Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-11-25
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

powers, duties. &C.. Of Inc lIcSisiatute'-
Among the provisions of this Article we
notice several very wholesome restrictions:
two or thee of which we subjon. " The
Legislature shall pass general laws under
which, and not otherwise, corporations
other than those Of a municipal and polltl-
cal character, shall be formed: and all laws
pursuan, 10 this section may be altered from
time to time, or repealed" "rhe members
OF such corporation shall be individually la
| bic for the debts. liabilities and acts thereof"
1.-The Legislature shall pass no laws inter-
fering with the liberty oftrade or industry"
"rhe Stare shall have no power TO contract
debts or 10 loan its credit, except in case OF
war, invasion or Instruction" The articles
on the Executive and Administrative de-
pariments were ordered to be engrossed.-
| The governors salary is fixed al 81 LOCO,
and the secretary of state is 10 have such
an annual sum as may be allowed BY the
leg stature not TO exceed 81 900. The old
fashioned veto principle is retained viz:
requiring vote Of two-,hirds of the legls-
lalure TO pass bill after the Executive dis.
approval. The article prohibiting the pas
sage of any law for The collection of debts
under 500 was rejected, only IL voting
| in lis favor. The article abolishing the
death penalty was next taken up, when MIR.
w. Chase made Il handsome speech in lis
| favor, which may be found or our first
page. After the words "and solitary" were
$ rcken from the penalty Of confinement,
i, was ordered 10 be cngrossed by vote OF
/ So IF tI,o Grnp, tl,tS
county only two voted in The negative, viz:
Messrs. French and Strong.
TUEsDAY,-Nor. I0.-A resolution was
presented, instruc,Ing the committee on the
powers and restrictions of The Legislature,
10 report an article to prohibit the sale OF
lottery tickets, ardent spirits, &c. Mr..
Baird's article on the organization and Off
GERS OF counties and towns, &c., was re-
jecied, by vote Of 90 10 l6. The articles
on the the Executive" and "Admnistra-
tive" were finally passed An article of
one section, '''hat the political year Cor The
State Of Wisconsin shall commence on the
first Of January in each year" was unani-
mous y adopted. The article on the death
penalty caHe up on lis third reading, when
an interesting discussion arose.. Y.
Smith, Moses NJ. Strong, and Dr. Judd
opposed, and w. r. Smiln, J. A. Barber,
advocated its passage. The subject was
laid over, when the Convention took up, in
committee Of the whole, the article on the
organization Of the Legislature. motion
of MIR Tweedy that 60 be the number of
the Ii. Of K. was adopted. The committee
rose, and the Convention being about 70
adjourn, j. A. Barber rose greatly excited,
and announced the death of Thomas P.
Burnett, his colleague, fiom Grant, but
being unable TO sreIk, the Convention. on
his motion, adjourned TO Thursday morning
On Wednesday an informal meeting
was held at the Capitol, when Mr.. Barber
announced the death OF his colleague in a
short and appropriate speech, and resou-
tons OF respect for the deceased, and con-
doence to his relatives and friends, were
adopted.
THURsDAY,-Nor. l2.-Mr Hocomb,
from select com nittee to which the sub
ject had been referred, reported OH altcle
TO divide the Territory into two States by
IA line from Mountain Island in the Mssiss-
ippi river, TO the head of Montreal liver
The report accompanying this Article is
an Interesting and important one-and we
shall endeavor TO find room for lis publiCa.
ton entire IN our next. The article on the
Limitations Of lease. hold was taken up
and the leases were extended 10 30 years,
when it was ordered to third reading.
The Convention, in committee of the
whole, again resumed The consideration of
Tie Article on the organ cation of the legis-
la'ure the question Of single districts being
still under consideration A somewhat
lengthy discussion took place, and the mat
ter was finally disposed of with an under.
standing that it should he referred 10 com
mlttce 10 report table showing the result
of different numbers for the Representatives.
Mr.. Goddell moved 10 amend the 5lh
section of the article by making the senators
elective III classes, uEe-half every wear,
which was adopted Mr.. IIunkins moved
to amend tho IA b section by striking out
80 and inserting 40, being The number of
days which members Of the leg, stature
were TO receive So day. Adopted.
| The whole day WAS spent in the con-
sdera'on of this article, and considerable
GNU, wv VI HdluIc WHICH COuIu
scarcely he give an eatrnso.
FRIDAY,-Nou. l3.-The article on the
organization of The Legislature was taken
up IN COMMITTEE, ard after some time
reported, and postponed till Saturday. Mr..
Agry's article on the powers, duties, SC,
OF The Legislature was considered 1t was
amended by striking out several sections,
and by adding new ones as follows: "The
Legislature shall never authorize any
lottery" "The Legislature shall di rect
by law IN what manner and in what courts
su is may be brought agains, the State. -
Ii was then ordered TO be engrossed for a
third reading. The article on restrictions
OF lease-hosd estates was then passed, and
is as follows: "All lands, or giants OF
agricultural, mineral lands, for a longer
period than 90 yeas, hereafter made, in
IN which rent or service Of any kind shall
be reserved, shall be void
SATURDAY,-Nor.-The article on the
powers &c, Of The Legislature coming up,
II was recommitted to the committee which
reported it, with instructions TO strike on,
the section providing that the State may be
Suen in Courts IF tho S,.,o Ar Al .