Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-04-05

tHe 10 dictate wltnout interference, anu
would an honest man. who really desired an inves-
-tion, take such a cau,se7 II is clear case OF
Judgment by Confession, and it must be so view
ed and SO treated by the people. II cannot fail TO
prove very large nail in Governor Barstow' po
litical coffin. But thus was crushed another I'm
pertant measure of legislation
The Milwaukee Sentinel, rays,
'..rhe Legislature passed two bills, framed so as
to protect the State in suits against it, having no
confidence in Attorney General who could so
far forget his duty to lobby for and deferd the
Asylum fraud. The GoYernorf pocketed the bill.
They passed bill prohibiting he State Officers
from h'ching from The earnings OF the reopie many
thousands OF dollars annually, in the shape OF Ille-
gal fees. This TOO was peck eted a -se
They passed bill repeating law of 1854, un>
der which The Governor has horde of W anderinp
agents scattered throughout the state, ostensiblA
to collect ines but in reality to giarfy the State
Administration. This of course, was pocketed.
they passed bill to step at once The work oil "a
q" documentary History" which has already cost
nearly S2U,OU0 with no corresponding benefit, bur
on the contrary disgrace to the state. And this
was pocktted also.
The State tax for tho coming year i'll be the
enormous amount OF S350,000. All of the excess
over what it should properly be is chargeabe to
former years, for this legislature has really been
very economical. Newspapers were entirely cut
lof-pcstage was reduced TO mere nominal sum
many Of expenditure of doubtful ne cessity
were cut off, and we think on investigation il will
be found that legislature was over before so eco.
nomicai in its incidental expenditures. Yet this
enormous amount of tax is TO be raised nearly all
OF 1t for extravagances Of past yeurs.
We repeat, the Republican party had no fair
chance to manifest itself in the past legislature
for It's action has been crippled by the democratic
Senate and crushed by the democr attic Governor
In its efforts however, it has given earnest of its
disposition, and we feel confident that disposition has
been such as viii strengthen il in the State.
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! " Resolutions of thanks to the Speaker and
| Speaker pro tenn, were offered, when Mr.. Ebbetts
moved 10 " strike ont the name Of C.. c. Sholes
! from the resolution" basins his motion UPON Mr..
Sholes vote on the Clerks Bill. Several demo-
crais called 10 him to withdraw his uncalled for
motion, but he refused, and the Ayes and Noes
being called. only Messrs. Ebhetts, Earnest, Ro-
gan aud Stevens voted Aye. All the others No.
! Such thing we believe never before occurred
in Wisconsin Icgs'ation: and probably not once
in hundred years would it happen that maj,
like Ebbstts could get seat in legislature. Ii
Is worthy of remark that while this dis
tinguishing himself in this manner, Mr.. Bashford
a Republican Senator was in that body prefacing
with appropriate remarks resolution of his own.
ccmpimening its Democratic President And il
is within our knowledge that even where Demo-
cratic Speakers have violated the rules of the
House knowinglyto Cypress the minority, a iNem-
Der of that minority, when came the hour for final
parting, offered the usual complimentary vote md
no voice was raised in the negative. Yet here, for
the exercise on the part of the Speaker, Of the right
of voting rs he pleased, al the fna hour when all
should have been agreeable and pleas and all
would have been among Men, this thing nerposed
I in the manner he did. Ills will be recognised as
the worst specimen of a very bad genus, happily
never numerous.