Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-05

Sts'e Charitable instituiioDs-afe large,
bit do not much exceed the revenues of
the State but that State. tax oil $780,
900, with is $4,000 less Than last
wear, was deemed sufficien, 10 meet all
expanlituies.
Tne principal appropriations are as
f'llows: Fer the new Insane Hospital
st Oshkosh, Sl26 600; State Prison.
500 90; Insane Hospital at Madison,
$4,000; Stale Reform School, S53. OOO;
S'-dIers Orphans Home. $4,000; ln-
situte for the Deaf and Dumb, $38 800;
Institute for the Blind, $50, 573; for the
Old PRoUDFIr printing claim, ,O00;
for the protection of Superior harbor.
$4,000: for the collection of State war
c ms against the General Government,
S2.724; for the relief of certain citizens
of Ozaukee county, who paid the State
for land which belonged to the United
States, 50. $50; for the Governors con
tingent fund. 50 900; for the willow of
Justice Paine, 81 900.
Looking over the titles of the private
AMI local laws. we find that about 100
of them are acts of interpretations of all
manner of associations: SIS are railroad
charters or amendments thereto, or rela
tive to aid to railroads; 43 extend the
time for collecting taxes; 40 are village
and 80 are city charters or Amendments
thereto; l6 relate to changes Of names,
of making of heirs DC; the rest relate to
n variety of subjects, too numerous to
mention.
Among the measures before legisla-
ture which failed to become laws, the
bill to incorporate the Chippewa I'm
provement aud Booming Company,
which passed both houses by close votes,
but was killed by the Governors veto,
excited more interest than any other mat
ter, was more or less complicated with
nearly all other legislation, especially
with tho apportonment bill, and its con
sderalion somewhat protracted the ses
sion. Amendments to the constitution
were DEBATED, striking ont the trouble
some provision requiring uniformity Of
county government; providing for bien
NAL sessions of the Legislature; new
system Of districtihg our State into the
Seuatca and Assembly Districts, and min
ority representation; bills for commits
sion toproposs amendments TO the con
stitrtin; providing for revision of the
statute; educational bills for a State
Board of Education for county high
school, and town superintendent, and
compulsory attendance on schools; pro
posinl removal of tile capital (barely
introduced but not urged); repeating the
registy law; further restraining the sale
of lituor; authorizing female tax payers
to vde at school meetings; giving the
raiIrad license money to localities where
railrad property lies, instead of to the
State Treasury; providing coal vault
at tb, capitol.
Th Governor has vetoed but few bills
durin. the session and all the vetoes
have been sustained. The acts thus
made of none effect were to give al
swamp lands and the proceeds Of all sold
in thetown of Royalton for drainage
purposeA therein; to vacate part Of the
pIats of he city Of Hudson and the vii
lage of Lesoto, ST. Croix county, and
the Chippewa Dells bill. The Governor
also withheld his approval from two bills
presentedto him on the last day. one
repeating he law requiring notaries 10
have n sea. the other amending the char
ter of the Mechanics Mutual Insurance
company in contradictory manner to a
bill just prevous y passed.
The Governor has suffered the follow
ing bills, Mt different time. during the
session, to become laws, without his ap
prevail:
To appropriate to H. N. Solberg certain
sum Of money.
To lcgalize certain proceedings of the
Washington County Supervisors
To authorize W q. Ellis, of Beaver Dam,
to do certain acts
To yacate certain streets in the village of
TaycEeedah.
TO change the boundaries of the city of
Stevens Point
To transfer certain ,erritOry from the town
of Sylvan. Richland county, to Marshal.
To amend the charter of tine Silver Glance
Mining Company.
To authorize " liam Besser to construct
and run steamboat On Lac La Belle.
To amend an act q aiC the TOmah and
Lake st. Croix Railroad Company.
In relation To taxes on certain real estate
in Trempeleau county
To repeal certain sections and amend 9TH
ers of chapter $50 of the private laws of 1870
disposing of the draiiage fund from certain
sections in Kewaune county.
Thus imperfectIywe have endeavored
to give our readers some idea Of what
the last Legislature has done and left
undone.-Sto Journal.
Billiards are getting to be quite a
favorite pastime among New York ladies.
The Mail says: They ought TO sue.
coed well at the game. for father and
husband can testify that they are dead
sure when they 90 for pocket, lovers
are certain that they are lucky in k S.
es.' and henpecked husbands know their
proficiency in scratching,' and snyalis'