Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-14

'DN tIIlOI IcCh Sclll 1lllO lIc assent |
bly, Monday evening veto to a bill
which slipped through the legislature
SO smoothly and quickly that no fric-
ton whatever was ocCaSioned. But
his message tells the story 1t is as
follows:
To the Honorable, the Assembly,
Il herewith return without approval,
bill No. III A. entitled: An act to
amend chapter 40 of the private and
local laws of 1855, being the charter
Ct Ripon college,
The first eight lines of section / of
this bill reads as folloWs:-Section l.
Section Z of chapter 40. of the private
and local laws of 1855, is hereby
amended by striking out,the words
provided always, that the annual in
come arising from the same shall never
exceed twenty thousand doliars,' where
they occur i'll lines five, six and seven.
of said section, so that said section :
when amended shall read as follows:
A plain declaration that the amendment
proposed is simply the striking out of
Il few words in the charter of Ripon
College:
IT these words truly stated the amend
mcnt intended to be here secured, the
passage OF the bill would be llnneccs-
Sary, for your honorable body has at
this session enacted law, chapter 81,
laws of 1893, (being bill No. 229 AZ,
which amended chapter 40, of the pri-
of 4,.iI- ;I,,r
out the very words above quoted. But
such is not the true purpose of this
measure. In reciting section Z, as it
would read when amended, the follow
iDg words were inserted, ''to hold free
of taxation any lands acquired by do
nation or beQucst, expressly for educ;l-
tional purposes, and for the endowment
of the institution, to the amount of
ten thousand acres at any one time,
while held in fee simple and unencum-
bercd.' These words are not contained
i'll chapter 10 of the private and local
! laws of 1855, and | fail to comprehend
how striking out the words provided
always that the annual income arising
from the same shall never exceed TWEEN
ty thousand dollars will make the sec
| ton then read as this bill recites. It's
plain purpose is to exempt from tax
alton a large amount OF real estate,
which has been, or may be donated or
| bequeathed to Ripon college. A special
privilege here attempted which I bclive
to be an unwise policy, and of doubtful
coEstitutionality.
The history OF ibis bill leads me to
the conclusion that the legislature never
intended to pass it. The bill was not
intro duced until after the time for the
introduction of new business had eX-
pired, and was permitted by reason OF
Joint resolution No. 50 A. The message
from the chief clerk of the senate an
nouncing concurrence in the resolution
was received by the assembly March
oOth, page 600 assembly jOarnaD the
bill was introduced the same day page
691 assembly journaD and was passed
Immediately following it's Introduction,
under suspension of the rules. The bill
was received by the senate on the same
day, where the rules We're suspended
and the bill concuIred in, page 466 sen
ate jouInaD. If the same promptness
had been exercised by the enrolling
force the bill thus passed might ap
propriatly have reached the executive
for approval on All Fools day"
THAT such a measure should pass
both branches of the legislature under
suspension Of the rules, without the re
port of some appropriate committee,
without printing, and without being
read by any member, can OILY be cx,
planned on the plea of misplaced conf
dence, and I am satisfied you were mis-
led by the title, and the first eight lines
Of the bill There can be no possible
reason why there should have been such
hot haste with this measure, and ii
seems plain to me that it was an un
successful attempt to secure improper
legislation.
The veto was unanimously sustained.
The bill was introduced by Lyman w,
Thayer, rep, of Ripon, who was not
present tovote either aye or no or to
offer any explanation relative to the
, necessity for the haste displayed in the
passage of the measure.