The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-01-31

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had concluded to relnquish tneiI candidate,and
unite on Judge Howe. The ballot exhibited
the following result:
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forty six being necessary to choice. Thereup-
on, TIMOTHY o. HOWE was declared the unan-
imous nominee of the Republican caucus.
The nomination was followed by the most
enthusiastic demonstrations OF joy which were
participated in especially by his immedi-
ate friends, while no apparent dissatisfaction
was manifest any where by Republicans. AS
soon as the announcement of the caucus nomi-
nation was made known, an informal meeting
was Immediately convened in the Assembly
chamber, and in the space of few minutes, the
entire chamber, including the galleries,was fill
ed. Judge Howe, who had been stopping at
Madison since the assembling Of the Legislature
was waited upon and invited to the Assembly
chamber; he entered amid rounds of applause,
assembled to the Speakers stand, and made
short but welltimed speech.
Judge Howe is gentleman of conceded abil
ty, and his election to the United States SEN
ate will, without doubt, Prove satisfactory to
the people. With two such men as Howe and
Doolittle, Wisconsin will have as able repre-
sentation in the Senate any other State
Judge Howe is opposed to all concessions or
compromises, and expresses determination to
stand by the Constitution as it is favor the en-
forcement of all laws necessary for the preser
walton of the Union entire.
WAR PREPARATION.
The joint committee appointed to report
plan for putting the State on war footing
have reported by introducing a bill into the
Senate. 1t provides for raising six regiments
of infantry, consisting of two companies of 100
men each and two batteries of field artillery.
They are to be organized uniformed equipped,
and disciplined, conformable to the rules and
regulations of the U. S. Army.
The officers are to be appointed and commits
stoned by the Governor; the captains on re-
ceiving their commissions, TO open their lists
for the enrolment of able bodied men, These
regiments NAV, at any time, be called into ser
vice by the Governor of the State. for periods
of not less than three, land not more than twelve
months. All the commissioned and non-com-
missoned officers, musicians, and privates, when
muster ed by order OF the Governor, shall be
subject to the rules and articles of war. The
bill also provides for the necessary appropria-
ton of funds to carry this plan of military Or
ganization into effect.
RAILROADS AND FARM MoRTGAGER.
No definite plan of relief hes yet been devils
ed for the farm mortgagors, although those in
terested in behalf of this class of persons seem
sanguine that something effectual will be done
before the Legislature adjours. Notwithstand-
ing The Railroad experiences of the past few
years, the people i'll several of the new counties
of the State are anxious to obtain from the Leg
slature power to be taxed to aid the Railroad
enterprises now projected those counties
TOWN SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
1t was accidentally mentioned in the TELE-
GRAPH last week that the town school library
law had been repealed; it was only single
section of the law which was repealed ; the an
nual report of the State Superintendent of pub
. llC 1HblIuCtlOH uaS uOG JOI D66iI
When that document appears, it will doubtless
contain a recommendation relating to schoo
libraries, An effort will be made to settle upoi
some plan that will conduce to The interests Of
education.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
Several bills have been introduced in refer
ence to the homestead exemption, one or two
, of which proposed to limit the value CT the prop
erty entitled to exemption. One of these bill,
provides that the house holder owning forty
acres of land, shall not be entitled to more thar
S., 500 on laid property; or, if in city, the
value of only $4,000 shall be exempt. All such
+ limitations are impoitic and impracticable.-
S Doubtless there are many abuses under the
present law but the mischief and hardships thai
would follow the limitation of the value of the
0 homestead exempted, would far outweigh the
I wrongs now endured.
PUBLICATION OF THE LAWS
bill is before the Legislature, providing fol
the publication of the laws passed. at each an
nual session, in the newspapers in each county
Immediately after their passage. The laws tc
be published in not more than two newspapers
in any county land where there are newspapers
of two political parties, one of each party to be
to the papers designated for that purpose by the
Secretary of State, and the laws so published
h may be read in evidence in any Court. The
law is nearly an exact copy of one which ha:
been in force number Of years in the State
f of New York, and which is said to work well il
that State.
@ ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL.
Only one wing of the new Capitol has ye
n been completed. An appropriation is asked to
a commence the construction of the 9th er wing,
f which, it is estimated, will cost 100000, o
n which sum, $25, 900 is to be appropriated ou
of the general fund of 1861, $5O0OO out of thu
> fund of 1862, and the balance when the worl
e is completed II is quite probable the Legis
e lature will make some appropriation for com
mencing the work of Capitol enlargement, bu
$ the sum asked for will most likely be reduced
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
+ The number of bills introduced into the AS
sembly up to Jan. "a, is 90; in Senate 40
= Probably not one-fourth of these bills will b
+ enacted into laws.
e MADISON, JAN goth, 1861.
II 1t was generally anticipated before the com
meneement of the present session, that it wcult
/ be long one; it is now, however, believed b,
many that the session will not be one of NOR,
n than usual length-perhaps shorter than las