Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-01
lEditorial Correspondence
OUR MADISON LETTER.
Progress OF the Business Of the Ses-
sion--Woif Bounsy--vest Vyiss onsira
r. R.--Rs-Districting the state, Sc.


business of the session has greatly nd
vanced. Were il no. for few meas
ures which will be CLOSELY contested. like
the bill relstiug 10 the Dells Improve.
ment, for example. the making of laws
this session would be litile else than a
mere matter Of form. But there viii he
s,me hand to hand straight-fro,n the
shoulder legislation in few weeks
Soon the entire Chippewa Valley will
come down " like the wolf on the fold :"
and the 4" third house" will be thorough
ly orgsnized. The advance guard Of the
Dells Improvement forces have already
appeared with skirmishers we'll thrown
out. When the main body appears we
may expect lively fight, with music by
the entire band.
"A there are no bills before this au
gust body of a local nature which par
ticularly affect our section of the state.
can do no better than briefly mention
some Of the more important measures of
a general character.
RAILROAD INSPECTORS.
Mr. Peterson. of Rock. introduced n
resolution directing the committee on
Railroads 10 inquire into the expediency
Of law providing for The appointment
Of railroad board Of commissioners,
whose duties shall be to examine into
the condition Of MI railroads in the state
in regard to their safety to passengers
and their prOmptness aud impartiallty in
in carrying freight. Also to empower
them to repair any railroad ut the ex
pense of such read providing the mana
gers of the same neglect to do SO after
receiving proper notice. They are 10
iniuire in'o the management Of al. rail
ruals: the salary of the officers and EN-
pl1yas; the passenger and { eight tai ifs
AMI make full report thereof. The
b ard isio consist of tn ee commission.
ers appointed hy the Governor, one of
whom shall be a pract cal railroad engin
eeI THIS resolution may not pass, but
it it should, and law be enacted tn car
ry out the provisions it contcnp atcs ii
might be made productive f much good
10 tho people OF this State. Tho report
of board of this kind, when composed
Of men Of honesty and integrity, would
contain vast amount of information
concerning railroads, of which The pub
lie nov remain IN comparative ignorance
Railway companies are often accused of
extorlinn, either Justly, or unju>tiy, and
viewed by many rs monopnIies Of u
moat dang"rnu@ character. IA rough
investigation of railroad affairs Of lh.
State ms Contemplated hv rhis resolution
made avery year bJ q frir min led board
would lay tho mysteries % or rail-
ROAD system before the public in their
proper light. aud reyea! the grave abu
sea with which they are continually chsrg
eA, if such abuses really cx's:.
WOLF BOUNTY Law.
A bill has already passed the Senate
rspenbng the law giving bounty for the
destruction Of wolves lynxcs aud wl'dcats.
Senator Ives mall speech against the
repeal of the act in winch he plea the
cause of his wolf killing constituents ia
terms full of eIoquencc anil p thos
He represented that il was the only
means by which the people of hia dis
trict, situated as they were so far from
the State CapitaI. conid get few crumbs
from the pnbic treasury, and to cut off
this psp. would be unfair. mi st and
gross outrage upon the law abiding citi
Gems Of the 2sIh senatorial district. Bat
alas. the MAJORS appea! was in vain an
the bill passed These wolf bounties are
becoming quite an item in the stats ex
pendltures The Sec e;arv Of State es
Inmates that if the present law remains
about $4,000 will be required to pay
these bounties during the next year
So great has been this increase that
s,me pretend to say there are persons en-
gagged in the business Of wolf growing
vocation we should judge to be not
without profit.
WEST WISCONSIN RAILWAY.
A bill has been introduced ny Senator
Cameron, of La Crosse, to prevent the
W est Wisconsin Railwa from consolida
ting with any other lines or railroad
companies with which it may be con
nec:ed. Two of the main sections of the
bill read as follows:
Section 2 Tho said Tomah and
Lake St Crnlx Rallroad Company, now
known as the West Wisconsin Railroad
Company, or us successors, shall not
have p"wer or authority To make or en-
ter into any contiac,, agreement or IN
ders,andng with anv come ting rail