Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-17

! extremely small; II IS Inc OpiliOn OF hit
that the whole subject will be suffered to
sleep where il now is, without being pressed
any further upon the legislature. The bill
relating to taverns and groceries, has been
ordered 10 be engrosscd for a third reading
10 the Council numerous amendments were
offered TO this bill in the House, and its
general principles ware discussed al length.
is passage may now be cons dered as
safe, and doubtless it will effectually put a
stop TO the traffic in ardent spirits, by per-
sons selling without the authority of a Ii
cense. Whether the license laws for the
selling of intoxicating liquors are morally
right. do not pretend TO say, but FIVE must
have license laws, let them be such as can
be strictly enforced. a bill has been intro
duced into the Council providing for the
taking of a new census of the Territory ;the
bill provides for the taking Of The census IN
October next by the Collectors of the seve-
raj towns; it allows two dollars per hundred
for taking the census, except in those coun-
ties having less than one thousand inhabi-
tants, in which three dollars are to be allow
he'd.
The whole number Of bills which have
been introduced into the House up 10 this
time IS 55-making l0l in all; besides there
have been some dozen joint resolutions and
nearly as many more memorials.
Las, night all the fashionable people in
Madson--citizens, legislature, lobby and
all, went TO Governor 1alhnadge's levee,
which was held at the Capitol. AT about
seven O'Clock visitors began TO flock in, and
by eight the executive room, and the spa
cious Supreme Court room of the Capitol
were pretty we'll filed The dancing COM
menced about eight, and great numbers
who delight in that species of amusement
participated in the exercise. There were
about fifty ladies in attendance, and three
times that number of .enlemcn--full two
hundred in all. At eleven O'Clock the con-
gregated multitude repaired TO the Hall of
Representatives,, where splendid enter
tainment was prepared for the occasion.-
The evening passed off with much cheer
fulness, and to the evident satisfaction of
all who wee present. ID.
MADISON, Feb 10, 1916.
Mr.. Sholes:-The question Of adjourn
ment has at length been settled. The
House of Representatives 10 day amended
the resolution as it came from the Council
by inserting the Oath inst as the day Of
adjournment; the Council cencurred in the
amendment; the present session Of the Lee
gislative Assembly will therefore termi-
nate on Monday the oath inst. A resou-
ton has also passed both Houses that no
new bills shall be introduced after Monday
the 10th inst. There are great number
of bills now in both houses to be disposed
Of, but if the legislature is disposed to be
industrious the tables can be cleared Of
every thing OF any Importance Mr.. Frank
Of your town, presented u petition few
days since signed by some three hundred
persons praying for the reduction Of the
fees of Registers, Clerks Of Courts, Con-
stables, Justices, etc., which was referred
to the Judiciary Committee. Mr.. Strong
Of Racine, chairman ofthat committee, has
int oduced bill to reduce the fees of these
officers one-half from the amount now al
lowed. 1t is, however, doubtful whether
it will be possible TO get bill through the
legislature reducing fees. The western
members complain that fees are already
too low
The bill for the settlement Of the canal
question was under discussion in the House
to-day. Mr.. Moores, of Washington coun-
ty, made a lengthy speech on the subject,
in which he urged the necessity of an ad-
justmont Of this perplexing matter. MIR.
Burnett Of Grant, and Collins of Iowa. took
strong ground against any arrangement, by
which the Territory should become the
owners Of the canal property. No vote
was taken on the merits Of the bill, and
nothing transpircd TO indicate its final dis
position. Sufficient has however been de-
veoped, to show that the legislature will
consent 10 no settle ment tina: will obiige
the Territory 10 purchase the property Of
the company.