Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-07-07
THE TELEGRAPH,
C. l.. sHoLEs, EDITOR.
Tuesday, July a, IS4S.
MADISON CORRESPONDENCE.
M4DlsoS, June as, is.

Manson, June as, lS4s.
The Senate was yesterday engaged mainly il
committee of the whole on the bill providing 60
the sale OF the School and University Lands and tn
investment olthe proceeds thereof Some progress
was made, when the Senate adjourned The Hous
yesterday mad the Judiciary bill under consideration
in committee of the whole, and reported it bacl !,
The House concurred in the report, and | suppose
twill be back to The Senate to-day for concurrence
OF that body in the House amendments
In the Senate to-day, the first proposition coming
up was resolution to take a recess from Friday
next until Monday, the 10th day OF July, which
was Fefaeted. The proposition from the House tc
adjourn on Tuesday next, TO re-assemble on the p
| Monday OF September, was indefinitely postponed
The homestead Exemption bill came up on its
third reading and passage, when quite an animated
debate occurred among members Messrs Boyd
and Williams went for it as a second choice, and
the balance OF those who voted aye, were in favor
ct 1t as first choice Mr.. Boyd wanted a provi
sion more distinctly defining the rights of the id
ows and orphans and also limiting the value of the
homestead, and Mr.. Williams wished thousand
dollar exemption, the property exempted to be Sc
lected by the individual in such shape as he chooses
The idea of the Senator (Mr, HOBART VINO intro
duced the BILL was 10 make a Homestead Exemp.
ton and majority OF the Senators determined
to preserve and carry out The idea, and hence all ct
forts to change its character or limit it with dol
lar and cent provision, failed.
For my own part, entertain views on the sub
ject different from those generally entertained. 1t
was generally admitted by Senator's that the collec
ton laws were entirely useless, to compel rogue
to pay his debts. What then the necessity OF kee-
ping them in existence to compel honest men to
pay their debts. 1t is simply an expensive and OPP
pressve piece of machinery, subscribing no good
end; and the main argument in my mind, in favor
of a homestead exemption or in favor of any ex-
cmpton is that TO the extent of such exemption it
does away with this oppressive machinery and
leaves to honest laborers in their own pocket what
1t costs to keep this oppressive machinery in mo-
ton Taking the country at large, and feel couf-
dent that the cost OF the collection laws is equal TO
nstrumentality in any one year. What then is the
conclusion! Why simply this. lfyou save to the
labor Of the country this cost then the labor of the
country will be relieved of the necessity of getting
into debt, foritwill have ample means to keep out.
We live at present. under most singular IDEAS.
For instance, there is not dollar of wealth in the
world, but is produced by labor, and yet if the la
borer happens to become necessitated and want 4
dollar he is compelled to go 10 some unproductiye
money shaver to get 1t. Now, how does this man
who never really produced dollar of wealth hap
pen to have all the money, and how does the man
who produces every thing happen to have none Of
it Is there not something radically wrong here
Look here, laborers you pay from to 3o0,00O,OOu
Of dollars per annum for the support of these vi
cious laws, and that is the mode by which what
you earn is wrcsted from you and transferred to
these men who have earned none oft. Let US then
hail homestead exemptions and all other exemptions
and when you are told that it will destroy your ere
dit, bear in mind that in saving what you earn you
are lifting yourselves above credit, and compelling
those who earn nothing, either to go into the field
of production, or to come to you for credit.
The ayes and noes on the Homestead Exemption
on It's final passage, are as follows:
Ayes-BilIings, Boyd, Chase, Dennis, Gardner
Hobart, Kinney, Messenger, Shoes, Turner, White
Williams
Noes-Fenton, Gibson, LaRin Merrill, Mills,
Norton
Absent-TTom.
You will perceive that all the wings in the Sen
ate voted against it.
omitted to mention that the bill to district Wis
consln with reference to the election next fall of
three Congressman, had become law. The bill
passed precisely in the shape in which stated it
a former letter.
This afternoon the school bill has been in com.
mttee of the whole in the Senate. twas reported
back and the Senate re-commtted it TO the com
mttee which reported it, with instructions to re-
port bill providing only for the appraisal of the
lands, said appraisal to be reported to the Legisla
ure at its next session. for its action. This think
is putting the matter in right shape The bill as
introducedby the committee provided for appraisng
and selling otf-hand If the purpose of the Senate
manifested by the instruction to the committee
is carried out, the appraisal of the lands will be sub
mtted TO the legislature before any sales are made
and then the legislature will be able o act Judi
ciously in directing sales. think this plan will be
adopted. Nothing further was done 10 day in the
Senate.
l was mistaken in saying the House had got
through with the Judiciary bill They finished it
tonight about six o'clock, and it will probably be
in the Senate in the morning S.
FIRE FROM A TRLEGRAPH.-As store room
in Greenburgh, Pa, was recently set on
fire during thunder storm by a telegraph
wire, which termi mated in it.
Watermelons Of very fine flavor and per-
fecty ripe, have arrived in The Chicago mar
ket. They come from New Orleans, via
the Illinois canal
A stupid bore remarked in the presence
ola young and pretty woman, that it was
impossible TO give what one hadn't receiv-
ed. Il beg your pardon, sir" can cite
great many people that give ennui to every