Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-18
STATE WORK.
The Legislative solons Perfect An Organization,
Preparatory TO Getting Into the Traces.
COMING TOGETHER.

COMING TOGETHER.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 10.-The Wis.
consin Legislature met ut noon to-day.
The Senate was called to order by Lieut..
Gov. Fifield. After the new Senators
were sworn in, Senator George w. Ry.
land, of Grant, was elected President
pro tenn. and accepted in a neat speech
Of thanks. Charles =. Bross, of Madi.
son, was elected Chief Clerk, and A. +.
Thorp, of Door, Sergeant-at-Arms,
The standing committees were then
named as adopted in the Republican
caucus.
The usual routine resolutions were
adopted, and also one inviting Prof.
Spencer f. Bayard, the United States
Fish Commissioner, to visit Wisconsin.
with a view TO establishing a National
Fish-Hatchery at Milwaukee.
AT the afternoon session, Cottrell, OF
Milwaukee, introduced eleven bills
one to abolish policy-shops in Milwau-
kee; another prohibits, under a heavy
penalty, the ownership, use, and sale OF
pistols and re~yolvers in the State; one
bill exempts from garnishment $50 per
month of the wages OF married mel and
heads of families; by another all Junk
dealers and pawn-brokers are required
to report daily all personal property
coming into their possession during the
previous t%wcnty-four hours; another
provides that 10 contract for personal
property shall be void if made in good
faith by either party, no matter if the
contractor does not own the property.
The other bills are Milwaukee measures.
Adjourned till morning.
H ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly was called to order by
L. ID. Coe, of Whitewater, Chief Clerk
of the last Assembly. The members
were sworn in by Associate Justice Or
ton, of the Supreme Court. All were
present but Eyerts, of Milwaukee. Z.
T.. Finch, of Oshkosh, was elected
Speaker. and accepted in a brief speech,
acknowledging himself wholly fresh in
legislative matters, but asking the in
diligence of the members. /. L. Carr,
of Jefferson, was elected Chief Clerk,
and Thomas Kennedy, of Dodgeville,
Sergeant-at-Arms. In the afternoon
the members drew seats, and adjourned
till morning.
The officers of the House are new men
in legislative routine, and do not COM
mence as though they were going to
learn very fast. OF the 100 members
fifty-six never had previous legislative
experience, most of this number being
of the Democratic majority. AS the
leading members on that side are known
TO be loaded down with bills of a radical
character, and the officers are slow and
green, the outlook for a short season is
o brilliant.
The Governor will not read the mes
sage in person tomorrow before the
Joint convention of the Legislature, but
will send it to each House upon its as
sembling in the morning to be read by
the clelk. This is a decided innovation
in Wisconsin, but it is f%ayorably re-
celYed.
VIA THEY ARE
Madison Special: The members of the
present session of the Legislature in the
aggregate possess less Legislative cx-
p%ericnce than those for many years
past. In the Senate the total legislative
experience is eighty-six years, as COM
pared with ninety-three last winter.
The Oldest member of tbs body is Enoch
Chase, of Milwaukee, and John Ringlc,
of Marathon, is the Youngest member.
The average age is IS gil years.
Two senator's, j. p. G. Cottril and Hans
b. Warner, have had no previous lcgis-
latiye experience. Nine senators were
born in New York, eight in New Eng
land and seven claim European coun-
tries us the place of their nativity.
There are 9 mechanics, 5 lumbermen,
) farmers, 4 lawyers and 4 newspaper
men in the body.
The youngest member of the Assem-
bly, is J. +. Friend, of Milwaukee, %,
and Dickinson, Of Grant, is the oldest,
63. The average age is Al. The men,
bers who have no previous Legislative
experience number 20, the largest num-
bined legislative experience is 67 years,
10 less than a year ago. Forty menu
bers are Of foreign birth, s are natives
of Wisconsin and New York is the birth
place of 26.
TILE SENATE DEAL.
In the senate deal Grant county gets.
besides the president pro tenn, two 9th
er places, namely; Assistant sergeant
at-Arms G. A. Langridge of Lancaster,
and document room attendant L. Wat
son of Clifton. Lafayette county secures
two appointments and Iowa county one.
III COMMITTEES.
The COMMITTEES are as follows:
Juliciary-Randall, Webb. Flint,
Kingston, Hudd, Cottrill, Pingle.
Railroads-Wiley, Erwin, Colman.
Stanley, Palmetier, Hill, Smith, Sher
man, Mcdonald.
State Affairs Flint, Wiley, Blake.
Military Aflairs-Colman, Stanley,
Blake.
Privileges and Elections-Webb
Warner, Chase.
Finance, Banks and Insurancc-War
ner, Parry, Ackley.
Assessment and Taxes-Miner, Ran
dali, Carey.
Legislative Expenditures Erwin
Kingston, > LEY.
Reed,
Roads and Bridges-Parry Comstock
Pingle.
Agriculture-Lord, Palmetier, Pingle
Enrolled Bills-Erwin. Warner
Jones.
Engrosscd Bills-Meffert Hill, Adams
Joint Committee on Claims-Ryland
Colman, Carey.
Joint Committee on Charitable ant
Penal Institutions-Hill, Lord, Chase
Joint Committee on PIinting-Ben
nett, Meffert, Sherman.
observation-disclosures, Lord, Jonas.
Manufacture and Commerce-Stan
ley, Miner, Adams.
incorporations-Kingston, Webb
Pingle.
Town and County Organization
Meffert, Comstock, Wall.
Public Lands-Palmetier, Parry
Cottrili.
Through courtesy of the Republican
the Democrat were given places OF
two of the most important committees
those on Judiciary and Railroads.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 11.-In the mids
of numerous expressions of sympath,
and offers of aid for the sufferers from al
parts of the Union, the Common Coun
Gil. this afternoon, engaged in n dis
graceful squabbling over the expense
for the rescue of the dead bodies. Som
members even demanding to quit worI