Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-01-26

(From our Special Correspondent
RICHARD TEMBy.

(From our Special Correspendent.)
Both houses of the Legislature have ad
jnurned over till Monday evening next
Many of the members, employees and re-
porters have gone home, and everything is
quiet.
LIMITATION OF BUSINESS.
The Senate has concurred with the AS
Setpbly in the passage Of a resolution pro-
hibiting the reception of bills afer the
10Th Of February next. unless reported by
special Or standing committees. This
mounts to nothing, the exception entirely
destroying the design of the resolution
Any one ought to know that it is yet i'm
possible to tell low long or how short the
session should be. how much or how little
il may he necessary to do; and hence the
folly of such resolutions. The time was
when political capi al could be made by
advora'ing an early adjournment of the
Legislature, ana when such adjournment
was TO the interests Of the people. Not so
now. Nothing has more Disguised the
thinking, observing mer Of the State tn n
the crude, hasty and inadequate legiSla-
ton which has been had at past sessions,
and largely from the mistaken zeal ofs"me
for an early adjournment. The people ex
pect. and have right TO demand, that the
Legislature shall carefully. faithfully, hon
estly and wisely consider all measures
properly coming or proper t" come before
1t; enact such laws as shall make the
crooked places in that heterogeneous mass
Of FACTS to amend an act entitled an act to
amend an act" &c, known as the revised
statutes, straight; make such laws as are
rendered necessary by TIE new order Of
Kings inaugurated by the adoption last
fall Of the amendment to the constitution
restricting local legislation give due con-
side ration To the recommendations and Sug
- >tionS embodied in the message OF Gov.
Wa>hhurne and having carefully com
plctcu Tue ldDoIS iOt NIitU IL COHVcIleu-
adjourn. "Only this and nothing more"
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
To frame general Laws to meet the re-
quircmentS Of the constitution as amend
ed. such AZ are demanded for business pur.
poses and the wants of the people, will ie.
qnire much labor, and employ the best
talent in the Legislature A select COM
mittee has been authorized, eight from the
Assembly. and five from the Senate, es-
pecially charged with this duty. Mr.. VIM
kler, 1t is understood. will be chairman of
the former. and Mr. Magoon of the latter
wing of this most in portan, committee.
SENATE BILL NUMBER ONE.
The veto by Gov. Wa>hburn. of Senate
Bill No. / to ",nable the committee. on in
vestigation tn prosecute and conclude their
labors Speedily" has created no small COM
ment. The consideration Of the executive
mpssaee was made the special order in the
S. nate on Thursday last, when the Scna.
tor from Lafayette made powerful speech
of an hours duration, in favor of the pas
sag. If the bill notwithstanding the nlirc
tons of The Governor. at the close of which
the further consideration of the matter was
postponed till Tuesday next, and made the
special order for eleven o'clo,k.
The history Of this subject. briefly, is
this: At the session Of 1877, bill of 10
moons heratle lmp"ftahcr to the people If
the State, known as the '.Dells Improve
rnent Bill" pass, d both branches of the
legislature by constitutional minority,
and was vetoed by Governor Farchild en
the ground that bribery and corrupt n
hid been used to secure its passage. To
investigate this charge. committee of five