The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-05-30

The Extra Session OF the Legislature adjourned
sine die at ten o clock this morning. With the eX-
ception Of an act amendatory of the banking law,
the measures adopted all pertain to the military
exigenoes OF the times. We subjoin synopsis OF
the work accomplished by the session:
IAN act to provide military force for imnedi-
ate service TO aid IN protecting and defending the
Constitution and the Union" authorizes the Gov
cFnor immediately TO call into the service of the
State three regiments iii addition 10 the three al
ready called for by the General Government 1t
further authorizes him when these three shall be
called into the service Of the United States, 10 call
out two more regiments and hold them in readiness
for any subsequent demand that may be made on
the State by the national i3overment, ana so On,
during the war, holding two regiments in camp,
ready to be mustered when needed, into the ser
vice of the United States.
''An act to provide for borrowing money to lepel
invasion, suppress instruction and defend The
State i'll time OF ar" appoints the Governor Sec.
rotary OF State,and stale treasurer to negotiate
loan upon State bonds, bearing six per cent. inter-
est, of one million Of dollars, to be used as a war
fund. Sixty per cent. OF this loan is to benegota
ted Tor specie; the balance may be exchanged for
fully secured bank paper.
These the leading measures OF the session
Two acts were passed III regard to the maintenance
of families of volunteers, one appropriating trcm
the fund five dollars per month to each family
and the other authorizing counties, towns cities
and villages to levy special taxes for the same pur
pose. Another act amends tie law of last session
as to exempt volunteers from civil process as
soon as accepted by the State IAN act to pro
vide for discharged volunteers gives such as NAV
have been called into service and subsequently
discharged, III consequence OF the extension of time
for which they were called from three mouths to
three years, the regular army pay for the time
they were III service.
The sum OF $50 0GO is appropriated tor tire plr-
chase OF arms and equipments for the State, the
purchase to be made by three commissioners ap-
pointed by the Governor A sum not to exceed
$4,000 is appropriated to pay for extra clerk hire
messengers, and other extraordinary expenditures
in the executive department An act to prevent
rendering aid to rebels, contains stringent provis.
ions for the prompt punishment of offences coming
within that category
Subsequent to the passage OF the army bill au-
thorlZmg the Government to call out three more
regiments, a bill was passed amending it by pro-
yIdlng that the section which restricts the pay OF
Tegmental officers in the service of the State to
10 per month, shall not apply to such officers un-
til alter they have been in the service of the State
three months.
The act amending TIE Banking Law prohibits
the Bank Comptroller from receiving, after the
first of December next, as security for circulating
bank notes any other public stocks than those Of
the State OF Wisconsin anb the United States,
these are all the measures passed, except appro-
prlatons to the chaplains, and to the clerk Of the
special committee which reported bill-that did
not pass-in regard to re-organizing the militia of
the State, and the act providing that the expenses
OF the extra session shall be charged against the
war.fund.
Three joint resolutions which have been signed
by the Governor were also passed, viz authorizing
the Governor to be absent from the State during
The present war; recommending the War Depart
ment to form q Brigade of Wisconsin Volunteers,
and appoint Gen. Rufus King 20 its commands and
Inc resolution in regard TO the assassination of Col
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