Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-01-25
Madison Correspondence.
MADISON, Jan. go, 1855.

MADISON, Jan. go, 1855.
MEssRs. EDIroRs.-The Senatorial cues
remains in statu gao, that is. just as it wa.
when you left, to all appearances. In the
Senate, yesterday, the Assembly resolution
providing for joint convention to elect a
Senator. was called up, but again laid upon
the table by strict party vote. That the
two houses will finally get into convention,
there is. perhaps, no good reason to doubt.
The particular time, however. is a point
which will not be decided until the democ.
racy feel more secure than they now do.
against division in their own ranks, and un-
ion in ours. Their game evidently now is
to postpone the matter to the latest possible
moment. with the hope that the Republican
forces may become distracted through the
introduction, consideration and discussion
of such subjects as the naturalization laws,
fugitive slave law, and prohibitory Liquor
law. am inclined TO think they will be
folled in this game. At any rate, tits pretty
certain if they succeed in distracting us in
this mode, they will be equally successful,
from the same cause, in Gistracting them
selves. It's not clear to my mind that they
may rot lose more than they can make in
this game.
Kilbourn and Doty are the only candi-
dates hear spoken of, at present, in connec-
ton with the Democratic nomination. tho,
ills posslble-indeed. proba6le-thatne neither
may receive it, and that some other individ
ual not yet named for that post, will be pla
ced on the course, with view of securin,
more unanimity of action than can be obtain
ed with Mr.. X. or D., as candidate.
Durkee, Cole, Holton, and NJ. M. Strong.
have their active working friends in the Re-
publican ranks, and SO far as the three first
named are concerned, it would seem that
the chances are about equal, for the Rcpub-
lican nomination. Either would receive the
cordial support o'the main body of the par
ty IN the Legislature; and the election ofei-
Their would no doubt give entire satisfaction
to the Repu blicans of the State.
Until the Senatorial question is disposed
of. the business of Legislation will not pro-
gress very rapidly. Several important mat
tiers of general and local interest have been
introduced; and one subject OF especial in
terest TO kenosha County, finally disposed
OF: mean an Act to repeal the Act in ref
elcnce TO the County Loan-a bill for which
was introduced by Mr.. Judson, the Sd or
18th day Of the session, and has become
law. All the impedimcnts which this pro-
Ject placed in the way OF the success of eff
forts to procure stock subscriptions to our
Railroad in Kenosha county, are now hap
PLY removed. and may reasonably be hoped
that the farmers will come up the work with
determination and will, equal to the de-
mands of the enterprise.
A bill has been introduced into Senate
providing for an amendment of the charter
of Milwaukee & Mississippi RR. Co., the de.
sign of which is to enable thai Company to
take the place of the Southern Wisconsin
r. R. Co., in every thing creep, the matter
of assuming and paying the obligations of
said last named company. The title of the
bill should be-"A bill 70 enable the South
ern Wisconsin r. R. Co. to release itself en-
tirely from All contract obligations, and to
transfer to the Milwaukee d Mississippi R.
R. Co., all its privileges, without any of its
liabilities" The friends of the project are
confident it will pass the Senate, and AS
sembly, too 1t must be admitted there is
great danger of this result. from present in
dications.
A Prohibitory Liquor bill has passed
through the first stages of progress. Ihave
not yet had an opportunity to examine it,
and am of course not prepared to speak as
to its particular features. There is a deter
mination to press the subject. and my pres
ent opinion is, that unless an Executive We
to is applied. the legal life ofthe liquor traf-
ic, will hardly reach the ides of March l
shall keep you posted in regard to this and
other important measures. Yours, S.