New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-24
FROM WISCONSIN,


MApisos, Wis, Feb. Is, 1853.
Our Iepisstiye mill is in full blast, and has been for
four or five weeks past 1t began operation, a. yos
have already chroncled, under direction of an able
pubernatorial message. few prominent matters are
mostly absorbing attention, and the disposition Is to
attend to these and let alone, to great extent, the
applications from thousand places and parties for acts
of special legislation.
Prominent above all else in interest is the disposition
to inquire into the alleged corruption that has been ex-
tensyely charged upon various parties in and out Of
ofce in connection especially, with the disposal,
year ard half ago. Of the magnificent land grant tor
railroad purposes. An attempt 10 investigate the
matter was made at the last eson OF the Legislature,
but was defeated by the plea that any counenancs
given here st home 10 the notion tnat thore had been
fraud in the case would prevent the sale of the rail-
road bonds in the money markets. prevent the build
ing Of the rOacs, and thereby greatly Injure our
State interests; IN short that should be biting
of our own noses or cutting of our own hands SO
the investigation was smotbereo. But now the fnan-
cisl cris having pu end to what little confidence
had beeA placed in La Crosse stock and boDds aud
the evidences of corruption having also multiplied, tie
car Of hsu ing State interests or hindeung ths COM
pletion Of railroad longer operates as cheek upon
nvesie aton and the matter is likely to he sfted TO
the bottom and the public may, perhaps, hbd whether
il IL true that one or two millions OF bonds or stocks
have been paid promised 10 legislators and ctbers
a condition Of their procuring two and hall millions
Of of fertile soil tor certain raiirt "a company
in yLoee managers those who know them best nave
no confidence. Committee Of Investigation has
been sppOinted jointly by the House and Sopate, an
able Committee, and they have begun WORK N
earnest though our Lecompton Democrats have inter.
posed every obstacle in their power both to tie dp-
pointment Of the Committee and to their successfui
acton. The Committee have already summoned be-
fore them some twenty prominent indIviduaH ana,
an assured have gained valuable information In re-
gard to the subject of inquiry. They have summoned
persons of all parties Thus far the Republicans have
testified without hesitation. Not so, however with
those wto believe in Lecompton aud the Circinnau
Platform and the pety Of Pretidsnt Buchanan Among
Others summoned before the Committee, ex-Goyernof
Barsiow, Byron KibOurn, late President OF the Ia
Crosse Railroad Company, and ore Falyey, pfomi-
merit Democratic member of the Legislature at the
tine the Lard Grant bill passed have refused to
testify and have been put in custody for contcnPt
writ Of habeas corpus has since been sued out by
Kilbourn and favey 70 test the Cons.iulons PGwsr %
of the Legislature 10 oblge them TO answer and the
case il now before h Supreme Court, so that both
Legislature and Court are now chiefly occupied with
the alleged railroad corruption.
The general depression Of business and scarcity OF
money have patnrally given unusual interest TO ques-
ticns Of fnarce. Our Republican Treasurer. not
think ing any too favoraby Of wildcat banks, on en-
terrg biz office declined to receive taxes and other
dues 10 the State except in gold or silver II had been
the custom Of our Democratic bard money Treasures
TO receive sl sorts of paper and the ae treasurer,
owning bank also, somewhere IN the nortnern re-
gns Of The State, left the Treasury last month with
hsrdv trace az gold in its vaults but 10 lieu OF il an
abundance of bills with his signature as President.
There was some disposition 10 have the Legislature
pass an sct in view Of the stIingency OF the times,
authorizing the Treasurer to receive bank paper, for
time at least but the Legislature refused 70 DO il.
Bills have been Introduced also for the extension Of
the tiue allowed by law for the payment of taxes.
One of tt defeated in the House day o. two
ago and the probability TO be that no extensios
will be granted.
The Senate have been holding evening sessions
for week past for the purpose Of discussing the
Kansas ques'ion-in other words, the great national
question. S'rorg resolutions denunciatGry Of the
Presidents coure have been introduced and after all
bsve been allowed to speak, they will probably psss.
There is intense feeling tie subject. and not
few hitherto Democrats refuse to ndor.e the Lecomp-
ton admission.
We Rad rich and rare treat here few days ago,
in lecture on Modern Democracy in France by Carl
Schurz, esq. the late Republican candidate for the
Lieutenant GOvernorrhip. He reminded many OF rs
of Kossuth and his liberal satesman-like views, and
we could net but feel that, in bringing such man
among u.s. emigration had conferred great blessing
upon our young State. II Mr.. Schuz lives ne wiu
yet have q high place among Us, and he ought 70
be known in other States He Is 9 patriot who
has suffered for freedoms sake and his personal &C.
auaiptarce with the Of the French Revoutisn OF
as enabled him to speak Of that transaction - ooe
knowing Of what he spake.