Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-04-01
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
March p, 1862.

SENATE.
March 25, 1862
Prayer by the Rev Mr. Lord
/ Letters, Petition. DC, Presented AMI Re
TERED
BY Mr. Wright, the petitions of S. P.
Catlin, register, and NJ S. Gibson. receiv-
er of the U. s. Land Office at Willow
/ River, for their services in perfecting the
location of Swamp Lands.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
/ By Mr. Stewart bill relating to Co
Normal Schools
BY Mr. Alban. from the committe on
! legislative expenditures, to appropriate to
Jed Brown the sum therein named
Mr.. Alban moved to take up the Joint
resolution relative to State Prison Com
missioners. Some discussion arose on
/ this subiect-Messrs Palmer and Reed
+ obiectIng on the ground that several sen
I ators were absent-and Messrs. Alban
and Stewart IN favor of the resolution.
contending that the session was near its
I close, aud the legislature was as full, in
/ all probability, as it would be. and that it
was time that matters of this kind were
attended to
The motion was lost, and the resolution
4 laid on the table
BILLS PASSED.
Joint resolution to amend that part of
the constitution relative to printing.
A bill to incorporate the village OF
! Naukesha. in Waukesha Co
To incorporate the Milwaukee Horti-
/ cultural Society
To change the name of Wcstfeld, Sank
! Co
To authorize H P. Elliott to keep and
/ maintain ferry across Fox River.
/ number of bills were considered in
committee Of the whole
Mr.. Reed asked leave of absence for
one week for Mr. Bugh granted
The Senate then adjourned till ocl'k.
/ P. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION
! Several bills were considered in commit
+ tee Of the whole.
The bill aPpropriating money to B S.
+ Hennlng was again taken up. Consider
I able discussion arose on this bill Messrs.
! Alban, Palmer and Bennett for. and
/ Messrs- Stewart and Pinckney adverse.
! Mr.. Pinckney would never consent to
! allow this gentleman SIl4, for the ser
! vices mentioned in the bill Mr.. HEM
ing had never been before the investiga-
/ ting committee made their report. Even
then he was not sure but his services had
been offered gratuitously. \ good eyi-
denee that Mr.. ii. did not expect such
pay, was the anxiety he manifested to
have the legislature 90 into joint conven-
ton to elect the Board of Public Works
and the officers Of the State Land Office
lie procured a resolution to be introduce
| cd to that effect before the committee re
ported, and remarked to some of the sena-
tors that he was here on expense and did
not wish to leave until after the election
Other arguments pro and con. were
used similar to those in yesterdays re-
port.
The bill was finally amended by insert
ing $50 instead of STA and go DAYS
IN place Of 80, and ordered to a third
reading
A similar bill appropriating money to
+. Murdoch was taken up in committee
Of the whole
1t was moved to lay the bill on the ia
bic
Mr.. Palmer supported the motion and
urged the claim of Mr. Murdoch. He
hoped the bill would be laid on the table
until the senate was fuller This was
party matter. 1t was attempted by the
wings of this body, and two or three dem
ocrats, personally hostile 20 Nessrs Muir
dock and Henning. TO defeat a Just claim
during the absence Of some of the demo
cratic members The senator continued
his remarks at some length
Mr.. Reed, as one Of the democrats re
terred to, should not back out of his posi-
ton. notwithstanding this curtain lecture
on party orthodoxy. In voting on Il bill
Of this kind. he hoped he should never be
influenced by party spirit, and should en-
deavor to look only to justice of the de
mand. He disclaimed any hostile feeling
towards Mr. Murdoch. and declared him
a--s personally a friend to that gentle
man.
Mr.. Huebschmann made a similar ex
planation
Mr.. Alban thought the gentleman from,
Rock (Mr. Palmer) mistaken He did
not think it party matter, and had sun
ported the claim. If it was. he would /
congratulate his whig friends upon thei-
good fortune in changing him off for thre,
good and able democrats.
The motion to lay on the table was lost /
The bill was finally disposed of in the /
same manner as Mr.. HenDings's.
Senate adjourned.
ASSEMBLY.