Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-21
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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MADISON, Jan. l4th. 1858.
Inc House met this morning at O. and adjourn
ed for the day about half past eleven. TO give tho
speaker chance to make up the standing com
mlttees The:select committee, TO which the mat
ter was referred reported in favor of taking equal
to Is daily papers for each member, which was
voted down by the House. The matter will come
up again, and papers will be ordered, but how ma
ny know not. 1t is an expense not warranted by
the ConStituton-not justified by any correspond
ing benefits, and should not be entered into but
it WILL nevertheless. 4 resolution having chap
alns, and paying postage at the expense of the
State was adopted great many copies of the
Governors Message in all possible languages were
ordered prnted-which made up the sum of the
mornings labor.
alluded in a formar letter to the hosts of OK
pectants of Office, and suspected it would tax the
ingenuity of our Democratic brethren to provide
place for them, not however in the least Doubt
ing their benevolent willingness to try. did not
give them credit for sufficient ingenuity for ifthcy
have not provided for all, they have come much
nearer to it than could have been hoped. Bullock.
ing at the Senate appointments, find no less than
tro assistant SergeantS- Arms when it is a God.
truth, that the principal in the office has as near
nothing TO do rs can be imagined and can con.
ceiye of no possible duties for his assistants and
more particularly, as there are besides. these Of
hccrs tHo messengers door keeper and tiremcn.
You can imagine what the duties of this latter Of
floor whom ND Il, IL,
chamber is heated by hot air generated in furnaces
in the basement which furnaces this Senate fire
man will not see during the session unless he shall
make speaial pilgrimage for the purpose The
House has fully cqualled the Senate in this respect
and guess transcribed it as it has in addition
a Post Master, an entirely nec functionary Crca-
ted less because he was wanted than because he
wanted place. The Clerks are of course employ
cd on the same liberal scale. 1t may seem small
matter to complain of these things, but any per-
son who will examine the items of State cXpend-
ture, will find them mainly of this character
and if we ever hope for economy, our efforts must
be directed towards these points. | was in hopes
that the Democratic party would have taken adj
vantage oftheir unquestoncd asccndcncy to prove
to the people, that its merit was not merely in
words-but l apprchcnd, myself and others who
may have entertained such hopes are doomed to
disappointment.
Au ingenious democrat who has been seeking
new vein, in which or through which to recon-
mend himself to the incoming administration, has
struck lead He is busy circulating petition
addressed to the Democratic members, PRAYING
them to repeal all the Free Soil resolutions they
have heretofore passed. This is not only ingenious
but very reasonable as the party has practically is
norcd them. 1t is to be hoped they will do it,
so the people may know distinctly where they
stand.
The petitions in circulation among the Demo
ocratic members asking the recommendation of
this man and that man to this and that Office
innumcrablc. 1t seems to me the members have
done little else than sign such petitions; and the
first saluaton of Democrat on meeting
friend is, "whcrcs your petitions"
OF course this Office seeking and office giving
busrcss rather prccludcs the consideration of any
thing else, and hence have not vet heard from
any quarter word with reference TO any business
of public interest.
The editors ball came off last evening accord
ing TO appointment, and was on the whole rather
failure. The editors convention adjourned this
morning, having accomplished nothing noticeable
except an exhibition of bIackguardism between
couple of members, which | hope attached no
discrcdit further than the individuals themselves,
Convention of Democratic editors was called
this afternoon. What for OF what it accomplished
know uot Yours, s.