The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-24
The Legislature,

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The Legislature.
Oar Legislature ua7 now been III session
about three weeks and far beginning has
been made towards the business of tie ses
sion.
Among local matters we notice that Sen
ator Sholes has introduced bill which has
passed the Senate, and gone to the Assem-
bly,, to change the name of the Kenosha
female Seminary to Kemper Hall
A bill has passed both houses repeaiin g
tue law Of last winter requiring parents to
pay the expense OF their children at the Be-
nyvnient Institutions Of the State such as
the Insane Asylum, Blind Asylum, and
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, or else make aft
dsyit Of their inability to do 50
In the Assembly Mr. Dyer of Racine a
few days since offered the fsIowi, pream
bic and resolutions, which after lying over
one day under the rules was passed by
strictly party vote of 70 yeas to 81 nays
Mr. Clason independent, voting in the af
fmative.
Mr.. DYER's RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, JOINT resolutions were passed
at the last session of the Legislature Of Wis
cousin, declaring it to be the duty Of Hon
James L. Dooittle to resign the Office of
United States Senator, in which resolutions
lis course and votes on measures devised by
Congress to secure permanent peace and
protection to the people, his disobedienCe Of
instructions by the Legislature to vote for
the Civil Rights Bill aud his deserton of
the canse Of human rights, were fully reel
ted as reasons for thus declaring it to be his
duty to resign and
WHEREAS, Senator Doolittie has disre-
garded said resolutions, and the wishes of
the people Of the State of Wisconsin therein
expressed and yet adheTes to his seat in
the Senate III violation of duty and did, in
d speech made To- the Senate on the 28th
day otJuiy last, wrongfully attribute the
passage OF said resolutions to a ''tyraunical
Republican caucus, aDie to control IA major
lty OF the legislature ard has repeatedly
declared IA public speeches taat the legsia
ture passing such resolutions did not truth
fully reflect the voice Of the people; and
WHEREAS Senator DooIitLle has lenoun-
cad fidelity to his former professions aud
pr'aclples, has deliberately put uImself in
active antagonists to those principles Of Just
ice and equal rights which should be the
foundation Of Republican government by
uniting his political fortunes with those of
the enemies Of the Republic, has grossly be
trayed a constituency that elevated him to
the senatOrship and by faithIessness to the
high trust contided to him, has shown him
self totally unworthy of further confidence
and support and
WHEREAS The people of the state of Wis
cousin, uniting their voice with that Of the
nation, have delivered their solemn verdict
in direct condemnation of tae purpose poll
y and course of the Senator, and thereby
adjudged him guilty Of . fragrant breach of
political trust therefore
ReS0lged by the Assembly, the Senate
concurring, that Senator James t. Doolittle
be and he is her by instructed to resign bis
senatorial office
Rss1L0s.J, That the Governor be requested
TO forward to the presiding officer Of each |
House Of Congress, and to each of our Sena
tors aud Representatives in Congress a |
- '@ '''o io'Noo''S PItdlilOi6 anu E6SOlu- |
.i.u,
VII Has pN'9eu Tue SENATE ProVialhS Tor
Ft ~ 1"l JUDGES o. Tue 0o
i''''i7 ~o'r' Oh Voree men 10 revise the gen
e'"' laws OF the State, while Mr.. hershaw
has introduced in the Assembly, bill pro
vid'ns Tor the appointment Of one man to do
Ire s',',o JG" II pr"v|'eS mat the rsv'S'o"
y ''''- ''''' p,''o" S,',''' % Soo'"'lle' 70 '"e
ooEorno'' A'Iy' ueherai ana secretary OF
State and after being approved by them
shalt BE- suIuitted to the Judges Of the Su-
pre".e Court Ifarproved by the Court, the
Ias'7'' IS ""''o''Zod TO pint 10 600 copies
"'' |. "'' 'H Tie State at" cos
''.e N''''"'E 30 per copy and tins stall be
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