Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
CAPITAL NOTES.

day life.
The new additions to the Capitol
are fully completed, and accepted
by the building commissioners.
They are much better and stronger
buildings than they would have
been had the work not been inter
rupted by the calamity of Novem-
Der s, 1883. That accident led to a
thorough investigation of what had
been done and close scrutiny of
the plans and specifications of what
remained to be done Wherever
there appeared the least doubt of
the work done or proposed being
amply strong and good, necessary
changes were made. Such improve
ments and alterations necessarily
added the cost, which addition the
Legislature will be called upon to
provide for.
The State Historical Society has
begun moving into its new quarters
in the south extention. All of the
present month will be barely sutfici-
ent time for removal, during which
the rooms are closed to visitors.
Preparations for the Legislature
which commences Jan. IA, keeps
everybody about the capitol unusual
ly busy Because of the additions
to the building an unusual amount
of work is necessary. The heating
capacity is found insufficient for the
increased space to be warmed, and
various changes are required to make
old things conform to the new order.
BY the first of January, however,
everything will no doubt be in read.
mess, and the Legislature of 1885
will be better accommodated than
any preceding one.
Owing to department reports of
1884 being for two years, their pub
LEGATION will be somewhat later this
year than usual. They are now in
the hands of the printer, and will
appear soon.
The Madison street railway is in
regular operation from the @. Sc N.
w. depot to the University. There
are at present but two cars on the
line; but two others are to be added
soon. More than half dozen pas
sengers are rarely seen on car.
Oftener there are but two or three.
Unless travel increases, it seems the
enterprise cannot pay large divi-
dends. Operating expenses it is
said are about $25 per day.
Under the lead of the Milwaukee
Sentinel the press of the state is dis
cussing the question of liquor
license. A decided majority appear
TO favor a high license-the mini
mum not less than $500. The Ger
man press generally oppose any in
crease of the present license. Some
advocate a license for selling beer
one-half less than the license for ar
dent spirits. Nearly all are agreed
that the laws regulating the liquor
traffic must be doctored some way,
and the indications are that much
higher license than the present will
surely result.
Nobody talks about prohibition;
that method Of correcting intemper-
ance received its quietus for some
time through the folly of the third
party movement The complete re-
turns for this state show that st.
John received less than 5000 votes
at the late election, or about three
per cent. of the total vote cast. In
! 1881 Kauouse, the prohibition can
didate for governor, received nearly
$4,000 votes, or about nine per cent.
of the whole vote cast. If prohibi-
ton depends on the success of the
party organized to accomplish it,
surely its day of promise appears
remote, and growing more so very
fast
The official canvass of the vote in
this state, except Chippewa county,
shows Governor Rusk's plurality to
be about is, 400 and Blaine's IA, ESQ
Rusk has the largest majority OF
any one. The aggregate vote of the