Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-02-04

tanned by the House. Some few of the Dcmocra-
cacy will squirm, but | think they will generally
90 for the measure S
MADISON, Jan. %, 1853.
on will have learned and pabShed before this
reaches you, probably the fate of the bill introduce
ed by the member from your district, authoriS-
ing public officers to receive certain Bank Paper in
payment of public dues" This bill was as fol-
lows -" SEC. l. That all public officers of the
State be and are hereby authorized to receive in
payment of all public dues, and taxes ofwhatcvcr
kind the bills of all banks of this State duly is
sued and countersgned by the comptroller i'll nc
cordance with law" On the question of ordering
it to a third rcading-the vote was-aycs So, noes
80 so the bill was lost OF the number voting
in the negative there were three Free Sellers
some two or three Wings, and the balance Dem
ocratic.
From this vote infer that what the Democrat
iC leaders have heretofore done for Banks has been
from no love or confidence for and in the inStitu
tions, but simply from pressure of public opn-
ion, too strong to be resisted and that the mo-
mcnt the pressure is removed, they arc ready to
dlScrcdt the work they were compelled to perform.
The people by a very large majority declared in
favor of Banks, and by an equally large majority
pronounced their confidence i'll the BanI, law of
last winter yet this legislature in the face md eyes
of this popular approval, say the people shall not
enjoy the convenience of using their own paper,
in payment of their own debts. We have n cur
rency, for every dollar of which, there is in the
hands the Comptroller ample sccurity-and yet
every fall the pcoplc,-thc tax payers-must be
compelled to scour the country to obtain gold and
silver; and horses and coaches must be loaded
down to carry it to and from the seat of govern
mcnt to CRAFTY what looks to me like an unbound
cd prejudice against Banks. To be sure Banks
are compelled to redeem in gold and silver; and
people may, upon application, get bills changed
but taxes, generally, are collected remote from
Banks-it is inconvencnt to make such change
and it is practically expensive and announcement
every year to bring up several thousand dollars in
specie to the State Treasury, and take an equal
amount back, 1t probably costs county from
30 to so dollars annually. All this would be no
cause Of complaint, were there any good reason
for it and if there be any reason for the Lcgisa
ture making one currency for the people and an
other currency for the State Treasury and State
! Officers have vet failed to discover it. The peo
pie can apply the remedy another year if they feel
that anv wrong has been dorc. The member from
the west district of Kcnosha Co, felt it his duty
to assist in killing the bill.
! Our Scrgcant-at-Arms thinks have done him
and the House injustice, in stating that the House
fully equaled, and probably transcribed, the Sen
ate in the numbers of its officers. Probably did,
as on inquiry find the number of officers in the
| House is about the same as that of the Senate,
which considering the House is three times great
er in numbers than the Senate, would seem to be
quite reasonable. The officers of the House arc
Scrgeant-at-Arms Assistant Scrgeant-at-Arms,
two Messengers one Postmaster one Doormastcr
and one Fireman This latter office, which prom
! ised to be a sinecure when its occupant was cho-
SEN by closing the furnace and putting up stove,
has become one involving some duties. do not
imagine, however, that the stove was put up on
purpose to give this functionary employment.
General Smith, the State Historian, is, this eve
ming, interesting number of members of both
Houses, by reading portions of his forthcoming
history If the creation of such an Office was jus
tnaDIe IL COuld HoI bC bot'Cl iiAACu
probably, than it is by Gen. Smith. If he cannot
get up an interesting and valuable work, it will be
because there is nothing to make it of-not from
any fault of his.
Delegates to the Free Democratic Convention
are coming in, in considerable numbers The AS
scmbly has kindly allowed the Convention the use
of their Chamber. The Convention is held to-
morrow.
perceive by the Democrat Of the 2lst that the
democratic members of the Senate from the Lake
Shore, are likely to prove the pillars of democra-
cy in that section of countay This, Iapprehcnd,
will prove be interesting intelligence to the PEG
pie of your region.
The Democracy are said to be in tribulation
with reference to the resembling resolutions before
spoken of; many of them thinking it would be
better to let the matter remain without agitation.
The caucus, l understand, has already been held,
and another is proposed with reference to it. How
ever much they may now desire to get rid of this
matter, coniured up themselves, apprehend they
will find it difficult without a vote. Having gone
so far, think they will 60 farther, and pass the
resolutions. We shall see. S.
MADISON, Jan. p, 1858.
The number of delegates in attendance upon
the Free Democratic State Convention, is between
eighty and nnety-from every portion of the State.
The session of the Convention commenced yester-
dav, two o'clock, P M.-was held during the af-
ternoon and evcnng-convened again this morn
ing in a basement room of the capitol and is now
Is P. NJ in session in the Assembly Chamber
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