Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-04-11
THE LATE LEGISLATURE WHAT IT DID.

The late Legislature did not give the Phor
| Tai the swamp lands, and authorize them to
build Lunatic Asylum over that portion of the
country lying north of Lake Mendoza 1t in fact
crushed that scheme in the bud and it is not
strange that their organ the Democrat should be
anxious to excite prejudice against BODY that
has proved so detrimental to their swindting oper-
ations- The organ accordingly pitches into the
Legislature, and sums up the result of its labors
IN several paragraphs which we propose to copv
that our readers may gather some conception of
the uablushiDg Impudeuce of those who attempt
TO defend the present administration The charges
are as follows
3" An amount of local legislation unparalleled in
the history of the State
That there has been more local legislation than
there should be we frankly admit But that the
amount is unparalleled in The history Of the State
we think untrue. An excess of such legislation
has been a crying evil for several sessions past
bet the fault is more attributable to the people
who demand / than the Legislature that comply
with their request. Again examination of the
/ journals will show that majority of the Repub-
licans have voted for general laws with view 10
remedying this evil, but have been defeated by
small minority of the republicans combined with
almost the united strength Of the so-called democ-
racy.
. failure to enact single law which will &C
compish reform in public affairs.
They passed prohibitory law; the Governor
vetoed it. They passed a law to investigate the
affairs of the State Departments: the Governor
vetoed it. In short, with scarcely single excep-
ton, every claw to accomplish reform in public
affairs found INSCRIPTIONS and active enemy
in the Governor, and was either vetoed or-what
is still more outrageous-poeketed.
Time devoted to the pursuit Of partizan and
sinister objects, to the total neglect of good and
wholesome legislation"
The above is wholly false, and needs no further
comment unless specific charges are made
IN amount OF appropriations never before
equaled in a single session.
This also is untrue, although the appropriations
amount to a large That amount, however
is not for the expenses of this Legislature but to
pay off the debts entailed by the reckless iegisla
ton of the past, and the prohigacy OF the present
State Administration.
g a Bankrupt Treasury
4 STATE TAX OF THREE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS! or s.. 90
ereg ro' and IS cents 10 eUeyy man troDlan and
clild IN the State
A bankrupt treasury" and "a State tax of
three hundred and fifty thousand = These are
facts and startling ones for the tax PAYERS of Wis
cousim But the late legislature is not responsible
for it. In every contingent expense of the legisla
lure that body has been the most economical uer-
haps that ever assembled here. They have suuan-
deFed no thousands of the peoples money for
newspapers for their OWE use. They have taken
papers and paid for them from their own rockers
dollars less than that of the Legislature of 1854
They have entered into enormous contracts 10
exhaust the treasury next year; but they have been
forced TO appropriate heavy sums TO DISCHARGE LA
biliies incurred by the Rotten Row legislation of
1884, and they have saved the single matter of the
LunatIc Asylum contract. but little short of
hdlf million Of dollars. With such a Legislature
that of 1854 we should have had not only a
bankrupt treasury. but State tax of EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS instead of
S35O,OC0i We undertake to say that had the
late legislature been Democratic In both br7ncba.
the Proudh contract would never have been broken
up. We give all credit 10 those Democrats who
helped 10 bring about that cousummation but their
efforts would have been frutless had there been \
Democratic majority in both Houses The jngu.
ence OF the Executive would have been So power
ful. that the swindle would have been yFifevashai
over, and the State been plunged in hopeless bank
ruplcy--Nd5iSoa Journal
The Isto Of the E,restig qtors-.Tbe reop1a ,,iII
read with equal surprise and Indignation his rv /
ceHencys undlgnided and partizan MESSAGE 90. |
r'SIng The Representatives. Of The peop3e Of ,,erl,
q G'iys 'caS'e ~ f'Re o. not k1otea AoIr best 10
.o.'5.',l' .. and q framing ths BIZ
solely fer manufacturing potticat caDifqE = his
determination not 10 see that at least one co-, /
mitiee Ton the Asylum had discovered son,e,b;r /
worthy OF notice; his affected ignorance Of -
accusation of malfesance or neglect Of d,t,- -
against any of the officers and his i,,t;,,,,, =
the committee 1coud not be fairly apgoiates Or ~,
fduly and justly Sentinel
T75ree Childrea at a Bir;h-The wife Of IL.
Scheniz, teamster, residing on East Water Street
few doors above Division Street in the First
Ward, yesterday presented her husband with fbyss
children at a birth, two girls and one boy all
large and healthy infants. The mother and chill