Wisconsin Argus (Newspaper) - February 12, 1850, Madison, Wisconsin SMITH HOLT MADISON THE WISCONSIN ARGUS WH TEN MM SMITH 11 I IT Co AT 11 T Ij V K T HOLT r 2 50 ee 1 OD months I 23 50 a u in it pa d wir Inn lir r if i ee if Quarterly in c t No Mih i rip 1011 w ill bw i ecu fur fi les t rn nor t 1 iro ttl the option ol t ac 1 square 1C linr or luis J v ticks 50 per u ii ter 3 00 00 8 00 JO 00 12 00 16 00 30 00 iVie privilege of In So ale Feb 4th 1850 Mr prese petition of I throe ai d eighty sit citizens of county i a repeal o of the li uor law S t bills introduced A introduced change the seat of to A large number of bills under in thu oi the Whole and o tin d cuding pur iur C f aUo 2 and a noil than e i m to iht prices ere numerated 1 not tro 2 insertion to tho t will inos I inserted one for u published 1 50 Business A lu vide of cuit passed a ng he fees of UK of thu e joint being cousi und the question ing on said to be engrossed and rend a fluid lime it u s not agreed to A I'd the Senate ut oil rued until two l M bills by the committee of Whole in iho lorning wore dered to thi'ir third ie ling of the i spent in lee of the Whole on tl i of Assembly bills A largo number o bills considered and r ported back Tlu Senate in the passage of a pint resolution 1 oni the Assembly Nothing further oj general interest n a to adjourned to evening Senate wont whole or Mr Gales resolutions of instruction to our Representatives in Con- against tho lion flenry Clay find it miy well lie said tho got perfect gale ov T Gales resolutions attaching lu amendments additional resolutions which be much to the of the frfo will Senator frun Walworth tha re- relative to a survey of the Upper S MARSHALL k CO Exchange Brokers ir ON DOMESTIC EXCHANGE cates of 2 Arcs Mi 134 ilitt J ippi M Eastman on Ic ive introduced a 1 fur Dili Spe ml s l p m h ov rules n M VIMI ii For I 1 J J M n l Foil ive mil I o all busi at Mr near t ic A FERRALL fir r r sr no i For Dune County to abolish capital p was read a first and sec rid times and the printing thereof dispon ed with Mr on leave introduced a to provide for erec ion of a building fur a public hall libr ry und reading loom in village of Madison which was a first sec times Sen ito resolved itself into committee of to file of Ion a- j joint in the Alter some time spen therein the com- rohf und by il eir re- hack to Senate resolution pro ising to section 11 4 ol the lion of Suite of Wi n aid Sow York con- in all for Rule af the F n si HY wero back tu Senate iho TiVy were committed to tlie com- nii lee of whole Mr Galo if Senators were willing to treat the subject ser he would give views on the resolutions winch he in a moderate sizi tl speech which either from or from considerations business or of a majority oi thn members ware from their seals obliging the suspend hU remarks for a fow nni UIPS while nl could secure a quorum after which he completed mid tho adjourned out action on the resolutions VOLUME 6 NO lain the corn Mr to amend by striking jut the of the stutes tht t aws n to motion ha stated he t lie wai not to the consti or propriety of the act The havi ig been accepted and dis- i nc C Jit Pb mil Mir Wisconsin K 4 t C i u Chancery r a l Law Monroe county V Abb tt U i w Solici ft udison N CHAU A1 T at La v fi in Wai w ami the in Chancery W T pra A t i J Km W T i i tho Supremo Ter id Di i s ii cs C Agents at 11 C 11 OH A IXT R WOOD H U R T AI cl it nd nil is Hi n Mind log for work V T mini urss ind Madison j in will At l hiit e Apul 1 nl nil til I lo ivi i s O 111 a Kutii 1 J ami nt unsin -e prom pi in 11 on nt ihc iiin ot his tc his care Joit t resolution prop amendment to sicul on 4 article 4 o the Constitution of of in Joint resolution sing amendment to 21 4 of the tiou of the Slate of And a memorial lo tl Congress of the United States in i to the formation of a Western Judicial 1 of the cuit Giant of tho Unite 1 States in the ni Wisconsin On motion of Mr lountree Saul joint resolutions were laid on the And suid memorial is to bo engrossed and read a ih rd time And the Senate Y I eb 4th 1850 Prayer by the Rev f ir Luttin Sevt nil petitions we t and referred and sundry bills introduced among which were the To u sixth Judicial Circuit and to provide for the el of a r of the Revised Judge thereof To amend the in relation to i 10 collection und nt of To c rente the office of Li ol the State of nnd for oilier purposes Which lulls were 01 illy read und second BILLS ED section 77 chapter 15 of the Statutes To provide for iho ol si monies for 1850 jmniile for a survey ol tlie ol Wisconsin To provide for a settlement with Merrill And i largo number f nnd cal which