Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-04
NEWS FROM MADISON.
Cosby Letter from the Scene OF
Legislation.
PORTRAITS OF THE GOVERNORS.

FairchiId's Literary Observation-Disclosures
Crusade Not Dead bur sleeping Bills
Affecting the University -Spooncr's Flu
ture-tEc keclcy Cure Law and Other
Themes OF Interest.
Madison, wis, Feb. 2-As each gov
ernor retires, his picture Is hung on
the walls of the executive chamber
That room is now well decorated with
gubcrnatorial likencsses and the artist
Is about completing Ex-Governor w. ii.
Upham's portrait. The act is in the
nature of courtesy extended by the
new governor to his predecessor, though
the state pays the bill from the CON
| tngcnt fund Of $1,000. Governors
Peck ana Upham were painted by Art
list James X. stuart of this city and the
compensation is 800, Mr.. Stuart also
painted Governors Taylor, Smith and
Hoard, and the supreme court and 9TH
| er rooms have their walls covered with
evidences OF the skill of his brush.
Governor Rusks picture was painted
| by Washington artist named Uhl and
| Is much llrgCr than any of the other
| portraits III the executive ClldIHpci'
However, there has been no complaint
from any quarter thus far though pos
tcrity may make the point that the
/ comparison suggests an inequality OF
| prestige Perhaps ii Will be successfully
| Confoundcd by the reply that Ru$k
served the longest term of any Of the
| governors for ii Is doubtful if any 9TH
err will exceed seven years.
Speaking Of governors, the widow
and Miss Caryl, the only unmarried
daughter OF the late Governor Fair
| child, have left for the south to spend
| the balance Of the winter Mrs. Fair
| child Is gradually recovering from Il
| long illness resultant on the generals
| death. AS Is wen known throughout
| the state, She Is not only beautiful
| woman in carriage and manners, but
Il lady I'm the highest sense OF that
word In character and courtesy. She
| admirably supplemented by her talk
and quiet Graccs the dash and boldness
OF the general; and the Difference he
showed her was rs genuine as his mod
N'"'l'' "ba'l Nv B'bll' CIV pug 49,
protests was pretty. lie left comforts
able estate. Mrs. FarchiId has been
able to look over much Of his literary
and historic data and few friends
have had the privilege OF reading
slxty-pagc manuscript narration OF MS
life, which he wrote for his vH'ldreh.
1t Is written In his abrupt, modest, even
sclf-deprecatory style. An nmusiha IN"
stance Of this was an eNhlession he once
used In talking to Governor pNhSm,
shortly after the latter NOUk office, In
recalling his own administration Fair
child rcferied " II as the time when
was rafting round in your shoes"
,yottcd Down Notable Things.
General Fairchild had way OF jot-
ting down notable things on paper
| sometimes for private reading of his
| girls, as II narrative of the Nigilantes
| (whcn he saw murderer in the Cali
| fornIa mining camps dealt with by
| Judge Lynch; but more often described
| I'm letters For instance, the Spanish
| girl of the royal house whose hetrothal
| recently delighted all Europe, was lit
orally born in General Fhirchilds pres
cnce. lie was then minister to Spain.
1t Is the custom In Europe ut the APP
pronch of the ACCOMPLISHMENT of n
queen to summon the ambassadors at
| the court along with others to be wit
nesscs OF the event, in order that no
| imposter may be foistercd on the peo-
| pie, and that the royal line may be
| preserved in It's gcnuincncss, If at all.
For weeks in advance horse was
| a. nj hn fpr the uIirlX
summons OF the American minister, as
for the others. His full dress uniform
was laid out and minute preparations
elaborated to have him present with
out fail And he was. The expected
finally occurred. The diplomats were
hurried to the castle and after pc
riod OF formal waiting In II room ad-
Joining the chamber, the proud young
king came In with a pleasant smile on
his handsome face hearing the new
born child ON gold salver So COM
plctc were the arrangements to avoid
the suspicion OF fraud, that all doors
were scaled leading into the chamber
save that into the adjoining room
where General Fairchild and the other
| witnesses were. This Is only one of
scores Of remarkable incidents falling
|
which are written out fully In the prl
waite correspondence OF the dead states
man 1t is not impossible that the Wild
ow may herself write and complete n
"ufc aud public service of Lucius Fair
child
Matter WIN ltc Revived.
While the first attempt To force the
assembly to cope with the free pass
issue revealed but six members eager
to stand up in opposition, there is no
doubt the matter will I've revived, There
are nine states which have legally
abandoned the free pass, among them
New York, Florida, Alabama and Mis-
souri,. and in all of them II is done by
"A constitutional amendment. "A mere
law" says Asscmhlyman Hall, lis an
absurd prevention, Tor any following
legislature can repeal It. Professor
Henry. in urging beet sugar bounty
to cover II number of years had the
same fear OF repeal In mind, and il
would he n hardship ON manufacturers
erecting plant to cost perhaps $500,
600. with the promise VI II bounty of /
cent n pouitd ON all sugar produced, to
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