The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-16
LEGISLATIVE.

i was IHtIUuuCtu uAlliS tIue' time ltlT az
tournament the 1s5. of March. Bills wer,
introduced to create State Board of Ed
ucation, and for other purposes.
ASSEMBLY Mr.. Maxon offered reso
luton to amend the constitution so as te
make the Senate consist of 33 members
to be chosen from II contiguous districts
ard to constitute the Assembly Of 99
members chosen from 80 contiguous dis
tricts, and to provide for minority repre-
sentation, and for biennial sessions. A
number of bills of a general nature were
| introduced, among them 80 provide for
the revision Of the General Laws Of the
State, to authorize the purchase OF Tay.
lor's compilation Of the General Laws OF
the State, and to amend the laws rela.
! tive to indictments and proceedings be-
fore trial
Hon. Joseph Mccormick, Of Keewan.
&c, representative from Door and Kee
vance counties, being 81 years OLD, older
than the constitution, and understood to
be the oldest member Of any legislative
body in the world, was presented by
Speaker Smith with a beautiful chair, in
behalf Of his legislative associates.
| Feb. 1st.-A large number of bills were
introduced in each house.
Feb 2d.-A bill was introduced IN the
Assembly tomake the township system
of Education obligatory. On The 8 /
and 4th there was but little Of interest
in either house On the 9th. in the Sen
ate several petitions were presented for
the establishment of an institution for
feeble minded children, and in the AS,
sembly the Senate bills to change the
name Of the Reform School to Wisconsin
Industrial School for Boys, to appropri-
lie SIC, 900, for the Soldiers Orphans
Home, and $4,000, for the Hospital
for the insane were concurred in.
18th Assem'y petitions Were presented for
the establishment Of an institution for
feeble minded children. A joint tesolu-
ton amending the constitution SO that
no law can be altered repealed or amend
ed for ten years except by q tWo-third
vote, and one dividing the state into II
Senate and 33 Assembly districts, proyi
ding for minority representation SC,
were each referred to select committees.
On the 9th in the Senate joint reso-
luton providing for printing $500 cop
les Of the address Of Hon j. G. Walker
before the Historical Society was referred
to the Committee on3 Claims. Fourteen
bills were passed. A report of the Com.
nittee on Elections whether Senators Da
Wis and Town having accep ed the Office
Of Post Master during their terms offic
twere entitled to their seats was referred
to the Committee Oh Judiciary
Petitions were introduced
for the abolition Of the Supervisor System
of County Governme Mt and a return tx
the Commissioner System A move ha
been made to amend the Constitution SC
that the County System ofgovernment
need not be uniform. 1t is very eviden
that different Counties prefer different
systems Of County Government The
Senate joint resolution to adjourn March
1st. and that no new business shall be
received after Feb. 25 was passed. A
number of local bills were passed anC
some bills to amend the Revised Statutes
9th. SENATE.-A number of bills were
pa ssed, among them one for the preserva
ton OF game in the southern counties
of the State, including Kenosha County
ASSEMBLY Many bills were intro
duced and some passed, some of then
amending other laws. The bill relating
to the County System Of government wa
indefinitely postponed.
10th. AssEMBLY--Mr Pease introduced
the following resolution
/ WAEREAs,O Our Legislature mas been LII
portuned by petitions, memorials ant
otherwise, to provide an institution fo
the education of feeble minded persons
AND WHEREAS, Certain members 0
the Assembly have been favorable to til,
experiment, without any demonstration o
tho result in others
AND WHEREAS, Experience upon thi
] subje ct furnishes the most convincing ar
guments in favor or against the utility o.
such an institution therefore.
RcsolUed, That we have lost all conf
dence in the best of institutions or effort
to educate fools.
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