The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-03-13
State Legislatures.
WISCONSIN,.

Special Dispqtch to the Chicago Tribune
MAoIouN, Wis, March IA motion
was made Dy lir. Palmer of Milwaukee,,
AID the SPECIAL representative On the floor
of the Milwaukee y st. Paal Railroad
Company, who has hcrctotur: generally
opposed adjoIrn n on Fri iay, that wicn
the Assembly aljourn it be to Moniay
evening".
Some Of the sanguine frien,s of the Nortn
Wisconsin, and Ajr-Litc Railroad Com
anir- believe they had strcn.ta enough
u 10. ! tn. \ ,ss'.nb.y, an wicu Ia: order
came in which Ike i,raicr bill was reac.r j,
sccIrr action on l..
Nj. Palmer motion was carried, how
cycr,--j9 to 51,--Wslich, thou.h lot i teri
vote showed the increased strength Of til,
MiiHa kre Comp"uy. Mr. Palmer thea
prt srutcd from iiIs Select Committee :,
long and well written report, ur.ins the
rca>uu> for giving the land grant 10 the
Milwaukee K St. Paul Railroad and re
ported amendments tC the b,.I giving po:-
tion of the grant to the Chcas. " Nor
thcrn Pacific AR Line and the bill WAS
made the spec. al order for Tu,s lay NOM
ing.
After reconsidoring aul rekillng the bill
to tax dog. in all counties, Mr., Fdlton, an
opponent Of tie North Wisconsin bill, to
Guard against accidents moved to adjourn
which was carried alter an hours session
leaving much business on the Clerks desk
untouched.
The Senate Railroad Immit.c. report
cd the North Wisconsin and Milwaukee
/ St. Paul bills, with amendments, giving
one-f fourth of the land grant to the Chicago
/ North Pacific Air Line Company, aud
recommending the 'efcrcnce of that Com
pany's bill to Senator Green, which was
ordered. They also recommended the in-
definite rostponcmcnt of Noes Strong ;
proposition for letting the building of the
hand grant road to the highest biIrc., is>u-
ing slO,0OO,0j0 first mortgage land grant
bonds lur building other roaGs.
The Railroad COMMITTEE also reported
bin imposing a penalty of 500 wherein
any telegraph company failei To pay It's
taxes.
The Senate concurrei in Assembly bills
for amending the law incorporating. fire
companies; increasing the salaries of thr
Justices of the Supreme Court to 5000
amending, tin, iuw for toe election of Coan-
tv Sur eriutcndcnt Of the Poor.
The Senate bill repeating the laws e1-
empting the property of churches, religious,
and literary societies from taxation came
up fer a third rca,.iug, which after L long
discussion, was referred by vote Of II
u Il.
MAnIsox, March S.-The capital is
about Il. quiet as if there were no session
of the legislature, the members having
all gone home or elsewhere.
The air is full Of rumors as to the com
biuations and probable action on the ianc
grant question next week.
! Snow nEs gone off aston sh y fat iur
/ INK the last few days, and the stream
| have all beer booming high, Wisconsin
/ bottoms and streams west OF here, were st
( flooded last night that no trains were rur
on the Milwaukee and st. Paul road
winch also had a track w.she near hau
/ watosa, but all is right to-day.
| The Chicago and Northwestern train il
late to-day one hour and half, cause,
| by a delay on the We v isconsin.
Freshets were checked by freeze las
/ night. The mercury was 20 above zcrt
yesterday, and p above this morning.