Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-12-28
TER RITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
MADISON CORRESPONDENCE.

Disc. -, 1871.
Nothing of moment has TRANSFERRED since l last
wrote. The two houses have effected permanent
organization with the exception that the Council
have not yet elected their President. Messrs.
Rountree, of Grant, Wing, and Martin, of Brown,
(Dem.) are the candidates, and as the Council Is
divided on political questions, should both parties
remain firm it will be impossible TO elect There
are wings and dem. and neither candidate
will vote tor himself, you Will see that majority oil
the whole vote cannot be obtained Tor either one.
Rountree, is at present in the chair, pro tenn, and
will remain there until an election Is had. Sever
al ballots have been made without success he
Wings will undoubtedly succeed in the end. The
officers elected III the Council are DR.. Beatty, OF
Iowa, Secretary, Jeremiah Dodge, OF Grant, asss-
tant Secretary Ebene-cr ChiidS, of Brown, Ser
gcant at Arms; JOhn f. Potter, of Walworth and
c. II. L0rkin, OF Milwaukee, TRANSFERRING Clerks;
Mr. James presented petition OF the Inhabitants OF
Racine county, praying for an additional term OF
the Court, IN that county, and also gave notice
that he should at some future period bring IN bill
to that effect. The resolution OF Mr.. Strong rea-
tive to certain monies, which | mentioned IN my
last, was passed by the Council and sent to the
House.
The House has elected all its officers, with the
exception of Messenger. Gen Ddt'd Neaotand,
of Iowa. the Speaker of the last session. has again
been elected to that station. J0hn Cdttn, OF Dane,
has been elected Chief Clerk, and Jona +. Meade,
of Brown, Assistant, Thomas j. Mormon, OF Iowa,
Sergeant at Arms; J. T., hmapp and Z. Latham
.Shojes, of Racine TRANSFERRING Clerks, &c. An
interesting debate occurred IN the House on the re-
solutions of Mr.. Strong, passed In the Council and
sent this body. MIR. Wilton offered an amend
to OF the resolutions, to the effect . that
the moneys received by the delegate in virtue OF the
resolution, should be by him disbursed, applied at
once to the redemption, so far as such MONIES eX-
tended, of the bonds issued by the Territory for the
completion of the Capitol" Mr. Wilton did not
impeach the motives assall the integrity of any
man. but he did not think it would be for the inte-
rest of the bond holders, that the money should be
paid into the Territorial Treasury. lie did not be-
heve that it would be appropriated aoauOut deIdy,
to the purposes contemplated by the law OF inc
Territory on this subject The relation the Trea-
surer sustained to the present building commis-
soners and those engaged IN the completion OF
the Capitol, was known and 1t was also known
that this would be the worst source, from winch
these persons could expect TO get their pay. MIR.
Wilton wished that the money should go Immedl-
atey from the hands Of the dele gate who received
it from the department. to the creditors OF the Ter
ri.ory, on account of building the CAPITOL. Mr.
Brunson spoke III reply, and alluded to the fact
that whilst the Treasurer of the Territory had CIV
en- good and sufficient bonds for the faithful per-
formance OF his duucs and the security OF any mo-
news entrusted to his charge,-they had no such
bonds from the delegate, that the moneys should
be faithfully applied. He might collect them and
Cii'1~1
had no remedy. Mr.. Wilton then alluded to the
circumstance, that the old building commissioners,
one OF whom, was this same treasurer, had gwen
bonds for the faithful performance OF their duties,
in building the capitol, but that suits were now
pending to recover the penalty of these bonds, and
the Territory might be kept out OF the money on
them, for years. 1t was despatch he wanted, IL
the payment OF these moneys to the Territorial Gre
ditors this he did not believe could or would be
had, should the money pass through the hands OF
the present treasurer. i he amendment was hnally
adopted and the resolutions passed TO third read
ing, when the House adjourned until Monday, III
O clock
Mr.. Wilton, is undoubtedly, in talent and hon
esty OF purpose, OF the INST wings IN the Ter
rtory; and the stand he took on this occasion, will
perhaps show the light in which Dogs newly
made Treasurer is viewed by the honest OF his own
party.-Whilst there are enough men III the Ter
rtory, who are above all suspicion, and fully quail
fled for the performance OF the duties OF Territorial
Treasurer, this selection of Doty, ought not to be
looked upon without distrust, and more particular
ly should this dIsrust be excited, when his previ-
Gus connection with Doty, IN the erection OF the
capitol is taken into accOunt.-lt is certainly bad
state of affairs, when men OF the same party have
doubts as to the faithful and legal performance OF
the duties of the office IN the hands of the present
incumbent / have been told that the moneys con-
templated be drawn by this resolution, have been
written for by this treasurer and 1t is expec-
ted they will shortly be in his hands-If So Mr..
Whon's good intentions must fail, and the bond.
holders must take the chance, and the people OF
the Territory can do nothing more than TO SIT qul-
city by, and see the funds IN the hands OF those IN
whom they have no trust or confidence.
So far as the appointment of the officers who adj
minister and control our affairs concerned, ne
yer had the colonies of America more reason to
complain of the treatment of the mother country,
THAI we have to complain OF our treatment by
the general government OF the Union and there
can be no argument so powerful, found, Tor enter
ing at once into State Government, as that fur
nished bv n knowledge of the men who now adj
minister the affairs of our Territory. We can
sweep them them clear from the board. If wecan
do nothing more, let US have State Government.
Dec. II.
The two Houses are getting pretty fairly under
way in their business. After great many ineffec-
tual ballots, the Council fpay succeeded in chos-
ing their presiding officer, JAMES COLLINS of Iowa.
(Whg) Iowa has the presiding officers OF both
houses, Gen. Newland, in the House, and Col.
Collins, in the Council The Governor, on We'd
nesday last submitted his nominatonsto the Coun-
Gil, with the exception of that OF the treasurer,
James Morrison. Among the Nominations were
those made for Racine county. On motion oil Hon.
VIM. Bullen, the nominations for that county were
concurred in by the Council subsequently, how
ever. Mr. Bulen moved reconsideration OF tho
vote bv which the nomination OF John Is. Jison,
as Supreme Court Commissioner was concurred In,
on account | believe of some Incorrectness IN spell
ling the name-which motion was adopted. Mr.
Martin also moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the nomination of Michael Myers, as Sher-
iff was concurred in, alleging that something on
the subject had since come TO his knowledge which
led him to make the notion This also car
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