The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-02-23
Legislative Summary.

| law. The Senators voted themselves SO
Of postage stamps.
I A large number Of bills were introduced,
mainly of local and private character, but
including bills to authorize the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad to construct its line through
! Wisconsin to amend section + Of chapter
81 Of the laws Of 1868, being chapter ~ r..
s, so that it will only prohibit officers Of
railroad companies from being interested in
contracts for the building, grading or fur
nishing them, to repeal chapter 1856 and
amend chapter So 4. S., relative to exercise;
to empower towns, cities and villages 10 pay
bounties 10 re,cnisting veterans who have
received no local bounties; to pay the Adiu
tant General 81, 900 for compiling the Ad
jutant Generals report for 60 and 81, aud
to fix his salary at 81, 500.
| Communication was received from the
Governor nominating c. c. SHoLRs, of Keno
sha, J. L. CLARK, of Dane and S. A. WHITE
of Walworth, as Normal School Regents
! A considerable number of bills were pass
ed. including general bills amending section
IS Of chapter 1874 Revised Statutet, relative
to executions and proceedings Supplements
ry thereto, and 10 amend section "a, Revised
Statutes, relative to executions and proceed.
ings supplement tary thereto, and to amend
section "a, Revised Statutes relative to the
manner OF commencing civil actions The
Agricultural College bill was gone throug h
with in Committee of the Whole and refer red
to the Committee on Claims
/ dSsembiy-The resolution expressive of
the opinion of the Legislature that Post
Offices and other Federal Offices in the State
should be filed by disabled soldiers, aud af-
ter these returned veterans should have the
preference, if competent men for the position
in question, was adopted.
Bills were introduced relating to costs and
fees, and amending sec. l of chap. SO, r. S !:
authorizing the Governor to appoint Com
missioner Of Emigration with salary of
81, 800 i'll gold, to visit Denmark, for the
purpose Of encouraging emigration to Wis
cOmSin.
Among the bills passed was the bill to
charter the Portage ana B4raboo Valley
railroad company.
J THURSDAY, Feb. 6.-SeRate-Postage
stamps to the amount Of IS each were voted
to the Chief Clerk, Sergeant alarms, Clerk
of the Committee on Claims, and reporters
Several local bills were introduced also
one to appropriate to Ripon College the 240,.
900 acres of land granted to this State by
cal education of the industrial classes, es.
peel lily in the sciences relating to agricul-
ture and mechanics arts and one to amend
chapter Il, Il. s., 50 as to have the term of
Office Of Regents of the University begin OH
the LIST of May, instead of the first Monday
of January
Resolutions were adopted ordering 4, 600
copies of pamphlet containing the laws
I hxyfh | inf,
are published to make a pamphlet of 16 pa
ges,at price not to exceed % ce ITS copy
The resolution ratifying the Constitution
al amendment abolishing slavery. which
was the special order, was postponed to Feb
2lst, and made the special order for that
day.
! AsSembty.-A communication from G. J.
F. MoELLER, consul for Denmark, Sweden
and Norway, written ia the Scandinavian
tongue, was presented. 1t related to the
subject Of encouraging emigration from
those countries.
Petitions were presented f,r amendments
to the dog law, for and against increasing
the tax.
a number of resolutions were introduced,
and a resolution requesting the Judiciary
Committee to report back tomorrow NOM
ling, the law for letting the State Printing
was adopted.
Besides a number of local bills, general
bills were introduced to legalize marriages
solemnized by court commissioners to pro-
vide a home for orphans Of Western soldiers;
to extend Sta te aid to families Of those in
the Naval service; to aid railroads having
grants of land in obtaining right Of way !;
amending the dog law; to incorporate the
Fon du Lac Bayfield, and Superior Railroad
Company, and comforting on the same the
land grant.
The Senate memorial to Congress on the
subject Of the management Of the Provost
Marshal Generals Bureau, and urging the
removal of General Fry, was unanimously
concurred in.
Among the bills considered in Committee
Of the Whole, were bills coufarring the land
grant in the Northwest upon the Tornah &
Lake st. Croix Railroad Co., aud upon the
St. Croix & Lake Superior Railroad, and a
bill to aid the St. CroiX & Lake Superior
Railroad Co, by amending chap 420 Of the
laws Of 1864, so as to allow the company to
mortgage and inounber the lands to raise
funds to build said railroad which were re-
ported back, and ordered to third reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 17-Saaate The Assembly
resolution in favor of giving disabled and
veteran soldiers the preference in appoint
meuts for Office, was cOncurred in.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived, announcing that he had succeeded
III procuring from the commissioner of the
General Land Office the sum Of 543, OBI 80
on account Of money received by the u. 5
Government for swamp lands belonging t.
Wisconsin, enormously sold by the General
Government, which had been deposited with
the State Treasurer, and recommending
come action with regard to its disposition.
The Governors nominations for Normal
School Regents were approved.
Bills were introduced to provide for the
custody of prisoners III case the Jail Of any
county was insecure, or had been destroyed;
to amend the charter of the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railroad, so as to authorize the con
struction Of railroad from the south line Of
the State at Genoa Walworth county, thro'
Whitewater and Portage to Bayfield,, Lake
Superior /; and memorial to Congress for
all exchange Of the War Bonds of this State
| for U. s. Bonds.
No general bills were passed. except one
to amend chapter 20 of the laws Of 1861.
Some time was spent upon a resolution in
regard to postage stamps, resulting III di
rectiug the Superintendent Of Public Proper
ty to furnish each member and officer with
an additional $40 worth of stamps.
Bills were passed authorizing the Sheriff
in county where the Jail is insecure or de
stroyed to remove prisoners to tie Jail Of an
adjoining county; amending SCI. 2, chap
Il, r. s., concerning designations; amend
ing sec. 90 chapter 49, r. S., concerning
roads and bridges; also a memorial to the
President to authorize draft associations in
sub-districts
Eg- The whole amount Of Government
bonds deposited with the Treasurer Of the
United States up to February l4th, as secu-
rity for the redemption Of national currency