Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-04-10
Madison Correspondence
LEGISLATIVE DcINGs MOSES aezes ncwE
SENATE CHAMBER, MADISON, Wis,
March 29th, 1858.
FRIEND CoyER:-

March Z9tn, 1906.
FRIEND CoyER:-
Proceedings siase my last letter have
been considerably interesting. Strange
to say, after voting down like propositions
averal times both branches of theLeglsla-
rre agreed, on Saturday to take recess
from Wednesday, March 81, to Saturday,
AyriI 10, 1858.
New to tell what have been the events
Of the week.
Monday evening the Senate had along
session, with considerable debate and a
rood deal of tilibu8tering on bill to APP
propliate to a Madison bookstore some
i 400 in payment for articles purchased
fr the use of the Legislature and differ
ept Offices, but bought without authority
Of law. 1t finally passed. The Assem-
bt, Monday evening, took up bill to
par 1886 for military evuippage, pur-
chased by Gen. McMannan IN Gov. Bar
.,oas .ime, and after good deal Of talk,
and after some gentlemen who had "seen
service had enlightened the Assembly
about the price, the bill was rejected by a
yole Of IS to 80. A great crowd was in
attendance, expecting TO hear something
from Moses" aud the pressure in the gal
Iag was so great as to break something,
making quite crash and creating unboun-
dyi terror. Ii was found the next day
lhat the floor under one end of the gallery
/ had really given way. Well something
vas eyI ected from "Moses," and some
thing fDaIly came, in the shape ola petit.
ton rsei;ing the proceedings 10 his case
ram the tiue lie Was summoned before
the Investigating Committee, giving as
Bis reasons for refusing to testify that he
Believed that J. Fl. Knowlton was corrupt
|snd Interested IN suppressing lis tcstimo
&y, Is a member Of the committee, ana
lat Teruey was q corrapt and interested
I eek, making certain charges in support Of
lis assertion. After the petition WAS
5al il vas quietly disposed Of by referring
10 a select committee of three to in
cs.;gate the charges therein contained.
Tuesday in the ASS mbly beside some
y nor matters diseusse at length, the APP
d opr;stion to the State Prison, the Sen
e lii of$35,o00 having been reduced
\ the committee on Claims to $50, GOO,
oJbius, Knowiton, P H. Smith and oh
opposed 30 large an appropriation and
It'll was referred to State Prison Com
lice with Instructions TO report the
ms At The evening session the Assem-
went iuso Committee Of the whole on
Kansas Resolutions. Mr. Lowell offer
substitute for The resolutions pending
The effect that Congress had no pow
create State or adopt Constitution
any people without their consent, pro
sirg against the admission of Kansas
Ter the Lecompton or any Constitution
less FIRST submitted to fair vote Of ,ht
"A pie, that the attempt to make the ad
ssion Of Kansas dependent on the ad'nis
Of any otl.er State was violation c
principles Of just government, &c. At
some interesting speeches the substi
{, was adopted by the committee and :
ouiion carried 10 take the vote with
leJaie TIE next day.
In the Senate on Tuesday Mr.. Virgin
lo1ueed bill changing the time o
ding the spring term of the Circus
UT il Grant and Lafayette counties t
a,vh later than the time at which they
now held. Circumstances have pre-
ated tie passage of the bill in time t'
e effect this spring but the bill vii
aUles become law. The Senate adop
larasolution appointing a select com
! tee to prepare general law providing
the purchase of all stationery used BY
State, with the intention of having
get up to prevent the loose praetic'
Ger existing laws. Considerable TIM
spent in committee Of the whole Of
: bill for the disposal Of the swamp an'
: efHowed lands" and some other bills Q
neral interest.
Wednesday the Assembly passed tn
alLeeompton Resolutions by yer,
e majority, talked about recess an hou
!. we voted full per diem to D. Z. Cam
Milwaukee member who had beer
!. %'ped by sickness from attending tn
ssatnre until that time. The Assess
a( Bill was considered In committee Q
Whole and some progress made.
} lie Senate had hot and lengthy de
On I'LL changing the time for hold