, 1860-02-03
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S7.IAr1~ Nina. IAa. - 16Gc
There has i4u, really been n,attorr of enough
Importance transacted in our Legislative bodies
.ta:ing the past Two weeks, to warrant my oc-
capyiu;; space i'll your columns. Most Of the
legislation during this period las bccn local and
-,,cclat and though the t~oltous, Il exhibit cf-
:.,e,,.iublc diligence, they nuke but slow pro-
gress through the long piles Of bills. The
principal matter before the two branches the
last fer days has l.ecn total revision Of oHr
-:,unty snd township organiz alton, and matters
cauurcted Herewith. Our Laws hi.!,crto have
hare been copies Of those Of other States. mid
taen toun! too burdensomc, excepting iu
the nurc til;cl}yf settled districts, fur nrw
:>ta.e. Int these constant changes arc US bad
rs bad Law, almost. First, during CUR Terri
torul .xist cuce, the County lizard consisted Ct
three Cunmissiorers the first Stale Le:sisla-
1urc changed il to sle Supervisor system. thc
hoard br;ng composed o: a:,c supervisor from
cach township. This was infinitely worse, as
,nme Of the counties L:svc ~ "r II townships,
making lou uuwieldiy body to manage county
aili.;rs economically Or course The people got
,ir.. af this immediately, and the system mus.
ee abn'isl,cd. Tir prcs.ut Legislature have
amended the system by substituting noNgrci
Eanrl, con,pused OF five supervisors. while
counties casting ics, than SIM vo;es shall have
uuy three.
4 bill is now before the House, rrovidin. Tor
the collection of the Statistics Of the growth,
progress, and advancement Of tho Statc in va-
rious departments. ltprovidcs fora ssa,ists scai
Earcau, 10 Le supported By s'nsll a2propria-
ton, hnt tie Comptroller to bc unsatnricd. We
t,ave the man far the place. prc-cminently-
SIR. !. 4. N'1lcclucs an unt.sinS s:at;stieisr,
and II il To be hoped that the hill wi!l pass.
This is an ngc Of facts aud figures. They arc
irresistible arguments. and to tle rejecting and
cultivated mind, furnish responsible data for
ac&iou. In Ohio, Vermont and ollerStatcs. the
mos. careful attention to this matter is Eiren,
aud II wou'il be we'll if each State Of our Enicn,
particularly the growing Northwestern States,
would provide for similar bureau. As all III
ccntivc for Intelligent immigrants from tie
Fast, md Europe. also, 10 settle i.crs, it would
te unsurpassed.
What few statst; ;es tic press has been rn;..
tled to lay before us. show most encoura s.
,ngly for our progress and l,cnlthy growth. 1c>'
1,;,e the troubles tint have been weighing us
down, in con,iuon witl, other Western states
nad Territories, the past two or three years.
Our exports this season @ili more tbau coa,..
ttrbalauce our imports, for tile first Tine New
SOURCES nf wcal,l, aud improvement are bcn:
dui1y opcncd, and ncw p:4ns for progress, gen
cral and local, nrc being duly Developed. There
Is . great probability that We will havs. ou'
sailrond imbrog'o satisfactorily settled, and ,
mai. &r.:nk line, lrn,u I.a Crosse TO st. Paul
built at Ill curly day-a nucleus Of a future net
work Of roads running to Nil parts Of 1bc Stat
unl Northwest. reaching to Chicago. and ex
srnjing to the l,end Of Lake Superior on TIL
north.
The Railroad Committee, US il is termed, il
etll harl ut work cndenvoriu3 to sett1e th'
vcxatious question referred to II, and will proba
bly, report iu day or two. What will be 1c
commended is a. yet nero sur.n,sc.
We have had considerable warm weather re
Gently, and the roads arc broken up so es !.
destroy steishing. That is not often thc cas-
in winter, here Cr Morrill,