The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-02-21

LEGISLATIVE. In tho proceedings of
the senate we notice that Senator KEED
made lengthy report against the $500 tax
exemption to 6remen, and in favor OF the
repeal of the law.
He also made report arguing at some
length in favor of amending Section SIS OF
Chapter l55 of the general laws of 1863, in
relation to common schools. so as to read
as follows
I'm every district school, during the time
which it kept, orthography, reading, writ
ing, English grammar, geography, arlth-
metic and such other branches of education
as the board may determine upon shall be
taught in the English language, and all or
any of the same may be also taught in the
German or other language whenever the
board shall so direct.
The Senator has introduced the following
bills
Amending the charter of the village of
Two Rivers.
To authorize the village of Manitowoc to
borrow money. The rules were suspended
and the bill passed.
To confer upon David S. Conley certain
rights and privileges therein named relat
ing to the Menasha and Manitowoc plank
road.
To incorporate the Jones library associa-
ton, of Manitowoc, the rules were suspend
ed, and the bill passed.
Our Senator seems to have an antipathy
against newspapers. Ills bill for repeating
the law allowing members $4,000 worth of
that species of intelligence was 'knocked
in the head j." in the Senate the other
day.
Senator REEDS bill providing that dis
trict boards may have instruction in com
mon schools given in German or other for
eign languages came up on its third read
ing. 1t was briefly and forcibly opposed by
Senator VAN WICK as contrary to the
general policy ct the state to assmilate all
its languages aid population to the English
languages, and tending to introduce c0nfu.
sion in our public schools. Senator PAL
MER briefly argued in favor Of the bill, and
read at length from report of the Super
intendent Of Marathon county sustaining
his position, and claimed that in some To-
calitles the population was SO exclusively
foreign that it was impossible to teach the
children to advantage in English. Senator
HOTCHKIsS moved to amend the bill! so as
simply to provide that reading, writing and
grammar might be taught as proposed,
which was adopted. Senator VAN Wick
still opposed the bill claiming that children
could best be instructed in the language
of the country by thoroughly instructing
them in early years in the English language.
The vote, on ordering the bill to a third
reading was tie vote-l3 to l3. Lieut..
Governor SPOoNER said he should give his
vote in accordance with his experience as
school officer III Ohio, where a system was
IN vogue for time similar to that proposed
By this bill, where it resulted in a tumble of
languages, and was hindrance to the ac-
QUESTION of either language in their purity,
and therefore voted against ordering it to a
third reading. So the bill was killed
A bill has passed both houses incorpora-
ting the . Jones Library Association of
Manitowoc. Also one comforting upon
DAVID S. CoNLEY certain rights and privi
leges therein named, relating to the Men
asha and Manitowoc plank road.
Mr.. SMOKE has introduced bill to au-
thorize certain counties, towns and villages
to aid in constructing the Man;towoc and
Mississippi Railroad.
The Governor has presented veto
to an Assembly bill vacating a
certain alley in Manitowoc. He takes
the same ground in this veto as in former
ones, viz; that the relief sought by this
class of legislation can more properly be
grated by the Circuit Court or The Board
of Supervisors of the county as provided
by the statutes.