The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-02-23
Madison COrrespou dence.
MADISON, Saturday. Feb. 10 1860

HA"OASOhA OVEESSPODGRM
MADISON, Saturday, Feb. Is, 1860.
Messrs Editors This morning, after brief
session. both Houses of the Legislature adjourned
until Monday afternoon, and large number of
the members have gone to their homes, leaving
those remaining here, to spend their time as best
they can,
AS have no special matters on my hands to
occupy my time, or engage my thoughts, have
decided to spend few moments in giving YOU +.
random account of some of the more important
objects which have engaged the attention of the
Legislature thus far during the session.
The bill virtually to abolish all laws for the
collection of debts introduced by that STRANGE
compound of wit and folly, Mr.. Emore, yelent
the Sage of Mukwanago," was, on Friday last
ordered to a third reading in the Assembly,
This, no doubt, was done more out of compli
ment to the mover, than with any serious inten.
ton ofpassing it into law. The House was
kept in an ecstasy of good humor for about half
an hour, while listening to speech from tho no.
norable member, which, for genuine wit and hu
NOR and burlesque, has no equal among all the
soread-eagle and buncombe speeches of the pre,
sent session. The glorious uncertainties of the
law to him who has embarked ia it, its interim
nable techicalities and fctions the assurance of
counsel their shifts and subtsrfuges together
with the paraphernalia of forms and proceedings
Of Courts, and finally, the almost certain defeat
of the prevailing party, on final process, were set
forth with great force. What greatly added to
no ,ota Of ha fho
of suit of someteu years standing, in which the
speaker and a neighbor were parties, concerning
yoke of cattle of the value of $45, which suit
was lately terminated after passing the round os
several counties by change ofvenue, and occupy
ing about ten years time. This suit had cos.
him over two hundred dollars an finally he was
beaten on the execution Of course this was
conclusive argument, and it would have been
quite out Of character, in the House, 10 refuse the
bill third reading. Seriously, though public
sentiment is evidently tending to the abolition of
collection laws, doubt the expedency of max
ing the experiment at present. To remove all
legal compulsion to enforce the fulflment of Pc
cuniary obligations in the present condition of Sc
ciety, is an innovation dangerous to private and
public interes
The Senate has passed resolutions proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to dis
pense with the Grand Jury system, and to ore.
vent persons being let to bail, charged with cap
ital offences. If this change can be secured With
cut doing violence to the Constitution of the
United States, 1 shall consider it an important
point gained in the progress of true reform. The
Grand Jury system is remnant of ancientforms
not in keeping with the spirit of the presen! age,
or congenial to the genius of our free institutions
1t is quite often little less than an inquisi.orial
exparte proceeding where not unfrequently NAL.
ice finds, under disguise, opportunity to vent its
venom on an innocent victim.
bill for the protection of wool growers against
the depredatiOns Of dogs was INTRODUCED sometime
since, in the Senate. The law is, in its main
provisions. ike the law of Massachusetts, on this
subject. So far as understood it, it is about
the thing needed in this State. The ravages of
dogs among the sheep in this State have become
an intolerabe evil. Unless something shall be
done to suppress it, our wool growers will be OBJ.
lged to abandon the business.
the number of Grand and Petit Jurop-the max
imum number of the former to sixteen and the
latter TO twenty four. The Court may order a
still less number if it shall deem less number
sufficient to answer the ends of justice. The bill
pa ssed after strenuous resistance.
The question as to what disposition shall be
made with the Land Grant. is one that will de-
mand the serious consideration of this legislature
bill to confer the grant or portion of it, on .
new company, has been Introduced. y
The practice has become quite common for the
banks of this State to reduce their capital stock
Nearly one million of dollars have thus been
withdrawn the present session, If the practice
continues it will soon seriously affect the State
revenue derived from this source.
But have already made this leHer longer
than intended, AS to the adjournment, / can
hardly form an opinion. think it extremely
improbable that it will be earlier than the goth
of March. Truly Yours,