Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-20

yidual members, If the constitution
were so changed that oil moneys which
may be paid as an equivalent for exemp>
ton from military duty, should, instead
of enuring to the school fund, be set
apart as fund to defray the expenses
of military organizations, and proper
laws enacted to give effect to the amend-
ment, al efficient militia might be main>
tanned.
OF the volunteer militia there are now
thirteen companies of infantry, one of
cavalry, and five batteries; total strength,
| 1870 men.
The flags and colors born by the Wis
con regiments in the field have been
suspended in the rooms of the State
Historical Society and in the several
state >offces. In order to preserve these
valued relics, the Quarermaster. General
should be authorized to provide suitable
glass cases in which to place them.
| INSURANCE
Your attention is respectfully called
to the suggestion of the Secretary of
State regarding the revision of the laws
regulating insurance companies in this
state The insurance business is rapid
! ly increasing and the people look to the
state to protect them, in some measure,
against fraud The companies now pay
a large sum of money each year into our
treasury, and are entitled to the fosters
ing care of the state authorities.
LEGISLATION.
That very large part of the private
and local Legislation of this State, since
it's organization has been not only need
less, but pernicious, none will deny
And though such legislation is univer-
sally admitted to be defensibly, it mas
steadily increased each year This is
nm evil which calls loudly for REFORM
There seems to be no way to effect this
but hv an amendment to the constitution
which recommend.
deem it my duty in the future, as in
the past, to withhold the executive up,
prevail from the most Objectionable leg
islation Of this character.
1t is proper that | should inform you
as / did your immediate predecessors
that no bills will be considered by the
executive after your honorable body
shall have adjourned. You will there-
fore see the necessity OF perfecting all
legislation, 30 as to render such consid-
Grafton of, and action upon, the same
possible before the hour OF adjournment.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The last Legislature adopted "joint res
olution number seven proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
State SO rs to authorize the abolishmen,
of the grand jury system" This reso'
luton should, in my opinion, be by you
ratified and submitted to the people for
their action. Joint resolution number
eight, proposing amendment to section
4, article 7 OF the constitution by its
provisions providing for an increase Of
the number of judges of the supreme
court to five, and that their terms Of
Office shall be ten years, was duly pre-
scented for approval, and is published
with the general laws, but the journal Of
the Assembly, page 907, shows that il
was not concurred in by that body.
The amendment TO the constitution
changing the sa airy of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor was ratified 10y the
people at the last general election. Leg
islation is necessary to give effect to this
amendment
NOTARY PuRLIC FEES.
In view of the increase of the Cover
nor's salary all fees received by virtue
of chapter 100. laws Of 1867, for commits
sons issued this year to Notaries Public
have! been paid by me into the state
treasury The law should be 50 amend
ed as to require those who receive sucf
commissions hereafter to pay the fees
directly to the State Treasurer.
IMMIGRATION.
The result of the labors Of the State
Board of immigration is very satisfac-
tory. More than one half of the immi'
grants from foreign lands who have ar.
rived upon the west shore of Lake Mich.
igan, during the past year, have settled
in this state. Agents have been en-
ployed at Milwaukee and Chicago to give
information and MD to such as stood in
need thereof Documents Illustrating
the inducements offered by this state have
been sent in large numbers to the east,
ern states and foreign countries. by
Ibis means, as the Board feel assured
the number of immigrants to this state
has been greatly increase. The Board
expended during the last year $3.50 %
EDUCATIONAL
No state document is read with deeper
interest than the report OF the Superin'
tendent OF Public Instruction, relating
MS i, does to the most important OF pub
lie concerns. The past year has shown
considerable advancement in the educa'
tional work. The common schools have
been literally sustained, the instruction
has generally been of a higher order
than heretofore, and u wider range o
studies has been pursued There is con
slant Improvement in this direction eacl