Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-07-21
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MADISON CORRESPOND ENCE.
MANSON, July Is, 1918.
Monday last. the day fixed upon for the termi-
nation of the recess, the two houses were called
to order. There not quorum in either house
and consequently nothing done. Next day,
however, a quorum appearing, business was re-
ruined. In the Senate, on the It'll bill to au-
thoriZe the governor to distribute the quota of
arms to which Wisconsin is entitled from the gen
eral government, read a third time and passed
This bill created some considerable discussion, and
among other amendments proposed was one
by Mr.. Sholes, that the governor be authorized to
receive the arms, and dispose of them at auction to
the highest bidders, and apply the amount recev-
ed to the school fund, which was rejected. The
bill to appoint commissioners to locate the public
lands of the state, was considered but not perfected
bill prescribing the powers and the duties of the
Secretary Of State, also considered but not com
pleted. On the 18th, the first business of impor-
lance, was the bill prescribing the powers and dtl-
tea OF the Secretary of State which had been per
iected except filling the blank in the sectiol deln-
ing the salary. Mr.. Chase moved that the blank
be filled with $1,000 Mr. Horn with 1909 Mr..
Shocs 500 And Mr.. Hobart 1900 The prop
osition of Mr., Chase was adopted, and the bill or
dered TO a third reading. \ bill to exempt the
team OF the ldborer from forced sale on execution.
was considered in committee of the whole but was
finally referred 10 the committee on the Judiciary.
who design reporting bill exempting divers arti-
Giles of personal property bill providing for the
election Otthree commissioners to revise the statute
laws, has become law, and presume the two
houses will 90 into an election of those officers soon
revenue bill was considered in committee of the
whole, and referred back to the Senate where il was
ordered 10 be read a third time. This bill pro.
vices for an assessment of mills to the dollar on
the county assessments of property throughout the
State for the purposes OF state revenue In the Sen.
ate on the 18th. Mr.. Shoes presented the petition
OF Josiah BOND and 100 others asking for a reJuc-
ton of the fees of Register OF Deeds. which was re-
lerred 10 select committee, consisting of Sholes,
Lakln and Fenton. A bill TO abolish the Office Of
Aucuoneer, was considered, and passed. This is a
good measure, and doubt not will meet with the
favor olthe people generally A bill TO abolish the
Offices OF Register aud Receiver of the Canal lands
, at Milwaukee, was considered and ordered 10 be
engrosscd fer third reading. !eyeral other bills
without general importance were considered, and
progress made in them will send you the bills
as fast as they can be printed after they become
laws Such in brief has been the business of the
| Senate for the past three days
In the House on the 18th | notice nothing what
ever of general importance On the l2th A bill
to exempt homestead from forced sale in certain
cases, was taken up and made the special order of
the day for Monday next The University bill was
taken up and passed and sent to the Senate fer CON
currence. a bill providing for the selection and
location of the 100000 acres of land was passed
by the House. Yours. S.
Manson, July H. 1915.
have neglected heretofore to call your atten-
ton 10 the report ofthe committee on finance which
was presented to the Senate, some time since
his is an important measure, and one in which o.
all others, doubtless the people feel great degree
oflnterest. The rev enue for the present year will
have for want of time TO be raised under the laws
of the territory, and under old county assessments
In some counties your readers are aware per
sona property is assessed whilst in others it is not
The committee for the present year, have recon-
mended the assessment only upon real estate for
state revenue. The value Of the real estate in the
State, according to the best means of estimating is
Sl3,1S92 80. The tax recommended in the re-
port is a mills on the dollar which on the assess
ment will realize s59,35I,7S This is the main
feature of the report, and the finance bill which has
passed the Senate, corresponds with it, except that
mills were substituted instead Of II, in conse |
quence OF the opinion entertained that other sources
of revenue could be made available.
have been looking over the House Journal Of
the 18th TO find what may have transpred of gen.
eral interest to your readers l find bills intro.
duced and notice given of intention to introduce
more. In the whole number do not find one NJ
a general character. They are all local, affecting
only local interests; and why let me ask should
the representatives of the whole people, be kept
here and their time occupied in considering these
purely local questions. An effort will be made,
and trust it will be successful to change the char
acter OF our legislation in this respect.
In the Senate on the 18th, the morning hour pass
I'd over without anything of general importance
coming up. The Senate resolved itself into com
nittee of the whole on bill providing for special
own elections in certain towns, and among Others
he town of Paris in the county of Racine The bill
yaa re-committed TO the committee on town and
cunty government, TO make some alteration The