Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-01
Editorial correspondence.l
OUR MADISON LETTER.
Mapr.ox. Feb. 81. 1871.

"A ihers g0ou supP. " Hos
topics to write about bu, a,he question
that boihers me is to selrct those which
will interest to the JoUsSAL readers
Most Of the business of legislature IS
dryer than contribution box. aud about
az interesting to read "a q railroad char
ter. Speak ng Of railroad charter
however. reminds me of an itep or two
in relation to railroads which will be new
to people in our section.
THE WEST WISCONSIN RAILWAY
is receiving its full share Of attention from
this honorable body this session--more,
perhaps, than the road. or the c"mpany
really want. Senator Cameron's Till
which prevents its consolidation with
| other connecting lines has become law.
President Baldwin is here anil strongly
opposed The bin but without affecting IFS
passage. tf
Recent Developments have revealed
facts which lead the friends of the West
Wisconsin to suspect that Mr.. Baldwin
has sold out his interest in the road. AM
that The plan now is To run the rOsi to
Saltwater instead Of to Hudson. This
movement brought down large delega
ton from Hudson for the purpose of Sc
cur ing such Legislation IA will protect The
interests Of the ST Croix Valley in gen
eral and Of Hudson in particular. L"
this end bill was introduced nv Ssnator
Ives amending the charter bv fixing the
point Of crossing the ST. Crnx river at
Hudson instead of leaving il Isc,eIionary
with the company TO cross at any place
between townships twenty five and thniy
one, a. The riginal charter provides. The
bill passed both houses last evenin. un
der suspension Of iii" rules. | presume
there are some persons in Pierce county
who would prefer To have the road ,un
to- well, Ia Saltwater, rather than HUI
son, aud dare say glance nj The past
will reveal good and sufficient reasons. 4"
| their minds. fhr entertaining such pre-
| ference. Blu: when we come to divcst
the matter Of all feelings "f rivalry AMI
pr. JUDGE md view il in spirit of fair
ness aud unbiased julgn mt. think
the Conclusion arrived ut by the senator
and members If cur Valley will receive
the endorsement III al candid and fair
minded men. The Ioai has already
goue SD far to the norlhward that we can
have no reasonable expect .llor of bring
ing il to River Falls, of Prescott. A.
between those places aud Hu lson the
duty "f "u' members is plain "n all mat
tiers affecting our local interests But
when the question arises between Hud-
son aud Sillwa,cr, spirit of opposition
manifested To the dptrment Of town in
our own s1ate, aud To the advancement
ot one III another state would appear to
hs the result OF prejudice and spite AMI
nothing else. Probably it laid in the
pnwer Of Senator Ives and AsseInblymen
Powell To have defeated the bill Had
they done 81 Hulsun would in al proba.
inlity have l'~t ne road. To the repre-
s.ntatives from Pierce county therefore
the citizens of Hrlson are msiniy in
,lebted for all this, AMI now il remains Ia
be seen how they will show their appre
cIa,ion of this service.
REVISED Statutes
The revision Of our statutory laws IL
heing agitated more strongly than ever.
Thirteen years of legislation since the
last revision hav" added So many vol
umes TO the old statutes. en.ctins. repeal
ing, am"nding aud revising our general
Jaws. until il is quite impossible for even
| att"Iue1s ~ e"i " "ihl iuo INV Is WIN
any d'gree Of certainty. A revision h IS
therefore become an absolute necessity
an,i to this end Judge David TayIo o!
Sheboygan has prepared revision which
the state will doubtless have the oppcr
runiiy to adopt. K A. Spencer. ex.as-
sis,ant secretary OF State has also = 70
VISION in manuscript which he. is anxious
g. give ID the state for a reasonable
compensation OF the relative merits of
he Two works AM nm acquainted.
am told. however. that the lawyers gen
orally prefer Judge Taylor's revision. and
they certainly ought to be competent to
determine in matter of this kind. One
or the other of these revie;uns will doubt
less be adopted before the close Of the
session, and tho state will be supplied
with an abundance of new Revised Stat
ules. before the close of the present ear.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The amendment to The State Consti
tuition Shich was endorsed by a ma ,rIIy
v":e Of the people last fail will no doubt
lie adopted. The int resolution reads