Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-01-17
MADISON, Jan. 10, 1856

Legislative proceedings have as yet furnished
very few items of interest, as the two houses
have not got fairly to business. Your readers
are aware that the attempt was made to refuse
to receive any message from the acting Govern
or, but \ ut the ordinary custom in the prem-
ses was observed and the usual annual message
was received. That message probably is before
your readers who can Judge of its merits. 1t is
a very appropriate and very significant docu-
ment. Appropriate, because in harmony with
all the influences which created it, and signif-
cant as indicating the general character of such
influences To be brief it is uncourteous and
untruthful. So far from being intended to lay
before the legislature and the people candid
statement of the condition and wants of the
State it is partizan, electonecring document
intended to whitewash his own party and black
en- his opponents. There is no candor, little
truth, and less gentlemanly feeling involved in
it. 1t is bold brazen, and insulting, and fairly
indicates and exposes that domineering spirit,
and character which belong to the principle he
so well represents, and embodies. When we
consider that there is little or no doubt that the
man who wrote the message has usurped the
place he now holds, and is in the minority of
the vote of the State-what can equal the i'm
pudence which claims in the vote OF the recent
election an endorsement ofthose measures which
were peculiarly subjects ofdispute and peculiar
ly represented in him-the defeated candidate.
1t is an inpudence and effrontery which CON-
mands admiration almost, from its magnitude
and can think of no individual of contemporary
history who furnishes anything like parallel
to him. but that once a New York loafer-now
Emperor of France. But need not continue
the subject, rs you will no doubt do it ample
justice
The House and Senate have both voted them
selves the postage for the session. Aproposi-
ton is before the assembly, to furnish the mem.
bcrs with newspapers, which l think will pre-
vail In the Senate proposition is before It,
that its members will not take papers at the ex-
pense of the State, which think will also pre-
vail.
The committees have been appointed in the
Hou,e and / think are extremely partizan and
one-sided, if l mistake not but one committee
| Chat on Medical Societies. having arepublican
chairman. HENRY JOHNSON of your assembly
/ district Is Wen Known u De wen Quailucu 10 W
service in many departments of legislation, and
! particularly the agricultural committee, yet
believe he appears only at the tail of some I'M
/ important committee Mr.. Newell of the ives
tern district fares a little better being on three
committees.
! The Senate has very properly taken the ap
pointment of its committees into its own hands
and will choose them tomorrow / feel very
confident that the Republican majority of the
Senate will prove more magnanimous than ha:
! the Democratic Speaker of the assembly.
A move has already been made for the ap
pointment of special committee to take up the
matter ofapointment
+, Almost every day brings to light some new
fact illustrating and still more clearly proving
the fraud of many of the returns OF the recen
state canvass on which Barstow was declared
elected. There is not and cannot be q question
/ think, that many of those disputed items
enough to make and more than make the ma
jority Barstow is claimed to have, are pure fc
tons; Manufactured out ofwhole cloth for th,