Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-03
MADISON CORRESPONDENCE.
MADISON Jan. Odd 1915.

MADISON, Jan. 23d l945.
Mr.. SHoLEs A great amount Of BUSH
ness is now before the legislature about
sixty bills have been introduced since the
commencement of the session, Of this num-
Der proLlbly forty are of local character.
None of those of a general character, pro-
pose any very important new enactmenls !;
or any very great changes or mod fications
ofexistng laws. Probably not one half Of
tie whole number Of bills before the leg
islative assembly, will become laws at this
session. The bill mentioned in my last let.
ter, provid Ing for the settlement of the af
fairs of the Milwaukee and Rock River Ca
nal Company, which was introduced by Mr..
X lbourn Of Milwaukee, has been abandon
ed by its friends. There being an appa-
rent disposition in the Legislature to treat
the measure with disfavor, the orisinators Of
the project, deemed it advisable to press the
matter no further. A new bill has been
brought into the House OH the same subject,
proposing to arrange the Canal question on
terms, differing from those contained in the
former one !; it docs not however, appear TO
meet with general acceptance. think your
cf the Canal question will be effected, and
that the legislature will adjourn, leaving this
complicated matter in the same position in
which il was found at the opening of the ses-
son.
A bill has passed the Council abolishing
the office of Supreme Court Commissioner;
its passage in the House is uncertain. The
reasons for abolshng this Office are proba-
bly, known TO many of your readers, as the
propriety of continuing this office has fire.
quently been discussed. 1t is urged that
most of the duties performed by Supreme
Court Commissioners are of a judicial char
acter, and that some Of the Courts refuse TO
recognize the legality of such acts perform
ed by Supreme Court Commissioners. To
abol sh this office without providing for the
performance of certain duties hitherto done
by Supreme Court Commiss oners, by some
other officer, is perhaps wrong. The bill
to incorporate the Wisconsin Phalanx meets
with spirited opposition in the Council, and
is likely TO elici, much debate; if it passe:
at all, it will be by an extremely close vote
The people of Racine have peti,ioned for
an act 20 incorporate Company TO con
struct Rail Road from Racine 10 the Mis-
sissippi; this goes entirely beyond the South
port project of a plank road to Rock River
The CO 1mtiee to whom the petition of the
inhabitants of your town was referred, pray
ing for the construction Of a turnpike O
plank road from Southport to Beloit, it is ex
pected will report next week.
The House has passed bill, "to Try ,h'
right of property before Justice of The
Peace" this bill is intended to superced,
the necessity of replevin taken on an exc
cu,ion. The bill TO repeal the law a!lowin!
foreigners the right TO vote on the question
of state government, is made the special OF
der of the day in the House Tomorrow
The prevailing opunioa now is, that the Law
will not be repealed, but some slight amend
nenis will be made TO il. One of the amend
menls proposed which it is thought will pre-
vail, is, to require foreigners to declare thei
intention of becoming citizens, before bein,
allowed to vote; another is, the extension
Of the time of residence from three month
to SIX. Neither Of the foregoing amend