River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-01-16

United States in the easa of the State OF wisoons
against the City ct 3aluth broarh fer the purpose e
no q water thraaea tae hAreog at superior and o@t
serioasiy i1jnrng he harbor Imposes apon Wisconsin
the Necessity u seeking edFess and otsction in Con-
be siglant IN this behalf bat II may materially assist
taein TO adopt legislative emoFiai, briefly SET tug
form the 4e and asking that the matter q afro
prlstioas % o. made ard in the manner Of exuendlug
them the riehts Of ise9asia 70 have superior bar
ignored.
.IS o. seems ~ aaa - o. ne res s
determine the real purpnse OF tGe Law Ia practee Il
hazardous, 20 keep portion Of the funds deposit
ia banks. II It should be considered that such prsc
due To The treasury and to al concerned that such
Intent should be more defnitss expressed
PUBLIC LANDS.
Tbs report q the commissioners Of public lands
viii rive ali needed inform stion TO regard 70 the
Quantity ana coalition Of the lands belonging 10 the
si G sc s i s e s hs saasi II II t ss5 sA
~ ~ agTes and selections are bring made thersfqT
Indian aions is admitted department Of
permittne me sale and occupancy OF these lands are
CONSIDERED 60 e 50 grave thai formal approval q
II sought frow Congress AUTHORIZING tbs selection OF
lands without the reseryatiofs ia eu Of thoe within
them, and such legislation may be perfected during
some expense has already been incurred 10 the se.
hs agent making he ssiecli and the FEES Il re
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enacnsnt Of the law authorizing the payment OF such
expenditures
VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENTS.
dhe repeal Of the national bankrupt law has
br ught into noiice and the provisions Of our
statute Ia raeFsnee voluntary gnmsnts for the
benefit OF CREDITOR and has in some "a SEES revived Inc
old prac &c of MAKING Preferences snong them This
featu Of the law rather o. the uIaotice under T.
your atteatio to the subject taat the Whole matter
the settlement Of claims aganst insosent debtors
may be considered, and the Law 50 anended, IS best
to protect rights aua inter SIS OF all concerned
cTTY CHAKTElsss
4 The ebnsti ntional amendment prohibit ng the
acting Of laws incorporate ans town or VILLAGE Or 70
multiply the demand for = charters Practically
the hi Is for thsse charters are prepared by local
coI1mittee banded 10 therep tative from the dis
passed In both houses and submitted 70 the governor
bits are wisely drawn but several instances last
Water they were foand % contain nnwse and some
times manifesty constitutional provisions ueees
stating Ia recall for dnspt aly appreciate
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reason and because Jhe expense attending their
eaf 81 IS xees-ige ara nnneeszsary ID the
enactment Of general Law Tor tha inearPer ton Of
cities. and persistent refusal except 10 extreme
cases TO grant or amend special CO aftsr, most de-
strabie uniformity would thu. be secured great
tiers probably oeeupe perecting other legislation
TnAafPs-
The hahit-I may say tile erims-of vagabondage is
increa ing in en- unprecedented tics 10 demand
present session. 1--we most profound spect and
sympathy for the nest whom good faith travels
modern traa Us are not OF this character Trey nave
been thoroughly tried and it is eonelusiselg esta-
he'd that the thfug thy will do
The assess ents these iIninal parasites levy npo
In irlduals and comm mite nearly eqgai in yalrs
oar whole stat tax yet this as nothing IA pared
With the ear and mental suffering they nci'e among
de enceless and children and the murders rob
berries sad outrages, too brutal 70 be here named,
by them committed If ia the lsrger cities they are
somewhat restrained By vligant police, IN the val
lagos and towns they bav become the da ~ dread and
nightly horror Of ~ we'll disposed persons The ut
tie gill on her way u or from s. hooi t9e farmer
Rifa busy with household cares the aged and the
Arm are alike the victim OF their coaardly and
beeEblous violence. WhstePer may be urged ~ -
rsnuation OF Other crimes and vices the responsible ~
Justly sal toinelude every crime 10 the law is
upon the individual, and not % society.
f6ejr ADVANCE guard taxing po-session ii raflgag
traias, dictated the terms on which they might pro
coed. II is unim orant ID the terms proposed were
Gals thai the invaders should be farssed free trans
ration, for if that much had been conceded them
more would have demanded noxt time. Forth
thu superintendent Of the Madison division OF The
Chicago Northwestern railway enabled The critics Of
Eei9t and Madison 70 ms lhe lss9s o. !8"essnsss
against aw fairly upon the erts and with most salts
mild remedies provided for common vaRrancy It de
o@aend lie enscHsn ut Il law Clearly aefaas the
crime OF vagabondag and provididG for its samnar
and severe punishment
The reports Of the adJutant and quartsrmaster gen
arals will put in session o. al tie facts relative
to the organization. strength equipment and e1pen
Showing sI Of as Ulcers and men TFsniaed into tTn
ty-three independent companies some wise pr0xis
ions looking the eater stability Of these
panes incorporated TO the revision Of the stat
utes, but am persuaded that stat militia vii
not become Rhatit ought to and what need &c
have until provision Is made for battalion and regi
mental organizations, and animal encampmepts. d.
not consider myself an alarmist but II the prese
condition Of soci " it seems bot tie commonest die
of ordn nary prudence that the should be al leas
one organized regiment Of militia State as large
and populou as Wisconsin
commend to your ton, and most cordially an
prove, the recommendations Of the sdjutAnt genera
relative Derfecing the military records Of the State
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use. y by year these records are becoming more
valuable aud the State its living soldiers and
surviving relatives of its dead heroes the duty
maintaining the official record of their services
AGBICCLTuT;E.
Under the provisions Of Oh apter go laws OF 1873 III
attempt been made 70 collect the statistics OF
culture The returns appear 70 have " defective IL
many cases. but good begtunine has been made, anc
we may hop- to arrive at reasonable accuracy per
haps hs year The abulated reports show the follow
ing aggregate: