Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-06-11


70 show appreciation OF those services by
ii grateful State.
Another sorrowful event siuce your ad-
iournment has deprived the State of the
services Of member of one of your hon
orable bodies. | refer to the death Of
Hon. Charles Quentin, Senator from the
9th Senatorial District, who died unexpec-
tedly on the 9th May last
It IS sad to me indeed, that | have to
announce to you the death of two so good,
eminent and noble men They have pre-
ceeded rs to that undiscovered country.
from whose bourne no traveller returns,
but they have lett such monuments ehind
as Will preserve their names and memory
among as
Among the Bills that were passed prior
to your adjCuramentaud presented to GOV
Harvey for approval, are the following,
which have not been signed by him to
wit:
No l6l, Senate, entitled san act to pro
vide for the enrolment aud organization
OF the Militia OF the State Of Wisconsin.
No 26l, Senate-entitled "ao act con-
corning the proceedings in courts in GER
t in cases.
No 352, senate-To authorize the
Bank Comptroller to pay over certain
money.
No 374, Senate-To change the name
Of Mary >ttiller to Hattie Mary Bell, and
to declare her the heir at law Of Charles
J Bell and Frances Bell
No. IS4, Assembly.-f1or the flowage Of
laads in juneau county for the purpose Of
calIvating craI berries
No 26l, Assembi iy-Tc provide for the
satisfaction Of mortgages in certain ca
ses.
No. 264, Assembly-To incorporate the
, Concordia Mutual Relief Association of
the city of Milwaukee
No 205, A, To authorize the County
Supervisors to construct drains in certain
eases.
No. 3l4 a. To incorporate the La Cross
Leider Kraus Society
No. 800, sembiy-Fixing the salar-
les and the pay of certain military officers
No 403, A, To amend sec. 2S of chap
264 Of the General Laws of 1860, entitled
AN act TO amend chap l30 of the Revi-
sed Statutes OF appeals, writs of error and
proceedings therein
No. III, \, 10 change the name Of Tho
mas Jas. McMuhon TO Thomas James Kel-
ley
No 424, \. To incorporate the North
Western Wool and Flax Growing x Man
ufacturing TO.
No 428, A, To incorporate the Waupua
Social Turn Society
=, No S 4, ~ A. 4 .H5sG5ufes. Il entitled of Coun
ties and County Officers.
No 4.5. \, 10 change the names Of
Adelburt Percy Borden, ana Albert VIII
liam Borden.
40. 5Ig, 4. 20 provide for the issuing
of bonds hE Doa-las county IN order to
cali IN Outstanding orders.
No $50, 4, 10 change the name fMa-
aida Weis,a % Matilda Neal
Section 10. Of article Of the Constitu
ton, provides thst II any bill shall s.ot
be returned by the Governor with II three
days Sundays oxcepted) a ter it shall DO
presented 10 AIM the same sAa.! be a law
unless the Legislature shall, hy their ad-
journment, prevent its return, III which
case It shall n05 be- a law
After m4ture reelection, I have come to
the conclusion that under tais provision,
the bills above mentionel have failed to
become laws, and shat have no power 70
act upon them Three days must mean
three natural. 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 al ourn-
ment Of either House for more than three
days without the consent OF the other
fit nad been that. in one or two instan-
ces I'M the history OF our State. Il different
construction appears to have been placed
upon that clause o. the Constitution, /
should not have any serious doubt about
It's true meaning. But II seems TO me shat
the construction haye adopted IS the on
" one and is the only sale one, as no
legislative president wou.d be OF weight
If the question should arise before a judi
cial tr.bunai and since an opportunity
exists to re-eaact the Lays that are thus 9
Tea,aJ
Amonz the bills above mentioned IS one
in relation 10 the salary and pay Of mIlit-
arv officers. and the consolidation and
winding up OF the military departments
deem il proper therefore 30 lay before
YOU the present con iition Of those offices,
and the changes that has recently made
therein
The Comm:ssary General has been re
lieTed from active duty, and his salary has
ceased. The books q nd papers of his Of
fee has been transferred to the Office Of
The Qaartermasler General. and the duties
remaining have heeE devolying upon that
officer
The salary Of the Adjutant General has
been fixed at $1,000 per annum, tlnciudInr
the stationary saiary) 70 take effect from
Januarv 65h, 1862, according 20 a verbal
understanding between Governor Harvey
and that officer lie is allowed TO employ
one clerk. and the St ,te ATmorer ,ontin-
ues 70 be employed under lis direction.
The salary of the 2uarsermaster Gene
raj has been reduced to Si200 per annum,
and his force Of employees has been re
duced 20 -wo clerks whom he IS permit
ted to employ until his accounts shall
haze been placed IN proper condition for
f settlement with the <zeneral Government
+ which. as | am assured by that officer,
will occupy for a short time, and BY the
/ lst of Juiy It Is hoped tbat one clerk viii
+ be sufficient for that department.
The salary Of the Military Secretary
has been reluce1 70 *400 per annum,
since the 9th Of Feruary last
IL being difficult to determine in ad-
vance 70 what extent the services of the
Surgeon General would be needed, an
der has been made that his compensation
shall be fixed by future order, and to
cover the time since the 9th day Of .Eanu-
ary last.
/ The salary Of the Pavmaster General