, 1873-03-21

kAo NlHGoEblIA SA
:f381H. .Aud. ) ~ So,
u IT t.sMe. LET ALLTIE rEoPLE SAY, AMEN"
for there has aeldom,i over as is generally con-
. tcedod by experienced obsorvors, boon n Legiela-
i: turp weakor or ;more vonal, with, Of corrBo,
), honorable exceptions; Seldom one accomplish
ing 30 littleof good !; noyor ono 80 thoroughly
, undar control.of great railroad oorporation,--
: thhn this Legialature has boon during tho latter
Il dnyd Of itH aesaion, when tile majority has slaV-
= iahly ohnyed tho bohosts Of tho milwaukee, i st.
Paul Railroad Company, aud, with ono accord
bcen ready to sing, .
= :: t,,>> ''Bow DOWN 70 I1Aa1AN."
:. Not only has ii passcd all the bills, whether Of
their own or others, which tho Milwaukee, Il
gt. Phul Railroad fuglcmon desired to havo Oh
acted !; not only has It defeated all measures to
which 1t was opposed but Its every motion has
boon reg,llnted by the Bamo by no means "un-
, aoen forcc.''' When mid railroad men wantod
sessions hold. tho Legislature was in session
when'thoy wanted to ndjourn, m adjournment
wan uure to bo objected Mt tho o1act timo
doalrod. Tho Railroad Company "runB u, tho
Legislature now. %
q, now HuCI CONTROL WAS GAINED. "
beoomcs more notorious daily, and nothing but
Tho fear OF disgraclng tho atate by again atl1ing
: the, stigma which the bribery aud corruption OF
1856, as developed by the investigation Of 1868,
attached to tho name Of Wisconsin and hor logis-
latorg, dotors MI investigation: Threats, prom
ises pasro9 FREQ drinks, and FREQ oysters pledges
to do something for 4 inan'a constituents In the
,way Of 'railroad facilities, end, fnally, direct
payment Of money or other valuable congidora-
tions, have boen tho means employed. Ono
momber Of tho Assembly who was ono Of
:. Is said to have remarked to somc of Lis
: friends, In n becr-sa1oon, that ho "mado agroat
mistake whom he did not run for the Senate.
a most ingenious nay Of "'vhipping tho devil
round tho stump :" il uaid to havo bcou resorted
70, which may bc commended to competitors for
:, Kansas, senatora.'ips, and others seeking to
), bora to "buck tho tiger" or to play draw
poker" and, by an understanding, allow them
-. to win a thousand or two dollars OF railroad
y money Of ,courso TINT is all according to
aver Imagine anything wrong about it,. 1t whs
we'll known, during tie progress OF tho last can-
. ,paign, TINT milwaukee, l. st. Paul money was
aant into doubtful districts to mid the elootion Of
election. Tile reason why Of theao invoutmcnts
prehpnsiblo then.
- That tho Railway Company knew their mon
that they absolutely owned q considerable major
lty,-wnB made painfully appnrent to-lhy, whom
Gov. Washburn, the most fcarlcBH aud inde-
: pendent Governor Wisconsin over had, sent in
= 4 VETO or THE LACROSSE; BRIDGE BILL,
which tho milwaukee, l. st. Paul Railway Com
pany had aeourod the paeango Off, in coutrariety
TO acts Of Congrcsa undor which different loca-
by United states board Of Engneora. Tho mes.
: sage,rwhich occupies about two columns Of
tho State Journal, presents very strong
arguments on broad grounds, beaed ~ on tue
navigablo atrean.v,: not altogotl1cr in one State,
ind tho action Of the Unitod Htatca Engineora
In pursuance Of the act Of Cougrosa relative to.
Tho location Of tho bridge and manner OF its
,1c &f,ntf
Tally an atto1nrt to nullfy, an net ot Congress,
and an unwarrnnted assertion Of State rights,
Against tho general public intcreat, in bolalf of
one corporation. The principal points Of tho
aro neeoaaary here, rllo message was read by
the Clerk, and liatoncd to with profound atten-
tion. Tho members, however, could got
Put Put an. IN j inadequate iaes Of its purpoTt BY
: taken up rs the 0ptoalordcr, and, though the
mesaago was not printed, and he'd not boon seen
~ mcnbors, Immediate action WAS insisted on.
During tl.e recsHa tho hIiiwaukee & St. Paul
using oyory possible influence TO get mon to
yoto with them, Or to ayoid tho vote. A fow
who had yoicd with the company on othor rneas-.
nres declined to ho coerccd into sustaining this;
ably feeling that "Tho ieaut said tic; tic soonest @
m9enSa.oa, and friends and opponerts ct the bill
q word to controyo1t tho objections ct tho Coy
ernor, and tic bill obtniuod the ncceeuary two
thirds, BY a vote OF 81 TO 10. Tho Senate has
postponed action TIL tomorrow, when 1t 10 OK
peotea TINT G man they have sort for will bo
here. Tho prospects Of a two-thlrds vote arc ro-
q sorded dubious now, but every effort 10 muhlng
70 manipulate men into favorable feeling.
ANOTHER LAsD-aRANr QUESTION
aas been aottIed to-day by tho indefinite post
Fo9ement Of abill to enable tho Wisconsin Can-
trnl Railroad Company to got ita lands without
building building the ]aul;grsnt road from Portage VIC