Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20
CAPITAL NOTES.
MADISON, Wis, July nth, 1882.

| strucIOn OF water WORKS ny the
city. and an unusual amount of pri-
vate building and improving makes
plenty Of work for mechanics and
laborers, of the city at good wages.
| The city papers occasionally men
ton the arrival of some family at
the Tonywatha summer hotel on
the east shore of the Third lake,
but not enough are here to Justify
conclusion that Madison is "sum-
mer resort" to any considerable ex-
tent. Accounts from Waukesha,
| Oconomowoc, Geneva Lake and
other points in the State indicate
that they each are full of guests as
usual. But few people will contend
that either of the places named have
greater natural attractions than
Madison as summer residence, and
why more do not come here is still
an unanswered question.
Preparations for the Sunday School
assembly are being made in antici-
patton of the largest gathering ever
known here. The first Assembly,
held last year, was much beyond
general expectation, and arrange
ments for a much greater crowd
this year, are made accordingly.
The Assembly begins July 25th and
ends August 4th. A very attractive
programme is announced, embracing
such variety that everybody attend
ing must find much to enjoy. An
excursion party from the South
western counties of the State during
the Assembly we should think might
be organized and result in profit to
the projectors and pleasure to par
Elephants.
Pursuant to Section of Chapter
1872, laws of 1882, there have been
purchased about 100 tents and camp
equipments for the State Militia. The
tents are already received by the
Quarter Master General. They are
o feet square, 81 feet wall of 10 OF
duck, substantially made and all
provided with hys, polls, pins, etc,
The cost of each is about Sl7. Mill
tary men say it is the cheapest lot
of tents they ever saw.
The session laws of 1882 make a
ponderous volume, over 1000 pages.
One half of it consists of city and
village charters. It's cost to the
State is about S7,50U-ten thousand
copies at IS cents each. There has
long been query as to the necessity
or propriety Of publishing either in
the official State paper or the volume
of laws the charters of cities or
villages, which make usually one
half of the whole bill for publish
ING laws. Nobody outside of the
immediate vicinities affected have
any interest in the provisions OF
these charters. Their publication
in the papers of the cities or villages
to which they have reference would
give them all the publicity needed,
and by such course the State would
be saved large sums which are now
paid out apparently for the benefit
of nobody but the State Printer.
There is apparent here no material
change in the matter of nominee
for Congress. Bryant and keyes
are still discussed as candidates.
Politically Dane is a very close
county, and general feeling that
to have a strong resident Of the
county on the Republican ticket fol
member of Congress, would help
candidates of the same party fol
county officers, is expected to act as
a pacifcAtor OH the contending fac
tons and bring them finally to unite
upon some Dane county man, Il
may, therefore, be safely counted
upon that the delegation from Dane
in the Congressional Convention will
ultimately harmonic, whatever may
be their personal differences, anc
vote substantially as unit for some
Dane county candidate. The Mil
waukee Sunday telegraph of a weel
ago treating of the situation said:
Reyes Processes iudit
ference rs to the result, but says hc can carr
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