Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-03-23


A bill repeating the license law entirely, has
passed the House, and now lies upon the table in
the Senate 1t will probably pass that body.
A bill entirely new and novel in its character,
relating to the sale Of ardent spirits, has passed the
Senate, and has been ordered TO third reading in
the House, by decisive majority. The chances
are 1t will pass that body. enclose you a copy
of the bill, which if you have not, you will
doubtless publish / am apprehensive i, will be
found rather impracticable, but its warm friends are
sangnne its operation will be attended with high
ly beneficial results
! The Milwaukee and Rock River canal has been
fruitful source of discussion. this week A bill pro>
siding for a full and final settlement between the
State and company, and conveying the water pow
ef entirely to the latter, passed both Houses. On
thursday 1t was returned with the Governors We.
to; and as two thirds could not be had TO pass the
bill 1t was lost. Another bill was Immediately
got up Invested Of some of the Objectionable fea
lures OF the other and was at once passed through
the Senate. The House is now engaged on it,
Marshall NJ Strong, leads in opposition to the bib
and such is his tenacy Of purpose and his ability
that he is rather hard customer to overcome. It's
fate in the House is doubtful l can hardly express
an opinion as TO the bill, but it is certainly mat
ter to be desired that the State might in some way
be rid of this fruitful source of trouble and legsla
ton.
| The Fox and Wisconsin river improvement is
also creating some considerable discussion and ex-
element The bill alluded to in my last in
reference TO that work was finally got into shape
TO suit all parties tolerably well. A member OF
the board of public works in place of Curtis Reed,
resigned, was to-day chosen E. w. Drury, of Fon
du Lac, was the selected
The business of Revising and Compiling goes on
swiftly and steadily. An immense amount of work
is being done Some six or eight clerks, besides
those employed OH the regular business of the ses>
sion, are employed in transcrbng the laws
The great effort appears TO be to get done near
the first of April Whether they will be success
full is yet matter of CONJECTURE. The business
both of revising and compiling will be both well
and faithfully done, and Notwithstanding the long
session of the Legislature, l doubt whether any
State of the Union has completed Revision Of
her laws at as little expense as has Wisconsin
Our expenses for the current year will exceed
somewhat the estimate, and our receipts will fall
somewhat short Tie former arises from the fact,
that none could conjecture beforehand the amount
of labor and the many kinds and sources Of ex>
pense which would occur in fixing for our march
under state government and the latter from the
fact that we have not yet fully recovered from the
laxity in collecting and paying in State revenues,
which prevailed under the old territorial govern
ment Both difficulties will soon be remedied
and there is reason why Wisconsin may not
have the cheapest and best government of any state
in the Union.
A bill to incorporate the Salem Cemetry Associ-
ton, laid the table in the Senate for the
reason that general bill on the subject is now on
our statutes. Efforts were made to get it through
but without avail
:, Quite an ememe occurred Tuesday last be-
tween the House of Representatives and the Wis
consin Argus. Those who have had opportunities
of reading that paper have undoubtedly noticed
the many and bitter attacks it has containd upon the
Legislature. Added to this, seurrous handbs
have been circulated, supposed, and with pretty
good reason TO have come from that Office, direct
ed against individual members, until a considerable
degree of feeling was excited. On Thursday last,
the paper was, as usual sent up to the House, and
was iourd TO contain more than even the usual
amount of abuse. The members thought they
could stand it no longer. The papers were coIlec-
ted and pied carefully around the stove until they
become dried and were then committed to the
flames. Next day resolutions were introduced.
censuring the of the editors and interdicting
the sheet from the Hall. 1t has been unreasonaby
abusive, and its course highly Objectionable never
theless it is TO be regretted that the Legislature
conceived it of sufficient importance to be worthy
of official notice S.
/ y II will arnear newt week