The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-22

ST. WIGS ZIG SpCCidl OI10l III ACA1
Tuesday. A memorial TO Congress for
the repeal Of the bankrupt law was adop
ted by vote Of % to 6. 'n%t $500
THURSDAY, Feb. 16.-Senate- Several
petitions in favor Of law to prevent the
evils resulting from the sale Of intoxica-
ting liquors were presented A memorial
to Congress for change in the postal
laws was presented The joint resolution
thanking the citizens of Madison for the
complimentary party to the Legislature,
on Friday evening. was concurred in.
This being the last day for the lntroduc-
ton of bills, forty eight were introduced,
the titles of which will be found in the
regular report The special order, the
question of depositing the testimony
taken by the DeIls Investigating Com
mittee, in the office of the Secretary of
State, was considered, and after some
discussion, lost. Senator Belden intro.
duceG the following, which, was adopted
by vote of % to6: -'sl. a.-
Resolved By the Senate, the assembly con-
cGrring, That joint select committee 10
be composed of five members, be appoin-
ted, two from the Senate, to be appointed
by the Senate, and three from the Assem-
bly,, to be appointed by the speaker.
whose duty it shall be fully and thor.
oughly to investigate all charges of bri-
berry and corruption, in any manner cor.
nected with, or growing out of the con
sideration and passage in tue Legislature
of 1871, of bill No. A., known as the
| Dells bill, and that said committee have
| power, and they are hereby authorized
for the purpose of said investigation, to
issue subpoenas for witnesses, to send for
persons and papers, to administer oaths,
to employ competent clerk and that
the testimony taken by the committee ap-
pointed by the Legislature Of 1871, to.
gether with the reports of the majority
and minority of said committee be sub
mitted to said committee, and that they
report fully with the testimony taken by
them, together with the testimony and
reports hereby to them submitted to the
Legislature during the present Ression
together with their conclusions upon ali
the testimony in the case, and that the
testimony and reports hereby submitted
TO said committee be not printed I'M
til after the committee hereby created
shall have submitted their reports as
herein directed.
A resolution was adopted appointing
| Senator Belden ndMagoon the committee
on the part ofthe Senate, auth 1rized by
| the above resolution.
Assemblt. There were 33 petitions pre-
sented, including for and against the
temperance law for the union of Racine
and Kenosha counties; of Ex-Gov Salo-
mon for expenses in defending himself
against the suits of the Ozaukce draft
rioters for false Imprisonment. Resolu-
lions were offered of thanks for Miss
Amelia Potts lecture last evening re,
questing Congress to pass bill granting
special privileges to soldiers and sailors
of the late war in regard to homestead
settlement. Some minor resolutions were
adopted, also the following: a 81
Resolced by the assembly, the Senate con-.
curing That Hon. r. G. Schenck, our
American Nil lister to Great Britain, be
respectfully requested to use his kind
offices in soliciting from the British gov
eminent, for the library Of the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin, d set of
the historical records of the British army,
prepared under the direction of the Ad-
jutant Gen raj. ana" e4 .as~'- a.
RssOzocd By the assembly, the Senate con-
CURING That our Senators in Congress
be instructed, and our Representatives
be requested, to use tksir best endeavors
to secure the passage of q bill making a
grant of lands to the State OF Wisconsin,
for the relief of farm mortgagors i'll said
s.ate as prayed for in their N emerial oil
this legislature passed at the d session OF
1871, and heretofore forwarded to Conf
gross acfna.a sae4 asrga cHT" II
The Judiciary Comnitten reported al
joint resolution proposing the Submission
of, the calling of q constitutional 5convcn-
ton, to the voters of the State, at the
fall election. There were 116 billGin
troduced s al8 MI tj.. rl.5E.
THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY Is Il
were numerous petitions
and remonstrances on the temperance bill,
and several resolutions were offered and
50 bills were introduced. 81 / e.rr Il
FRIDAY, FEB. 17.--SenGte-A remon-
STRANGE of 1875 citizens of Sparta against
the passage of the Temperance bill was
presented. It WAS moved and carried
that the testimony of the Dells 1nvesti |
eating Commit tee be printed in the J0ur-
aaL . III oasl s,Yag. atfags s.sf E-ps a.,
y assembly. BY asvote of SO to 50 the
Assembly refused to adjourn from to day
to Monday evening" Petitions for and
against the temperance law were present
cd also for stringent temperance law.
q Resolutions were passed requesting
Congress to pass law allowing the time
served by soldiers or. sailors in the late
war to be counted in making up the five
years, and in case of discharge from dis
abilityto serve thelfull timeto bereckoned !
and in, case of death the widow, children
or parent shall be entitled 70 the same
privileges as soldiers; also in relation to
University and Normal :
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