Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-08

aud for the passage of the bill regulating the
reception and delivery of freight of Transport
tation companies.
Resolutions we're offered to hold afternoon
sessions from and after Tuesday next and
instructing the committee on education to in
quire and report on the expediency of re-
quiring parents to. send their children to
school.
a resolution was adopted directing the
committee on State Affairs to inquire into
the expediency of removing the State Capt.
tai to Milwaukee or Fond du Lac.
The following resolutions relative to Vice
President JoHNsoN's drunkenness at the inau-
guration, were after along discussion adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is an acknowledged fact that at the
recent Inauguration ceremonies of the President
and Vice President elect of the United States the
said Vice President elect, Mr.. Johnson, was in a
state of gross intoxication; and,
WHEREAS, His conduct was violation Of all the
proprieties of that solemn and impressive OCCASION
we'll Of the moral sentiments of the country;
and, swCNfasss s 4E
WHEREAS, Shame and modification fill the whole
land by reason of that conduct; and, "
WHEREAS, His inebriation renders MIN unworthy
of the distinguished honors bestowed upon him,
and unfit him for the actual and possible trusts
committed to his care; therefore,
Resolved By the Assembly, the Senate concHrrlng.
That the shameful drunkenness of Mr.. johnson
on the occasion Of his inauguration Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. was wholly inexcusable
disgrace to himself, and an insult to the nation
ResOtCed, That while we appreciate the past dis
tinguished patriotism and courage with which he
EfsSssd the rebeliop and defended the integrity of
lature that his offence is fragrant, disgracng
the Government in the presence of other Christian
ations he ought at once to resign his Office Vice
President of the United States, thereby allowing
the Unita States Senate N ms har Of
that body preside its deliberations, whose
moral character will comport with the dignity of
ueath 81 the fresident, the country may not De
more deeply Inundated and endangered by the
| inauguration of an incorporate executive.
ResolUed, That the Governor be and he is hereby
respectfully requested to furnish Vice President
Johnson with copy Of these resolutions.
The vote was as follows, Union men in Ro-
man, Democrats in italics:
| Ayes-Messrs. ABRAMS, Babccck, Barden, Berry.
BOnni1UeH, Brandon, Cadby, Carr, Cassoday, Cobb,
Colladay, Thos. Davis, Delaney Doud, Dun widdie,
sell Groesbeck, HGdLey, Hand, Horton, Jones, Knab,
| Large, Little, LOlgth, Laughlin, Move, Officer,
Osborn, Owen, Palmer, Peters, Pike, Piper, Ryan,
| Salisbury, Sawyer, q. Simmons, Slade,s SpoOr,
| Stuntz, Tilton, ThOmas, UT, Walker, Weaver,
Williams, Winsor, Mr.. Speaker Field-55.
NOes-Messrs. Boyee, Boyd, Brayton, Brinker-
| Dewhurst, FO10Ier, Fulton, Glenn, Judd, King,
Mclean, AcRaith. Miner, Monteith, AuLfOFald,
/ Il
! Tarr, TAYLOR, Thompson, Van Ostrand, Vaughan,
/ Weage, Welter, Whipple, Waite, Wooster-S4.
| Bills were introduced relative to appeals
and writs of error; requiring students to be
vaccinated before entering schools, academies,
sc. Also, several local bills.
Several local bills were passed, and long
discussion occurred on a bill to raise the Ad-
jutant Generals salary from 81, 900 to 1880.
In the course of the discussion it was appa-
rent that large majority conceded that the
salary should be increased, but, through a
failure to agree upon details, the bill will
possibly be lost. Tie House adjourned while
final action was pending on the bill
FRIDAY, March 7.-Sepate-Bills were in
troduced to repeal chapter $50 OF
the laws of 1864, amending chapter 79 r. s.,
known as the warehouse law"); to amend
chapter 1873 r. S., so as to increase the price
of certain notices; to amend chapter 26S Of
the laws of 1860, so as to provide that per
sons along the line of railroads may build
fences enclosing the track and recover cost:
from the railroad company; to revise anG
amend chapter los of the laws of 1859, tC
provide for and define the manner ofassessins
the value of lands appropriated by any rail
road company and damages resulting from the
construction and operation of lines of rail
roads; relating to perfecting titles under
sales of taxes and assessments relating tC
the investment of the trust funds of thi:
state.
In response to a resolution of the Senate
asking information as to the amount of money
heretofore advanced by the State of WiseOn
sin for war purposes, which is supposed to be
properly chargeabIe to the United States
Government, the amount already refunded by
the General Government upon such advances
and the amount now claimed by the State a:
still due from the General Government not
yet refunded, communication was received
from the State Treasurer, stating that he
could not give exact information, but trans
mitted the following figures;
Amount disbursed from the War
Fund from the commencement of
the war to the list instant. s3,176,5e1 o.
| Paid warrants of the Governor
aa to law avs ............. 229,1s2 8;
Paid on warrants drawn by the Sec
Rotary of State in favor of the
State Paymaster General and dis
iaW .su INN 1882 81
Paid on warn ants of the Secretary Of
Il State in place of warrants drawn
| by the Quartermaster General,
der chapter 1854, general laws Of .
For military contingent fund aud for
i relief of sick soldiers, disbursed BY
| the Governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 19,oOo. vt
/ Exnanaos If axtra session of Ia1iSfa-
ture of 1861. ...............:...... s,26l q
For printing, publishing, clerk hire,
rents, telegraphing, flags, salary of
| Surgeon General and assistant sur
| geons, Allotment Commissioners,
| ........,...... 55.4l6 81
Extra pay of families of volunteers. 1,s50,1e6 s.
/ Deducting from the gross amount OF
| the disbursements from the war
| fund the amount paid to families
of volunteers, leaves, as the entire
amount disbursed by the State for
war purp oses, balance of. ........ 1926 1854 x
Amount received from the Quarter y.
| master Ganaral and Adj utaut Gen
eral for sales of stores and money
| refunded by soldiers for transporta-
ton furnished BY the state........ 1898 8;
in cash. Observation-Disclosures. SOS AL 9;
the General Government -. 44I,7S5 81
eral Government. .............. 1,O1O,2O5 8;
Total amount refunded to the State
from all sources ................ 1924 ,13s 81
Balance still due excepting the
amount paid to families of volun-
teers). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 302 ga 5;
communication was received from tbs
Attorney General, in response to resolution
of the Senate, giving his opinion that Peter