Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-03-18
(sPeeiA correspondence ofthe HEsALp')
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Grant Question senled Board. OF Review
Home" InvrstiRa ion-I temperance
Law MIscellaneous Biils.

great contest for the S.. CIoix Land
Grant is ended by being given to the
Milwaukee and St. Paul Company.
La the Assembly, the bill passed by
vote of 20 TO %. Ia the Senate il
was ordered 70 q third reading by II
to 10; but ia its final passrge, il
was COS Cured 10 by % TO 10. There
was no possible hope for the North
Wisconsin 10 securing tho grant. and
before even the warm st friends OF
that company would allow the grant
to lapse, which would result in a
failure TO build the road so much
needed by the people in the North
ern part Of the State, they felt call
ed upon to support the Milwaukee
and St, Paul bill. The fight was one
of the bitterest ever known 10 thia
State, in which personalities, assault
aud SANDER were freely INDUCED in.
The matter is now ended, and the
people have sufficient ground to
heartily rejoice Thereof.
The bill was amended since my
last letter, providing for the build
ing of the Monroe Branch TO Shulls-
burg, instead of TO the Mineral Point
railroad. This amendment 8 per
feet God-send TO the people in that
portion OF La Fayette county, and
will give them o chance 10 get out OF
the Wilderness The section exempt
ing the lands from taxation during
the building Of the road, was strick-
on out on motion of the North Wis
consin, when they found that it was
impossible to pass their own bill.
BOARDS OF REVIEW.
The Assembly has concurred in
the Senate bill in relation to boards
of review, and their time Of meeting,
which makes some important chang
es in the present law. 1t strikes out
tie words chairman of the" where
they occur in the first line Of section
"a of chapter 1870 Of the general laws
Of 1868, aud amends the section SO
that it shall read as follows
"Tho board of Supervisors, clerk
and assessors of any town, the may
or, clerk and assessors of each city,
and the president, clerk and assess
ors of each Incorporated village,
shall constitute board of review for
such town, city CT village. The
board of review shall meet annually
on the last Monday 10 June, at the
town, city or village clerks Office. A
majority shall constitute quorum.
Notice of Lhe time and place of such
meeting shall be posted up by such
clerk in at least three public places
in each town, village, ciLy or ward
thereof, at least tour days prior to
such meeting. The town, city or
village clerk on said board Of review
shall be clerk thereof. and shall keep
an accurate record gifts proceedings
The board may adj urn from day TO
day until its business ia completed,
and shall receive the same compen-
sa'ion as is allowed by law TO assess.
ore"
THE HOME INYEsTIGATIoN.
The Soldiers Home Investigating
committee here finished their work
The charges of the editors of the
Democrat have not been proven even
by the testimony of their own wit,
nesses. The charge Of cruelty, 10
the whipping Of the Bartholomew
boy, vas not sustained by the evil
dence, and though the committee
consider the punishment was too Sc.
we're, they do not not believe it was
Inflicted in a a spirit Of cruelty. The
committee think no member of the
Board of Trustees should act as a
trustee aud physician, and recon-
mended q change, and also recom-
mended that no relative of trustee
shall DO an employee in the institu.
ton. 10 relation to fraud in the
milk contract, the committee did not
hear any evidence which warranted
the charge. They recommend the
appointment of an agent By the
board, who shall give his exclusive
attention to procuring homes for the
orphans now in the Home. They
have closely examined into the con-
dition of the children as regards food
and clothing, and 6nd both amply
sufficient in quality and quantity
The committee were unanimous in
the report.
THE TEMPERANCE Law.
The Temperance tight is ended, and
and Granam's liquor law is mac Q
stronger than ever. The attempt to
repeal it called out the full strength
of the Democratic vote, with small
sprinking of Republican votes.
The Senate had a long debate on
ColEhausen's bill, reported by the
Committee on Judiciary which re.
peals the present law, but it was
lost. The same bill came up in the
Assembly on Thursday afternoon
and was defeated ard Mr.. Leland's
amendment to the Graham law, re.
peaIing all provisions of city char.
ters affecting the license question. so
as to make it applicable Throughout
the whole state, was carried by So
to 43, and was concured by the Sem
ate.
RAILROAD TAXATION.
Tho hi n inpraaain,, tho tay M mil