Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-10-28
VOL. VIl-No. IS.

committee Of the whole on the reports or
Banks and Banking, an animated discussion
arose on the proposition 10 refer Mr.. Ryan's
report TO select committee, with in struc.
tons 10 strike out the penalties. w. r..
Smith, of Iowa, led off in reply to some
remarks OF his colleague, Mr. Strong, on
The sixth day Of the session, and also in re.
ply 10 remarks Of Mr.. Ryan. In reference
to the first named gentleman. the reply was
principally Of a personal character. In al
fusion 20 Mr.. Ryan's Statement, that he had
found numerous precedents for the penal
ties introduced in his report against Bank
ing, he said the gentleman will be called
on TO defend the position he had taken :;
that in the Constitution Of the U. States.
and of the several States, pains and penal
ties had been made the subject of consii,u-
t'onal enactment. For his part, he denied
the position, and was prepared to prove the
contrary. MIR. S. closed BY asking if the
gentleman from Racine had not been
bank man few years since, and was not
the author of certain newspaper articles IN
favor of banks. Mi. Ryan said "ihe last
statement was totally, and unqualifedly UNI
true" Mr.. Strong, of Iowa, followed in
his own personal defence, and in defence
of the penaltes. which he said were the
l"beauty" of the article He would not give
rush for it without the penalties. The
first "sof.' Legislature would enact sssof."
penalties, and every loophole which bank
ers could wish would be left open. Mr..
Harkns defended the penalty propositions,
and thought it strange that gentlemen who
profess to be hostile to banks shovld op-
pose them. '''It is we'll known" said he.
'that there is an institution in this Territory
doing all the business of banking in defiance
of all Legislation. Now, the question is.
will the penal part Of this report pu. it
down? If IT does, why not adopt h?" &C.,
&c. The motion to 60 into a committee of
the whole having prevailed, and the Con-
ven,ion resolving itself committee of the
whole, Mr. Ryan defended his report at
some length. A report Of his remarks has
not yet appeared. Strong Of Iowa, and
Strong Of Racine also defended the report
Various propositions to amend were made
by Mr.. Smith, Of Iowa, Hicks, Ryan, and
kellogg, particular notice of which we
deem unnecessary here. The Committee
rose, and the Convention adjourned.
EIGHTH Day Tucsday-The Conven
ton went into Committee of the whole, on
the Bank reports; and the whole day was
spent in the discussion of the amendments
offered on the day preceding, without
coming TO conclusion on any point of i'm
portance.
NINTRDAY.-We Observation-Disclosures
were offered as follows 1, by Mr.. Kinney,
that any adult white male citizen, of good
character, "and who possesses the qualifi-
cations Of learning and ability" shall be
admitted TO practice in all courts in this
State; 2, by Mr.. Hall, for an inquiry and
report upon the expediency Of having real
estate exempted from sale under execution,
and for the better protection Of the rights
Of married women in their property; 5, by
Mr.. Parkinson, that the Legislature shall
have no power to authorize the granting of
licenses for the sale Of ardent spirits. The
resolution offered by Mr.. Denns, on the
seventh day, calling on the Treasurer of
the Territory for certain information, was
taken up and adopted The remainder Of
the day was consumed in considering, in
committee Of tie whole, the reports on
banking. John Y. Smith and Noggle
spoke in favor Of Ryan's report. Gibson
advocated the minority report. Elmore, Of
Waukc,ha, nominal whig, addressed the
committee against all banks and paper cir,
culation Randall and Burnett made re-
marks agains, the report and ali the amend
ments proposed.
TENTH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., OF
Iowa, called up his resolution relative &c
adjournment, offered on The Cd day. He
sa the proceedings had been more laio-
ry than he expected, and lie would move
10 strike out Monday The Goth instant"
The motion was agreed TO, when the reso-
luton vas laid on the table. Chase's re-
solution, in reference TO capital punish
meni. was, on his mo,ion, referred to tie
committee On m scelaneous provisions.
| Hyer's resolution, noticed in the 2d days
proceedings, calling for information from
the proper sources as TO the number Of CT
vii suits commenced in the several courts
of the territory during the past year, ETC.,
was called up. 1t was finally, after much
debate, adopted, with an amendment cali
ing 70. information also in reference 10
the number OF criminal prosecutions, tie
number of convictions and acQuinals, the
lumber of nolle proseqnies entered, and
the costs in criminal cases; and providing
for The compensation Of those called upon