Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-03-09
Editorial correspondence.
MADISON, March /, 1916


resolution has passed both houses, providing
that no business of local character shall be re-
ce,ed after the 10th of March Many who have
opportunities of knowing, are sahgliine that the
legislature may compete its business before the
close of the present month.
A bill 10 audit the claims Of Racine county, has
passed both HOUSES. The bill provides for allowing
the county of Racine claims to the amount Of some
sllOoito be applied on her old indebtedness 10 the
late territory of Wisconsin.
Mr. Chase introduced bill into the Senate re-
peallng all laws regulating tolls for grinding grain:
leaving the business as other business, to regulate
it. 1t was advocated by Chase Dennis, and Sboes
and opposed by Kinney, Botkih and Gardner. and
vas finally laid on the table. 1t will not think
pass this session, but have no doubt before many
years the present law will pass TO oblivion, as
ought 20, and will pass, all laws interfering with
trade, which has its own natural and Inevitable
laws by which il is governed
The two houses go into joint convention on Sat.
urday to elect Receiver and Register of the Fox
and Wisconsin river Improvement lands Joseph
Jackson formerly citizen Of your town, is the
most prominent candidate for the Receivership.
and will probably be chosen
The House OF Representatives has been oceupied
for several days mainly on the Revisors bill rea>
tive to taxes and taxation, and have not yet per-
ected it. The great trouble appears to be IN SET
Ting the basis OF taxaticn for personal property
! Many contend that all debts should be deduc- ed
from all personal property before its value is as
sessed, and others that properly should be assessed
10 whoseevcr hands it is found 1t will readily be
SEEM that should debts be deducted from the value
OF personal property, il will remove from taxation
most of the personal property of the state 1t
strikes me that th'se who enjoy property or those
IN whose hands It is found should pay the tax
ne location OF county seats occupies good share
OF the attention OF the Legislature. Washington
Lafayette, and Winnebago countes are ALREADY be.
lore the Legislature, and probably all the rest OF
the counties OF the State, where the seats of Justice
are not yet located. will be before the Legislature
leore its session closes.
In the Senate TO day, Mr.. Shoes presented the
petition Of citizens of Southport on the subject Of
the sale OF spurious liquors. a bill on that sub
Ject IS now before the legislature MIR. sholes
! from the select committee to which was referred
The petition of Arson Pcase and others asking for
limitation OF the jurisdiction Of Justices of the
Peace, made report recommending the passage of
the bill No. %, 5 file, to accomplish the o!iec,
sought by the petition Should the county court
Dill pass, of which there is possibility. this limi-
tation bill may pass otherwise its chance is more
than doubtful.
One very important bill was passed by the Sens
ale to>day, viz: A bill concerning the rights of
married women. The substance of this bill was
embraced in the first constitution am il stands
word for word on the New York statutes. II ba.
been subject strife for several years and has at
length attained sufficient strength 10 get through
one branch OF the Legislature. think its passage
through the house is doubtful, and it will probably
! be year or two before il becomes law. The
/ vote stood ayes H. noes 4. 1t was introduced
and urged through by Mr.. Horn, who has been he
steadiast friend of the measure frum the first.
resolution instrncting our Senators and re-
questlng our representatives 10 lend their aid i'm
procuring such an amendment of the Constitution
OF the United States as will confer on the peopIe
the election of L. S. Senators was adopted This
was also introduced by Mr.. Horn