, 1869-03-13
WISCONSIN.

This Last Days OF ths LegislasurA-Ad.
yapraees OF Short Stsrf ,ns-ts,tls Not
Pasaed-substituttpE tIlIs-PrsaanlA-
stoss-Tho neIz Stase Tseket.
From Our spectal Correspondent.
NAD1hoy. March H.
The Legislature adjourned to-day a. II
O'Clock, after session of eight weeks aud
oce day, the shortest but one In the history
Of the State, though ouly four days shorter
than last year. Experience has proved that
salary Of $50, Of which there is less LEFT by
each days continuance here, hns tendency
TO make sessions shorter than when the mem
bers were paid r. day, though there Is no
saving on their pay, because the salary Is
greater than the amount Of per diem at the
longest session ever held. The other expenses,
however, the pay Of employees. &C., Is third
less than under the old system. Though the
regular business Of this sesston has been in
te1ttted with By the struggle at the outset for
the United States Senatorsh1p, which, br thu
way, stirred up feelings between members
which have not Jet entirely died away, and
yisit, + hich broke up week, do not see but
the business has been about ns well trans
acted, and rs much OF 1t, O. when the session.
were longer. Very sel1om has everything
before the Legislature been so thoroughly
cieaned up as at the close of this session, Not
single bill Jailed tor the lack OF time to oct
on 1t, and every act passed WIS enrolled sud
sent to the Governor In time for his cous,d-
era ion before adjournmcnt-something that
has not happened before for years.
In the Senate there we're 2st; bills and
2 memorials to Congress introduced -
RESOLUTIONS and 10 joint resolutions offered
ard ~ petitions Presented. In the Assembly,
eoo bills aid ) memorials to Couzres. were
Introduced; y ia,ut resolutions aud IS
resolutions offered; and l25 petitions pre-
Eented. There have been Ill acts Of all sorts
prtsented 10 the Governor tor hts approval.
Ot these he has vetoed II, mainly to yacate
parts Of village p'ats, aud authorize minors
TO convey real estate : to furnish q little
extra pap tor some Democratic Milwaukee
officials. IN violation CT the coostsution-on
all CT which his emineotly sound action has
been sustained, except on one aulhorizlns
GAINESVILLE gentleman to sci The real estate
of the children of bis deceased wffc-a Pc
cultar casC-wheIeon the Governors action
WIS oveFruled.
A bill reoreanizing the Board Of Trustees
Of the Hospital Ior the Insane was 1eft uu-
signed, for the reason that 1t was received
though Introduced In the Senate weeks ago,
By Senator L. nde, who was full Of schemes
about the State Institutions and Other mat
tere, none OF which be succeeded in getting
thruuEf-an9 required the 1omination bT
the Cove trnor. and confirmation Of new
board BY the Senate, which was impractical.
bic when the Legislature TAs about to nd-
journ. and nearly ali the Senators had dc.
parted. The acis passed have not all been
| depo=lted In the office OF the Secretary ot
State. Those there arc classified as follows
Memorials to Congress, 3, joint resolutions,
=; apploprla:tons,, ~ -lnoss Of them en-.
private and local laws. 453
Nest measures Of importance were dis.
posed Of before The beginning OF the prcsen,
wetk, and the actt1n thereon reported Ia
previous letters need not be rccapltulated
here. During this week. Ia one way 0. an
other, bills hare been killed to restore sht
death pennlty for murder, to protect III.
families OF dru1kards aud spcndthtitts irou
the rapacity of dealers in splrituou<, fnto1t
| catl1E z. ardent and ferMcntcd iiqu rs, By an
| lhor,zIuC their families to collect from satt
dt talers double the amount Of money pait
them tor drinks, damages for loss OF time
sickness, &c.,-an extraordinary and lmpFac
licablt attempt 10 secure compensation fol
the evils Of dEunke ennes.,-f for which the Sen.
ate ynlply sought to substitute bill direct
| tug clerks to MAKE out statement of tns
totsl amount Of taxes for MI Purposes, II
soa the sGs nss1.eanssy sy Of 'Ra oe,s yaS E;
chiel object, / believe, being ~ to ascer.ai1 stt
whether the railroads paid their fair proper
tlon Of taxes; to prevent meu practising &!
