Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-02-27

u The following items of Madison new.
will show the spirit of Legislation:
FROM MADISON.
Thursday, Feb. 10, 1852.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Eicbmann.
Reading OF the journal dispensed with.
! Col Botkin in the chair.
On motion, Messrs. Hackett and Cain, were
appointed committee to conduct Mr.. Sholes
the Speaker pro tenn elect to the chair
Resolutions.
BY Mr.. CAIN, Whereas, A. Hyatt Smith and
Isaac Woodle, have sufficiently shown their nat.
rio; devotion to the general good by untiring at.
tendance on the Legislature since its commence.
ment, Therefore,
ResOlred, That these gentlemen have leave OF
absence for the term Of two weeks
By Mr.. LAWRENCE, ResoIred Tha, the
Superintendent be instructed to close the fines
by which the heated air is admitted in the AS
semby room, and put up the stove or stoves be-
longing thereto, previous to the expiration of the
! legislative recess.
Mr. BOTKIN offered the following substi-
tute. That the chair appoint a committee of 3
TO devise proper means for heating the Assem-.
bly, chamber. Adopted
The chair appointed Messrs. Dotkin, Root,
and Cooper, as such committee
On motion OF Mr.. RICHARDSON, the
House resolved itself into committee of the
whole on the general file Of bills Mr.. Richard
son in the chair.
Committee having under consideration, SEN
ate BILL locating the Co. Seat of Port Washing
ton, if not otherwise located, for the term Of 900
years, subject to certain eXgenci2s, which if
they do not transpire, for the longer term of 999
years in the floating Scow, now at anchor off
Racine.
The following preamble and resolution was
then offered:
Whereas, it has become somewhat notorious
that the Hon Morgan l.. Martin, with disin,er
cSted magnaniihity ccndescended to furnish the
Attorney General with an "opnion' on the sub
ject of the Fox and Wisconsin River Improve
ment scrip, and
Whereas. it is generally understood that
Messrs. 4. Hyatt Smith, WoodIe and knowi-
ton, are now dtsintereStedly engaged in prepar-
ing an opinion for the Attorney General on the
subject of the Il. r. Z. V. Rail Road reto 70
be submitted to the Legislature, therefore
Resolved, That the Hon. Scion Johnson be
and he is hereby authorized to prepare an 'opin-
ion on the subject of the location of the Wash
lngton county seat
Which was adopted, and the bill, together
with the preamble was referred back to the Sen
ate without further action of the Assembly The
committee having made progress in the general
file, rose and reported progress.
Report taken up, and the bills ordered to Sd
reading.
Mr. HOYT asked leave TO call the attention
of the Assembly to a communication found IN
yesterdays Statesman. Leave was granted.
lie remarked that the article referred TO the
Legislative recess, and was intended, he suppo-
sed, for capital, but according to their own show
ing, the vote in the affirmative stood as follows
/ D wing, l3 democrat, and 5 free soilers The
attempt reminded him, he said, of a quarrel he
once saw between couple Of fish women, on
the Isle of Shoals who were sapping each 9TH
er with cod fish, when small boy running up
to one of them said mother, mother call her
d-n bitch first before she calls you So"
Mr.. BANCROFT introduced the following
resolution:
ReSoIred That the gentleman from St. Croix
be appointed committee of to devise how they
may hinder capital being made out of the article
referred 10.
Which was adopted
The Assembly then adjourned.