The papers are generally advo
cating a revision of the Wisconsin
statutes, which is as well as a work
of absolute necessity ; but while the
legislature is about it, >et the law
creating power lie also revised in
view of having but about a fifth
so many law makers, and also pay
ing such large salaries us will induce
men of first class tailent and ability
to offer their services as legislators
Take for a “ample any county in the
state ; often not one member of such
county is a qualified legislator, sel
dom above one and never above two;
and the reason i>, lhe people require
even less qualification in the law
creator than in the local law admin
istrator. by which we mean that
more pains are taken to select Con
stables and Justices than Assembly
men. Wo think were there fewer
Assemblymen to elect there would
be great', talent offered—especially
if the pay were such as to bring out
in competition the men of first class
talent.
Our laws need revising—-because
so bunglingly made by poorly paid
bunglers, in proof of which, let a
revision be attempted, and you will
find that men properly qualified tor
such Work will not be elected by the
people : such would net consent to
an election, because they cannot as
s >rd to work tor statute wages : eon
sequently, the legislature must, select
tor icvisors men of first class ability
who are not members of the legisla
ture, and pay such revisers ten to
fifteen dollars per day for their ser
vices in revising, and perhaps double
so much.
