The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-22
MADISON CORRESPONDENCE.
rom our Regular Reporte

MARCH 20, 1866,
EDITORS TELEGRAPH: The session of the
of the legislature is now at its most inter
esting stage. The various railroad and 9th
er bills of interest are reported from the
Committees and the rest Of the business of
Legislation will be more on the floor of both
houses than in the lobbies.
Among the important bills lately disposed
of is the Assembly bill restoring the death
penalty, which on last Friday evening was
indefinitely postponed by 4S ayes to "a noes.
The chief argument for, was the greater
aud more widespread example that capital
punishment gave, and against, the declen-
sion of crime, as shown by statistical figures
in the States that had abolished it. Mr..
Newell, of your county gave some pointed
statistics against the bill, which was in
definitely postponed by 48 ayes to "a noes.
Last night anothor important bill passed
the house, which provides home for the
Iorphans Of Wisconsin soldiers, by purchas-
ing for SO, 900, the building lately occupied
as the Harvey Hospital, but now very COM
fortably fitted up as an orphan home under
the devoted direction and management of
Mrs. Harvey. Mr. . Lynde of Milv aukee
opposed the bill on the ground that the gen
eral government or one of it's officers could
not give perfect title to the building with
out an act of Congress. but d majority took
the view that if ever Congress did legislate
on the subject, it could not, III such a cause,
be to the wronging of the patriotic people
Of Wisconsin, and the bill passed by 70 ayes
tn Messrs Lynd and Osborn voting mo"
In the Senate, the bill for the Milwaukee
& Minnesota road to rem through trains
from Milwaukee to La Crosse, reported back
from the committee without recommended
ton, is made the special order for next
Thursday at II o'clock. Much interest is
manifested IN this bill by number of lob
by members and from the petitions that
nave been almost daily presented, by tie
people at large, especially in the western
portion OF the State. The struggle on the
passage of this bill will be sharp and de-
termined. There il also bill in the Senate
to regulate railroads, which provides for the
appointment of three commissioners and
gives ample authority to regulate freight
and passenger, tariffs which is strenuousl Y
opposed by the railroad interest and when re-
ported from the third committee who have
given it consideration, will undoubtedly be
summarily killed. In the Senate last night
the bill to make the Quartermaster General
a claim agent to attend to soldiers claims
against the general government. without fee
or reward from the claimants, but only his
salary from the State, has been concurred
In, but motion to reconsider will be before
the Senate this morning.
In the House, the bill to lower the rates
OF freight and passenger tariff, is made the
special order for this morning and every day
hereafter at the same time. until disposed Of
In the Senate, the bill for increasing the
rate OF interest to 10 per cent. has been con
sidered III committee of the whole and will
probably pass, but its being concurred in
by the house is more doubtful.
Senator Sholes is one of the most active
and influential melubers of the body that he
80 attentivey serves while every measure af.
fecting the welfare of his district or the
party he SO fairly and squarely represents,
gets his best consideration. You have un
doubtedly published his appropriate remarks
when presenting the resolution of the Mil
waukee mass meeting, requesting Senator
Dooilttle to resign as repudiator OF princi
ple which | know i'll this section met the
hearty aud unqualified appreciation of every
true blue Union man, WHO wishes to me
serve and perpetuate the fruits of liberty
aud progress obtained by the war. He has
also introduced the petition of citizens OF
Burlington Racine county, to the saline et.
feet and bill to authorize the publication
J OF catalogue Of Wisconsin soldiers.
When the bill for the regulation of rail
roads by the creation of commissioners WAS
under discussion, Senator Sholes made a
pointed argument against its passage.
strongly urging that such law would GRIN
pie the railroads, discourage capital and ere
ate greater expense to the State than that
complained of.
MIR Newell has introduced bill in the
House, to abolish tie offices of the Clerk Of
the Board and the Clerk of the Circui,
Court OF henosha county after the expira
ton OF their present terms. If this bill be
comes law, the Register of Deeds will
perform the duties or the Clerk of the Board
aud the Judge Of Ri obate those of the Clerk
Oh the Circuit Court.
On Saturday morning the bill to incor-
porate the henosha Female Seminary was
Indefinitely postponed and Mr.. Newell tells
me he ID glad OF it, as it contains some bad
features
When the Senate bill to authorize the
: beloit and Madison railway company to
consolidate with the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway Company came up, Senator
oholes moved to amend by striking out OF
Section 2, rs hereby authorized to change.
locate or take up such Of it's tracks. side
tracks or branches, as it may deem necessa-
rY for the more convenient management of
It's business In supporting this amend
ment he said the interests of his constituents
were greatly involved in this proposition, as
should the bill pass containing this mower.
the railway company might have the righj
10 take up the main track of the Kauosla
and Rockford railway. The amendment
was adopted and the bill then laid over.
A large number of petitions signed by
~ vi eitiAehs lor Change III the
ofhclal oath, 80 that public officers shall
swear not to drink Intoxicating liquors as a
beverage during their term of office, have
been presented and referred to select com
mittee.
There has a sad case of the folly of a man
living in glass house and throwing stones.
occurred here. MIR. Robbins one of the
members of the house, from Grant was con
tlnually inveigiling against extravaganza
and particularly charging the present State
officers to be open to censure in this respect,
when 1t was discovered that he while in at
tendance as legislator had drawn 500
mileage as Normal School Regent which
he had never incurred, and that although
similar warrants had been drawn for Treas
urer Smith aud Senator ShoIes they decin-