The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-27
Corruptl0a IN Wisconsin.

In the Senate and House. of Wisconsin,
on the 18th, reports were presented from
the Land Grant investigating Committee,
upon the question Of the amounts expended
during the session Of the Legislature of
1856, to secure the passage Of the bill ap-
rortoning the lands granted by the United
State, 20 Wisconsin for railroad purposes,
among the several roads. The great effort
was TO get u portion Of the lands tor the
Milwaukee and La Crosse Railroad. The
synopai. Of the report says;
MADISON. May -.
In the senate Mr.. Worthington is en-
gagged n reading the report OF the Land
Grant Investigating Committee, which
shows that all who voted Tor the land grant,
directly or Indirectly, received bonds or
stock, nom $4,000 TO $4,000.
Mr.. knowton is reading duplicate copy
in the Assembly.
The memb, ~ Of the Senate Of lej6, to
whom bonds or stock was assigned by the
la Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Com.
pany, are as follows
>. w. Barnes. bonds $1,000, C. Glenn
eu,. bonds, $1,000 Geo T.. Dexter. bonds.
$4,000; Edgerman, stock, $4,000. WI.
Gibson, stock $1,000 u, q. Glll, bonds,
$1,000, jackson Hadcy, bonds, go ooo,
f.. Il. Kelsey. bonds so 200; j. G.. Mills.
bonds. Sla.opo. r.. oNetl, 100000; :. l..
Rose. 10000; h. :. Wei, $4,000, stock.
$1,000 for son; c. l.. Shoes. bonds. Sl0,-
oo0-ot these il appears that {. l.. SHOES
did not accept the amount
The following mcmbcts OF the Assembly
q 1850. voted for the land grant bill, and
received each s. ooo in bonds or stocks.
with the exceptions Of Robert Aiken. A. A.
Bird. Wm. ChapPell +, Cramer, A. W.
Foot, Geo. " Parker, Geo. 7. Thompson,
and WIN, Hall who each received 10000 !;
and Thomas Flavey. who received $50, 900 /;
/ II. Aiken. Jansou Il. +. Barney. Charles
Beger. A. A. Bird, LOUIS Il, Bird. A.
Briggs, j. +, Brown. H. Bu,terdeld, ID. ID.
cameron. ". II. thaprn, William Chap
pill. p Il. Cheeyer. W. Chapman. William
Bollady. l.. Conaer, r. Cramer, j. {, Ray
moud. II. Crawford. III. C. Drake Thomas
ANtN. n. w arr, ~ RtNltI, VI, -
Floyd, \. II. Gray. 4. Gres,lch, g. fIapin,
/ William A. Hawkins Charles :. ilamley,
7 {. II Hays, q. e. Howe. \ A. Hunting.
ton John James. II johnson T. johnson,
f.. knowitou. J. iaudyrla;e, +. LAWS. \.
! Mccormick !. Mitchell. h. l.. Morrison,
NJ Murray 1. Nom ]. L Palmer, George
W. Parker. j Sell, Il. + seymour. X,
Smith II. = Bonus. Georgc L Thompson,
John robiu W. y. Nogenitz, j Wagner.
Charles H. Walker. j. Weaver. " liam
Whipperman. j. Wo,.lman. Wm, Hall.
The only members who voted Cor the blll
and received no bonds or stocks were. Chas,
Barchard, NJ. VI. DAVIS. j + Potter. Joshua
Stark
The following persons, vic were State
Oiilcyrs IN l>it, also reoiy,l toud. as iol-
COWS VIM. p,nnls, bank comptroller. Nc
Of bond. : lOOOo Arthur Macarthur, Lieut..
Goy., No Of bonds $1,000 II T. Hopkins,
private secretary II Goycrp,r NJ a houds
$4,000 \ Il Smith. Ne 90 hrId, 81 800.
The following persons. who were officers
ot toe senate 81 Assembly "a lsj6, also
Revived boyd, as follow, Jas, Arm
Sugs cho,c.ytA II Assembly No ut bonds
), amount =, tar SjO50 W FIT Dewey,
assistant c,,rk A - mbly, No O., bones 10,