Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-09

SMITH was engaged in restraining and dis
suading the officer from interfering with Mr.
GEo. B. SMITH, and took back what he said
the previous occasion.
THURSDAY, March 3-3 o'clock. P. NJ
AsSDsby-Mr. JEFFERs was substituted for
Mr.. McNrrr, disabled by an accident from at
tending to his duties, on the Committee on
Ways and Means. Mr. PHILLIPS offered a
memorial against bridging the Mississippi
The special order was then taken up, being
the bill authorizing railroads to construct
bridges across tie Mississippi. The bills to
amend the charters of the Monroe & River
side Railroad Co., and the Platteville g. Cal
anime Railroad were passed without opposi-
ton, the clause in each of which authorizing
them to build bridges across the Mississippi
having been struck out. They were allowed
however, to use bridges that might be con-
structed by the Milwaukee & Prairie Din
CHEN Railroad Co.
The bill amending the articles of assecia-
ton of the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chen
Railway company, authorizing it TO construct
bridge across the Mississippi in Grant and
also in Crawford county was taken up. 1t
was holly opposed by Messrs. BARRON, RooD
and PoUND, in behalf of the numbering inter
ests of the Northwest, and supported BY
Messrs. HUBBELL, SANBoRN, OSBORNE and 9th
ers. At about six o'clock the Assembly took
recess till half past seven, when the discus
sion and fight on the bill were renewed Mr..
BARRON offered the following amendment:
the 18th, 10th, 18th, 18th, and 18th lines and the
word ''-by" in line 20 also strike out OF line %
ont lines % as 81 % % 40 sI also STRIKE
81, IS and 80, all OF said lines words being lines
and words relating and referring and authorizing
the bridging CT the Mississippi river
The amendment was lost by the following
vote:
Bling ham, Caro- enter, Clark, Earle Jeffers Naber
officer, Phillips, Pound, Rice, RingIe Rood Geo
b. Smith, Starr Stevens, Webb A wilcox E. VIII
cox, Winter, Wolf and Mr.. Speaker Iield,25
Noes-Messrs. Ashley, Baehuber Barnum Hor-
ace Beach, Blackman, Bonniwell, Bostwick, Bur
bank, Casweil, Cochran, Cole, Dunn, Elweil, Evils
ton, Jas Field, Frey, Puessenich, Galloway q esse
Goodhue, Hildebrandt, Hubbell, Hunt, johnson,
Elroy, McGarry, Mclaughlin, Mclean ,Niedermann
Osborn, Powers, Richardson, Roiph, Roundy, San
born, Schottler, shultis b. Smith, Daniel smith,
Smoke, Thornton, Walworth, Wheeler, Wright
and Zillier-51.
After good deal of fllibustering by those
opposed to the bill, it was passed and a mo
ton to reconsider tabled.
FRIDAY, March 4-Se1aate -Remonstrance
presented from the citizens of Prescott
against bridging the Mississippi Senator
SMITH from the committee on the Benevolent
Institutions of the State, made report in
which strong testimony to their excellent
management was given. as alsopertnent sug-
gestions and recommendations. All the in
situations were mentioned with pride, and
the good works of the Sisters of Charity in
their hospital and orphan asylums at Milwau-
kee, warmly appreciated. In one of the
Asylums there are ten orphans of Union sol
diers. The committee promised to report on
the Insane Asylum in a day or two. Bills
were introduced appropriating to the In
stitute for education of the blind $4,000, for
current expenses and improvements for the
ensuing year, and Sc, 900 for erecting work
house; to deaf and dumb Institution Sl6, 900
for current expenses, also 5000 for additional
barn accommodation and $500 for the ex-
penses of INDECENT deaf and dumb. To Re
form School, Sc, 900 for current expenses, al
so $4,000 for erecting and furnishing build
ing for accommodation of said school To
st. Mary's Milwaukee Hospital, g, 900. To
J. Schlademundt of Milwaukee, 81 900 for the
benefit of the Milwaukee Hospital
A bill was passed comforting civil jurisdic-
ton on the County Court of Douglas county,
and two bills relating to Racine and Milwaukee
Senator THOMAS introduced joint resolutions
congratulating 1t. Col. WEST, of the oath
regiment, on his escape from the loathsome
dungeons Of the enemies of the government,
extending to him the heartfelt sympathies of
the people of the State for his privations in
the service of his country, recognizing him
as brave and efficient officer, and trusting
that his patriotic services might BE appre-
ciated by the military authorities which were
adopted, also joint resolu-
ton calling for the printing of two thousand
copies of the report of the Committee on
Benevolent Institutions, for the use of the
Legislature.
Assenabty.-A resolution was offered to re-
ceive no new business after the 18th, and to
adjourn sine die the 4th of April Bills
were introduced amending the Revised Stat
utes, concerning evidence, and amending sec
ton A. chapter %, laws of 1889 concerning
sale of lands for taxes. The farm mortgagors'
relief bin was made the special order for next
Thursday. The bill furnishing frauds on vol
unteers was passed. Mr. BINGHAMs interest
bill was tabled.
ANOTHER ESCAPED UNION OFPICER-Lieut.
Scudamere, one of the officers who escaped
from Libby Prison arrived within our lines
on the Rapidan last Sunday night. He had