The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-03-20
LEGISLATIVE.
MONDAY, MARCH 10TH.

exemption bill to a third reading was
reconsidered and postponed to tomor-
row. The Governors veto of the Statisti-
cal act was considered and failed to be
pasted over the veto By Is to 12 AS
sembly joint resolution providing for
the appointment of commissioners to
represent the State of Wisconsin at the
Worlds Exposition in May, 1873, was
concurred in.
AssEMBLY-A resolution offered by
Mr.. Villas was adopted, calling attention
of the Postmaster General to charges for
Postefice drawers and boxes, to the end
that they may be abolished. Several
votes were taken on the land grant bills
Indicating the prospective success of the
Milwaukee 81 st. Paul railway. A few
Senate bills were concurred in and sever
al Assembly bills were passed. The
bill to equalize the assessment and pay
ment of taxeS-the exemption bill-was
amended by adopting the substitute re.
ported by the minority of the committee
and was then indefinitely postponed by
Sc to $50 absent or not voting.
TUESDAY. MARCH. 11TH.
SENATE.-The special committee to
whom Senate bill inquiring into the
management of the Soldiers Orphans
Home, submitted report through their
chairman. Senator Burchard. The, com.
mittee found the board and clothing
suitable and proper in quality, and suf.
icient in quantity. They exhonorate
Superintendent Burton from any inten.
ton of being cruel in the punishment of
James Bartholomew, but think the pun
ishment injudicious and too severe. No
other case similar was found 10 exist and
the evidences show chat the Superin
tendent and Matron are kind with chill
dren and considcr'te to their welfare
If any blame or censure should be at.
tached to the Superintendent for his
action with reference to the milk con-
tract, it should oe for permitting BIN
self to be controlled by member of the
Board of Trustees. They find the want
of harmony in the Board to be the main
cause Of the trouble, and approve the
action of the superintendent and majority
of the board upon the points Of differ
ence. They recommend that the super
intendeut be authorized to dismiss en-
ployees for cause: that the employment
of member of the board or resident
physician be discontinued, and that no
relative of member of the board be en-
ployed in the institution. The general
conclusion is that the charges have not
been sustained, and that the Homo is
well managed by the present Superin
ent and Matron, but recommend that
the board appoint an agent to provide
homes for the children in private fami-
lies.
The special committee on the bill reg.
ulating the sale of intoxicating liquors
made majority and minority report.
The bill providing for the proper dispo-
sition of the drainage fund ON its third
reading was indefinitely postponed.
The Senate adjourned to Z 80 this even.
ing.
AssEMBLY.-The bill providing for
the geological survey passed 70 to Is.
The Milwaukee and ST. Paul land grant
bill was taken up, the section exempting
the lands of the company from taxation
was stricken out and the bill ordered to
a third reading by 60 to 38. Adjourned
to tomorrow.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH nth.
SENATE.-The bill increasing the Ii.
cense fee on railroads from three to five
per cent, came up, and created quite a
long discussions; a motion to re-commit
was lost by tie vote; the Senate refused
to pass the bill by vote Of IA to IS.
The bill comforting the st. Croix land
grant on the North Wisconsin Railroad
came up in Committee of the Whole,
creating quite discussion on motion to
Law it aside. A division of the commit
tee was called for, resulting in Is to ID
in favor of considering it. An amend
ment to the Air Line amendment, re.