Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-04-12
PIT. NOTES.

usual Immediately following the adj
iournment of the Legislature was
relieved by the discovery that there
was laundering on the part OF the
Assembly, much more serious than
anticipated.
A number of bills have died in
the Governors hands owing to If
Irregularities in the book keeping and
enrolling departments Of the Assem-
bly; and worse yet, several bills not
parsed at all by the Senate, have
been treated in the course of the
Assembly az duly enacted into laws
enrolled, approved aud published.
The .9tate Journal gives u list and
description of bills thus treated, to-
wit:
4le A., relating to the service OF process in
Justice cour and amcnda,ory OF section 30oS,
chapter 155 Of The revised statutes, linden
nNely poStp'bcu Ny NV o'H"hS f""'N" =" -
Published as chapter 26l
50 A.. to enlarge aud extend the corporate
limits of the city Of Milwaukee Indefinitely
pos puncd ny he S'baie, March 29,h. Pub.
lished AZ chapter BIZ.
| 400 A., relative TO the change Of place OF
trial IN cer' ais cases aud anendatory ut chap
] Ter li9, revised statutes. Indefinitely post
I poned by he senstc, March 29,h. Published
a. chapter 3l4
| 500 A., relative to The public schools OF
! Prairie du CHEN and to provide Tor The main
tepance aud tupport thereof. Indefinitely
oslponed By the Senate. March 9Th. Pub
ii-hed as ehsplc 3D..
In addition to these bills publish
ed as laws, which are not laws, was
one twice enrolled aud pubised AZ
two separate laws, described Az fol-
lows:
4l7A, authorizing The st.Cl' nd, Grsntsburg
& A HAND railroad company TO hud, con
syruc and maintain bridge for railway pur-
pns,s aeross St Croir liver, in the county of
Burnett After being passed by the Senate, II
was enrolled, signed by the governor, and
published originally Ms chapter 265. 1t "ss
again passed aud enrolled in The assembly.
through a douh er"r again received the
executive signature aud was published the
second time M chapter 3l5.
There is now no power to correct
or change the record Of these meas
ures. They must of necessity APP
pear in the volume of laws when of
fcislIy published, and il they do not
lead to prepleIing and expensive
litigation we shall be agreeably dis
appointed.
On the whole the Democratic As
sembly has had an unenviable career
Tor reckless incapacity ii has never
been equalled in the past, nor ID II
likely to be rivalled in the future
: 'Tis to be hoped that it will serve al
r monument 10 warn the people from
the folly and danger of entrusting
their interests to Democratic hands
hereafter; in which event it will not
have lived in vain.
After careful deliberation Gov
. ornor Rusk determined not to APP
prove the FIRE escape bill, which wa
presented for his consideration onl,
; an hour before the fnal adjournmen
of the Le4isla ure. The bill will
the Governors objections theret'
= attached is filed in the executive
" Office. UnqucStionably the messur
u WAS sadly imperfect, and calculated
6 to do more public harm than goo'
u an law. Speaking of it and en-
y dorsing the Governors action il
u Withholding his approval, the Mad
ison Democrat says;
r "a perusal of it will satisfy an.
one that it never ought to become
law. IL was tNlNtHAlN Ha~NilN hti'
+ crudely framed, aud scarcely consid
ct cred. 1t contains some good featul
+. es, and others that would render i
a from sheer impracticability, dea
letter Few people would dare {
ID occupy hotel arranged AZ this bi
ct requires. 1t euacts that an iron ba
~ cony shall be constructed srouu
il. every building used rs a teuemen
:, lodging rooms, boarding house, h,
." tel, public hall, place of amusemen
u school, seminary, hospital, asylum
mandatory, store or office, for eac
IS door Shove the first, and stairway
er fir IN Que balcony to another, q
st. each side of the building. An a
". to facilitate burglary could not |
framed more successfully tn accon
- plish the purpose than is this bill
W its balcony features.
IN An amendment tackled upon Il
IN bill makes it iuappicahle Ia bull
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