Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-03-26

WSES dUoptSO.
Assem6ly.-Last evening, bills were in
troduced to repeal the law requiring adj
vertisement of delinquent tax lists; to
suppress secret political societies to
amend tax laws, so when by mistake
man pays another mans tax on lands, the
amount so paid is lien on such lands
to repeal act of 1861, limiting amount of
taxation in certain cases; relative to exc
cutions against corporations allowing
appeals from taxation of costs; to amend
statutes in regard to proceedings by at.
tachment.
Among the bills passed, was one in re-
gard to revenue stamps, requiring them to
be placed on tax deeds.
This morning Mr.. GIN1Y's resolution for
printing 1900 copies in German, of the
correspondence between the Governor and
the War Department., respecting the draft
was adopted.
Mr.. WALwoRTH's resolutions, after being
made joint resolutions, were unanimously
adopted by the House as follows:
Whereas, The rebellion against our government
and the constitution, by the socalled Confederate
States has forced upon the the present
war for the constitution, the Union and
Rhereds, To sustain this war large numbers of
our valued and worthy citizens have volunteered
to leave their homes and all that is dear in their do
mestic relations, some OF whom have heroicaly laid
their lives upon the altar of their country aud with
honor rest IN the soldiers grave upon the battle
field, therefore
Resolued, That while we cherish with mourntul
regrets the memory of the valiant dead, fer their
distinguished bravery and patriotic sacrifices, We
tender our heartfelt sympathies and coincidence to
the bereayed parents, the widows and orphans who
are left to mourn for the loved ones that have
fallen.
ResolUed, That we tender our thanks to our brave
volunteers now in the field, for their fidelity the
Constitution and the Government, their patriotism
and their bravery. That upon them, under Divine
Providence, rests the issue of the pre-
for the perpetuity of free instantaneous ma
tional existence and the continuance of the Union
of this Republic.
Rvsolued, That contemplate with gratitude
and confidence, the loyal and patriotic bravery of
our Wisconsin soldiers now in the active defence of
our government. Their loyalty and bravery are
appre ciated by their friends as al honor to this
commonwealth, and justly entities them to the
gratitude OF all local citizens of the state. And
is now constant endeavor to attend to their in
terssts at home while they are defending our Union
in the field.
and il hereby requested to forward copy of the
foregoing preamble and resolutions to the COM
manding officers of each of Wisconsin regi-
ments., with request that they be read to the SOL
ders.
Bills were introduced to amend the law
in regard to terms of University regents !;
to repeal act of so concerning proceedings
against vessels; to make insanity ground
for divorce; and in regard to lands sold
for delinquent taxes. A number of bills
were passed, none however, of great i'm
portance.
A bill supplementary to the statutes in
repard to common schools being before
the House this morning, Mr.. Divine Econ
envy SANBoRN moved an amendment, the
purpose of which, as he explained, was to
exclude all colored children from the pub
lie schools. Mr.. SHARPsTEIN, Of Milwau-
kee, said that he could not vote for the
amendment. The city of Milwaukee,
which he represented, was one Of the
Democratic strongholds of the State. She
people there were generally about as
sound On the negro question as anywhere;
but oolored children were admitted to all
the schools there. and while this was the
practice of his constituents, he should not
vote for proposition like the pending
one. Mr.. 81. S. THoMAs, a strong Demo
crat, in the course of some debate on the
same bill, expressed himself in favor of
general education, both of white and
black children.-March IS.
Senate.-Sen. MITCHELL introduced a
bill to enable the city and town of Ripon,
formerly the town of Ceresco, to re-adjust
and arrange the Indebtedness of the town
of Ceresco to the Milwaukee and Horizon
R. R. Go. Sen. THOMAS from Committee
on Contingent fund, submitted a report
recommending that $4,000 be placed at
the disposal of the Governor to be expen-
ded in care of Wisconsin sick and wound.
ed soldiers, 5000 be placed at his dispo-
sal as a general contingent fund, and
So, 900 as a war fund; and also reported
bills for these several appropriations. Sen.
HOPKINS from the Finance Committee of
the Senate, which has acted jointly with
the Assembly committee on Ways and
Means, submitted an elaborate report on
the State Finances, which we shall pub
lsh at an early day, and introduced bill
levying tax of $75, 900 for current ex-
penses for 1864, and one for authorizing the
borrowing of $4,000 from the school
fund, to pay bounties to families of soldiers
for the period extending from the 1st of
July, 1868, to the 1st of Febru-
airy, 1864, it being estimated that the
amount of the aid fund at present pro-
vided, will pay these bounties till the for
mer date. From the payments now being
made into the school fund, it is evident to
the committee that the amount of that
fund to be loaned will be sufficient for
that purpose.
The joint resolution of thanks and con
dolence to our soldiers ard their families
was unanimously concurred in. The Sen
ate also concurred in the Assembly reso-
luton ordering 1000 copies of the Cover
nor's extra message in relation to the
draft in this State.
Sen. LAWRENCE introduced bill pro-
viding for the enro llment of persons liable
to perform militaryiduty, and for the Or
ganization of the State militia. Sen