Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-01-24
Ten different bills were introduced and PISSED

Fen different bills were introduced and PISSED
bat not one of any general importance.
In Committee of the whole on the Governor S
message, on a motion to refer that part which
refers to excessive taxation to the Finance COM
mittee, Harvey and Taylor spoke at some
length-The Governor it viii be recollected,
says in his message there will be 100000 sur
plus in the Treasury at the close of this year as
the result of the tax just collected-and thinks
such an unnecessary excess was levied by the
last legislature solely for electioneerng and par
tisan purposes. Senator Harvey shoued in the
first place that the Senate Committee which
recommended that tax consisted of two warn
friends of Governor Barstow and one opposed
and that their estimate of the tax necessary,
was 100000 less than the State Treasurer as
sured them necessary. The Democratic
Senate passed the bill and the Governor signed
it, all OF which Enthusiastically proved that Gov.
Barstow, when he made that charge against the
last Legislature, knew the charge was false and
unfounded. Senator Taylor, then proved very
clearly that the TAX levied was not more than
was required, and that so far from there being
$4,000 surplus at the close of this year-it was
more than probable there would not be cent.
We feel well satisfied that the result viii
prove Senator Taylor to be right
The reference was made as proposed.
That part on Pacific Rail Road was referred
to the r. r. Com.
On Rivers and Harbors to committee on In.
terna improvements
The Insane asylum subject ives referred to n
special committee consisting of Smith, Gill and
Adams. That portion relating to Prohbitory
Liquor Law was referred to n Select committee
OF which Senator Sutherland is Chairman
In the afternoon the Senate passed some hall
dozen more bills all about the extension of time
Tor collecting taxes in q great many different
places and then adjourned till Monday
The Assembly had tolerab!y busy day Of it,
though but little of general Importance appears
in their Observation-Disclosures of that body
have been much exercised lest the Clergymen
who were to be invited 10 pray for them, should
pray politics and particularly shonld pray free
politics. Col. Walker of Manitowoc, with whom
our people generally have the pleasure of an &C
quaintance, was particularly Interested in the
matter-and urged very strong desire thai if
politics were to he prayed at all, they should be
Of the regular Nebraska stripe (when the Devil
turns Saint the Colonel will achieve his wish, }
Il resolution was therefore introduced requesting
the Speaker to request the clergy to eschew
politics in their prayers, but was indefinitely
postponed.
a very great share of the forenoon was EN-
ployed in discussing the question of removing
the iron railing in the assembly chamber to
make more room, which was finally disposed Of
by being referred to a committee of three.
A bill abolishng the repeal of the Death Pc
nalty was introduced by Alden of Rock, and
referred to a select committee Will be the
fate of the bill l cannot tell, trust however,
no such bill will pass.
The Governors message was referred to q
committee of three to suggest the appropriate
references.
JOsHUA STARKs, of Milwaukee, was elected
Speaker protein of the assembly.
Before closing let me adm discussing the
matter OF taking newspapers in the assembly, it
was urged that the people in the last election
had endorsed that custom, and therefore the as.
sembly was justified in continuing tit can
not be denied but there is force in the remark,
Last winter the Republican assembly took no
papers, and saved the State several thousand
dollars thereby; but this year they are displaced,
and the party OF eXtravagance restored, Barstow
it is observed, claims his election as an endorse
ment OF the 5 $50 900 Lunatic asylum. The pco
pie will yet have better reason to regret the eli
enlargement given IN this last election to eX
travagancc in tic administration of the Govern
ment. ;.