II Assembly ad- till past P M AFTERNOON f Mr CHASE moved that clerk be to retain the ting sum of 00 to C L Slides in his hands until the further der of the TOMPKINS stated lhat the ob- ject of the motion was to ascertain whether the Senate would ret upon the fur me of the Statutes io Justices of the Peace Air HALE said the till proposed to be was a just that had regularly gone through all of nnd had been passed by both houses it now would be neither just nor honorable Had any new been upon or had any been ered on the part of favor the motion but no such thing was contended Mr TOMPKINS if the trom Air would be willing to and then nol be allowed to use it To snl fer this to become n law would be to allow lo sell his edition at the price of SI 00 per copy to who were unable to bear thu pense but would be compelled lo hav a Mr HALE said the books were not in possession of Mr Sholes but in the I uf a regularly authorized Mr Sholes had not he least control over them und won cl u be just to say him we owe you we have your books but we will not pay yon and may sue us and get your remedy It a for i legislative body to luke ler did not do what they thouuht righ thus to retain bills HS sory measure He was in favor of the distribution but would not consent to take dishonorable course to secure its passage Mr STEWART hoped thai the lion would he had ted far the passage of the he had had doubts upon it WVe a of to conic before this Ite would 11 Ho thai hi saw mint at work lo die uf tlie for the of Statutes that Shutes manor through last Tho object was to Justices to purchase at price Mr ABBOTT should not vole for ilm li known that no member had the of tlie lull t lore than he had He thought ii a wii ked and corrupt measure but he had t his duty in this mutter nnc a majority hnd The had then all the acts and jy the ta e he however lo piy a fair fui t ie vi B f Mr Reymert a-as well wa -a that was Mr Y r i ai with mover of the nun Vli But Mr mett did not h tu do and had it could not be done he sf uu therefore be paid Jenkins Hoped the amendment wot Id not pern I because it would then have io b3 sent to the Senale and thu whole I ill might bo lost M i was opposed to the ment h not wish to oeo ion should cither voto for ie or none and MI Clian c id of t r Ten u S TV S S iiin Mre H IV William O n 11 enl dc it i he l a I -1 i nip mil at A v PUBLIC The went i ito committee of thu n on he special i of the after- noon the ion of such bills as do n it excite n committee the tile us up ind being gum thu comni too rose porti d tm immense lumber of bills most of were d to he ed the ic not try the responsibility M r At a j with the last speaker The tic d on its face what it waa frr and got should either vote for or again n ih whole question M r Barnea iv his Mr th ught that this should bo b fora its passage He the would ba la most indignant stamp of n thaf this assembly d upo ui This measure hud been widel discussed by the public the people and it bed been almot an issue at the last tion Tha p of Dane county felt deeply upon this question for o jjj Ie icas in- in it that was of aens than mere lars anc cei la When the act for i of these laws passed the 1 ad been but recently a- The pe pie of Wisconsin were a luw e ple that hod a ni ro sensa of to b and respect the laws than they bi he feared that those who made tie la fs were not always by thu ob If then they hnd passed t lav lhat was al IK c illation as imposed upon this body lo ea TV out its provisions and on he ould advert to the con- and law bearing upon this sub- ject i Section 25 read as follows Tho are shall provide by law oil stati required for the use cf the nd all printing author ind required by them to be done for thi ir use or fort e state shall be let by to ibe but the uture may establish u maximum rof the legislature or oilier shall be interested either 01 in any such This prevision clearly points out the duly of upon the subject of printing tider it the legislature which assembled in June A D 1848 hud enacted ulau providing that all ing be do e by contract to the bidder 1 that for had t en the con- were jy D T Bad pass 11 law it j one now under con- Tht constitution was broad mid Misi and the question now lo be ii this priming came in p s and this body is DOW to c -cide This printing ed in the provision he hud anc in i the tion ol thes laws ho last legislature had not oi Ij violated ie constitution but had impaired i nnd binding tion uus g by the and win ih barier no ture could ie provides Ie lhat to him vat nothing in thu favor of the law It said the work had done and and that a fair compensation in justice should be made but lhat