Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-02-01
Correspondence Of the Tribune.
MADISON, Jan. %, 1850

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MADISON, Jan. %, 1850
Mr. EDITOR =
In Assembly to-day sew
eral bills We're passed, among which the
Bank question was carried by the following
vote
Ayes.-Abbott, Babcock, Bennett, Briggs,
Brown, Cameron, Chapman, Chase, Che
ney, Crazy, Fitzgerald, Griffin, Hale, Hos
kin, Jenkins, Johnson, Kellogg, McFar-
lane, McGarry, McIndoe, Pinkney, G. VI.
Robinson, Seger, Sellers, Shears, II. n.
Smith, Spaulding, Spooner, Stewart Sykes,
Tompkins, Yanderpool, Well, and Wood
81
Noes Barns, Croswell, Delong. Divin,
Dodge, Ellis, Fullerton, Gallagher, Green,
Hasey, Higgins, Hurlburt. Keuhn, Lowth,
Nancy, McGonnigal, Murdoch, Noble,
Palmer, c. D Robinson, Sterling Taylor,
Turlcy, Turner, Ward, Williams, York,
and Strong (spcaker)-28.
Ayes absent, Gross
Noes 9 Bryant, and E. c. Smith
So the bill goes to the Senate, there,
perhaps, to meet It's defeat. Should it
however, pass, and the people concur at
the next annual election. it becomes an
imperative law: it says the next Legisla-
ture shall charter banks The language
of the Constitution is, shall have power
Neither branch is in session this after
noon, The Committees, however, are at
work preparing business for the. next
meeting The entire body manifest dis
position to improve the time, and make
all rcasonab bic haste with business
In Senate the question of repeating the
Liquor Law oflast session came up. Mr..
Horn, who is apparently opposed to every
thing except the location of the county seat
of Washington county, reported a minor
ity report on the subject, tending to carry
responsibilities back from the retailer.
through the merchant, and distiller, to the
farmer who sold the grain or fruits, and
extending the privilege of suing for dam
ages to old bachelors and old maids who
might get drunk, and wish to recover
damages for the same
The measure, however, was not receiv-
ed with favor Nothing else of much gen
eral Importance was agitated in the Sen
ate
MONDAY, Jan. 23.-Tn Assembly the
day was chiefly occupied by local matters.
The Senate passed a series of resclu-
tons on the subject of Slavery, being
quite similar to those usually passed
Mr.. Horn as usual, offered sundry amend
ments, mostly tending to render them ri
dicuIous, bat finally lodged the question
by leaving the room when the vote was
taken
On the 24th in Assembly, the morning
business having been gone through, the
BID Of the Senate, referring the final set
Element Of the county seat of La FaYette
county to the Supreme Court, after a call
Of the House, was passed by about ten
majority. So ii wants only the signature
Of the Governor to become law. 1t re-
quires all business or election in reference
to county buildings to cease until the
question is decided by the Supreme Court,
and thus makes it certain that nothing
can be done at either the centre or Skulls
burgh next summer, and it possibly may
be year or two, before county buildings
can- be commenced.
The afternoon was devoted to the con
tested seat question of Portage county
Mr. Stewart of Jefferson county. intro
dReod resolution declaring Walter D.
McIndoe entitled to seat Ar. John
De!any was allowed to contest the seat.
and he set forth the facts in clear man
ner. which are not denied as follows:
On the 9th day of Nov. before the
polls were opened, Mr. McIndoe. Scotch
man, declared his intentions to become
citizen, and received a certificate under
seal Of the Court, from D r. Clement.
acting, 90 miles from the county seat. as