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| Correspondence OF tie Press and Tr.h1sel
| MADISON, February Is. 1860.
Tho Legislature has just adjourned until next
Monday afternoon: There IVES show of dero-
t'on to business in meeting at o'clock-an
hour enrler than usual this morning, By which
there was really IN hours work done, the cars
not leaving until half past len. Many members
lett yesterday, getting excused for two or three
days, and some for week. Those who we're
still here; assembled this morning, and as hare
said, did somc business. But as the time drew
near for the eastern and southern trains to de-
part, the cert4in want of a qnorut, compelled an
Adjournment Theu the street leading to the
| sta!ion was darkened by file Of Senators and
Representatives., carpet bags in hand, hurrying
| as though determined not to be prevented from
gaining their hc1.cs iior little season. And so
comparative quiet will reign at the Capitol for
couple of days. But around the Capitol new
newssource Of stir and excitement begins to be
felt.
DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION.
Next week the gathered wisdom Of the Dem
ocratic Party Of Wisconsin is to determine who
shall 60 to the forthcoming Charleston Conven-
tton, and :heu. perchance, ecttle who shall be
our next President. Members Of the party are
already assembling here. Among others I
noticed to-day on the street Ex.Goy-
crnor BarstoW, Of quo..oarrdnto and
elected notoriety. by Monday or Tues
day wc shall hare large representation Of
the Democracy With us, and tho interest gath
cring about the Convention will throw leeisla.
tive matters into the shade. Indeed, we are no.
likely to have much done by the Legislature for
d couple Of weeks. rs the Republican Conyen-
tion comes c.ose upon the heels Of the Dcu1o-
cratic, and, course, the interests Of the Natiou
will take precedence Of those of the State. -
VETO.
Governor Randall, in former years, has been
more fertile Of gctoes than his accidency, John
Tyler, was. This year, however, he has been
quite spariog Of them, having given US none
until this week.. don't know that this argues
any change in the Governor, whether for better
or woEsc. Perhaps it argues u better, ut least q
Wiser, Legislature than usual. At any rate, the
reccut veto has been acquiesced in BIZ one House
so generally as to forbid any attempt to pass
tue retoed bill. The bill thus interfered with Or
prevented from lecoming law, is the one to
which alluded in former letter, providing for
the summary issue executions in the vacations
OF Court. The Governor objects to the bill OIL
legul and constitutional grounds, and not on
that Of inexpediency or severity to debtors. The
Senate hare unanimously, believe, ugrecd to
the propriety and conclasivepess Of the Gov.
ernor's objections. Sothe bill is dead. Whether
its object will be reached in some other form,
cAEnot even conjecture.
NO COLLECTION LAWS.
Il is natural. in Ibis connection, to speak of
the action Of the House on Thursday,
in reference to the abolition Of all laws for the
cotfection Of debts. The conviction, it would
seem, has heen growing wider and stronger
among us Of late years, and perhaps the same
is true iu other States, that the System of en-
iurcca collections IS wrong one, wrong boil,
in principle and in pu1icy- THIS conviction does
not seem either to be chiefly that Of these Of
whom it may be said
No rogue Ger 5ct the halter draw,
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but that of the best citizens, those who favor
good morals, and aro disposed to pay their
debts.
Tho debate in the House on Thursday was
unusually interesting, aud the resulting vote
unexpectedly favorable to the repeal Of all col
lection 1aws. The principal speech on the oc-
casion was made by Mr.. E'more, Of Waukcsha,
generally recognized as the wag Of the House,
aud seldom known to indulge in anything but
brief remarks Or simple motions. On this occs-
sion. us the author Of the bill, he argued its
merits. 1lia speech WAS at the same time SEN
sbc aud intensely interesting, provoking ut
frequent intervals the laughter aud applause Of
the entire House. cannot, Of course, repro
ducc the speech. An important feature Of it
WAS the history be gave Of the one single law
suit in which lie hud been engaged. 1t was
suit brought against him by q young man to
recover forty five dollars for pair Of oxen
which Mr.. L. had bought Of the youths father
and paid for, but which the youth claimed as
bis own property. Mr. E. traced this suit
though its various windings from court to court,
aud from county to conpty-lrom one jury
to another, and from ono .taige to another, un-
til it finally vanished, leavinS him to pay round
~ for cattc and costs. The narration was
sufficient argument in the case. Mr. E. was
followed by numerous speakers, but oil agreeing
in sentiment With him, until It became evident
that there WAS far stronger feeling in favor Of
hs measure th:n he had anticipated. In the
progress Of his speech. its author had said that
he did not expect the bill to get majority vote
now, but only that the measure might thus be
put the way to adoption by some future Leg
is!ature, On the call Of the ayes and nays, how
ever, the bill was ordered to third reading By
4 vote ol 6t to II. suppose that some voted
for the bll, who would not hare done 80 il they
had supposed their action would be iina1, and so
strong vote probably could not be obtained
for tue passage Of the bill engrSsscl. But with
a1i allowances aud qualifications, this rote is q
very important Que as showing that change is
likely to be Ill Isle before long in our arrange
nlents for the collection Of debts. For one,
louk upon the proposed measure with great
favor, as saying great mass Of useless ex-
pcnse, whildhE putting credit upon the basis of
character, rather than upon the basis Of property,
it will tend to improve tue moral character Of
the people, than which there is no more inpor-
tenn o1css constant premium to dishonesty.
ANOTHER GRANGE OF TINE.
If our Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
does not gain uotoricty for the depreciation Of
its stock, it can safely challenge comparison
with any railroad in the country in the fre-
qucncy with which it changes its running ar.
Engagements. 1t would seem that the Superin-
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