did nol reach the principle anit it was this wl ich it a double rage far not only WHS this act but Mr meit n men bcr of the very which it and how he ask this for reu ume rat He believed the would show a most wicked corupt ind nefarious scheme und h ed his bunds of any in the i mi- ter He should endeavor to support the constitution as he had he ex uld ot in guod by tho to m the work wai violated a nil accordance ho cons them they had In Mr it ml care WEDNESDAY 1 eb 5th 1850 i evolution in and i in to hi i Clay They were on In the spn tal order fur thi A largo number i ery should stand upon its own its The question being taken the motion wa 29 noes 32 PASSED To provide for the contingent ses Secretary of State the Treasurer General To distribuir the and lawj of ih s To provide a block ol marble or orii To establish a minimum price for the 1 the lands I To repeal section 4 ot chapter 121 of the Statutes nnd i t I n -In 1 mnm ds nil I r I tn Mr W Jolt pr j Jih i hi en nun t I it iH Tin m nni it 7 were and read a 1st an I 2d tuneo A lo c lango me if county by the ting oto of tho ir lir S rith mov d to reconsider volo by which the Sno kill was 001 to thirl reading nd ihs was to tho committee of tho whole by ou SO UO nnd in- Piling v 111 on the inoti n of Mr Smith c oriels lorn 3d g A bil to pri vide for n loan of iho hool lund to was tho of whole so an to o tha limn from 5 fund he U S and bil 9 went i of r in I nf r br found A Inn A bil w on liio gonen 1 l lo nn i of bilto I Sui voy y 1 SEf IOX tiu of local to provide lo a Geological he slate of Wi by a Heo voto A ID a ity court io La p sscd The ig tho county by 4 i Th Assembly then adjourned M tili Feb 1850 After the usual of petitions ike uid on of new hills which were read the and second limes the following bills passed To the time ol h the cuit of roi nly To divide the u Washington and to erect tlie county t f To companies To for the purchase of cry Also a joint resolution for the ment fau agricultural ut ington Win a very large number of private bills The Assembly then adjourned Under the rule the went into Committee of tho whole upon the general of in of which the session consumed The Assembly ihen adjourned till seven M EVENING SESSION of ih i being the 11 ta ta J D of p to the and valid nets of tho lust Legislature not consistently vote for this whether or was let the consequences be what they n ay that innocent persona of Mr remarked that he law might be injured by not vola for the till for he thought it aeta ami with justice Hut this WKS not one ol canes ond Mr CHASE said that hard thi igs would make him had been said against the last jre I e conceited lo be on by gentleman from Dune Mr a In ho would and things he thought uny called tor It wua woil known that the and il it was utl worthy of U clique that controlled the Argus had regard of thu Legislature then us now ed lhat gentleman as their express one its pi ami st und cute upon this floor He was a mem jer of last Legislature and could bjar testimony that it would compare rji bly with any similar body that had met within halls of tins capitol To err is and they might have pi ed some laws which were not strictly c in- He understood well and he believed the other members of this btdy did what was the trouble with the gen man from Dane Mr Abbott Jai ics D Reymert lives out of Madison nd the people of Madison had for so u lime had all the stealings from the tr sury that they seemed to think their lit was As o the u- of the law giving this printing he ould merely remark that tho Hon H rison C unit the Hon ill M had both voted lor the a id they were generally conceded to be good lowers us had held seats win in this hall He should vole for the bi I for he never would consent to a State debt reasons wi re than had been as yet Tne oi t- cry of the Argus was made merely lo druw off of the public their own Mr JENKINS did not propose to discuss the question but merely wished to the attention of the gentleman from Mr Abbott to the which had bei n but just passed to appropriate a sum o Brown for printing Why h c not the opposed a word was said it A contract was by the last i- tura by r atiu the contract had been approved by the Governor It was not then tha constitutionality of tl e luw that waa under b i whether we will pay for work done not It was said that some gentlemen h d been elected upon this question und i o doubt the gentleman from Dane Mr A bott had been for well n that the Argus had supported genth man to the utmost of their power in to the regular democratic nom nee Tlw Argus hud also opposed Dewey who hud approved act the result of their opposition was thut tl e people