Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-03-04

may, when he desires, cali on the Judges for
their opinion respecting the constitutionality
Of any Law of the State. and that opportunity
shall be given to parties interested to be
heard before the Court prior 70 rs determi.
nation Of such question: It was stated that
the Governor desired the passage Of the BILL 4
with particular references 70 submitting the
question Of the .constitutionality of@the Law
passed last year for the aid of farm mortgag-
| ors to the determination of the Court.
The remainder of the morning session was
devoted to a discussion of the resolution ratha
| fying the constitutional amendment. Messrs.
| HORROR. REED, STARKs, HADLEY and T1LroN
spoke, alf in favor. of the resolution. Adj
/ journed, pending Mr.. TILroN's remarks to 8
O'Clock P. M.
) 1THuRsD4Y, 3 p M<-Asseaay. 1.-The debate
| on the constitutional amendment was contin:
ued through the afternoon and evening
Messrs. TILroS, Ross, FULToN, CAssoDAY, and
WINsoR, Union members, and Messrs VIII
L1AMs and JARED THOMPSON, Jr., elected as
regular Democrats, speaking, in its favor, and
Mr.. PEAsE Oem) against it. -
FRIDAY, Feb. 24.-Senate. Senators BLAIR,
A.. CHANDLER and BUDLoNG had leave to
trecord their votes on the constitutional
amendment, the firsttwo voting for it and
the last against. This makes the complete
vote of the Senate on ratification ~ to 6. 80
4 among the Dni5, co
amend the Statutes relative to evidence, so
that the prosecution in criminal cases might
take an appeal to the Supreme Court on
questions of law
General bills passed to establish a State
Normal School, with but two dissenting
votes) to change the time Of electing Re.
gents of the University to May; also after
considerable discussion by Senators Pore and
SMITH in favor and BENTLEY. and WEBB
against, the bill to change the State Bank OF
Wisconsin to National Banking Association +;
and a memorial to Congress for a mail route
from Green Bay to Menomenee, Michigan
) The bill to increase printers fees was
further postponed to Wednesday; aud bill
to amend chapter 1873, R. s., and repeal chap
ters S5, laws of 1859, and so of the laws OF
1862, indefinitely. , - ..- .st
There was a long discussion on q motion,
which failed, to suspend the rules for tie
passage of the Assembly bill to enable the
Governor to get the opinion of the Supreme
: Court on the railroad farm mortgage sinking
fund law. Ill.
Assen5ly.-Mr. CoBB offered a long resolu,
ton, of satrical nature, in reference to the
debate on the constitutional amendment, and
, in favor of an immediate vote, which was
, postponed. 5000, 81 Us
3 A petition was presented from Jefferson
county for an investigation respecting the
) treatment of patients in the Insane Hospital
, The debate on the constitutional amend
. ment-was resumed, Messrs. MCLEAN and
: JoNEs, Democrats, speaking against it, and
/ Mr.. THOMAS, Union, in its support. Adjourn
E ed to o'clock P. NJ
f At the afternoon session the Senate reso
4 luton, ratifying the Constitutional amend
? ment, was concurred in by vote of " to Is,
including six Democrats in the Affirmative
, There we're IL absentees. The vote was as
/ follows, Democrats in aalic
, Avss-Messrs. Babcock, Barden, Berry, Boyce,
Brandon, Braytop. BrinkerhOf, Burgess, Cad
e by, Carr, ,day, Church, Cobb, Coliaday
De Witt Davis, Thomas Davis, Oewhurst Doud
Dunwi6die, Eaton, Emmons, Fay, 70 sy tn, Fowler.
Frary, in, Gilbert, Glenn, Groesbeck, Hadiey,
Hand, Horton, johnson, Judd, King, Knapp. LIT
tie Mclaughlin. McRdith, Mn"r, Monteith, Move,
Oberman, Officer, Osborn, Owen, Palmer, Pike,
! Reed, Rogers, Ross, salisbury, Sawyer, VIM. Sim
mons, z. G.. Simmons, Siade, Spoor, Stuntz Tarr,
Taylor, Triton, Thomas, Thompson, UT, Van 0s-
trand, Vaughan. Weage. Whipplr, Williams, Win
scr, Wooster and Mr. Speaker Field-72
Nors-Messrs. D"ggett, Delan q, Ford, Gne,cuch,
f GoOdstu, Jones, Large, Mclean Murphy, Pe0se,
Peters, Piper, Walker, Wedig, Weiter, aud Whtts.
-l6. ST. ~
ABsExr-Abrams, Bonnelceu. Boyd. Frdhkea-
burg, H0rksr, Knob LOa0dh, AeGroth, Mu.hOltond,
! Ryan, St0rks, Weaver ut '.tt'
- $500 aefsGl