, 1860-01-28
wisconsin Legislature.

&t2ACOAkaAt kAESee ee6lAkU1Es
fCuzrrsponIence q the lrcss aeu Trtune-1
aApss's, Wis, Jan, u, 1860.
As one enters tic Assembly Chamber, finding
in the efficient md gentlcman1y sergeantat.
Arms, Mr.. Gates, ono who has served well as
Assistant last year, and looks straight before
hiu, to see slr. Lyon, the excellent Speaker of
ust winter, in the chair, aud in front Of him L.:
II. 3. Crane, as Clerk, than whom no one ever
discharged the duties Of that office more ac-
ceptably, as his election for the third time
shows, and at his right his accomplished Assist
ant, JOHN L. Dean, he is strongly reminded Of
old times, the scenes md doiugs Of the last As
sembly. But as be casts his eyes to right and
left, the faces Of the members seem as new and
strange as the handsome maple desks and light
oaken chairs, which, Mt en- expense Of about
$;,1a0, hare replaced the awkward, dilapidated,
black. looking furniture which had done the
State service from the beginning. Fred. ".
Horn, the imperial looking Chairman Of the
Committee on the Militia; A. Z. Elmore, known
among the i" Sons" Of men rs the Sage Of Muk-
wonags, humorous and impulsivc, but generally
sound; A. E. Doyny, who seems to consider Mad
,son one general steal, aud each Of the citizens
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apnrtlenlaF fhiel; aeaton' Of Grant; Wheeler
and Dicksan, Of Rock all discreet and sensible
men, are about the only ones spared to Us OF the
members Of the last Assembly, whom, with nil
their faults, we lore still
The mischief of this sweeping change is ap-
parent in the great amount Of time spent
in debate OIL tritlins matters, and the delays
and hlunders INCIDENT TO LIE ignorance OF the
forms of Legislation and the arts of designing
,oa1 Thsrc orc however n1,o,,er rho hare
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been members o1 Tue Lcs's'a'u1e IN former
years, aud the new bands seem to be largely
men Of serse who mean right. and wien ther
l..,o ~. ro,ee viii ,,e I;kr,v ~ rrort ,l,e
:, tea'n ~ loi:s, "'' NC ''As'5 " "o'A 'ue
~ sno ssa'ni,o ~ I;ntas sh;s;ts- ~ m4S u5
ca,r1ctsr th,- lie nrcsent senat: There oTa
f.x cro, chrtr or tactions men IN tha hrdr
iieut Gov Eo,,le nres;des w;,l, n st;il and spic:
nos.,ssion ] wl,ich could b. cxnccted only of a
fonr.r expe1ieuco. and tie Senate il well of1i-
ccrsj. from the urbane CLieT Clerk. ex-senator
Wnrr:.n md rho cnnrteons Sergeant sso Kin.
mntl dora uu ~ tIe tha Fra,n"n ~ NJ anIar M
III nv iii srtt|er WHO ias hpen IN nm hrunch
annrn,n.r ~ .ha In,,;si.+,-a f,r earon ,.aars
.rec1,red tlut 1hc nresant Snn,ta ,ras ,Ie njeos'
ontast cnr,n,nv IL n ,yI,ich he ercr fonnd Inn.
sa1f
n,r 1o,;s,,tura bas a .rorr f,1;uu w,,- of sun-
yui i1sais nsS a;.t, ,v'y .aamy MY ~ cur
psns 'nGss St 49, IT, =. ~.
If The session there arc DAYS wasted in debatiuT
III. nuest;on. and efforts made to limit tbc ey
rens1 to n few hundred dollars. Bnt after
ercrv onc has ordered Ill they want. and hun
dreds are seft '!hich afe never osaefed' al Inc
close OF tue session. 10 save tsoinle at round, o
bill IS passed, allowing erefy publfsher 10 col
lect pay from tue State ior all TUG papers he may
have cent, At Just about What ne IS pleased
lars annually The reason assigned Il that
II is the duty OF members to Keep their constlt-
uca.s posted as to the proceedings of the Leg
islature. Fer shls purpose only the papers pub.
lished here which give very good reports, are
Of any particular value. Besides this, members
or Two ofthe ailwaakee papers. Near the close
ofthc- srssion there are always cords Of papers
lyiu.- about the Legislative halls which are att.
cred up aud sold by the employees for wrap
ninr. The Assembly passed a resolution tic
other day pretty strictly guarded, allowing
eoniya]ent in weeklies. So ,Ile Eli1tr' Hurr.y,
fcnaE Irsi;. ,he IIobt md tnnw ,,ot ubof
,t @ ,sn,I ~ -. a;No H'" ons.;.,'a's ny
~ ~, ,c,s ~ tha;Es srarro.an+at;..as
h"I., haar lar9sIv ordc1..d Tha Sana1a nassn
III, l,r;,;na 1l,, nnonot ,,,owed - INV nss,,s
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or3'on1od ~ - 9nonnt =, ho,t fha ean,s ta;n<, :,
nc tbair reSo}nt;on ,nd sent hacl tn tho Senatn
h J :, .;,, nrohsh1,e AZ Gu' 'A ~ 'Ae
The ,,,,ra @ f t,'s f,-a.s bos ,o,, ,,t.,- for
:, ne po"ss " tns iess rs las oecu p1e'.. .os
cipif snoMn s"!.nla .e~ uays. .asl "iu1gI ,l:;,
the LEGISLATURE llaa inc eoou sense 70 PISS oi.I
rais'n:s Tue fa1ss o. !eGal aases.s'ng 's2m 'or.s
ana twenty Genus toio 10 s'1tS ana 1nlf1y. anu
fixing rates OF ADVERTISING delinquent lands Tor
taxes at W cents Eer track. Under these rates
aJftr printers harc managed to make Little
money, aod as that IS clearly ..nnconstisnt,onaI,
some ";seacre introauee1 o!'ls ma,erlaHy re-
ducing tae rates ssa ne senate. "s'aoq. maea
the. editors found ont what was up there was q
STERN oa Indignation IN sho form Of protests IN