Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-03-07
LEGISLATIVE.

have done anything for the interest Of the peo-
pie at large, remains to be seen. They have
tinkered about every law in the Statute that they
have not substituted or repealed. Rum-sellng
is to be respectable henceforh, because the state
is joint partner in the business. The losses
by the California mania: and three short crops,
are to be made up by the reduction OF the rates
of Interest We wonder why they had not
thought to make law prohibiting any man from
using money in any other way than letting it at
II per cent. This might ensure the advanta-
ges sought--no other legislation will. And in
order to make money plenty, we are to have
plenty OF paper mills and banks. The County
Court law has been annulled-Whether this was
opposed on account of the ease and cheapness by
which the people could get Justice, remains to be
asceriained-one thing is certain, the lawyers
were united to break it down.
There is one thing we hope will not receive
the go-by and that is the bill introduced by Mr..
Fl. JOHNSON for the organization of an Aqricul-
tural Department in the State University. There
is no reason at all why the interests of the great
body Of working-men should be neglected to the
fostering of Departments calculated to give pre-
eminence to the study of dogmatc theology, old
school medicine, or conservatism and precedent
, resPocing-law. 1t is time that in a state like
ours, where the Agricultural interest predomi-
mates over all others, that some efforts were made
to give encouragement and assistance to those
| 1yll wi i'm tho 6 h..
eat their bread, by giving them an opportunity
to analyEe soils, learn their capability and bring
scientific attainments to bear on the quality and
quantity of wheat that Shall be raised to the acre
If the Legislature should spend all its energies
in labors of this kind, the people would have
! some reason to be thankful that there was Ma
olson to 60 to, and State funds to use. Bat while
the most Of the winter is consumed upon local
Legislation, and making speeches upon long moo
ted questions, for Buncombe merely, we think
there is a first rate chance to inquire whether
/ sessions Of the Legislature would not best sup
] ply the wants of the people by meeting once in
ten years, or thoreabouts. One thing, at least,
would be gained by this course, which certainly
does not exist now, and that is stability in legiS-
Iation, which would tend to give character to the
! State, and prosperity and permancnce to our in
| stitulions.
JENNY LIND.-This word-famed singer is
now en- route for St. Louis from New Orleans,
thence she leaves for Louisville, Cincinnati and
Pittsburg-from Piusburg she leaves for Cleve-
! .,,J o,,J
! agement is given.
| Thus much we learn from letter recently
/ received from one of the Lind Party.
UNvERsALIsT CHURCH AT RACNE.-Thir-
teen hundred dollars were subscribed towards
building church on the site belonging to this
Society. Rev A. C. BARRY will officiate, as
heretofore, as Pastor.
u EXAMINATION IN School IN DISTRICT No
., comes off next week. We hope the friends
/ of Popular Education, and the patrons of the
School will be present. 1t is designed that the
examination shall be thorough in all the studies
which have been pursued-an opportunity will
be given to any one to ascertain tho state of the
! school as regards decorum and proficiency in
studies. Investigation is invited.
a. Wepubish i'll another column the new
law relating to Attachments.
TRAVEL on LAKE MIcHIGAN.-W Wards Lines
of Steamers TO all the ports of Lake Michigan
will be in operation after the 10th inst
LICENSE LAVA law licensing the sale of
intoxicating liquors has been passed by the As
sembly. 1t fixes retailers license at 800,
and wholesale dealers at $50 This law has
been got up to please few of the many thou
sand voters of Ihe state. Whether the business
will be any more respectable on account of tie
state being partner in the firm, remains to be
seen.
See what Beriah, of the Madison Democrat,
says about it:
"The Legislature have under discussion bill
to repeal the present liquor law and substitute a
license law. We are not prepared to say how
far public opinion demands this change, but we
do know that those who are calling the loudest
for this change are persons engaged in this traf-
tic (; while the principal, or only argument made
use Of for the change is, that the present law is
not stringent enough-that it is inoDeratve.-
the fact that all admit the right of the lersla-
ture to set bounds to the business. tic up the
traffic TO q circumscrbed limits proof clear
that it is an acknowledged evil, dreaded by the
community. As an evil-as curse TO commu.
nifty, the traffic would be disrepuabIe but for the
shield which law throws over it. Under the
present system the liquQr dealers are begin.
ming TO feel that public opinion is fast consicn-
ing the grog shop to level with brothels and 9TH
rpublic nusances. This they deprecate and
are willing to pay any price to the State to en-
dorse their responsibility. We hope the State
will not again be made partner in so vile
trade
IMPORTANT MEASURES BEFORE
CONGRESS-.
The River and Iarbor Bill was taken I'm in
Committee of the whole in the House on the
l4th inst, in preference to many other bills. bv
a vote OF 100 TO 8, which would seem to Indicate
that the friends Of the measures have the mower
to pass it whenever they desire The total sum
of the proposed appropriations is 81 ,S5O,OoO- |
The telegraph has not advised us ofwhat action. |
Hany, has been taken on the bill since that date
The Washington correspondent of the n. Y. |