Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-02-15
Tn AssrMpIy. Several resolutions for in.

vestigations into matters connected with
State officers were introduced and adopted
A number of bills were introduced,
among them, the following:
Bill to repeal the act providing for COM
piling the Documentary History Of the state
Torepeal the act making an annual APP
preparation 10 the State Historical Society
To authorize the Governor to employ a
clerk, and to repeal the act creating the Of
fee of Private Secretary.
A communication was received from the
Governor, giving his reasons for the re-
moval of Prof E. Daniels. They are sub.
stan italy, that Prof. d. is a young man,
not yet old enough to acquire National
reputation. That some one in the west part
of the State asked it. That Prof. d. had
given lectures on the subject-and in
the opinion of His Excellency, had
neglected his duties, although he had not
lost an hour during the time he was in &C.
tive service. That his knowledge was OBJ
tanned from books and not from experience,
as that of Prof. Percival's was, who had
been in the country nearly year at the
time of his appointment.
Feb. 9.-In SENATE, Not much business
was accomplished of general interest. Mr.
! Paddock presented petition of 500 citi-
zens of Salem for Prohibitory Liquor Law
referred to select CON-
Mr.. Wakely introduced bill to fix the
time for holding Court in the first judicial
circuit, and detaching Green County there.
from.
In ASSEMBLY, A petition was presented
for law to tax all the property in the state
Mr.. Wakely offered resolution that the
Commissioners Of School and University
Lands report the amount of fees charged
by them for performing the duties of THEN
office, to which they were not entitled by
law; also, the amount paid for plating the
500, 900 acre grant, and the cost per Sec
ton and per township, which was adopted
A bill was introduced concerning county
government; alsc, another batch of appro.
priation bills, Several bills of local char.
acter were passed.
A communication from the Governor was
received, in reply to resolution of enquiry
respecting the amount of school land recely.
ed from the General Government, the pas
year, of the balance of 5O0,O acre tract
withheld from the State on account of the
unsettled balance of the Rock River Canal
fund. The Gov. thought these resosolu
tons calling for information were directed
/ by partizaE spirit ON the part of the AS.
sembly and told them thatthe proper source
from which they would obtain information
was the published reports of the several dc
partments
| Mr.. Randall made some rather severe re
marks in reference to the communication
He defed any member, and even the able
Executive himself, TO get correct informa
ton from those reports. They were full 0
intentional or unintentional mistakes-ht
knew not which, He gave lumber of in
stances. In one place he found that $50,
600 had been paid out towards building til,
State Prison. He could find no appropri
alton except one of $4,000. In the state
ment of the Legislative expenditures of tn,
last session in the Secretary's report, Their,
was a mistake in the footing up of owe
81, 90O-and yetMe books talaacedi
nation to refer the subject to com.
mittee of three prevailed.
Feb. 10.-ln SENATE, Mr. Paddock pre-
sented a memorial for increase of mail ser
vice from Richmond ILL.,, to Kenosha.-
Rules were suspended and the memorial
passed
A number of bills of local interest wer
passed.
A resolution was introduced to appoin
Senators Bashford, Harvey and Hadiev ;
committee to examine the affals of the de
partment for the sale of school lands.
Mr.. Wakclcy moved to amend by adding
the inquiry whether the said commissioners
have sold any pine or other timbered lands
without taking any part of the payment in
advance, or sufficient to secure the ultimate
payment of the principal after the said lands
are stripped of the timber. After some
discussion, the amendments were adopted
and the resolution passed.
In ASSEMBLY, Messrs. Gray, Earnest and
p. H. Smith, were appointed as special com
mittee on tie subject of the Governors
Message relating TO the 500, 900 acre tract
Several petitions were presented
A bill was introduced to incorporate the
Wisconsin Rotary Pump Manufacturing Co.
Mr.. Gray offered a resolution, asking the
Secretary Of State to inform the Assembly
to whom the amt of 1920 was paid as dis
bursements reported as swamp land appro-
prations, and for what services, which was
adopted
The Temperance bill reported by ma
jority of the committee of the N. Y. Assem-
bly,w referred to the select com. on Pro-
hibitory Liquor Law, with instructions to
report it with such amendments as may be
necessary. Several bills were introduced,
mostly as Of local character.
Two communications were received from
the State Treasurer in reply to resolutions
of the Assembly. Several bills were intro
duced among them.
A bill to amend sec. go. chap 80, r. S..
to provide for more speedy collection of
costs in criminal suits in Justices courts.
A Communication was received from the
commissioners of the School Lands, reply
ing that they had chargedon salesand loans
the fees allowed by law and no more. and