Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-25
FROM the Wisconsin State Journal.
Legislative Summary.

Sen0te.-Senator HOPKINS lntrOd uced q
resolution for Wisconsin State Flag, the
description to be reported by a joint select
committee, and the flag, ii adopted by the
Legislature, to be furnished by the Cover
nor to those regiments In the service
whose original State flags are too worn
foe usa, and the old flags to be returned to
to the Governor and preserved by him as
mementoes of the bravery of Wisconsin
troops The resolution was adopted, and
Senators HorKINs and MIToHELL were ap.
pointed on the committee.
A memorial to Congress, asking for the
erection of a general hospital within the
State for the accommodation Of sick and
disabled Wisconsin soldiers, passed.
Senator HOPKINS bill in relation to the
trial of offences against JOINT stoci COM
panies passed, and also Senator BcHAN's
bill farther to extend the benefit of laws
granting aid TO Wisconsin volunteers in
tae United States service. This bill, as
we noted when 1t was introduced, is de.
signed to extend the same aid to the fami-
lies of drafted men as to those of volun-
teers.
The Senate concurred in the Assembly
resolution directing the State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction to codify the
school laws. This resolution authorizes
the performance of labor which has
long been needed, and one which it is for
tunate for the State that the Legislature
should have placed in such competent
hands.-Feb. 16.
SENArE.-Several bills were introduced
this morning, none however, of very gen.
eral importance. Some time was spent
in considering the bill to release the pre-
sent State printers from their contract
Without coming TO any action upon the
bill. it was referred to a select committee,
consisting of Senators Hamilton, McDill
end Thomas.
To-day at eleven O'Clock, was the time
the Conn ittee Cd Federal Relations was
instructed to report upon the resolutions
offered some days since, by Sen. EARNEST,
and referred to it. The Chairman, Sen.
BARTL EFT stated that the committee was
not prepared to report, and asked a fur
Their extension of time. Upon this re
quest a sharp discussion arose on general
principles. Sen ators CLARK and EARNEST
took strong ground against the President
and the Republican party generally,
charging tyranny, usurpation, tramphng
upon the Constitution, &C., in very bold
manner. The venerable President, Spoon
ER, retorted ably and pointedly, charg-
ing disloyalty to the Government on the
part of the other side of the Chamber
His remarks were a vigorous defense OF
the President and bis party. They stirred
up Senators CLARK and EARNEST, who
felt the sharp hits of Sen. SPooNER, most
keenly. Sen. CLARK took the position
that the President of the United States
country eUsry day since he had been in
augurdted into office" He had always
| been in favor of sustaining the Govern
ment; but had opposed the war from the
| commencement. He was aware that he
had differed in this respect, from most Of
| his party, in the start, but aa0ao, as he un-
| derstood it, the democratic party was
unanimous in its opposition to the war
and agreed with him. Without coming
to any action, the Senate adjourned.
| .Assem6ly-The House met at O'Clock
last evening and held long session.
| Several bills were MISUNDERSTANDING
| them bills to charter the Milwaukee Win.
nebago and st. Paul Railroad Company,
| and to provide for the transfer Of the Ra
cine aid Mississippi railroad to a new
company. A large number of bills were
| considered in committee of the whole
A bill increasing the rates per folio of lie.
gal advertisements occasioned good dea,
of discussion. The bill proposed to raise
the rates to sixty cents per folio for the
first and thirty tor each subsequent inser-
ton. Thei enacting clause was Snally
struck out by vote of 40 to S2-2S
members being absent.
At the session this morning Mr.. w. S.
WRsCoTT introduced some elaborate reso
buttons in favor of changing the guage of
the Pacific railroad to four feet eight and
oue-half inches, setting forth the advan-
tages of such a change. Mr.. WALwoRTH
introduced bill to reduce the price of
sci1oo, and university lands Mr. FILLER
introduced a bill providing for taking tes-
timony upon issues OF fact arising in suits
to foyeclose mortgages given to corpors-
tons in payment for subscriptions of
stock.
There was long debate on the Senate
bill relative TO the commencement of
civil actions, and staying proceedings
against persons in the military service of
the country. This bill was introduced by
Sen. HOPKINS, and is designed to alleviate
the objections of the Supreme Court to
the former law suspending civil process
against volunteers from this State. The
debate was on an amendment to strike
out the provision of the bill which de.
clares that the act shall not extend mr.