Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-11-11

was brought TO bear in opposition, was car.
RED through with but q very slight amend.
ment and by a large majority. Mr. Hicks cs
Green Co, believe one Of the self STYLED
halds, has given notice that he intends To-
move q reconsideration Of the article on
banks and banking. Tho inducement TO
this course as | unders and it is a food OF
letters and petitions from his county re.
monstraling against the proceedings upon
that question as rash and Inconsistent with
the good Of the country Upon this bank
proposition there seems TO be general
disposition on The part of memberslo craw.
fish as petitions come rushing in upon them
from all parts of the Territory. Those
members who voted for the bill, and have
since been home among their constituents.
almost universally sly there is but one
opinion and that is hostility 10 the article
as it now stands. regret 10 say that all
olyour delegates except Messrs French and
Steele voted in the affirmative upon The
proposition, and whilst upon this subject
cannot refrain from saying that could bu,
admire the determined and energetic oppo.
sition with which it was met by those gen
tlemen although opposed by the whole re.
naming force of your delegation thcr in
attendance (Messrs Garter and Stockwey
rot having yet arrived and the laundering
denunciations of your noisy ones. In this
matter they have shown themselves cous,
to any emergency. That the bank CUES.
ton will be sci right before the convention
adj ourns | have no doubt and from pres
ent appea RANGES and what is said out of
doors by members, am of opinion that the
convention wi revise all Of their procee.
dings before they send them out to The PEG.
pie, Mr.. Steele Of your place then asked
leave TO and introduced report Of the com
mittec on miscellaneous porvi5.ons ofwhich
he is chairman, abolisbing and prob biting
death as a capital punishment and suhsil.
ting close confinement forslife in its stead,
together with the views Of the committee
upon the subject.
The convention then resolved itself into
committee OF the whole upon the subject 0:
fnar &C. taxation and publ deb, as repor.
ted by Doct. Judd. In the process Of their
deliberations, the report was so altered and
amended that il is impossible TO tell in wha.
shape it was lef,whcn motion was made
and carried TO r, comm it to The commit
tee to revise and shape SO that il could be
understood.
Mr.. Ryan, Of your county, offered seve.
raj amendments which were opposed BY
his colIelge, Mr. Strong. and were los.--
Monday was occupied in audit ng accounts
and grasping at the spoils, The Pes dew,
having received communication from the
treasurer that he had 10000 dollars on
hand. An amusing scene then presented
itself assure you The mileage Of the
members had been settled, and some one Of
the members offered resolution that $50
be paid 10 each of the delegates as part
pay, &c, which was passed by acclaim
ton. Quite edifying il was 10 see the wise
Of the land scrambling for the sinners: like
"A parcel Of children for sugar>plumbs =
Such a pulling and hauling is not 10 be
equalled by an assemblage of binary
men, and in as short time as the doo's OF
the convention hail would permit, Mr..
President found himself almost alone, and
there not being a quorum, the Convention
adjourned.
Yesterday and to-day have been occuY
ped by the Convention in committee Of
the whole, upon the report Of the com.
mittee upon The bill Of rights and have f.
nally get though with it, There are but
three or four sections of the original re,
port LETT, Though the substitutes are al.
most preciscly the same as the orig MI in
substance. but more verbose and indcfi.
ni:oln in language. There seems to be
wonderal itching by few Of the older
and talking members Of the convention fol
authorship, and TO such an extent is il car
red that 1t savors strongly Of the ridlcu'
lous. Mr.. G.. Is. SMITH, Of Dane, chair
man Of the committee (wbo was formerly
of your place | beIieve) defended his re-
port ably. Saturday afternoon Mr.Ryano
your county, under took 10 crowd on some
hard amendments, calculated to bear upon
the poorer classes oCihe community, which ,
was Immediately opposed by Mr.. Steele
ofyour place, which elected an animated
discussion which lasted until noon oil TO-
day Wednesday, in which Mr.. Ryan,
Tweedy, Of Milwaukee, (whig) MessI'
Smith and Bevans Of Iowa, Mr.. Mills, A.