The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15


holders, the taxation OF all property, and
| town school superintendent. Resolutions
were offered providing for special efforts
| by the Governor 20 secure the improve
ment of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers by
Congress for inquiry as to the expediency
of a constitutional convention, the reprint
ing Of the revised statutes and session
laws out IF print and the adoption of
Taylor's compilation or the revision of
the statutes. There was considerable dis
cuesion cut short without action by the
expiration Of the morning hour, on Mr..
Maxon's amendment to the constitution,
providing for minority representation and
biennial sessions, and substitute by Mr..
Cary, for the election of members of the
Assembly by counties, and Senators by
large districts for years. Messrs Cas-
we'll, Winkler, Bushnell and Horn, op-
posed any change, aud Mr.. Cary opposed
biennial sessions. Senate resolutions were
concurred IN, instructing the State Board
Of Charities to ascertain the number Of
foreign born citizens in the county jails
and poor.houses, and whether they had
been in similar institutions in their own
countries for printing 5000 copies of
the geological report for Legislative
| Manuels for messengers for exchange of
Revised Statutes for Taylor's compilation
by members
| FRIDAY, FEB. 9-SenGte-Several petit
items were presented in favor of law to
prevent the evils resulting from the sale
of intoxicating liquors also, several re.
monstrauces against the passage of said
| bill. The rules were suspended and bills
to appropriate $4,000 for the current
expenses and improvements in the State
Industrial School for Boys, appropriAtirg
| S58,993 tor the current expenses and i'm
provements in the State Prison apprO
priating 500 each to members OF the
| visiting committee, and several other bills
wete passed. Adjourned till tomorrow
at 10 O'Clock.
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS petitions and re-
monstrances on the temperance law were
presented, Mr.. Maxon's resolution to
amend the Constitution so as to provide
for minority representation and biennial
sessions of the Legislature, with Mr.. Cary's
substitute, was recommitted to the Judi
ciary Committee. Resolutions were adopt
ed, giving the use OF the Assembly Cham.
Der to Mr.. Murkish for geological lecture
on the evening Of the 18th, and to Miss
|
| Culture on 5he l4th also the following
ResolOed, That the committee on Judi
ctary be instructed t" inquire into the ex.
pediency or necessity of the following:
1st The holding Of a constitutional con.
vention for the revision of the constltu
ton Sd. The reprinting OF the revised
statutes and such of the session laws en-
acted since the year 1853, that have been
exhausted or Sd. The adoption of the
go called Taylor's statutes as the revised
statutes of this state; or 4th. The re-
vision of the statutes by competent au
thority of the Legislature.
WHEREAS The subject of cheaper
| fre'ghto between the grain producing
regions of the West, and the markets OF
the East, is one of paramount and over
shadowing interest to the Western pro.
ducers and
| WHEREAS, IT is clearly demonstrated
that the Fox and Wisconsin rivers can be
20 improved at moderate expense as to
open to commerce reliable water chan
mel during the usual seasons of navigation,
admitting of the easy and rapid transit of
grain carrying vessels, thereby tending to
greatly reduce the carrying rates Of West
ern produce to Eastern mark cts: and
| WHEREAS, This subject is now before
the Congress of the United States, there
fore Ct III
! ResoIUed By the assembly, the Senate co7o-
curing, That His Excellency, the Gov
ernor Of Wisconsin, be, and he is hereby
authorized and requested to take such
action in behalf Of the State, as will, in
his Judgment, lead to the most efficient
CO operation with our Senators and Rep
reese ntatives in Congress, in pressing at
the present session the great importance
OF the interest hereinbefore referred to,
and in securing early and favorable action
upon the same. .a3 tH 'o
Twenty two were bills introduced. in
Guiding one to provide for the better Sc
curity Of life Of operatives in steam mills
by State boiler inspection and otherwise
to authorize Daniel Shaw and others to
build and maintain dam across the
Chippewa river for the Improvement of
it's navigation, mill purposes and the
booming of logs to reorganize the Sd and
4th judicial circuits, and prescribe the
time for holding courts therein; appro,
| priating $500 for the Sisters Of Mercy
Orphan Asylum in Brookfeld, and TO pay
the balance of the verdict of Calkins and
| Proudft against the state. compromised
by paying $4,000 last winter; 30 allow
all actual residents to vote at school dis
trict meetings; to appropriate $4,000 to-
enable the Governor to carry out the reso
luton in regard to. the Fox and Wscon-
sin Improvement. Bills passed to make
election days legal holiday to provide
forthe keeping of additional records by.
. county treasurers, of orders and Jury Ger
ltifcates. Mr.. Graham, from the select tenn.
Iperance committee, submitted an elabor