Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-28

Among other bills in the Senate, notice one en-
titled " II bill to authorize the Racine, GAINESVILLE
and Mississippi Railroad Company to build their
said Roads in divisions and TO connect with Ger
tain other Railroads" which believe has passed
the Senate, This bill believe gives that com
pany a carte Hanche,' to do pretty much as they
please-to run the road where they think best
and connect with an. thing and every thing which
best suits them, appropos to this do not the in
habitauts of Kenosha, desire charter for n west
ern road, Any road running west from the Lake
Shore cities, must be built mainly by foreign cap
ital and it occurs to me that one running west
from Kenosha, would more naturally attract such
capital than one from Racine if for no other rca-
son, because it is farther from one already COM
pletcd from Milwaukee to GAINESVILLE.
There are great many propositions before both
Houses to amend the Revised Statutes Some
important and some unimportant When they
pass, if they ever do, will give you early nforma
ton Of their character, hat your readers may be
advised.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sharpstein has introduced Il
bill to pay the Kcnosha City Guards, a certain
sum of money, claimed by them for services in
the execution of McCafferty. This is an account
which was last year rejected by the Legislature
The same Senator has introduced bill to provide
a code of procedure in the general courts of this
State.
In the House the Committee on Railroads have
begun to report, and their reports form a good
share of the business of that body. A most inter
esting time was had yesterday, in the Library
room before the Railroad Committee, on a propo-
sition to amend the charter of the Fond, du Lac
! and Milwaukee Road, 50 to lay it on nearly a
straight llne-betwccn the two places. Some how
or other this proposition seemed to involve all the
Milwaukee troubles about which we have heard
so much and learned so little and a consequence,
these hostile parties or interests, represented by
Blossom, Tweedy Moses NJ. Strong and others,
detained most cloquently and earnestly for about
half day--beforc the committee, cnlghtening
and interesting the disntcrested hearers, very
much. The Fox River Railroad is yet in the
hands of the committee, and will probably excite
as much interest, as the proposition to which
have alluded.
The idea of abolshing and changing the pres
ent system of county government-has already
! been preached in the House. What the feeling i,
on the subject l know not. 1 hope, however, an
archy will not be introduced again into our local
affairs, just we getting comfortably settled
under the present system.
Notice ofintention to introduce a bill TO abolish
the death Penalty" has been given by a mem
Der from Waukesha Co. The last Legislature
having modified the law on this subject, it is not
very likely any thing will now be DONE
Mr.. SHoLEs presented petition from Kcnosha
County, praying the enactment of the " Maine
Ld,c," and moved a reference to select commit
tee of five The committee is Sholes, McGlrvy,
Kelsey, Simpson and Field--a majority, believe,
opposed to the measure
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of the State Agricultural
Society, for the election of officers, came of on
Wednesday evening, in the Society Rooms. Wits
pers around during the day, of efforts to change
some of the officers particularly the Secretary
for sinister purposes created considerable interest
and excitement A great many names were add
ed to the list of members during the day, and a
corresponding number of dollars paid into the fund
Office seekers and Office holders, members of the
Legislature, and those not members a great share
of whom never touched plough-handle, and new
er mean to, and could not cultivate q cabbage to
save themselves, were suddenly smitten with de-
sire to Join the Agricultural Society and paid their
dollar for that purpo.c. The rerort- OF the >oci-