The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-01-28
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We had proposed to give our readers q full
tystract Of the proceedings Of the StateiLegis-
ature from day to day, but really we cannot
find enough i'll the doings Of that body yet to
make condensed report Of. The Legislation
has thus far been almost wholly Of a Local
character, and would, therefore, be of little
interest to our readers The usual number
Of copies of the Governors Message and doc
uments in foreign languages, have been order
ed The Judiciary Committee Of the Assem-
bly, has been instructed to report bill so
amending the act entitled San act to empow
er towns, cities, incorporated villages and
counties to raise money for the payment of
| bounties to volunteers" approved September
| 25th, 1862, as to affix severe penalties on all
officers therein named for neglecting or retps-
ING to act in cases where notices for town
meetings have been called, and also ia cases
where they neglect or refuse to act promptly
| in Ievying and collecting such tax when vot-
| ed
On Tuesday afternoon last the Assembly
devoted the session to Starks'
resolutions Several amendments and sub
stitutes were voted down. The first sesolu-
ton, favoring vigorous prosecution Of the
war and against compromise, was adopted by
81 to "a
The second, holding it to be the duty Of
Congress and the people to supply men anC
money, and render every aid to the constitu
ted authorities in crushing the rebellion anc
the third, rendering thanks to the army anl
navy, passed with only one dissenting vote
McGarry.
+, The fourth endorsing President Lincoln an,
favoring his nomination, was somewhat mod
flied and passed by 80 to %.
The Madison correspondent of the Nilwau
llee Sentinel gives Neutrality-suspicious. and fact
in reference to the Senate and its composition
OF the thirty-thre members of the Senate
eleven are set down as lawyers, eight as far
mers, one thus classed being miner, six a
merchants, two editors and publishers on
surveyor, enc mechanic one lumber merchant
and one lumber manufacturer, one physician
and one miller fourteen were born i'll New
York, five in Vermont, three i'll Scotland, AN,
one each in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota
Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania Washington
: City, Ireland and England; the average az
is 80, j. d. Clapp, Of Jefferson, being the old
} DIST at 81, and Carl Q. Pope, OF jackson, tn
e youngest at 20 the average number of year
e in the State is about 128, Sat Clark, of Dodg
being the oldest resident at 36 years, and Ere
S Ellis, Of Brown, next, his years in Wisconsi
corresponding with his age, 81, while A. Va
2 Wyck, Of Kenosha, is the latest conner, haV
5 ing been in the State only three years tn
i, number Of years OF Legislative experience
not 50 great as in some former Senates, thi
: being the first year with eight the averag
being less than three and James III. Earnest
Re- with seven years experience, and Sat Clark
of Dodge, with five, having had the most ex
t perence. About one-third Of the Senator
s board at hotels
The same writer speaking of what has beeI
= done says
= There have been, up to this time, eightec
bills introduced in the Senate, and forty eigh
in the Assembly, against tweuty-one in til
Senate and thrty-nine in the Assembly TO
: the corresponding period of last year A grea
/ many Of the bills are to legalize taxes for tn
payment Of bounties to volunteers. | hav
I looked over all which have been printed il
e both Houses, and find very few Of amy gene
raj interest
OF course the aansJer of bills introduced
or passed events poor criterion by which t
= judge Of the usefulness of a session, AS a gene
raj thing the stateis cursed with to much legsla
ton, rather than TOO little. If members woul
: utterly refuse to pass those hundreds Of per
sonal and local bills, the objects of which couIt
be accomplished by general laws, the length
Of the session would be curtailed, and vas
amount saved to the State without any dis
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