, 1864-03-05

Wisconsin Legislative MATTERS.

Especial Dispatch to Chicago Tfdbune.1
MADIsoK March 4.
The Assembly to-day concurred in the following
Joint resolution, which passed the Senate on
Thrsaday:
WHEREAS, Wisconsin feels great pride In the
brarery and patriotism OF her heroic Sons In our
hsr gaant n aid Who have en Ia she M pre- seat
great struggle tn defense Of the Union and the
Constitution, therefore,
pie Of Wisconsin arc hereby gratefully rendered to
all Wisconsin soldiers in The Union army for the
bravery which has distinguished them In oTery
upright and soidieriy CONDUCT which i6ey have dis
played upon all occasions; Tor the alacrlty with
which our veterans have re-enttsted to aid IN the
ppeiFins Tie r. rebeon % and Re res;ons he 1n,on ana
their conduct 1t al imes, and under all The trying
Rtseed Il That While We have thus gratefully ac
know1edged the meritoEioue conduct and services
Of the living, We most deeply mourn tho loss Of
the heroic dsad Wno haVe a1d s a1"n sheir vcs n -
the most grateful recollection. While throughout
the. glorious future TINT aWalts uB VIC may cond-
deatia{ hope that Thspsvef thslr names aud ! gi1
he dumb. pride viii bow her head in involuntary
eternal gratitude.
ward copies Of these zeeolutions properly authcuti-
Gated, to each Wisconsin regiment and battery.
The joint rcsolution passed to-day congratulatiug
Lieut.. Col. Vest, 24th regiment, who is here and
has becn promoted to Colonel, On bis escape ffom
Libby Prison. and expressing the sympathies Of tho
people Of Wisconsin for his sulerings, and pasing
his patriotic services.
In the Senate, Mr. Smith, from the Committee on
Benevolent Institutions, made an admirable report
On the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, State Reform
Ceh fu5 r,,In Inn,
a.e Represented to be in excellent condition. Two
thoueand copies were ordered to be printed.
Bills were introduced ropdatns 6sl 900 for the
Blind Asylum; $l6,1o0 for the Deal and Dumb;
$500 for the Reform School; $4,000 each for St.
Nary's and the Military Hospitals
The Senate recedcd from one amendment to the
Volunteer Aid Fund bill, and the Assembly having
agreed to Others 1t now only wants the Governors
sigDature.
Bills were passed amending the Racine City
Charter md authorizing the improvement Of the
Meuomlnee River.
The Milwaukee bil .emittiug half the state tax
on banks was referred to the Judiciary Committee
TO e1amiue 1ts eonstitutionality.
In the Assembly resolution wss offered to ro~'
ce1ye new buEtnees after the 14th anato adjourn
April 4th.
Bills were introduced to amend chap. GO, laws 50,
relative to County Courts; 10 amend the revised
statutes on evidence, and eec Il chap 22laws 80 rel
aiye to the sale Of lands for taxes a1so to reduce
the expenses Of the Milwaukee County Couzta.
Several local blhs were passed. and one to encour-
age the formation :of mining and manufacturing
associations.
The bill for sinking fund 10 aid fam noztgasess
On the Lacrosse Railroad, wae made the special
order for next Thur1day.
The bin amending interest Law 20 ne to pumah
taknp ueury br fDreftrfe nf int e-est only instead
OF principal as now, was tabled by vote Of 81 to
as. and after 111ibustering By the minority pro-
longing the session till ha1past four, the aasctnb'
II refused to reconsider
About one hundred rerruite for the Army Of the
Potomac left to-dAy, Several more 80 on Monday.