, 1865-03-31
WISCONSIN EEGES14ATURE

[specia! DiEpatch to the Chicago Ttibune]
MADISON, March %.
In the Senate to-day petition was introduced
for memorial to the Post Master General Tor the
establishment Of railway posi- Offices on lines In
this State- A memorial to Congress was passed
for grant Of lsrd in aid OF tho Sturgeon BarShfp
canal. The Assembly hill leaving the Adtu.ant
Generals eala1y discretionary with the Governor
WIRE concur.ed in. The bill requiring insurance
companies to invest in bonds or this State,
Sfsgpsd al eu,fos. os snWqeg GE9i5g c, an IT.
Ben'e, si ssis ss'shn a5nss wi'fnson saa
wide 1nnge, and somewhat political turn In refer
euce TO the responsibility lor heavy taxation, and
for financial troubles, causing q resort to such
he debate, Senator ciarf sSo~ed tha1 be o cons,d
err those controlling the adnats stratian of aEa1rs
the worst enemies the country had, and said he
The Administration was ably defended by the
Luion Senators, nnd the responsibility or the
booo and treasure caused py the rebellion charged
home on he Democracy. The b1i! finally passed
tors, Gaze, Van Wycl. Hood, and Webb, voting
ac a1cet It. The hill sDendiD. the charscr OF tLc
Wisconsin Central Railroad, ind conferr1ng on It
= land grant; was made the special order for to-
In the Astemoly eevcral pet1'ions were present
cd for biennial sessions. Alter some diseues1ona
bull. the special order for this aiteruoon and each
succeeding afternoon until dls posed Of
Mr. Cassidy, from The Railroad Committee, re-
ported back the veral bills diEpnsng Of the land
Gran'e. The majority Of the committee rccom
mendtd !he finite poatpOncment OF cach Of the
hi!'e. Aessrk. taroen and Taylor submitted
minority report in favor OF the Portage City bill.
Mr. Abrams asked until "a. morrow morning 10
prepare and submit report In lavoz OF the Osh-
koth and Warsaw bill. =,
Mr. Caseidy subm1tted spcc,sl report OF CON-
siderable length in favor Of Fond du Lac-. He re-
commended that snch railroads should be p.ohib-
lied from entering Into any special combination
with nuy other ruads, but shonld make ct,nntc.
,1ons with al roads inte1scctiug nj b it, Mr. DE-
Wilt Dastt read o minority report tf:ncd by him
ecli and Nj. Van Vaurhan. IN faruf ot Fond du
Of constructing in connection with the laud grant
= through lice 10 some point Oh Lake Michigan.
nts report argued that Milwaukee WIS the point
that should be selected.
Thle afternoon the Assembly ,yas in commi,tee
Of t1se whole On NcLcan'e Fond du Lac and east
side Lake Wtnnrh<Co bill, which was amended
somewhat, hut noLhlng deilhite Was done. Sew
eral LEGAL BILLS from the Sena e were passed. In
eludirg ~ appropriation Of SIC, 500 for purchaz-
dtnce; Amending section so, chapter 1s, REVISED
Statutes. rcntlve to registration Of vot:rs amend
Ing the election law. The Assembly bill a.a=ad-
Ing chapter t68 OF the LaNs Of 1860 rclnttye to
assessment and collection Of taxes passed. I.llts
to aid disabled eo,daers and widuws of Wisconsin
volunteers. mud repeating the law authorizing
members Of the Legislature to take newspapers
postponed. The Assembly refused to reconsider
the vott indefinitely postpouinG the blu allowing
relatives to pay for the support Of friends in the
lhsane Hofpitai.