, 1869-02-23

HttN " no appearance 0i middle EtouHu III.
uphill undertaking. In tho Republican
party rs exhibited here, thc Intelligent. 60
lhcnd clnss arc all Of The Rudical tyre; "hllc
those most apt tn be N"n over 70 tue new
creed arc old focics In llietai sense, nn1
hut little loss at hest, Conservative Kennb*
A,ku,.ns. "RESo.n
WISCONSIN.
What tho Lgislatnre uas Dpne and III
Yet 10 d..
sptria, Correspondence Of Tho Chicago Trinune.
MAp,son. VIZ, Feb 20.
The Legislature has Adjourned over It'll
Tuesday, inasmucli as in the patriotic fervor
0! the war time the 2ad Of February was made
legal holiday Ia honor OF the Father OF his
Country, whose birthday II Is. Nearly all the
racmbris have gone home or visiting, and In
the srnate and Assembly Chambers arc TO be
found only those faithful few who make a
virtue Ut ncccseity and remain here becauee
they do not live within hnlf q days journey
ol home I:y ra,l, with transportation furnished
free. Tue gas Is Gully partly lit Tonight, and
the Capitsl seems lonely and deserted. The
past week has been Disappointing one to
reporters, who have had much easier
task thau they anticipated. Since
the uool Of new business, which poured
In With unprecedented volume OF Monday
night ,as reported By telegraph, to the extent OF
nearly sou petitions, Resolutions; and blls there
Aus been little ono worthy OF Lote, where
u, il Us expected several important meas
urcs would bc disposed Of, and g large num-
her oi bills passed. guile u number of bills
lave parsed Their 1r IT and second readiu05,
I'D b.cn ordered to third r.adfug. and 4
icw minuica longer session to day would bave
forwarded business materially BY ordcring to
cueru=s1ncut s.ysral bills reported from Com.
nliitec OF tie Whole, wilh amendments. but
WHICH are NOW hung up till the Legislature
fheets ngHtn. The humber Of bills Introduced
| IT. tue Hsseuh.y is Cos. four more than lust
ycar in ttc S"uate 81, about ltO less than
last year. 4 few more will probably be
hus approved ninety six acts, ye:ocd thrpe,
ard retuTal i one hy request Of the LcEisln-
tnre. Some fifty or tlsty bills have
bccl, Killed mud as MANY more
rr1Cy for EXECUTIVE actlon, 20 that between
Fix and seven huhdrcd bills yel rctna III 10 DO
the Assembly Chamber vFan ted that evening
for tie nupuat address besoso tho State His
turical Society by Judge Harlow =. Orion.
ssiIl tic mnjority of members talk Of tlnssh-
i1,s up ~ u week. making. The adjournment
the rarl1est on record. and about month
fuoncr tdan ~ wunld probably. take
place were members paid n pr Iirn. instead
ct L. salnry. The spccia! haste tlls year Is
twing to Tue fact thNt n1any fnctnt,rrS have
] vpriuus lltlt1c nxcs to grlud Ut Washington,
rral t;runt inn,sy President tLcro w1ii
| he no mt to turn tho Ernl14ltluc.
Several Important Questions nso yet to bf
/ di-l">td oi. lnsotslng.' sllcclnl "rtcrs" mud
ro,ts,du! aDc dlscusslon, 70 tAat l0ntlnc bn.,
M.s Mlll tase y bs rHi through on tllr
iuvocsut desilcad tiiles md
much , ha'ty ,i;, l'd ,, ineonsltlcrnte
,n e4.,tInup thu prarllcc If signing lils af>cr
Tue Legislation has adjourned, not u icw
"pet lulnhs' tendcrly iiurBe-l alt,ng through
tle wlutcr'a cold, Will perish III tho March,
| "inua.
] II lie Legislature would heed the obJcc-
| tlons ol the Goycrnor, Mt VERY rluatsy MID
| furcibly expressed III 4 couple ns messages
| sent III tflIh Wcuk, tu bills changing names
and sacaiing part VI city and Village rluls1
II would clcnr the tables ui the twu houses
ni much matter which conid better ee dis
l.oced IF i'y the Courts aud County Super,
vi.ors, but which u:mn1ly ulakcs ny u inrgt
sharc ot the BUSINESS cIlsroseltS thu nttrn
tim oil tin. JHpl1r'a representatives. Til
v,tors, however, arc quite likely, IL nc
c'iaa'cc With ior,ncr Precedent, TO be over
| rultd.
unc question Inns hcrn definitely settled Ink
rnkt VT. k-lhnL nI II change OI county EuS
cfn,ncrt Sin eth defeat, SONIC two Or three
Weeks ago, Of The 'ill to aHf'.ttl u1e tt+ sys.
tc1n q County Is9atd of snrervi-ors, com
r.sv.l nC the Chussmrn uf Town Noul dh
which would ,nnkr sninc County Boards num-
her forty mctphcrs, !'r thc present Systcul ol
fA,nrtls. composed OF one mcuhcT From cacl
Assembly District, the ntlyocntca Ct chang,
lal l'ecti e1rl'tslly ut work, tlll they thought
hatc on Wednesday,, succeeded in curryipl
reconsideration. Those IN fu1nr OF tbs
ttttu yuv ,lercupuu rcsorled IL parlIamcntur,
tactics tu prevent action, hut 4 y.'tc wa
hnu!ly fore. j, when, to the surr1is
Of noth edc* Tue ID btii was , sEaia lost,
OF tho session, ou1y onr member being abseni
and he opposed TO the dill. subsequently,
anotilrr attempt 10 effect tho change by th
passage OF substitute for bill charging
The number Of supeTs,sors. was defeated hy
| majority Of slx, and aEothcr Till 1nnku..
