Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-06-30
VOL. IX-NO. |.
MADISON CORRESPONDENCE.
MADIsox, June 81, lS4S

A bill concerning the powers and duties of II
Attorney General"
"a bill providing for the printing OF the lreser
session"
"A bill to appropriate to VIM. R. Marshall
sum theren named"
a bill TO authorize Milwaukee County to hol
special election for Judge of Probate
A bill to authorize the town OF Belgium, cour
ty of Washington, TO hold special town election.
"A bill to prevent the evying of certain taxes.
Such of these bills as are Of Public nature
will send you and doubtless you will Law them be
fore your Il adcrs at length Those which are 10
cal and special in their character will aIude to
The bill relative to the printing, provides onl,
for procuring bids in accordance with the consti
tuition, for the printing OF the present session.
The bill appropriating money 10 VIM. Il. Mar
shall provides for the payment of his mileage anC
per diem as member for st. Croix.
The bill relative to Judge of Probate in NIL
waukee County provides for special election ii
place of Hon. l. p. Walker, resigned.
. \ bill to authorize the town Of Belgium to hol,
special election is made necessary from the fact
that said town has never vet been organised
a bill 10 prevent the levying of certain taxes
poSpones the levying OF taxes in counties under the
commissioner system Of government.
This is in brict, all the business which has
yet been perfected in the way of law making by
the Legislature.
Several important bills are in progress but as all
bills are liable 10 modification in their passage
through the two houses, it would be useless to al
lude to their features, until they are passed.
A bill was introduced in the Senate this morn
ing by Mr.. Sholes, relative to Registers of Deeds
1t provides that ten cents shall be pNd per folio for
recording deeds and other documents which shall
be paid into the County treasury. The Register
to have such compensation for his services as the
Board of Supervisors may direct | think bill
will be passed reducing the fees Of Registers, but
whether this bill will pass, remains to be seem
The Homestead Exemption bill and Judiciary bill
are before the Senate The last of these has reach
ed It's third reading The former has been lust
taken up. and whilst think Homestead Exemp.
ton bill will be passed. it is vet impossible to con
lecture whatwill be its character The main pro
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be required. to meet the first years expenditures
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hv MARY, thu, we shall be able TO adjourn about the
first of1uly. hazard no conjecture with regard
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nerceiye tbe Wisconsin Argus paws me the
compliment of saving that stand alone among
the LEGISLATORS as am opponent of the election OF
Gen. Cass. That stand alone as an open oppon-
ont is believe true but that there are none Others
who sympathise with me. and acknowledge the
correctness of nv position is not true. Very few
indeed pretend that am not in tie abstract right
and erDe{eacy is tLe only ground upon which tie
adyoc,tes If free territory seek TO Justify the sup
mort Of Cass. Nv misfortune is IN supposng ,jght
r. he ALWAYS the highest expcdency. an obqui,y Of
;..,loe, ,f which marty men cannot often lie ac-
cuseJ Bat for the Argus and its accusations OF
boiling and disorganising, man can never be Ger
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