Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-04-26
CAPITAL NOTES.
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mentioned in former letter, proves
TO be less serious than then esti-
mated.
The State departments are engaged
in routine work. The supreme court
has just concluded its spring term.
The executive Office IS giving princi-
pal attention TO applications for par
dons, of which there is more than
the usual crop this spring. The
land office is busy getting out the
usual lists required at this season
to be sent to counties relating to
taxes on State lands and receiving
the annual interest which mainly
comes in during April and May.
Other departments are occupied with
everyday business, of no special
public Importance
! 1t is daily becoming more appar-
ent that the late Legislature was
little less than a calamity to the
State. It's work was so defective
that litigation seems certain to be
largely increased by it. Its extrav-
agance is shown in the fact that the
amount paid out for employees is 80
per cent. greater than ever before,
and, it is said, about 40 per cent.
greater than the average for the past
twenty years. At least two-thirds of
the increase is chargeable to the Dem
ocratic Assembly and the balance to
the Republican Senate.
Among the acts of the late Legis-
lature was a law prohibiting the
catching of fish in the lakes about
Madison, for a period in the spring
terminating May 10th. For yiolat
ing this law, an Irish fisherman of
the 4th ward, was arrested last week,
and fined fifty dollars by the NUM-
oipal Judge. The fine imposed is
the minimum fixed by the new law.
1t attracted general local attention,
and the people appear about equally
divided in approving and condemn
ing it. Doubtless the conviction
will have an effect to put stop to
unlawful fishing.
Wild ducks are plenty on and
about the lakes, and hunters we'll
filled bags are daily seen on the
streets. One party of four recently
bagged 10 in one day.
The sale of the Park Hotel to the
Villas estate, is announced. The
price paid is not definitely known,
but is generally understood to have
been about $4,000, for house and
furniture. DR.. Jacobs, the retiring
proprietor, paid $4,000 for the same
property a few years ago. The
Park and Villas houses are now
owned by the same party, and it is
rumored will be run in one interest.
The first story of the Villas is to be
fitted up for stores, and the upper
stories retained as sleeping rooms
in connection with the Park.
The State Board Of Charities and
Reform is engaged in a crusade
against tramps under the new law.
Thousands of red cardboard pla-
cards have been printed and are
being distributed throughout the
State, particularly in the southeast
ern portion, bearing the following
legend: Cramps beware! the State
prison stares you in the face! Under
recent law of the State of Wiscon-
sin tramps can now be punished
severely, and, if necessary, sent to
the State prison. Tramps should
now either SO to work or leave the
State
The political field is apparently
dormant Occasionally is heard
something relative to State and
national politics; chiefly however
from Democrats who seem to be
disturbed as to whether their party
viii adopt the free-trade theory as a
principle or not The organization
Of the next Congress viii determine
the question for them. If Randall
is elected speaker it Will be divine
notice to the free-trade wing Of the
party, that they must cease opera
tions on that line. If Cox is chosen