The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-03-21
Editorial CO1'respO1s dence.


The business of the Legislative session during
the past few days, has proceeded with more than
usual rapidity. Both branches of the Legislature
having passed resolution to receive no new bust
ness after the 25th inst, a large number of bills
have been crowded in the present week. If the
Legislature sdheres to its determination to take no
new business, las it probably willy the time Of sd
iournment assumes more definite idea 1t is al
most impossible to single out from the great mass
of business anything of special interest to the rea
ders of the TELEGRAPH; a very great proportion
Of the bills introduced and the acts passed, are
local in their character, and Of no importance be-
yond the localities affected by them. Kenosha
county, fortunately thus far, has troubled The
Legislature with but very little business and had
the other counties in the State made equally small
demands, the Legislature could have transacted
all the business brought before it in less than a
week tits good indication of the PEOPLE of any
country, when they manifest no uneasiness, and
do not beset the Legislature continually for change
of laws. or special Legislation. 1t s, however,
proper to say that the great mass of the business
before the Legislature, .comes from the newerIpor-
tions of the Sta'e. The new counties necessarily
require more legislative interference than the old
ones
CASH BUSINESS.
Some OF tho cities in the State, that have had un
pleasant experiences in a worthless scrip currency,
are resolved hereafter to do business on the cash
principle. bill has passed the Assembly, pro-
hibiing the city of Madison from issuing any scrip
or evidence of debt whatever. In quite num-
Der of cities in the State city scrip in past years
has not been worth over fifty cents on the dollar
in the market. The inconvenience and loss of car.
rying on city government, under such a condition
of things, has suggested the idea of begnnng anew
and issuing no scrip at ALL
GOOD OFFICES.
Some of the offices in the city of Milwaukee, il
seems, pay well. A bill is before the Legislature
requiring the clerks of the circuit and county
courts, to pay the fees received by them into tht
county treasury, and to allow these officers sala
ry of 50 coo each The salary OF the Sheriff to b
limited to So COO, with additional compensation
for conveying prisoners to Waupun.
PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL.
The State Senate ave been much exercises
lately, the subject Of the Personal Liberty Law
now OH our statute books it has been elaborated
! discussed, and with considerable ability. Tn
| Democrats for the repeal of the entire act
| few Republicans seem anxious for repeal c
some of its provisions, while majority of the Re
publcans are disposed not to interfere with til
law at all. lnasmuch as our present personal lii
erty bill has never nterfered in single instanc
with the execution ofthe Fugitive Slave Act, thel
is no good ground for demanding legislative az
ton, even by the friends of the fugitive act,
FARM MORTGAGE ELL.
The Farm Mortgage Bill after sleeping quietl
| in the Assembly for more than two weeks, We
finally put ON its passage on Thursday last, an
was carried by vOte of AZ to IS. The Assembl
was not full-ffteen members being absent; som
necessarily and some intentionally. Those VIII
Intentionally abscnted themselves, did not care
be put upon the record on question, lin respec
to which there are SO many conflicting opinions
The Assembly having made some slight ament
ments to the bill some weeks ago, it was necessar
~ sent back to he Senate, and that body concu
red in the am endments, by vote Of ~ TO IL,
has been rumorcd The Governor will interpose
executive veto, but there is probably no GOO
ground for such expectation 1t IS useless to spe
ulate the results of this measure of legslatio
should it be held constitutional by the courts
Whether all the benefits to the Farm Mortgagol
will be derived from it, which its friends anti
pate, or whether it will produce all the mischi
which its opposers predict. remains tor the futu
to develope.