Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25

outcome may be; and some big company
will secure his services no doubt when
he retires to private life.
How the Capitol Is Warmed.
There is always great deal of inter-
est on the part of strangers as to the
biggest building in the state-the Cap
itol The people feel they own It. Not
long ago q company of men from out
side towns spent tee day trading in
Madison and when the night came they
prepared to lay down in the corridors
for rest. The place was warm and with
al much preferable to outdoors. When
the night Watchmen hustled them out
doors. they were amazingly angry. They
claimed that as citizens they had a
right to enjoy the shelter of the scat OF
government.
1t is a big building 396 feet north
and south, and 225t3 feet toward the
rising and setting suns. The height
from basement to the top of the flag
staff is the same as the width of the
building. The heating Of such a great
building is always a problem. There
are five heating boilers and one used
for the engine and pumps, There is an
average of four tons of coal used per
day all the year round. OF course, in
winter the consumption is much more.
The building is lighted by gas and there
are ! 900 burners. Three engineers and
three firemen do the work, serving
eight-hour tricks" Water for general
use is piped in from one of the lakes.
Every time tho elevator goes up there
is q consumption of eight barrels. There
is under the building an artesian well
nearly a quarter of a mile deep. Fifty
barrels Of drinking water are pumped
to tank in the top of the building ev-
cry twenty-fOur hours.
1t used to be said Of an Ohio man
who struck a gas we'll that poured the
stuff out with unprecedented pressure,
that he thought he must have bored
into Il Chinese congress-
Little Vocal Fireworks.
But even if the other end of the Mad
ison well should reach to some country
on the other side of the globe, there
would be no complaint of TOO much
talliec." Never have we had a session
with so little vocal fireworks. When
O'Neill of Bayfield, was on the floor, the
bright Jrishman could not get on his
feet without getting off something elo-
quent or funny; but this year the MEM
bers refuse to be eloquent. The Cuban
resolution may develop something of
that sort, especially if the sidetracking
of the matter to the committee on fed
eral relations means that there is OPP
position to even so moderate Il declara-
ton of sympathy.
And that reminds me of a bright
thing that Jones Of Iowa county got
off, showing Il Welshman's quick per-
ception into things. The Cuban resolu-
ton was en- outgrowth of q rafting
good speech by Hon. T. c. Richmond.
1t was necessary to pass a resolution
to get the use OF the assembly chamber
for the speech. 1t was held under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. Of Madison,
but the gentleman who introduced the
resolution thought ii might be a red raS
to certain Milwaukee gentlemen to drag
in the name of the association. Jones
was hurredly consulted. You say for
me that they needn't be afraid to men,
ton the Y. NJ. G. Ats the name OF
Tom Richmcnd that will make 'enl
shrivcl with rage" Richmond is the
best known Prohibittonist In the state.
TO Pay as We Go.
State Treasurer Peterson tells me he
is uncertain as to the necessity for a
tax levy the coming year. There is
considerable deficit, as the governor.
message has made clear, and the policy
of the state hcncefCrth is to pay rs
we so. MIR. Peterson says ii is impossible
to tell now whether it will be necessary
to tax the people to provide means for
running the state. If the receipts from
the railroads and other corporations in
crease. as there is some promise, no tax
levy may be necessary. He thinks ii
would be wise for the legislature To
authorize some Of the state officers to
decide on the matter later, rs it will be
impossible to measure the receipts be-
fore adjournment
ORLANDO BURNETT.