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Correspondence Of the Chicago T1ibune.l
- MAn1soH, Wis, March 11th. 1861.
The numerous railroads in Your paper Of
Saturday seem to hare run into and almost
smashed up my letter, producing quite vari-
lsety Of mistakes. Among others, the typea
Transformed aOrsamns Cole" as plainly
printed in the copy, to Eraszatss Cole" who
certainly is not running for Judge.
The Legislature makes haste slowly: There
have been introduced 157 bills In the Senate,
and 3sa in the Assembly. which is about 200
less than at the corresponding date last year.
In the Assembly, there have been offered 1872
resolutions, 20 of which we're joint, and in the
SENATE 90, Of which 80 were joint. How many
Of ftheseresolutIons we're for postage stamps,
aud other things to supply the the individual
wants Of the Legislators, I will not undertake
to say. T.,
From the Governors courteous Private Sec
retary, ". H. Watson, I learn that the Cover
nor has signed Al bills originating in the Sen
ate, and 81 from the Assembly, besides two
Senate joint resolutions and one Assembly
memorial About half the bills signed have
been small appropriations. Last year at this
date, u bills had been signed.
Abin passed few days ago, and is now O
Law, which provides for bringing into Court,
On affidavit Of any party to an account, any
other parties without whose presence COM
plete determination Of the controversy cannot
be had, or who may have such interests in the
matter Us should be protected, and provides
for continuing the action till the time pre-
serlbed By the Court for those SO made parties
to answer shall expire, which time shall not
be less than 20 days.
/. a bill has been introduced in the Assembly,
| which, If it passes, will be Of great benefit to
laboring men apd women. It provides that
! in case Of the failure Of an employer to pay
the wages agreed on for labor performed, suit
may be broat BY filing an affidavit, on which
| the time Of process shall be three days, and if
| the facts set forth are established by one Or
| more Witnesses, execution shall be returnable
in ten days, from which nothing but wearing
| apparel stall be exempt.
MI: Emery Of Portage City introduced q
| bill Thursday transferring from the La Crosse
| to the Sugar River Valley Railroad Company
the right to construct railroad from Madison
and Columbus to Portage City, and giving
thel cfoE SO much of the Land Grant as can be
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similar to this speedily or there will be an en-
tire failure to accomplish the objects sought
in making the grnnt.
| The memorial for grant Of land to aid in
constructing propellers to run in connection
with the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway was
tabled in the Senate.
In these days when unimproyed real estate
is so unproauctiye, good many men find the
| taxes thereon rather burdensome, and so there
arc numerous bills before the Legislature pro.
yiding that lands donated to moonshine rail.
roads, academies, and other institutions shall
be exempt from taxation for term Of years.
The CARTEL Extension bill passed the As
se,ably Friday. by q vote Of 68 to 8, and is
HOW Il Law. ii provides for the erection Of the
/ west win1-which is. to contain the Senate
Chamber Library, and one or more State
oflices-5y the first Of December, 1862 The
foundation, for which $4,000 is appropriated,
is to be laid this year. The Governor, Sccre.
tary OF State, State Treasurer, Attorncy.Gcne.
raj and Bank Comptroller are to have the
management Of the work. Tie plan Of the
capitol is on the whole good one, and when
completed, which the wants Of the State re.
quirc should be done speedily, it will make a
thus far been most inadeouately provided for,
that is good ventilation. It is to be hoped
| this will be seen to.
Senator Ut1cy Of Racine made report the
other day on bill excepting snipe from the
pfotectlon OF the g1me laws. which conyn1sed
the Senate with laughter, at its learned de.
scriptions and witty alusions. The snipe is
compared to capitol species who insert long
and sharp bills into tie Treasury vaults for
the purpose OF suction.
T. ". Brown the veteran, advocate of Tem-
perance, for many years editor Of the Cayuga
Ch1ef, now Of the Wisconsin Chisf, argued
ably and pointedly for " Prohibition in the
Assembly Hall on Thursday evening. The
next day very stringent bill in relation to the
sale Of poisons came up, and was amended by
inserting alcoholic liquors with the rest, aud
the bill ordered to third reading. A recon.
silcr,tion was moved the next day No pro-
hibitory legislation is likely to be adopted this
winter, many Of ite advocates believing that
such laws would he useless in the present state
ofpublic opinion.
There has been quite sharp contest as to
| Who should be Postmaster Of this city, the
Office being worth more than in any other city
Of the State, except Milwaukee E. ". Keyes,
q prominent and active Republican lawyer; N.
". Dean, q prominent politician, and leading
and wealthy citizen; Neely Gray, worthy
commission merchant and earnest Republican;
and ". e. Brisbane, now preaching in the Bap.
tist Church, are the principal candidates. The
office has been well managed for the last eight
years BY A1r. ]. n Jones and his faithful and
/ .cconlno ollating clerks, Plus