had elected the Governor by si thousand majority Mr said that he had ii determination of purpose worthy ol a but it upo i ter and that under c j pe t Mtc at 7 we are called to this Vi lo by Uw fa He took iho n Jy publ L act of the lurt was of no j co to I tie b but in binding this body i nu the it or l his body can alono bo bound by j un I M ads of agents und what rig it had alt or te the lu make any contracts fie publication be talk of bu it wholly I at He contracts of tho lust thi That up I upon them an I up ti mid lack its pa accordingly Gentlemen jiei long and loud upon all y of i net They eiver sec 26 of 111 and have ted lo io tbr siti winch they hive generally in then the IB any power to tended to cast u silent vole upon this bil the sha 1 direct by law in what JIK ii it court suits may he it ih state but as yet no such had been made and fore re w a no d Ly this for the person of True it I.e s-i 1 that they can come up he and a i d beg and pray to the for rohi r but that did not suit the g inius and rit of the free people if th ire was any to give a silent vote or allow that in ion of on that he admired il which he hud sworn to was this ilia the slate shall be but felt constrained from the attempt th t had been made to the i by an amendment striking out the part rt it to slate his views and the re sons which would induce him to vot against the The provides fo an appropriation lo a member of the las Legislature for translating and 1500 copies of tho laws relating t town am highways and in the gian language Were not he well lied that ibis appropriation ia it direct vio lation of thu Constitution and that tlv contractor wua well at thu time o making the contract that it wus views and actions would be Hut when ho reflected that J D Roy was a member of Convention the relative to printing ami that in that con vention debate was had upon it ii which Mr was a prominent lie tor nnd that ho aided in n the he could not con vote against this teaching those uho upon iho pro of the with that and corruption may be successful time being yet the day of reckoning is ut and ul ihu means of some in- nuy be less by still the uill be a useful to future legislative bodies Mr Hale inquired from what book the gentleman from Jefferson Mr pool hit luw and extracts from the Constitution Mr answered by holding up a copy of the revised Mr HALS were con- and laws and had his own opinion upon the subject of these laWb but were the views ol ilir gentlemen hist up to be curried out where the consistency ol lhat gi course There was but one Mr Strong hud acted con- for all the other members of Legislature had accepted a copy of hest very revised t ally published The from Mr had one and no doubl considered himself for- lunate in obtaining our During the whole of session ho had been using it and lo him he sjy Is it right lor you io take a properly and then say lo him you were guilty in your nuts and now 1 cheat you out of your pay t Mr C explained is to the account of Brown Certain were required by law to be pub in some newspaper und the ernor had accordingly proposals iown bla oou and that section he ho ed to sse earned out The c pc of art 4 section 25 was too to n ad comment of iht or other stale shall int rested either directly an such D irt was a member of the i which had framed this ten u 1 of the very latu e w lich lad the law under th s c fin w s made There was in claim for this out th s schema It might ails d whet ler n should lo inov as to the oi a law inde which he was rig might not I Ha n but what case in Tnn should in vdo lo r for his ignorance as for wh n he was living the and was i lus justifiably rant It ill s no such claim could be co Mr inert was party to to tha t ri ff sworn o il constitution which he v HS t might said that no ros for the law the publication of md it true that the as not used but the very act lse on its face an at- 11 Chese and guilty as the l were did not in the tion M dare not openly to rio ir solemn but sought to di the i tike the coward who shrit ki back It at the ot ihu wh he M I bias inviolate to be trampled on his tic quiescence To his oath he should ly adhere regardless alike of the of enemies or the smiles of friends Thi Constitution provides that ull priming foi tho Legislature or the use of the shall bu let by to the lowest der and no member of the shall be either or rested ill such bids in accordance with this law first Stale Legislature had passed a law authorizing the ol State to for four successive weeks in four published in parts of the tor proposals tor printing to that law proposals were anJ in lime opened and the work lo T Dickson who immediately