Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-15
brought into notice and use the provisions of our
Statute in reference To voluntary aSSiRnmentS for

statute in reference to voluntary assignments for
m feature the & or
my SENSE of justice andl call your attention to the
subject that the whole matter of the settlement Of
claims against fnsolyent debtors may be consd-
cred, ana the law SO amended, as best to protect
the rights and interests of all concerned
... CITY CHARTERS. . -.. ..
The constitutional amendment prohibiting the
enactng of laws to incorporate any village,
or to amend the charter thereof has seemed great
cally the bills for these charters prepared by
from the district in Which the place IS located in
trodueed ny him, passed in both houses and sub
or care. Sometimes these bills are wisely drawn,
but IN several instances last winter they were
unconstitutional provisions, necessitating their
recall for amendment. fully appreciate the i'm
nary session, to SO ma nY lengthy charters and for
that reason, and because the expense attending
and publication is excessive and unnecessary,
ths OF law 14r the
except in extreme cases. to grant or amend special
be secured, great expense saved, and the time now
devoted to such matters protitabiy occupied in
perfecting other legislation. III,
TRAMPs.
The habit may say the crime-of vagabondage
is increasing in such unprecedented ratios to
demand most serious consideration at your hands
respect and sympathy for the honest man who in
ba to are ns Of
CHARACTER q They have been thoTouShy t1iet, and
they will not do, Is to work.
The assessments these criminal parasites levy
value our whole state tax, yet this is as nothing
compared with the fear and mental suffering they
incite among defenceleSS women ana children, and
the murders, robberies and outrages, too brutal to
Cities IN by yhs
yigilant police in the villages and towns they have
we'll iY disposed persons The little g on
to or from school, the farmers wife, busy with
VICTIMS Of ther coWa Hy and ao Se se
Whatever may be urged in eXtenuation of other
include every crime known to the law is upon the
individual, and not upon society," ~
In July last. small army of these self made
social oucasts turned their faces toward Wiscon.
railway trains DICTATED the terms upon which they
proposed were only that the invaders should be
furnished free transportation for II that much
manded next time. Fortunately, the good judg-
ment and firm determination of the superintendent
of the Madison division of the Chicago and North
western Railway, enabled the cities of Beoit and
Madison to meet the issue of lawlessness against
factory results, for the time being: The disease
is too yiruent and deep seated to yield to
the mild remedies provided for common yagrancy.
1t demands more vigorous treatment and there
fore recommend the enactment of law clearly
defining the crime of yagabondage, and providing
for its summary and severe punishment.
'''" MILITIA.
The reports of the Adiutant and Quartermaster
relative TO the organization, strength, qupment
and expenses of the State Militia. 1t presents but
a meager showing Of l.4O2 officers and men, organ
1Zed into gtWenty-three independent companies.
Some W ise provisions, looking to the greater sta
bllity of these companies, were Incorporated into
the revision OF The statutes but am persuaded
that our State Militia will not become what it ought
to be, and what we need to have it, until provision
Is made for battalion and regmental organizations.
and annual encanpments. / do not consider my
self an alarmist but in the present condition of
society 1t seems to me but the commOnest dictate
of ordinary prudence that there should be at least
one organized regiment of militia in state as large
and populous as Wisconsin.
commend to your attention, and most cordially
approve. the recommendations Of the Adjutant
Generalrelat1ve to perfectng the military records
of the state, and copying such portions as are be-
coming worn by use. Year by year these records
are becoming more and more valuable. and the
state owes to its living soldiers and the surviving
relatives of its dead heroes the duty of maintain
ing the official record of their services.
AGRICULTURE.
Under the provisions of chapter 260 laws of 1875,
attempt has been made to collect the statistics
of agriculture. The returns appear to have been
defective in many cases but a good beginning has
been made. and we may hope to arrive at reason
able accuracy, perhaps this year. The tabulated
reports show the following aggregates: