Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27


of Madison. Doubtless the selec-
ton of Gen, Bryant would be most
acceptable in the central and west
ern parts of the state. To have
head quarters at the capital city
would unquestionably prove more
convenient, than to locate it at any
other place, if change from Mil
waukee is to be made.
SENATOR ANGUS CAMERON is gen
orally reported in press accounts of
the vote on the Fitz John Porter
bill, as paired IN .faoor of the meas
ure This is mistake. Senator
Cameron is opposed to the bill, and
was paired with a Southern Senator
who if present would have voted
for it. The Republican party and
ex-soldiers Of Wisconsin are almost
unit in condemning the PROPOSE
ton for Porter's restoration. They
generally viewed with regret the re-
ported position of Senator Cameron
upon it, and will be gratified to learn
that he was misrepresented.
SUNDAY Telegraph:-A good many
papers are erediting Congressman
w. T. Price with saying that "eyery
man who sells whisky should be sent
to the penitentiary, and every man
who drinks it should be sent to the
insane asylum" What Mr.. Price
said was not as sweeping as that
He said that every saloon keeper
who sells whisky to a common
drunkard should be sent to the peni
Tertiary and every common drunkard
should be sent to an insane asylum.
And there are many who hold the
same view
A FEW days ago the Senate of
Iowa passed bill to tax all church
property except houses of worship,
but it since reconsidered the vote so
as to include parochial schools in
the exclusion. Property used for
actual worship or education, includ-
ing parsonages ought to be exempt,
but business or general residence
property held for income ought to be
assessed whether the title to the
same be secular or ecclesiastical
In country which has no estab-
lshed or state church any deviation
from this rule is, to say the least,
very questionable.
MILWAUKEE .Seatiael,' The Dodge
vile Star (Dem.) says that one of
the reasons why the Republicans in
the Third congressional district will
not hold separate convention in
the district to elect two delegates to
their national convention is: "Be-
cause it is the honest, sensible way,
and brings the proceedings nearer
the noses of the people where they
will have a better chance to smell
Them" Now will the Star inform
it's readers why the Democratic state
committee in calling the Democrat.
ic state convention does not even
offer the Democrats in the congress.
sional districts the opportunity to
hold separate conventions?
A CORRESPONDENT of the Grant
Go. Herod is very DESTROYS that a
separate convention be held for the
election Of delegates from the Sd
district to the Republican ,pational
convention. There would" seem to
be less reason why a separate con
venuon should be held in this dis
trict than some others because of
the fact that the state convention is
to be held within the district, and
the delegates will be as directly
under the eyes Of their constituents,
as would those elected to a separate
convention There is no argument
presented, that the decision of the
consolidated committee in favor of
the delegates to the state convention
clecting the district delegates, was
not wise and in consonance with the
sentiment Of the party
TuE Boston Pilot, one Of the