The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-06-12
Governors Message.
the Hon. the Senate and AssemJlu


State, he is the first that has been removed b,
death from cur midst. The circumstances lead
ing to and surrounding the tragic and melan-
choiy end of the honOred and lamented deceas
ed are well known TO the people, and are, witt
his memory, treasured up in their hearts HI
died while in the exercise OF the highest duties
of philanthropy and humanity, that noble i'm
pulse had imposed upon him. Wisconsin anC
the Union have not lost a truer son in thi
great struggle against the atrocous rebellion
yet in arms against our government and Con
stitution.
Without intending here to recapitulate The
circumstances of the death of Gov Harvey
which are SO well known and remembered BY
all, feel called upon to mention to you the
names and acts of some among the many who
are worthy OF thanks and consideration for their
exertions i'll recovering and bringing back tc
our State, the earthly remains of our late Chief
Magistrate. But before these let me first men.
ton the name of DIR. r. B Clark, of Racine
who regardless of his own life, boldly, though
vainly, threw himself into the dangsrous stream
TO save the life of Gov. Harvey. Though I'M
| successful, the act was not the less noble.
The little party of men from Wisconsin, who
had voluntarily accompanied the Governor on
his mission of mercy, remained for many days
after the sad event, endeavoring to recover his
remains. Among them, the exertons of Hon.
| Edward II. Brodhead and Surgeon General Il.
B. Wocott Of Milwaukee, will be remembered.
Present hopes for finding the body being extin-
| guished, they offered reward of 8 L 900 for its
! recovery, All offer which | had no hesitation to
sanction On the part of the State. On the 9th
! DAY of April the body was accidentally discov-
cred and rescued from the water, and thanks
to the eXertions and humanity of several gen.
! tlemen, it was subsequently recovered from the
rude grave into which it had been placed, and
! finally brought to Cairo, where it was deliver
ed over to the Hon. Perry II. Smith of Chica-
| go
The persons especially worthy of consdera-
ton and thanks in thus recovering the body
! and bringing it to our State are Mr. Singleton,
/ of Tennessee, Captain William Walker, of the
steamer, Lady Pike" Capt Fosdick of the 30
| Indiana Volunteers, Hon. VIM. P. Me!len, Of
Cincinnati and Hon p. II. Smith, of Chicago
The latter went expressly to Tennessee in order
TO recover the body, accompanied by j. S. Har-
! yey, Esq. of Chicago, brother of the deceased
While at Cairo these gentlemen learned of the
| finding OF the body and received it there, and
had it properly encased, and brought 1t to Chi
cage, where it was delivered to the committee
charged withe receiving and escortiug it home
Mr.. 2. Ii. Smith, as Vice President of the Chi.
cago and Northwestern Railway, kindly and
disinterestedly. the next day furnished an extra
train to the committee, to carry home the re-
mains.
Both the Chicago and Northwestern and the
Milwaukee and Prairie du Chen Railway Com
panies sent this extra train free of charge over
their roade. The Mayor, authorities and citi-
zens of Chicago also highly honored the remains
of Gov Harvey while passing through their
city, and Captain Rourke of the 18th Wiscon-
sin Battery, rendered and furnished an impes-
ing escort on that solemn occasion l herewith
transmit 10 you copy of letter of Mr.. VIM
2. Mellen, Government agent for the establish
ment of Post Offices and Custom Houses, who
was himself active in the recovery of the body
and who kindly furnished me reliable informa
ton concerning the attending circumstances,
and the persons connected herewith.
No one seems to be entitled to claim or has
claimed the reward offered but some acknowl
edgment of humane and disinterested services
would be eminently proper on the part of the
State and l recommend 10 you, therefore, the
adoption of such measures as may seem best
to show the appreciation of those services by
grateful State.
Another sorrowful event since your adjourn
ment has deprived the State of the services of
a member of one of your honorable bodies. /
refer to the death of Hon. Charles Quentin,
Senator from the 9Th Senatorial District who
died unexpectedly on the 9th day of May
last
1t is sad to me, indeed, that lave to an
nounce to you the death of two so so good,emi-
ment and noble men. They have preceded us
to "that undiscovered country from whose
bourne no traveller returns, :" but they have left
such monuments behind them as will preserve
their names and memory among us.
Among the bills pass I'd pricr to your adjourn
ment and presented to Gov Harvey for approx
al, are the following which have not been sign
ed by him, to-wit
No. 16I, Senate, entitled can act to provide
for the enrolment and organization of the Mill
tia of the State of wisconsin"
No. 26I ,Sanate-entitled "an act concer King
proceedings in courts in certain cases.
No 352, Senate-To authorize the Bank
Comptroller to pay over certain money.
No. 374, Senate-To change the name of Ma
ry Miller, to Hattie Mary Bell, and to declare
her the heir at law of Charles. J. Bell aud Fran
ces Bell.
No. 184 Assembly. For the flowage of lands,
in Juneau country for the purpose Of cultivating
cranbeIries.
No 261, Assembly.-To provide for the sat
! isfacton of mortgages in certain cases.
No 1854 Assembly TO incorporate the Con-
cordia Mutual Relief Association, of the city of
Milwaukee.
No 296, A., To authorize the County Super
visions to construct drains in certain cases.
No 314, A.. TO incorporate the La Crosse
Leider Kraas Society.
/ No. 800, A, Fixing the salaries and pay of
certain military officers.
/ No. 403, A, To amend section % of chap. 264
/ of the General Laws of 1860, entitled :, an act
to amend chap 139 of the Revised Statutes of
appeals, writs of error, aud proceedings there
No. AL, A., To change the name of Thomas
James Mcmahon, to Thomas James Kelley"
No. 424,A., To incorporate the North Western
Wool and Flax Growing aud Manufacturing
! Co.
No. 428, "A, To incorporate the Waupun Social
Turn Society.
No. 45l, a., To amend Sec. "a of chap. 10 o.
the Revised Statutes, entitled 'of Counties and
County Oficers.'
No. $50, A, To change the name Of Matilda
Weisk to Matilda Neal
Section 10, Of article Y, of the Constitution
provides that 'if,any bill shall not be returned
by the Governor within three days( Sundays ex-
cePted) after it shall have been presented to him
the same shall be law unless the Legislature
shall by their adjournment, prevent its return,
in which case it shall not be a law
After mature reflection l have come to the
conclusion that, under this provision, the bills
above mentioned have failed to become laws,
/ and THAI / have no power to act upon them
Three days" must mean three natural days as
the exception of Sundays negatives any other
construction, and the spirit of the section
would seem clearly to cover every adjournment
for more than three days. This construction
also seems to be the reason for rule No, % of
your joint rules, which prohibits an adjourn
ment of either House for more than three DAYS
without the consent of the other fit had not
been that, in one or two instances in the histo-
by Of our State, ii different construction appears
to have been placed upon that clause Of the
, Constitution, | should not have had any seri-
tous doubt about its true meaning But it seems
to me that the construction have adopted is
the only safe one, as no legislative precedent
would be of much weight if the question should
. arise before judicial tribunal, and since an
opportunity exists to re-enact the law thus de-
feated
) Among the bills above mentioned, is one in
relation to the salary and pay of military officers
and the consolidation and winding up of the