, 1873-03-10

1or marketing their lumber, and says: 1no
revenue to the State, ut tho usual charges for
carrying, at the present rato Of per cont On the
grogs earnings Of the road, would bo $4,000, o9o
on the pine lumber aloue!" It then urges the
plea that the Milwaukee l. st. Paul Company il
home institution, and has done more than any
State, pays more taxes than any other road, etc.
It distnisses with sueer the claim OF the North
Wisconsin Company to the grant because it has
saved it to the State; insists that the M1lWauEee
Company, II given the grant nov, VII! bulld the
road; and appeals for discrimination by the
State in favor Of it's own citizens and corpora
tioI18.
The Committee reported back the Mi1VAukee
Il st: Paul bill, with amendments for sharing the
grant with the Chicago Air Line Company
its own game; but the report cays net = Word
about these amendments, which, it is hardly b.
ieyed, can be made in good faith. though tas
agents Of the road aver they intend to stlck to
them.
After this report WAS read, and little fooling
on the Dog LAW, for fear something might hap
pen an adjournment WAS taken.
Tho Senate Railroad Committee reported the
Airline amendment to both the North W1scou-
BID and Milwaukee & St. Paul bills and after
doing considerable business, that body also ad-
5ourned to Monday evening.
cuRsEs BOTH LOUD AND DEEP l..
we're vented by those whose great expectations
were so sadly disappointed by tho shrowd ma
nHuvres Of the Milwaukee l. 81. Paul representar
tives, and the failure Of the: Northwestern
Companys special friends to back them up ;
aud, after some meetings Of delegates here from
the land~grdnt region, in which d good many
hard things wore said, committee OF con1e1-
ence WAS sent to Chicago to interview the man
ayers OF the Northwestern Company, and see
what could bo done. What day may bring
forth no one can tell The Chicago Airline
claim for slice now seems to be favored by both
the: rival claimants to the 1and-graut but it is
confidently said that company will not even get
tie crumbs that fall from the table.
Reports in Chicago papers, that the Pennsyl-
vania 0antral would take hand in with the
Milwaukee L. st. Paul, have caused some excite
ment. It looks now as II no company WAS
strong enough to get the gIaut for itself, but
There is some talk Of organizing new company.
Of members Of the Legislature and others, and
giving that the grant. The bill for the constrnc-
tion Of the road by State Commissioners is yet
alive, but, as there is 'no money in it," il not
likely to be adopted, except as der
some amicable arrangement-what can
ment of tho contro7ersy. We shall see
what We shall see, and tho coming week promis-
es to be most exciting ono. The North Wis.,
consin bill has precedence, it reached on Mon-
day. The Milwaukee bill il the special order on
Tuesday.
THE ONLY OTHER MATTERS
of special interest during the week have been
the bill for the repeal OF the Temperance law Of
by vote OF So to IS aud the repeal Of laws
exempting property Of churches, schools, and
charitable institutions from taxation, to which
the Senate refused q third reading, by a vote Of
Il to II. Bills Of the same sort we're the special
order in the Assembly on Friday, bpt action WAS
cut of by adjournment. The next subjects Of
in the Assembly are some old print
ing claims Of Messrs. S. D. Carpenter and E. 4.