The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-03-22
TIE ROMANCE OF LReIsLAT1oN.--It ia CO


TEE ROMANCE OF LEGISLATION is Ger
tainly curious study to watch the doings
Of our Legislators and if it were not made
y serious matter from the fact that it takes
something over 100000 from the hard
EARNINGS Of the people, to pay for it. it might
be Jolly study For instance
There have been quite number of bills
passed for the preservation Of fish in various
streams aud rivers in different parts of the
State. Among others Senator Sholes i'll
troduced one into the Senate for the preser-
walton of Fish in Pike River, Kenosha Coun-
ty. Among number of others of the same
kind it passed the Senate, and
went to the Assembly. Here
our Assembyman Mr.. Newell, concluded
T. try his Righteousness upon it and he
moved to amend by adding after the word
hand pollywogs." The amendment
was adopted, and thus amended the bill
passed the Assembly and was sent back to
the Senate. That body refused, of course,
to concur in the amendment, and the bill
went back to the Assembly. That digni-
fed body refused to recede from its amend
meut, and the bill went back to the Senate
Mr.. Sholes then moved (the only thing the
Senate could Go and retain its self respect }
that the bill be indefinitely postponed, which
motion prevailed.
Now, We will not attempt to defend the
merits of this bill. 1t is sufficient to say
that il Was just as meritorious as a dozen
similar bills that have been passed was in
troduced by Mr.. Sholes at the request of
his constit uents, and should therefore have
at least been treated with some little re-
spect. The Assembly should have had
more respect for its own dignity at least.
And it would have cost much less into the
bargain.
Here is another instance
The Episcopal Church of this State and
Northern Illinois. have established ',Dio-
ces, Church School for GirIs'--or III other
words a Female Seminary, OF high order
IN this city Our citizens have subscribed
and paid for its establishment here, over
$4,000 The large brick mansion and
beautiful grounds of Gov Chas. Durkee
havs been purchased, and another large brick
building 40xS0 feet three stories high, has
been erected Tor school purposes and the
school has been in successful operation
nearly year with many pupils from abroad
1t Was thought that the objects of the school
could be more successfully carried out un-
der ali act Of Incorporation.
Mr.. Sholes at the request Of the Trustees,
therefore, introduced into the Senate bill
to incorporate the Kenosha Female Semina-
ry which was forthwith passed by the Sen
ate and sent to the Assembly. Here, again
our tacetious mem Der Was constrained to
exercise his propensity for joke. He ob
jected to the passage Of the bill on the
ground that the institution might De secta-
rian And he had the consideration post
poned until he could correspond with some
of his friends land fnd out about it." He
found of course that it was a school founded
and organized under the auspices of the
Episcopal Church, what he knew before and
what everybody else knew He did not
find that any girl or young lady was exclu
ded from, any of the advantages of the
school on account Of her religious belief
But he thought he had found enough to
warrant him in ignoring the wishes of a
large portion of his constituents, and when
the bill again came up, he moved its indeti-
mite postponement and the motion was
carried and thus the bill was lost.
Of course there was 10 possible objection
to the passage of the bill IL was simply to
promote the cause of education-a bill with
no unusual clause or provision, but similar
to hundreds of others hat have been passed
for similar purposes. We believe Mr.. New
ell himself did not claim that there was any
Objectionable features to the bill. but his
opposition was based entirely upon the face
tious conclusion that a Diocesan Church
school must be sectaran and therefore not
entitled 10 charter. There is not sect
or denomination in the State that has not its
Incorporated Academy Or College under its es
pccial guardianship, so that there could be
no objection for the want Of precedent.
We presume Mr.. Newell has voted for
hundreds of bills this winter to incorporate
petroleum companies, mining companies,
and every other conceivable kind of com
paDies, many of them purely swiudling or
speculative companies, without seeing any,
thing to object to- but when it came to
chartering an institution of learning-ar
act solely for the promotion of the cause OF
education, his fears or his Righteousness, we
know not which, was aroused, and forthwith
he devoted himself to the laudible work
of defeating it,