! County Buard with representatives. from cacl
! town, village and city ward, for tbs eq ua!lza
| tlon Of taxes, By more decisive majority
The chi pressure for tue change from par
| ties ambitious Of distinction in the Count
/ NOAIGEs EGfs0lS n ub EA0uDt Ea[T} 4uGlr pro
iects OF do not belong to the ''rins With Il.
present County Boards, and III some coun:lc
from those desirous Of changing, tae presen
political complexion of the Comfy Board:
Sut more thun 800 namts have been signet
to petitions for change.
Railroads are the special order In the A.
| sembly next Wednesday, first, in bills TO q
the tariff OF charges for transporting frcis.h
and passerge pro rata and to limit passel
| geE fare to three cents mile. for which theE
| nave been no petitions, about # htch there he
been very little said In the Legislature or
, | the newspapers, for which there seems no o.
I caston now and Of thc passage Of which thar
IL no probability, 60 tat the matter vii! prol
{ ably be lett to regulate itself hy tho law
: supply and demand and second, III a prop
: eftion to amend the constitution 50 as to al
l thtrze tic State to issue bonds to the amour
q uf 0Ql nile to aid iu the construction
! railroads, conditioned that the State sha
1 receive ten per cent on the gross earnings
G ! roads thus constructed till the advance is r
: pa,d, and shall Aaye the tirs. lieu on n
+ ! than the proposition to ullow such aid will
5 oua any security, and the adoption Of whlct
i | it is claimed. would do much to adynul
4 | some sections Of tue State.
|, During the last year there have been sor
e Enesn or twenty murders IN the S.ate, sou
II Of the most aggravated and cold.b!ood
character, and there Is q louder call than CT
= before for Il punishment moro adequate
deter uacn from such crime than contluemc
If In Il State Prison conducted on the most L
7, maultasian principles, with the prospect
1t getting 1arlpneI out whao tnat lilo g.
5 l1esoi1ac, with Murder . uai!aple offence, a
Il | The outraged sense Ct justice In the CONN
le pity often With difficulty, and sonlrtfmes r
p at all, sesttaiued from exAeting lie for
:. without process Of jaE. Bills have been
1. trodured rcstesing the dcath penalty
1t murder, sud the public sentiment Of
rs Siatc would doubtless sus 1tn their t'assr
C go modified that curital punishment sao
r, ouly be Inflicted Id cas.s Of clearly pro,
&c wi'ful murder III The discretion VI judge
% 5n,y.
4. and nude no tlsn ouc day thts wcck. no.
lc voice beiLE rai,td iii ils dtltIrp, and yet
or Matt ~ CARPENTER, fl hfs t.tnncraut'r si'ct
e. at Mu.ic Hull, In Milwaukee. taken crot
Y. in layur instead OF xaiust such eaactms
H. there nonld lave teen very s'rnnz pref
rs | on The stasute bonks ~Assl. woIld bc u q
Il, letter In n large part Of the state.
i'd 1he women Viii h3ye ia wait II
H. longer" ior The rit',t tu yvtc. The Sen
uS committee to which the Assembly bill. :
OF mitting tic question to the people in j
Nv ~as re,.s,eA, lavc ,cpur:td III favor oi Its
dri3njle poslp'hrruclt, ,uud thai re .uia aio
h. ts,'n viii probably hv concutsed 'u "
nd Sc1a1s.
nc Tue icg!slntinn proposed hy The fiicnd
nd education IL pot likely 10 Ees thfoogsl
l'h winter. TIE iii substituting to~nsal,
'cr dshtrirt hyAtcm u regulating trhnol al
ND wan lnt1taucea ~ istu thai there u Me'
s'A @ tIl.e for ksc ,neidcTAllon aud the h!ll
rlr .hoi1 ,.n n,,i-.. it 1...s,.t,.n h..,ri,s III,
uur I ca1itm ha> h,,t .uch '' ~ ~. n,',f
s9a EhM,a asulnAt II ihat II IL llk, II 10 be xii
r,r, .ut, .nt "gal Gcut'cm Of the Assembly
oiT'ue" ,f,.t' On the reA1u.,,n 10 amend This
me | tfrr4 II Tic Jn.,Irt..r r.; IL. e'~a
the uent1st, and twn In 4 S...n. ~ r,Il's, ,ln
and eanIs1itne Of It's ninn.S"r ~ ~ ~.
Mn, ! }ra,u:h hit VI M " NY Ful