physicians with ut diploma to authorize
q consolidation Of railroad aud wafer trans
por1alton companies to establish al instt
tuition Tor the education OF idiotic and imbe
clle children, and another for the care Of tht
insane both KILLED By the Senate to provide
for the deposit Of the puolic MONEYS at inter
est n banks. Bills which had before passed
one house we're coEcurred IN, codifyiug tht
laws relating to highways aud bridges
stays and Normal schools to establish q
township system OF school Eovcrnment; re,
pealing the law d1sflanch!:I1g dcscrters
proposing an amendment to the State Con
stttutfon, inert sing the number Of Judges
Of the Supreme Court to five, and their term
81 Office to ten years; apProprtatinE 5000
rooms IN the attic Of the Capitol, aud Others
| Of no great consequence
Another mere 1agraut abuse OF the dead
head and substitute system Of changing one
bill into another Of the most diverse char.
| acter, than the one reported last week, VIZ,
collection Of fines on village toll-hridsc
in Winr ebsgo Comfy trsnsfer two o.
!hree othtr railroads and . large
land ND , Eran: to the Wisconsin
Valley Nailtosd Comp:u5, of which particu
lars were sent you bs. Telegraph, opened the
eyes ofmembers blinded hy interest to the
dangers Of such legislation, and the follow
Ing amendment to the joint rules of both
houses WIS adopted, mud II IL hoped vii
prevent such practices In future:
"No s'auding or teect cnmml.tee, or auy mem
ber tt. tcoG shall report aty snns't-u.o Or an
ameLtment for auy bill or bills, or reeou't1rs re
i~rred to fusn. Committee: waieh ea ,e&itu Z o
amendncht +. la'es TO dldrre-t subject. or Is IT
Tended 10 aeconpi1eh different purpose ftor thu
Of The o11Rir a! n1t or # solution for ~h,cn II
epoit 9f Pi. Thtss = ato2,:a md
Of the otia1na. bill or reso utiou. and arY subst
tute. bill cr resotutt u se. orted, eh4il DO n
AFnftk% tkAk SA.
violation oftcie me. and this ruie shaN not B
sn,pt p nsed, 81 .i,aoui fns urann as Consent Ut III
The hetnvestieat!on Of this particular case mad
rather bad thowfeC tor tho acpator resp3u
eiblc Tor 1t, but as he had stood we'll dnstul
the session aud had many good qualities, tht
matter was passed oreF lightly By the com
| nittees to which It was referred.
There has been very little drunkenness herr
this winter, and The LEGISLATORS, as who'll
have betu exceedingly well.behaved men
One Senator, however, who regret to eay |!
Republican. has disgraced himself, his con
stituents, and bis party. By keeping dtunt
almost constantly during the session. 4
Democrat who played hkc role last wintel
Eae This year been most sober and yaluabIt
leg islator, ranking among the first.
Ihere have been lever presentations tha,
usual nt.the close Of the tession-noue at al
by the ncmbers. Chief Clerk Hills, Of tn,
Senate, and Sesgeant.at-Arms Kelly, OF th
|
Clerk Yourg, Of the A.sembly-who, aud hi
Assistant, Sewcomb, by the way, are model
two large and beautiful chfomos: aud Sci
geant.at-Arms Hamilton, Of the Senate,
splendid copy OF Shakespeare, from thei
subordinates.
The competition OF the Republican Stat
ticket next fa1l has been talked OF considers
bly, + la:e, and there Ia likely to he q liyel
scramble for the Offices. Various states au
! rings have been reported 1s formed, but tn
public will plobably hare come voice in th
matter. There arc seven or eight candidate
for Governor, including, as hear, The pres
ent iLcumoept, three other OF the prescu
State officers, the Speaker Of tho Assem-
bly,, asd several other gentlemen. Their
seems to be general preference for q nes
deal, though no fault Il found with tn
present State officers PLu5.
Singular BAflfo1d Accident.
Frcn the New York Herald. AA1ch 10.
An rec dent oc:us:ed abou: O'Clock On 4oa
dsy afttrnco1 at AuRusu Springs. near sloats