, 1863-04-02
FROM MADISON.
Closing Hours OF tho Legislature.


Closing Hours OF tho Legisiature,
From Our Own Correspondent
MADISON, April i. 1861
The telegraph failed me last night, and SO I
send you Tuesdays proceedings today.
Though considerable business has been
transacted to-day, in the way of concurring
with amendments made By one House to the
bills Of the other, and thus some bills Of some
importance perfected, yesterday was prac-
tically the last working day Of tho session,
and tho scenes so familiar to Legislative 1aJi-
ta<s were re-enacted. Rules were suspended
md bills rushed through or rcmorselessly
slaughtered with little consideration; MEM
bers were neryously anxious about bills in
which they are specially interested, which
have not gone to the Governor, and were
closely looking after their pets, while in the
popular branch Of the Legislature it was all
mott impossible to preserve order and pre-
vent members from indulging in boJish
sports, aud reporters were almost unable, and
some scarcely tried, to keep track Of busi-
ness. Fewer than usual of the Objectionable
measures and big steals often sulugg1cd
through on the heel Of 4 session have been
passed.
By the resolution adopted some days since
the consideration Of most kinds of business
WAS cut OF after 6p. IN. A large number Of
bills at that time remained undisposcd Of by
the Assembly. A few minutes previous to
& o'clock = resolution was offered to extend
the time for the consideration Of all bills
which had passed either House till midnight.
The shameless Sanborn, with about dozen
others, fllibustered disgraceful1y till the hour
fixed for restricting business arrived, after
Which the Speaker decided the resolution
| could not be considered. He Was oycrruled
and the Assembly passed said resolution and
the Senate concurrcd.
| A great many bills of only local OF trinlng
importance were passed and almost as many
! killed.
Both Houses passed bill continuing the
State aid Of $500 month to volunteers
families. To those who have died in service,
until euch time, not exceeding six months, ,as
they can procure pension from tho United
States. THIS will give relief to large clas:
Of most deserving cases. Bills also passed re
pea1iuE the law requiring purchasers o
EAIIi1p EAAl5 ~ kA4+AL tA4Gy lAl
chase them for their own use. A bill also
passed incorporating the Appleton, St. Croi,
and Superior R. R., which is sdcsigned through
j.. connection with the Northwestern r. R Il
connect Chicago and the rest Of mankind
with St. Paul, Minnesota, and Lake Superior
The bill submitting an old claiin Of Carptnte
Uyer on former contract for State print
: inE to arbitration, was amended so - to giy
| 81 mn In fitt1 ftr 11l I.1hfDE and TN
passed:
The Senate copcurrcd in the Assembly bill!
( | releasing Carpenter 4 Hyer from iabllliic
for failing to fulfil their recent contract f.,
State printing; also in bill reducing by )
!, per cent. the price Of unsold school and Uni
, yersity lands.
The Assembly tabled the Senate rcsolutio
G proposing to amend the Constitution SO rs t
+ 5ncfc,s. the number, and change the mode {
- appointing Supreme Judges, and that incol
!, ro1ating the homestead exemption into th
- 1t eoncurrcd in the following Assembl
II bills, among others:
st AUTHORIZING the Governor to purchase Stat
/ 1ags for regiments, &c.
Forenrolllng PERSONS liable to military du1
3, and organizing the militia. There were fift
~ two ayes, including four Democrats, Cahil
, Chapman, Farrell, aud Robinson; and twent
IL seven noes, all Democrats. In this come
II lion, allow me to remedy an injustice dune
ro saying that senator C!apT, 1e:hocfat' Foi'
;. Tor the Dill Is wei rs sl1che!!.
u increase printers Lee Les iof ieai aayeft
n H'g 10 mtg ccnts lollo lol nfss i1seftlous III
~ twenty five cents for subsequent ones:
To pay damages caused to loyal citizens
the Ozlukee anti.draft riot, to the ainouut
s3.40o. tThcTc wa: :: GOOD deal OF nppo
:, tlon 70 Ills, but IL passeu ~ Il AAase
e iority:) .,..,...,uoo,
IT, Io discontinue the JONI t1h'cs1's'''ns5 WI
Il mlttee. c.,.nn.
The bill TO submit me o!a cam ot tne ~ ~
to River Canal company 10 tnc t 1a
to Surrenss Judges, encountered violent ti oppo :,
t'on aud early ~ me evening vas haIeu l',,?
se s1nt ma1orny. e9en luL4enes 10y ,iS ~ - +
I'm 70 ocaf u fss ca ,o,.5 .f.;n1,
hi nuuI st.;n,, ,,rcSenta5 i,v t;l}hustrri,r ill
unlUi;ta ~ r';ar;,'hf + -
rhara ia :, eood deal If feeling and exc
lly mont Yesterday. about Il Milwaukee highS
:, and hiidre bill, which Mr.. Denstin Of the
Jo,, wh6 opno*ed it, had potkcted and tai
hat p. vnu nS.n;nt.tc9xj T., lin and iii
nos puhe HA1 ..S a"n t,e.t iTonssoo ,,naar :
ali ac'is el1ntt:1I i'AssIu ooln A'o"7~o AA~SA
pension OF the rules.
on Tic Committee appointed early IN the
.i,m to investigate the loyalty of theMftwau
'cis NcET,anl its editor in consequence Of the
:ue, clusion Of thc paper by Maj. IIeinricks &
hey tue army N sontntst s as1
Re- and lis EXCLUSION from the army FULLY 1ustit
on Numerous quotations we're gwen IN ps
saybor on h1 esr ., the neely 1he eh,ye} G
,a Gom!n'naee, H., "eo's Apf'''~A >Ae
f;te The Assembly were badly april fooled
night, hy bogus a'spa1ch antaounciuS
capture ot s.Shenus' ~. oost,,;o! ' o,1v ~
a.so ~ themselves sold.