Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-25
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
MADISON. NJ


Monday being the day on and after which no
new business would be received in either House,
an immense number of bills lin the House more
than 1907 were rushed in by members, most of
them being what are known as " dead heads
that is bills with fictitious heads and contents, to
no hereafter changed and amended in case the
members Introducing them should want to prefer
some new business.
The bill to incorporate the Milwaukee and Be-
lott Rail Road Company passed the House on
Monday, by vote of 33 to 20. a motion to re-
consider to-day taken and lost The major
itv of the Commissioners on this Road reside in
Milwaukee, and it was stated by its friends to be
intended in good faith for the purposes proposed.
think its passage by the Senate is doubtful but
should it pass it need occasion no fears with ref
erence to our Road, as it cannot be successful
competitor. We have nothing to do but ego
ahead, and shall have the trade of the coun-
try laying nearer to us and naturally depending
upon us.
We had a little skirmsh yesterday, on the Liq-
nor Bill, on a motion made by Mr.. Sholes to take
it from the table and place it in the general file
A number of the members seemed disposed to kill
it without q hearing, but the motion to take it up
finally prevailed by n small majority This, of
course. is no test but whilst have no great hope
we shall pass the bill, we shallmake pretty good
show for it, and may succeed.
a Bill organizing Board of County Assessors
composed of one from each town, for equalizing
County assessments was killed.
a Bill providing for such n change of the Con
stitution as will make the sessions of the legisla-
ture biennial instead of annual, has passed the
House. thiuk it a good idea to try this expert
ment. 1t may work wcll-but l doubtit
The Bill providing for the publication of a
School Journal at the expense of the School fund,
was killed. The bill contemplated ae annual ex-
penditure of some $4,000 for this purpose, and |
have no idea that the benefits of the measure will
furnish any kind of return for the expense and
consider the death of the bill very fortunate
event. My own opinion is, if we but strengthen
our common schools by devoting to them all our
resources and energies, they will in their growth
spontaneously put forth and develop all these OBJ
Jects and measures, sought by such efforts to be
stimulated into life and existence at great ex-
pense. 1t seems to me If the legislature was to
ls.eh all the projects advanced here, to be quar-
scrcd upon the School fund, there would be pre-
lions little of the fund left for the great purpose of
common schools. Appropos to thistle bill establish
ing temporary Normal schools, was also killed by
nearly a unanimous vote. This bill contemplated
an expense of some 81 O0O-atleas four times as
much as nccessary-to come out of the school
fund-and if have not before mentioned it, let
me here say bill has been ordered to a third rea-
ding authorizing the Superintendent to revise the
school laws, or get somebody to do it at such eX-
pensc as can be got of future legislatures.
SIN opposed to this eternal and everlasting change
of Our laws. No sooner do we get settled under
one systen-lean the quirks, quiddities and odd
tiles Of law, and adapt ourselves TO it, than
presto change :" is the word and are all
aioat again upon an ocean of uncertainty. five
could have session Of the Legislature but once i'll
fve YEAR,. ! should esteem it great advantage to
the State. Some persons have been ungenerous
enough to ihsinuate that these various projects all
look to an increase of the compensation Of the
State Superintendent but when We consider that
his regular salary is already 81 900 year; that
this legislature has made him an annual appropri-
alton of $500 for travelling expenses and that he
has annually 5000 for clerk hire-thc idea that he
would desire more cannot be entertained for Il
moment.
bill to abolish the Supreme Court introduced
by Mr.. Barber, occasoncd considerable debate
but was finally rejected by large vote,
A bill TO abolish county courts introduced the frs
day OF the session by Mr. Saunders has been W
for discussion, and finally referred to a select
committee. don't know what will be its fate
finally, but trust it may not pass.
The annual effort to change the system ofcoun
~ government came off in the House on Wed
nesday and Thursday. 1t was finally defeated af
Ter considerable effort.
The Senate during fit Of Sound discretion,
repealed the Law authorizing an cmigrant commits
sioner, but relapsins next day into the norma
condition" rcconsidered their vote and rescinded
the action of the day before, This emisrant com
missioner holds the same relation to the State that
the runner" does to the hotel. 1t is his business
to stand on the wharf at New York, and when m
emigrant ship arrives bawl out "emigrants fol
Wisconsin. Carriage and baggage " agon ready
&c. &C. Those who approve of this mode o
doing business for sovereign and Independent
State, doubt pleased with the commission
am not-and more especially when the commits
soner is the product of political caucus in which
fitness for the place enters in wise into the calcu
lation. Appropos to this, l may mention tina
this evening the democracy OF the two Houses as
semblc in caucus 10 nominate a state prison com
missioner, engrant commissioner, three member
Of the DO ard of public works and one register dnC
one treasurer of the State Land Office. Now,
would like some one to tell me what political dis
tnctionS ard differences have to do with these off
iccs-and vet it is fact, that the main, and Ina,
say the only question asked in these caucuses, " i
he a member Of the party He may be the hes
man in the world for the pacc-to elect him nigh
DC of incaculable value to the whole people of tn
whole State, yet if he is not " OF she party" th
most inefficient man Of the State, who is " of tn
party" will be thosch u preference. Is it an,
wonder that the Northern Improvement fund i
squandered-that we are threatened with deb
of half d million-that annual expenses ar
anoxe than 500, 600, when all objects in which tn