Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-04-05
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KENOsIIA, WIS.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1855.
ADJOURNMENT Of THE LEGISLATURE
Its LabOrs. VeiOes. &c.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
It's Labors, yeioes, &c.
The Legislature adjourned finaliy, on Monday
morning last, after session OF about so days-a
tribe shorter than the Sc ssions have been of late
yeaFs
i Exactly what has been done or left undone, il
viii take some DAYS yet TO find out; and whether
its Iabos have preponderated for good or evil, time
alone fully Determine.
Oar own opinion is, that had the same principles
and purposes which were paramountin the Assem-
Ebly been equally in the ascendant in The Senate
and Executive Department, this session would
have been bright one IN the legislative annals of
Wisconsin. There has been but Just one matter
the character OF which the Assembly able itself
to dctateand that The choice of United States
Senator There, The Republican Assembly had
fortunately saci majority as controlled matters
without the Senate being able to cripple its action,
or the Governor TO veto it, and few will DENY but
it we'll represented the popular wish aud acte with
devotion to principle and with excellent Judgment
And such was lis efEbrt in all matters of general
Importance on which it was called to act, bu. the
Senate was against it aud was the Governor,
and both together neutralized its efforts, and the
latter more particularly by his veto rendered null
aud void its most imp ortanl lsbors.
/ The lunatic asylum law, which the Govern o.
vetoed, was rs-passed in somewhat different form
and received the Executive sanction. By tina,
act alone it is probable not !. IS than S 90 900 have
been saved to the state.
! A new lquorlaw free from the OBJ jections found
by the Governor to the first enc, was pass.
ed and sent to the Executive, but was speedily re.
turned it'll fresh veto. This last veto compri-
SEES the stale constitutional objections whic h have
been urged against such laws from, the time Maine
first passed one, and which have again and agaiu
been overrulrd by the Courts. Take the follow
ing o!jscto as = ssmpic, whieh is full as import
ant, pointed aud forcibla any urged. 1t is with
reference TO thu: clause Of the Law which allow,
the conf.cstion 81 liquors held in violation of the
Law, and tie Governor says:
" In my opinion, this section III providing for the
forfeiture Of liquors is in direct violation Of Sec u
Of Art. / Of the Constitutions which declares that
mo conviction shall work corruption of blood OF
forfeiture Of estate"
This would he al excellent hit in The message o.
view which can be taken Of il is that the Cover
nor in his position OF fanced security, is drspo-
scd to be facetious We wonder the counterleiteI
and the false coiner and the gambler have no,
thought of this constitutional provision in their ia
vor, when the law has laid rude hands upon THEN
:" estate" We commend them TO the kindly sym
pahics Of this remarkable constitutional expoun-
dor .nd e,rrasf that vary Iaast HOY do ;s
to hold Qualification at the capital With a torch
igh! procession in his honor.
The fact is, and all this rigmarole about consti-
tutionai obje cions has other purpose but TO dis
guise it, }arsow vetoed the law simply because he
has allied his interests with those who d4termi-
ned TO have 10 such law, aud he only :
ryiug out the common purpose II the people will
only elect the right kind OF Governor they viii
never hear Of or be troubled with thcse constitution
al objections. Gov. Burstow has cast his fortune
in that scale and ex poets to make it serve his urn
in another election.
( Dat this measure, the most important one of the
session, was crushed, rendered null md VOID by
the Executive veto, which is the fact We wish to
impress upon the public mind.
Scarcely less important the business OF IL
vesigatng into The affairs Of the different depart
ments. salient point presented was the matter
Of the luna:ic asylum contract. !, was a recent
mater. easily gone through with, and com
mttee OF tho legislature investigated Il aud gave
the result, Of their labors tothe body. 1t appeared
a contract providing for the erection of building
at cost of some $500, 600, had been made With
, particular and intimate friend of me Governor,
and so palpahle was the fraud and swinde in tie
matter. that the legislature almost unanimously
repealed the law and nullifed the contract. But
to examine into the afa;rs OF the Departments was
= different matter. il involved particular exam
nation Of cords of books whose figures have been
accommodating for years: and had reference not on
~ to particular frauds mistakes, but 10 the de-
lection OF errors in the system OF doing business, il
there were any that all might be exposed and corr
rectcd. The I.udugon purchase, the Covill case.
The case in this county, the Hale purchase, dc
gave abundant evidence either that We had re-
mark SHY corrupt set of offirers. OF there was re-
markah'v Obj ctionnb'c SIS. OF aws or rules or sys
tens Under which matters were transacted. But
to find the error required patient cxamIn-
a,ion, aud We deny that il possible for any
mere committee tetaIh d from TIE pusl leg save
fdulics to do the work. Thus fact ,he legislature
sa;i ,f,clorily ascertainel rud Immediately set
about pcrfecting n plan for investigation. This
plan was briefly the appointment Of joint com
miuee to sit after the adjournment, TO give their
attention 10 the business OF examination and pub
lish the facts to the people and ret them forth for
subsequen, legislature to act Gil.
VIII il be believed that tie Governor no called
so loudly for investigation in his annual message,
actually vetoed this action of the legislature and
thoroughly crushed all attempts at investigation.
Such is The fact. And wherefore, will II be infer
red Il would involve expense. This Governor,
whose pet scheme TO put some 100000 profit on
Que job into the pockets OF friend had just been
fairly exposed, thought this committee of five
would he too expensive and therefore this inves
legation could not be had. He thought also III at
the Legislature could have perfected the inyestiga-
ton white in sess on--he scods at it like a drsb
Tor whs, it did do and also for what il did not, and