Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-17
WiScOhSin.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

| MADISON, Wis, Jan. 16.-The Republican
legislative caucus for the nomination If United
States Senator met in the Senate chamber at
1880 o'clock. Senator D. E. Welch was electad
chairman and Senator A. G. Allen secretary.
Representatives of the press were admitted.
The first formal ballot resulted: Keyes "a
Carpenter "a, Howe as, Sawyer s. Rublee S.
Tweedy L:
| Second formal ballot: Reyes %, Carpenter
| rs, Howe 26, Sawyer 4, Rublee 4.
Third formal ballot: Keyes 81, CARPENTER 26.
Howe "a, Sawyer 8, RubIee 8.
NOTE-From the third to the seventh ballet.
there was no material change in the vote
Seventh formal ballot-Keyes, 80: CARPENTER
26; Howe, &c; Sawyer, 5; Rublee, L.
Eighth formal ballot-Aeyes.. 80: Carrenter
26; Howe, Is; Sawyer s.
Ninth formal ballot-Keyes. 32. Carn.n+.r
%; Howe, "a; Sawyer, 4.
Tenth formal bal,ot-Ksye.. 27; Carpenter.
26: Howe, Is; J. T. Lewis, 4: SAWYER. 6.
Eleventh formal ballot-Kes Is, 81; Carren-
ter, rs; Howe %; Lewis, 2; Sawyer, S; Nash
burn, l.
Twelfth formal ballot-Keyes, 80: Carpen-
ter, 26; Howe, "a; G. E. Dyer, 8; SAWYER. 3;
Washburn, 8.
| Thirteenth formal ballot retake.:-Keyes.
| 80; Carpenter, rs; Howe, rs; Sawyer Q; DYER,
2; Wash burn, 4.
At 1880 P. NJ. adjourned till o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
THE LEGISLATURE.
| MADISON: Wis, Jan. l6.-In the Assembly ia
day bills were introduced relating to negotiable
paper; to secure to children the benefits of
elementary education; relating to the appoint-
ment of notaries public; limiting the rights Of
minors; to amend chapter 81 revised statutes.
relating to insurance; tn amend chapter "a
revised statutes, relating to taxing dogs; to
limit the number of terms persons NAV be
elected county clerks: to legalize the action of
| Waushars county board; relating to a road: to
equalize the surveys of land; providing for the
purchase of digest of Wisconsin reports: to
amend the laws of 1878. relating to Dam:
pr"Vioin? Tor special terms of court in the
Seventh judicial circuit. also to amend section
2.9S2 of revised statutes; to authorize James
and William johnson to maintain dana in
Polk county; to lay ont State road from Hills.
boro to Union Centre; to repeal s-csion l,iSl
OF revised statute relating to foreclosures; re-
lating to teachers wages; to provide for BIZ
ennial sessions of the legislature; defining the
crime of vagabondag, aud to provide for its
| punishment: to secure fair trials in criminal
cases in milwaukee; r lating to toll ami gr..t
mills; to authorize the 'm mis- -ioners of public
lanos to loan a portion of the trust funds of
COUNTIES.
In the Senate Senator Bailey offered resolu-
ton looking t" aholishing The payment If
bounties for wolf scalps.
The resident clergy were invited to open the
sessions with prayer.
Bills were inn reduced chanoino he ,;.h;,;t;e.
or the amount "f damages to be asse>sed in
case Of death by railroad fcom S. COO tn S25..
700; amending the revised statutes relative to
assessment Of taxes; to amend the revised
statutes relative to to" n officers; appropriating
S2,iO0 to the Wisconsin agricultural society:
amending the revised statutes relative to the
manner Of commencing civil actions.