board of re-
gents of the State university held a meeting
last evening. The recommendation Of the
faculty that the scientifical and classical ib-
| freshman work be discontinued cOnsId-
cred. and it decided to close it at the end
of the university year in 1880 The following
| instructors were elected: Professor of astrOn-
| omy, James G.. Watson; professor of physics,
John e. Davis; professor of zoology. Edward
A. Birge; professor of Greek A. ii. PattengIll;
professor of English language and literature,
| John G. Freeman. Prof. James @. Watson was
| appointed director of the Washburn observ-
atory. An instructor in botany and assistant
in the chemical labratory provided for
/ Also an instructor in Latin.
| MADISON, Jan. 23.-Both houses of the legis-
lature commenced business in earnest to-day,
which will be now prosecuted with vigor till
the final adjournment. An effort made
to-day to pass joint resolution adjourning
over till Monday night, but it failed, the in
| tention being that members might accompany
Mr.. Carpenter to Milwaukee and engage in the
| festivities that will take place there tonight
in honor of Mr.. Car enter's election, but the
effort failed.
THE SENATE.
A bill was presented in the Senate to-day for
bidding the sale Of liquors within one mile Of