Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-24
MADISON CORRESPONDENTS
MADISON, Feb. 18th lS45

| MADiSON COkRESPONDENC
MADISON, Feb. 18th 1915.
Mr.. SHoLEs:-The prominent subject of
interest in the House of Representatives
since wroe you last, has been the Mil
waukle Canal question. Yesterday the dis
cussion was opened by Mr.. Moores of Wash
lngton Co., in favor Of purchasing the prop
er'y of the Company by the Territory
MIR. Moores was willing however 10 waive
the purchase of the property, if it was like
ly to Jeopardze the settlement ofthe matter,
and exp. essed himself anxious to arrive at
an adjustment of the question. Mr.. Bur-
nett, of Grant, made very sensible speech
on the subject; he was opposed to the meas
ure in every possible shape, which contem-
plated the purchase Of the Canal property.
Mr.. b. was also opposed 10 reducing the
price of tho canal lands, as contemplated by
the bill without obtaining the consent of
Congress so 10 do. He insisted that if the
Territory assumed the responsibility Of re.
ducing the price of the lands, Or of selling
the lands for any other object than that spe-
Gifted in the act of Congress, The sale would
be nugatory, inasmuch as it would be yio-
lation of the grant. A conveyance Of the
lands for any other purpose than TO aid in
| the construction of the Canal, would be void.
Mir. Is. was willing to memorialize Congress,
TO reduce the price fthe canal lands to ten
shillings per acre, and was willing to settle
with the Company provided the Territory
was not obliged to take the water power a;
Milwaukee, &c. Mr.. Collins of Iowa, also
spoke at considerable length on the ques-
ton, and took pretty much tho same posi-
ton OF Mr.. Burnet,.
To-day the House continued the discus
sion; M. Brown Of Milwaukee, spoken in
favor of the general principles Of the BILL
Mr.. Kilbourn OF Milwaukee also spoke at
much length in favor of tho bill; ho went
into defence Of the Canal Company, and
justified the general course Of policy which
the Company had pursued, conlending that
their acts had been honorable and just. He
insisted that the Territory had an absolute
right, to sell the lands for other purposes
than the construction Of the canal, and to
give an unquestionable title. He said the
| Territory was as much to blame as the Ca
nal Company, for the condition and embar-
Iassmen, in which this matter is now invol-
we'd, inasmuch as the project was originally
entered into mutually by the Company and
the Territory. Mr.. Burnett replied at length
to Mr.. Kilbourn, and denied some of his po-
s,tions; he contended that the Territory bad
been unwillingly dawn into the canal pro-
ject.
| Many amendments were offered to the
bill, and its friends fearing that it would be
too much mutilatcd, moved lis reference TO
select committee of five: whercupon
Mcssrs. Moores, Kilbourn Show, Darling,
and Collins were appointed said Committee.
Several unimportant bills have passed the
Council during the last two days. To-day,
the claim Of Dlniel Baker was considered
in committee Of the whole. This Baxter
claim b1s become uLolt as noted in our an
nails Of leg station, as tho celebrated case CT
Peter PEBBLES rerSHs Titus Oates, mention
ed in SCOTS ..Peycril Of the Peake. Mr..
Baxter had a contract for completing the
Capitol at Madison in 1910; he claims for
extra work and sundry losses on Territorial
bonds, and regularly enforces his demand at
every legislative session. The bill incorpo-
rating the Southport and Belot Road Com
pany, has been considered in committee Of
the whole in the Council! This evening
the lobby held their first regular meeting of
the season: H. n. Wells of Milwaukee, hav-
ing been constituted governor of the people,
delivered the annual message; Daniel Bax-
ter of Green, figured as Speaker. Several
speeches were made, and several other
things enacted the Performance e passed off
toleraby, yet ,hore was nothing absorbingly
Interesting or thrilling about it. ID.
MADISON, Feb. 18th 1915.
MILWAUKEE BANK.
Mr.. SHoLEs The last scene in the
bank drama was performed in the Council
to-day. A fresh lobby reinforcement from
Milwaukee arrived in town last night to-day
being the time set apart for the consdera-
ton Of the bank question, the Council cham
Der was pretty well filled soon after the
morning business had been dispensed with
such caowd Of bankites was probably new
er before congregated in the Capitol OF this
Territory. There were old men and young
men, politicians, lawyers, Spectators. and a
host whose exquisite whiskers, gold safety.
chains, and dainty fingers, plainly indicated
that they disposed hard work, and that theiI
hands had never grasped the handle of hoe
or spade. Their united snpplication was
gire us a bank. These were men who
SNAKE haste to be rich" not by honest in
dustry, not by hard work, but by the agen-
cy of legalized and privileged fraud. The
ha rd-fisted mechanic, the sober, hard-work
ing farmer, was not there; the indusiriou.
producing classes were at home, while the
leeches who draw their support from the
hard earnings of,he laboring men Of Wis