Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-02-25
MADISON. Feb. 10, 1853.

either. S.
MADISON, Feb. 10, 1853
l notice that bill has been introduced in
the Senate to promote Agriculture, Horticul-
ture, Mechanic, and Household Arts. The
main feature of it is, an appropriation of
| $1,000 for the benefit of the State Agricul-
tnral Society. The money might be much
worse employed.
A bill was to-day introduced into the
House providing for the election of State
Prison Commissioner, by the Legislature, and
to repeal the law authorsing the Governor to
appoint that officer This is one of the mea-
sures resolved on in Democratic caucus, and
| believe it is a fact; let me remark in pas
sing, that the only matters which have been
matured in Democratic caucuses thus far,
have related in some manner to the sPoILs.
We may infer from the fact that our Demo
cratic Brethren are, at this time, taking this
matter from the hands of the Governor, that
they don't expect to have an Executive of
! that peculiar stripe very soon. This is a We
| ~ rational conclusion in virtue of the signs
of the times, and they exhibit no more than
an ordinary sagacity in taking measures ac-
| cordingly. | am little surprised, however,
that in the excess of their peculiar zeal and
| patriotism, they do not think of allowing the
PEOPLE to choose the State Prison Commits
sioner. Probably, the same fear they have
with reference to the Executive NAV extend
| to this officer.
The Madison Editor of the kenosha Dem
Ocrat seems surprised that | should have vo-
ted against recess of the Legislature for
some TEN days, and Immediately thereafter
asked of the House leave of absence for N.Y.
self for FOUR days. However this may sur
prise him, those who are in the habit of
thinking will perceive a vast difference be-
tween a VOTE to dissolve the whole legisla-
ture for some ten days, and request that
ONE member may he permitted to absent
himself from the body for the space of FOUR
days According to his ideas of the fitness
and propriety of things, every time a men,
Der wishes day or weeks absence, he must
make an effort to have the whole legislature
dissolve itself for that period; or perhaps, he
would prefer that members desiring absence
should 60 among their fellow members and
get up pledge that no important business
| shall be done for ten or twelve DAYS, thus
practically stopping legislation. Doubtless
| if | had pursued either of these modes it
| would have secured me from remark or as
| persion, whilst a quiet withdrawal for four
| DAYS, which in no wise interfered with bust
| ness is matter of unfair comment and I'M
| lust insnuation. The assertion that the
House refused leave is simply FALSE. Leave
was granted, the same as to other members,
almost unanimously, as soon as an expression
was called for. S.
Since writing the above, accidentally
come across that copy of the "kenosha De-
mocrat," stating my action in the Free De-
mocratic Convention, on the subject of the
Maine Liquor Law, by the Madison Editor,
quote from it as follows;
"Mr. Booth and Sholes didn't want the
liquor law in the platform. Mr. Mckee tho't
the liquor law was right, and ought to be in
because it WAS light. Mr.. Booth thought it
ought not to be in, right or wrong, because it
was inexpedient; Mr.. Densmore thought it
was cowardly to 90 for expediency any way;
Mr.. Sholes agreed with Mr.. Booth on the
ground of expediency, having changed his
views, probably, since he argued so strenu
ously against the principle of consulting eX-
pediency in voting for President last fall"
Now what shall we think of an individual
who relates events with such a circumspec-
ton of detail, and such an assumption of ac-
curacv, when it is fact that Mr. Sholes did
not open his head with reference to the liquor
law, or any other question or subject in the
Convention. Comment would seem to be
needless. ;.