upon being notified by of limi bid was accepted had and filed necessary bonds which had been by ind deposited in the office o the Secretary of in all respects thus com lor their publication und H A Tenny hud filed bi when were found to coincide in Governor hud divided the publication between the two nd the appropriation to Beriah Blown was for this purpose Mr and Mr HALE made some further remarks in a conversational Mr Williams was Dot disposed to in- quire into the quarrels of the printers und he legislature question now at was whether u legally made con- be violated or not Mr bee i legally contracted with and should be paid As to its question at the last ha lad hardly il to vas disposed to support the bul wished at the lime to do The of tho aw this legislature was not the proper i body lo waa for iho Courl The is wr I impair the Validity of and re- the former legislatures if the Snid been routed i under the law which would be tins he would have his remedy through Couris He hoped me would pass Mr was surprised lo anyone sny thut Mr inert Was Ie gaily d with The had no to contract with uny one if understood the If ll en they hnd exceeded their powers no was bound by such urion their responsibility This then was entirely freo to thu or they found contract Mr that he could not well permit the opportunity to pass out saying upon question now under consideration although hm health wus such he lo id- dross the Houso at nny length fie was a member of the lust unconstitutional ca if a ii 4 rery on iht-v bti g nn 1 man on such as v ill in their opial iof r ih jr ine ful y v u and conci much wi l to I he If un er throw a oT the A of rM tru h of this assertion lad been he e during the of this have again am again lhat they sworn to poi the th it sci about voting for with article 4 rin them in tha fuca tMi for any such n He too hnd sw rn to support the nod IM hm a worn to t ie of it 1 as section 2A 4 which HUH to In hm ion never d to i in ec 4 of die contlitutlod punting of slat Hi tawi of stni If that naa the of frai of the whydklti.it iho express j to that they provide specially pub tin i u Jl article 1 of t Sec article -I idea all printing for use or the state be 1 -t by contract to the lowest gen n i hat was required for the use of ure t did not know of ut this body who could r read the Do tl it in tho of lie not of a the gent from Mr Ab- from Wai worth Mr nnd from Jefferson Mr had in cf n-ll sn severely and which lor hont Slat who could or tk its Noi language Stale and also the of the present Leg with but tew exceptions clui ing put luch lure til construction tb soul jti 2 of article 4 ot lie i d understood Ian n well and have ihri ability to properly i it they read it und hence there is 110 cess ty lor the publication of the n a foreign lungu ige for use Tlw tor a dull uf our have so cent y come front u foreign land they inve not liud sufficient to a mov of our language but who as m ich to ob- y our who ire OK deeply d in of g us nny class of It wi fur their benefit and that thit this printing tu be di in his it would be righi prop jr und do NO person should held i the of the land and be putle I lo c to the of the without giving him at least lily what lawn ire The of linn of ih statute laws liy to tho bi Idei when section M of ar icle 4 They ily hud d anj idea mid itself will ioi such other section mere v tho incidental printing bo for iria of tiM UN such ns ills Uips nl tho leports of com- mute a bil's rules uid tor ths me uf tin printing as thr tittito cers m Uw ui their of tely need and such as blanks fur lor lii j uf Ni lake m olli tin tenta unit ti try o Slaie nor r of ml i m were i ing gentl who i uny i nny jji for ihi tend t at Ktc art 4 the ing u tho contract I iho ni same t i do of U by Mini lie had every d n same to would compare favorably wuli mid Mimai the or any of i c ulJ thai the of At the lasi s-s iho of L-g when act p o should bo Ioi oy contract UM bit for the publication of certain dcr lu order lo ule Ian am ilie Language ot wood under Kie us and any to ihu Judiciary Count nl man M which stood the Hon Marshall then They are of Km me a mid and ub lilies us a lawyer are with Jaw was only proper reel opposition io tlie law oi A D 1848 had coolly and deliberately con- traded with James D to do printing to the amount of the ol this lho of ttw And he must BIO further ration of and wronger evidence of legal ability ha been yet arranged and that Die by the Judiciary of ths had deliberately determined io trample him lhat upon io to would aod te full bf after a rf tin thw Wt tho of certain UIH law IH 10 tho uU uitdor ig the MMI cation tlu Jur it both oad iii fact uad
