Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07
CAPITAL D0INGS.
The Legislature on its Last Legs.
Winding up OF Business -
The Biennial Session Bill ln-
definitely Postponed.

MADISON, WIS, March l.-lo-
morrow at IL o'clock in the fore
noon the learned and august bodies
which compose the thirty second
session of the Wisconsin Leglsla-
ture will adjourn sine die, to the
great satisfaction Of many persons,
among whom may be enumerated
your humble correspondent who
feels as though he was in safer hands
when there is no danger of u tramp
bill passing, or likelihood of being
convinced that colt is a horse a la
Mills. 1t will thus be seen that
the session has lasted IS, days which
is very short. Out of fifteen legis-
latures iii the various states that
convened during the same week as
the one in this State, ours is the
only one that is anywhere near an
adjournment To-day at 1 o'clock
all business was cut off except such
as is required i'll receiving messages
from the Governor, and this is vir-
tually an adjournment, as there will
not be a quorum left by tonight.
This Legislature has done some good
and wholesome work i'll spite of all
that has been said to the contrary.
There has not been much tampering
with the Revised Statues which is
point in its favor and there has
been a good deal Of worthy and ju-
dicious legislation. We can always
find fault with every Legislature but
we may be sure we cannot find any
more flaws in the present make up
than in any other year, and | am
inclined to think not as many,
There is one improvement about
the end-day of this session which is
worthy of relation, and that is the
presiding officers and chief clerks of
the legislative bodies are not TO he
made the recipients of any costly
silver sets, and other presents by
the members. This is at the re-
quest of the gentlemen themselves
and is a move which will meet with
the hearty appreciation of every re-
spectacle citizen. Instead of CIV
ing presents to these officers who
are abundantiy able to buy them
for themselves should they need
them, there has been on foot Il much
worthier object Of bcncvolcnce. 1t
is subscription paper for the benefit
of the widow of the late Hon. Geo.
l.. Frost.
During the past week q great deal
of business has been finished up.
All important measures were dis
posed of in business-likc manner
to the great reliefand satisfaction
all those members who desired to
wind up the session.
The resolution in relation to traf-
fic in liquor was indefinitely post
poned by vote in the senate of 20
to II. A long discussion was had
over it. Senator Price favored it,
while Senators Hodd, Kellogg and
others opposed it. There can be no
doubt but that Price had the adj
vantage in the argument Another
significant fact appears when we
consider that Senator Price was the
only person who spoke in its favor,
and therefore the only Republican.
The reason the resolution was killed
was because the Republican party
was thought to be in danger as it
would lose the German vote in ease
the resolution was adopted on ac-
count Of Republican votes. A man
who would work in the interests Of
q party when he is discarding the
principle Of right to the gain Of that
party would steal sheep.
The biennial session bill has been
indefinitely postponed, but that
does not prove that il is a bad bill.
The Madison Democrat came out
strongly against the bill and tried
to back up its position by facts, but
it was about as thin failure as has
come under my notice. II was very
easy to zee the motive which
prompted the opposition 70 the bill,
although il was carefully concealed.