Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-22
rospOhdcuce of the Grant County HrR.rp)
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Legislation drawing TO Close ppro pria,ions
for Benevolent Institutions-sen. Hazel.
toms speech-ProposedIny Investigation
OF the Acts of State Onicers-
Loans for the Benefit Of
School Districts.
MApIsoN. February 10Th. lsrn.

tbio DSiuS TUE laSb udy lot the intro
duction Of new business as fixed upon
sometime since. There has been a
very extensive lobby here for the
past week attending to the Railroad
and Insurance interests. fhe laws
that have been passed are mostly of
local character; only six of a gen
eral nature have received the Exec
utlve approval up TO this date
In the Senate last week bills were
introduced appropriatng to eleven
charitable and benevolent institu-
tions, sums ranging from $500 up to
So 500. These institutions have been
receiving annual appropriations from
the State since 1862 on the pretext
that they were maintaining and edu-
eating number of Soldiers Orphans,
but as we now have a State institu-
ton for this purpose, abundantly
able to accommodate all, and which
receives liberal appropriation each
year, there can be no propriety in
any longer draining the treasury for
their support. The bills were de-
Tended by Senators Gray and Lynde
with Hazclton and G. G.. Williams
against, and were indefinitely post
poned by vote of II to Is. The
following are the remarks of Senator
HaZelton on their indefinite post
ponement:
"Fhe eleven bills now under con-
sideration involve an appropriation
of $1,000 of the peoples money to
aid in the support of various private
institutions, charitable, humane and
religious in their character, and ex-
listing under the auspices of the
Catholic and Protestant Churches
Against these charities in and of
themselves | have not word to say
here or elsewhere. They are
among the nobIest works of christian
benevolence supported by the
church aud the voluntary aid OF phi
lanthrophy they are twice blessed,
blessing him that gives and him that
takes.
For the good they have done our
soldiers orphans during and since
the war, legislation has from time to
time for the last eight years, almost
without distinction of party, voted
money for these institutions. | find
that in 1864, the Senator then repre-
senting my district, NJ. X Young,
recorded his vote in favor of this
class of legislation, and that my i'm
mediate predecessor, Hon. John II.
Rountree, during his term of office
favored by voice and vote such APP
preparations. Last winter | voted
for kindred bills upon the ground
that these institutions had been and
were then providing a comfortable
home for many Of the orphan chill
dren of the men whose blood had
helped purchase the liberties of the
Republic. | did this upon proof sat-
isiactory TO me, that they were fur
nishing such aid. | have scanned
the report of the WISHING Commit
tee" and [ find no evidence that such
is now the case; the Committee re-
commend these appropriations upon
the Ground that they are saving the
State an immense amount of crime,
and the Reform School and State
! Prison "A largo number of inmates
This holds true Vi q number of in
situations, religious and educational,
which have never received and never
expect 10 receive q dollar from the
State Treasury.
TO my mind, Mr.. President. the
reason which has in times past actu-
ated Senators upon this floor to vote
for this kind of appropriations has
passed away. The patriotic motive
has been INDUCED to generous ex-
tent thus far, and in the opinion of
many contrary to the express pro-
visions Of the Constitution ITSELF
From 1862 until this time the num-
Der Of these charities asking aid, has
increased from one to eleven-in
amount from So, 1000 to 81, 800. Kin
drcd institutions from other parts
of the State, now established and to
be established in the fIrure, will
come here and demand the same
rights and privileges. Now, we as
the representatives of the people,
should enter upon settled policy in
regard to this kind of Legislation.
Now and here is the time, it seems
to me, TO put an end to 1T to guard
the treasury of the State against it /;
and to leave these institutions to the
voluntary aid of Christian philan-
throphy where they truly belong"
Quite sharp discussion grew out
of the motion, made in the Assembly
last Wednesday, to refer the Reso-
lutions offered by Mr. Pease pro-
posing an investigation Of the acts
Of the late State officers, to the
Committee on State affairs. Mr..
Chandler, Of Dane county, at the
same time offered series of Joint
Resolutions having the same object
in view, and only differing from
those OF the member from Marquette
in the number who hall be appointed
to do the work Mr.. C's resolutions
provide for separata committees of
three to look after the affairs of each
Department, while Pease proposes
To give five members an all summers
JOB. If The real object Of the inves-
tigation is to convict or clear the
accused Of the blame imputed 20
them by the Democratic party, Mr..
Chambers is the only practicable
method of going to work, but if tie
purpose is to attach odium to proni-
nent members of the Republican
party until it shall have q telling in.
fluence against US at the next cleo
ton, by all means let us adopt thOss
offered week ago by Mr.. Pease.--
We can afford to encourage this IL
vostigation, because it Will without
doubt result in the triumphant vim
dication of the gentlemen who have
administered our lawsssince the Re-
publican party came into power in
this State.
The bills allowing certain school
districts In the town of Winpville
and Bloomington to borrow money
To assist in the erection of school