Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-05
From the Wisconsin State Journal
legislative Summary.


last evening. A memorial for a mail
route from Potosi to Dubuque was intro
duced by Mr.. CHAPMAN. Mr.. VIVIAN in
PRODUCED bill to amend the act of last
winter on the subject of authorizing the
investment of the school funds in any
bonds issued by the State. The Governor
in response to the resolution of the As
sembly stated that no arrest for disloyal-
ty has been made in this State, other than
tor open resistance TO the draft.
!! This NOR ming, Mr.. Webs introduced a
bill making regulations for bringing suits
against counties and the payment of coun.
t. orders. 1t prohibits bringing suit on
an account that has not been presented to
the county board. Suits shall only be
brought to compel the county to levy a
tax to pay such account; county orders
shall be paid il the order they are pre-
sented. Mr.. w. also introduced bill to
exempt property of the insane from taxa
ton. Mr.. HEAD introduced bill repeal
ing an act of last winter which enables
persons feeling aggrieved by the decision
of commissioners to lay out or alter any
State road, to appeal to any justice of the
peace in the county. His bill res torres the
law as it stands in the Revised Statutes.-
Mr.. BINGHAM presented bill to furnish
Webster's Dictionaries to such schools as
do not have it.
There is a strong disposition in the As
sembly to reject all local legislation posi-
BILE. Thus, bill this morning to vacate
additions 10 he plat of Superior City was
rejected. The bill was introduced by
Judge BARRON. Mr.. SANB ,RN took a
leading part in opposing it. Immediately
afterwards, a bill to change name in
which Mr.. SANBoRN took an interest came
up, and Judge BARRoN had the pleasure
of reciprocating. The bill was rejected
January 81.
1Senate.-Sen. ERNEST introduced bill
to repeal certain sections of the law in re-
gard to the sale Of lands for unpaid taxes,
and the redemption of the same. Sen.
HOPKINS introduced bill relative to the
commencement and prosecution of civi.. &C.
tons against persons in the military SER
vice of the country. This bill is framed
to authorize stay of civil process against
soldiers and officers in the service, for the
term of three years from the date of their
enlistment, thereby avoiding the objection
on constitutional grounds to the stay law
| passed lest winter, which sets no limits tc
the length Of time of the exemption
There are many soldiers who enlisted
while under the belief that the provisions
of the former law were valid, who will be
saved much distress should this bill be-
come a law.
The Governor sent in a message with
accompanying letters and reports from the
proper officers, in relation to Camp Ran.
dali difficulties. The message indicates that
there have been hardships among the men
at the camp, particularly among the SOL
diers of the 25th regiment. owing to their
stay here having been Unexpectedly pro.
tracted, and that these hardships have in
the case Of the 25th regim ent been I'm.
necessarily aggravated by the negligence
of the officers in command.
assembly Most of the morning hour
was spent in fiIlbastering motions by the
| Democrats, to stave off vote on a motion
byMr. BARRON to table Mr.. SANBoRN's res
olution, calling on the Governor for all
correspondence between the State and
federal authorities, respecting the draft
The vote rejecting the bill to vacate the
additions to the plat of Superior City was
reconsidered, and the bill ordered to a
third reading. Several bills amending
and changing the statutes were intro
duced.-Janua,y %
Senate.-A memmorial was received
from the Supervisors of Dodge county,
requesting that costs of suits in Justices
Courts, in certain cases, be paid by towns
instead Oh the county.
TIE State Treasurer reported the amount
of coin received and paid out at the State
Treasury, during the year 1862. What
part of the same was gold, he had no
means of sscertaining. He recommended
the sale of the specie at present in the
Treasury, and stated that the premium on
the same would amount to ten thousand
thousand dollars.
Senator CLARK offered a joint resou.
ton, directing The State Treasurer to pay
the per diem of members of the Legisla.
ture ID coin, provided that no coin should
be bought for that purpose. The resolu-
ton does lot State who is to have the
first chance at the same.
Several appropriation bills for furniture,
etc, at the Capitol, were introduced by
Senator CHANDLER, chairman of the com.
mittee on claims.
About an hour was 80 Mt on the resolu.
tons from the Assembly to print the Gov
ernor's message in fore ign languages,
when the resolution passed. Senator VI
LAS, large and intelligent part of whose
constituency is Bohemian, ,fered reso-
luton to print6OO copies in that language.
AssenabLy-Mr. GINTY offered resolu
ton diculing the practice Of Offering Bun
combe resolutions. The morning hour
was spent in discussing Mr.. SANBeRN's res