Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-01-07

1916, concerning our admission, with this condition
Congress aforesaid, shall in any manner affect the
rights of Wisconsin to the $4,000 acres of land to
which she is entitled under existing laws And
also provides that the State shall never interfere
with the primary disposal of the soil within the
same by the L. States nor with any regulations
Congress may find necessary for securing the title
in such soil TO bona fde purchasers thereof; and in
no case shall nonresident propretors be taxed high
er than residents"
Mr. Fox made minority report on the subject of
internal Improvements, The people," he says,
have right to govern in all cases, and should
they at any time deem it expedent to vote for law
authorizing any particular work of internal improve
Enent. and providing for evying a tax 10 complete
said work, we consider it their sovereign right to
do So On the same principle if the people in
their fundamental law choose TO shut the door
against schemes of internal improvement such as
have involved many of the states in interminable
difficulties, 1t is of course their sovereign right do
So"
Majority and minority reports were presented in
reference to the propriety of having provisions EN-,
bodied IN the Constitution follows:
l. That the details of every law shall be accord
ing TO IFS title. 2. That no member of the legsla-
ture shall receive any reward for forwarding any
business of the Legislature 3. That the printing,
fuel, stationery, &c. shall always be procured by
contract from the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Lowell, of and for the majority of the COM
! oil IN oT
sion for the first named object but thought for rea-
sons stated, that and should be left TO the State
Legislature
Mr.. Judd, of the minority, thought differently,
and made report of a section embodying the Sd pro
position TO be added to the Article relating to the
| Legislature.
Mr.. Lowell also made report of an article entitled
Legislative With but two or three prominent
exceptions, is the same as that in the rejected Con
stitution. The exceptions are-1 The number of
members of the assembly never to exceed 50, nor
TO be less than As; senators never to number more
than one-thlrd nor less than onefourth of the mem
5ers of the lower branch. Q A single district sys
tenn to be established 3. This pay of members to
be So per day.
The Bill OF Rights came up in order-,he ques-
ton being or its engrossment for third reading
1t was finally, on motion of Mr. Wilton rccommit-
ted with instructions to the committee to report the
following amendment:
Every person Of foreign birth having
declared his intentions to become a citizen,
and every such person residing in this state
h1VlnO INF min
declaration, shall have the same rights in re-
spcct to the possession, enjoyment, and de-
scent OF property, as native born citizens,
and the property of foreigners who may die
within three years after their arrival into
the L. States, and without such declaration
of intentions, eschcat to the state
In the afternoon Mr. Kilbourn, from the commit
tee having the subject in charge, reported back the
Bill Of Right. with the above amendment, accord
ing to instructions. The question being on concur
ing in the amendment, Mr. Shoeffer moved a sub
stitute to the effect that all foreigners without DUAL
ications should have the same rights in respect TO
the possession enjoyment, and descent of property,
as native born citizens This substitute was adopt
ed ayes 43, noes IS; and the report of the commit
an amendment TO the section which prohibited
imprisonment for debt limiting the prohibition to
debts arising out of or founded on a contract, ex
pressed implied" Mr.. w. thought the legisla-
ture sht find il necessary to imprison for debt in
certain cases as for instance, of debt arising
out of wllul trespass This could not be done under
the section as it stood and it was doubtful moreover
whether, without his amendment man could be
imprisoned for the non payment of fine imposed
for violation of a statute. The amendment was
adopted, AMI the article then ordered to a third
reading.
The Article on Suffrage was taken up in commit
tee of the whole The word free was stricken
from the clause which confined the right of voting
TO free white male - adults a motion to strike
out the word white was unsuccessful. On a |
motion to amend another provision, by striking out
SIX months and inserting year, as the residence
necessary for qualification to vote, long debate
arose. Messrs. Sanders, Fox, Chase Harvey, and
|anderpoo opposed the amendment, and Messrs.
Lowell, kilbourn, Jackson and Foltz sustained it
Mr.. Estabrook moved to strike out the whole sec
ton and insert in lieu thereof provision granting
universal suffrage to those in the Territory and
providing for the further regulation of the suffrage
right by law. Pending the question on either of
these amendments, the committee rose reported
progress and asked and obtained leave to sit again
when the Convention adjourned.
Friday Dec 81. A petition of 70 citizens was
presented praying that the name of Columbus be
given 20 the state of Wisconsin A resolution was
submitted by Mr. Conner that the proper commit
tee be instructed to inquire into the expedency of
Incorporating clause in the Constitution providing
for It's amendment every tenth year after 1850.
The remainder of the forenoon was occupied in the
consideration of resolution of Mr.. Fenton, proy-
ding that the printing OF the Journal of the Conven
ton be given to the publishers of the Argus 1t
was finally adopted. The Journal is to contain the
debates, well as the ordinary proceedings. The
amount of compensation is not prescribed although
efforts made to fix price for the work Our
friends of the Argus doubtless had eye to the
main chance, in their one cent bid for the Incl